C&I 440 CS

Theory and Practice in Classroom Science 


 
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Illinois Chickscope 1999

Tentative Schedule

Sessions will be held in Room 4F of the College of Education, except as noted below.

Session 1, Wednesday, February 24: The ILCS project

12:45 PM: Coffee and refreshments
1:00 - 1:30 PM: Welcome and ILCS introduction
1:30 - 2:15 PM: Teacher participants sharing Chickscope experiences
2:15 - 2:30 PM: <Break>
2:30 - 3:00 PM: Project materials
3:00 - 3:50 PM: Magnetic resonance imaging (Andrew Webb)
3:50 - 4:00 PM: <Break>
4:00 - 5:00 PM: Developmental anatomy of the chick embryo (Jo Ann Eurell)
5:00 PM: <Adjourn>

Session 2, Wednesday, March 10: Image processing

3:45 PM: Coffee and refreshments
4:00 - 4:20 PM: Small groups discussions on readings
4:20 - 4:40 PM: Teacher participants sharing imaging experiences
4:40 - 4:50 PM: <Break>
4:50 - 5:30 PM: Image processing (Tim McCollum) [Room 16]\
5:30 PM: <Adjourn>

Session 3, Wednesday, March 31: Chicken embryology

3:45 PM: Coffee and refreshments
4:00 - 4:20 PM: Small groups discussions on readings
4:20 - 4:40 PM: Teacher participants sharing chicken embryology experiences
4:40 - 4:50 PM: <Break>
4:50 - 5:30 PM: Hands-on and computer-based activities (TBA) [Room 16]
5:30 PM: <Adjourn>

Session 4, Wednesday, April 14: Remote scientific instrumentation

3:45 PM: Coffee and refreshments
4:00 - 4:20 PM: Small groups discussions on readings
4:20 - 4:40 PM: Teacher participants sharing remote scientific instrumentation experiences
4:40 - 4:50 PM: <Break>
4:50 - 5:30 PM: IRemote scientific instrumentation (Umesh Thakkar) [Room 16]
5:30 PM: <Adjourn>

Session 5, Wednesday, April 28: Egg mathematics

3:45 PM: Coffee and refreshments
4:00 - 4:20 PM: Small groups discussions on readings
4:20 - 4:40 PM: Teacher participants sharing egg math experiences
4:40 - 4:50 PM: <Break>
4:50 - 5:30 PM: Web-based egg mathematics activities (Stuart Levy) [Room 16]
5:30 PM: <Adjourn>

Session 6, Wednesday, May 12: Inquiry-based curriculum

12:45 PM: Coffee and refreshments
1:00 - 1:30 PM: Introduction to inquiry-based learning and teaching
1:30 - 1:50 PM: Small groups discussions on readings
1:50 - 2:00 PM: <Break>
2:00 - 2:30 PM: Teacher participants sharing inquiry-based curriculum experiences
2:30 - 3:00 PM: The Inquiry Page (TBA)
3:00 - 3:15 PM: <Break>
3:15 - 4:45 PM: Teacher participants inquiry-based curriculum work time
4:45 - 5:00 PM: Spring sessions feedback [Room 16]
5:00 PM: <Adjourn>

Sessions 7-11, Monday-Friday, June 14-18: Creating Web-based Units; Analysis of Spring Classroom Activities

8:00 AM-12:00 NOON

Session 12, Wednesday, September 22: Reflections and Continuation

12:45-5:00 PM
 

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February 1, 1999
 

Last updated: Feb. 8, 1999

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