SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
2:00-5:00 p.m. Registration
Location: Main Lobby,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
9:00 a.m. Registration
Location: Ballroom Level, Lower Lobby
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
10:00-11:00 a.m. Symposium Session I:
Effective Science Education for All Students: A View from the National Science Foundation
Facilitator: Karen Oates, National Science Foundation
Location: Buckhead Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
11:15-12:30 p.m. Symposium Session II:
Overview of the Molecules of Life Project
Facilitators: Trace Jordan, New York University
Jennifer Lewis, University of South Florida
Location: Buckhead Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
12:30-1:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00-3:15 p.m. Breakout Session 1-3
Teaching Molecules of Life at Diverse Institutions
1) Aurora Llopart and Jose Vazquez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Bulent Terem, Chaminade University
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 1
2) Donna Eilerman and Kumkum Prabhakar, Nassau Community College
Richardson Flueridor, Chicago State University
Glenn Sauer and Karig Steffen, Fairfield University
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 2
3) Lisa Hibbard and Virgil Payne, Spelman College
Calvin Porter and Joseph Ross, Xavier University of Louisiana
Location: Peachtree Room
3:30-4:45 p.m. Breakout Session 4-6
4) Successful Strategies for Teaching Science to Underrepresented Students
Michelle Borrero, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Kenneth Boutte, Xavier University of Louisiana
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 1
5) Art and Science: How Do You Bring Science to the Public and Support Your Arts Community?
Adrienne Klein, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 2
6) Project Assessment for Molecules of Life
Jennifer Lewis and Bo Jiang, University of South Florida
Location: Peachtree Room
4:45-6:15 p.m. Poster Session and Reception
Location: Library, Lobby Level
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
9:30-10:30 a.m. Symposium Session III:
Scientific Teaching
Facilitator: Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University
Location: Buckhead Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
10:45-12:00 p.m. Symposium Session IV:
Future Directions in Science Education
Facilitators: Michael Gaines, University of Miami
Neville Kallenbach, New York University
Location: Buckhead Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
12:00-1:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00-3:15 p.m. Breakout Session 7-8
7) Use of 3D Virtual Worlds for an Internet Library in Environmental Biology
William Seffens, Clark Atlanta University
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 1
8) DNA History Lesson: A Cooperative Method for Learning about the Discovery of DNA Structure and Function
Lori Nicholas and Jose R. Vazquez, New York University
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 2
3:30-4:45 p.m. Breakout Session 9-10
9) Genetics in Popular Culture: Using Media-Based Case Studies to Teach Human Genetics to Non-Majors
Lynn A. Petrullo, College of New Rochelle
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 1
10) Problem-Based Learning Relating to Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Virginia Hernandez-Rivera and Solange Benitez-Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon
Location: Buckhead Ballroom 2
7:00 p.m. Reception
7:30-9:30 p.m. Symposium Session IV: Banquet
Science Education and America's Future
Facilitator: Norman Francis, Xavier University of Louisiana
Location: Library, Lobby Level,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel