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ADMINISTRATOR
DAY
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 27, 2007
CSTA
invites superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, vice-principals,
curriculum directors, and science consultants/specialists to join science
educators from across California at the 2007 California Science Education
Conference. CSTA and its members recognize the value of collaborative
relationships between administrators and teachers in advancing science
education in California. Therefore, CSTA has developed a special track
of programs and events designed to meet the needs and interests of administrators
to take place at the California Science Education Conference.
Thank
you for attending Administrator Day.
Administrator
Day Schedule of Events
|
7:00 am – 8:00 am |
Networking
and Continental Breakfast
Sponsored
by: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill and McMillan/McGraw-Hill. |
| 8:00 am –
9:00 am |
Focus
Speaker Presentation:
Dr. Michael Klentschy, Improving Student Achievement in K-12 Science:
Linking District Decisions with State Assessments |
| 9:30 am –
10:30 am |
Concurrent
Workshops: Rick McCallum:
Science and Literacy; Elizabeth Molina De La Torre: ELD
in Science; and Phil Lafontaine: California Math/Science
Partnership Grants - Lessons Learned |
| 11:00 am –
12:00 pm |
Panel
Discussion: Best
Practices in Science Education- A Panel Discussion |
| 12:15 pm –
2:00 pm |
Luncheon
and Presentation: Dr. Karen
Ostland: Scaffolding Inquiry
Sponsored by:
Pearson Scott Foresman |
| 2:30 pm –
3:30 pm |
Workshop:
Dean Gilbert: Science Adoption Toolkit—Data-Driven
Process for Selecting Instructional Materials - Handouts
available on-line |
| 4:00 pm –
5:00 pm |
Concurrent
Workshops: Yolanda Guerrero:
Writing in Science; Kathy DiRanna: A Protocol for Lesson
Study: The Teaching and Learning Collaborative; and Michael Horton:
The High School Science Dilemma |
| 5:00 pm –
6:00 pm |
Networking
Reception
Sponsored by:
Harcourt and Holt |

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