Welcome

Robert Hauser, National Research Council
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation
Norman Augustine, Lockheed Martin (ret.)

Workshop Overview and Context

This section of the workshop will describe how the committee framed the issues related to the study charge.

Speakers:
Adam Gamoran (University of Wisconsin-Madison), steering committee chair
Barbara Means (SRI International), steering committee member

Successful Education in the STEM Disciplines: An Examination of Four School Types - Selective STEM Schools

Session Moderator:
Max McGee (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy), steering committee member

Presenters:
Robert Tai (University of Virginia) and Rena Subotnik (American Psychological Association)

Respondent:
Chancellor Todd Roberts (North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina)
Discussion and Q&A

Successful Education in the STEM Disciplines: An Examination of Four School Type - Inclusive STEM Schools

Presenter:
Viki Young (SRI International)

Respondent:
Principal Daryl Williams (Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland)

Discussion and Q&A

STEM-Focused Career and Technical Education

Presenter:
James Stone (National Research Center for Career and Technical Education)

Respondent:
Jill Siler (Lake Travis High School, Austin, Texas) Discussion and Q&A

Effective STEM Education in non-STEM Focused Schools

Presenter:
William Schmidt (Michigan State University)

Respondent:
Principal Janet Elder (PS #28, Jersey City, New Jersey)

Discussion and Q&A

Using State Databases to Identify Schools Successful in STEM: Florida and North Carolina

Session Moderator:
Julian Betts (University of California, San Diego), steering committee member

Presenter:
Michael Hansen (Urban Institute)

Q&A and Discussion

Wrap-Up of Day 1, Overview of Day 2

The committee, speakers, and audience will discuss the following questions:

• What, collectively, does this research tell us about schools that deliver effective education in the STEM disciplines?
• What are the most important findings related to each school type, and why? What are the policy implications of those findings?
• What are the gaps in our knowledge, and what merits additional study?

Welcome & Overview

Adam Gamoran (University of Wisconsin-Madison), steering committee chair

Practices to Support Effective Education in the STEM Disciplines - Effective Science Instruction

Session Moderator:
Jerry Gollub (Haverford College), steering committee member

Presenter:
Richard Duschl (Pennsylvania State University)
Presenter:
Okhee Lee (University of Miami)

Q&A and Discussion

Effective Mathematics Instruction

Presenter:
Jere Confrey (North Carolina State University)

Presenter:
Na'ilah Suad Nasir (University of California, Berkeley)

Q&A and Discussion

Assessment to Improve Instruction in the STEM Disciplines

Presenter:
James Minstrell (FACET Innovations)

Q&A and Discussion

Conditions to Promote Schools that are Successful in STEM -Supports for Teachers

Session Moderator:
Jerry Valadez (California State University, Fresno), steering committee member

Presenter:
Suzanne Wilson (Michigan State University)
Q&A and Discussion

School Climate/Organization

Presenter:
Elaine Allensworth (Chicago Consortium of School Research)
Respondent:
Milbrey McLaughlin (Stanford University), steering committee member

Q&A and Discussion

Partnerships to Enhance STEM Education: A Panel Discussion

Panelists:
Martin Gartzman (University of Chicago)
Vanessa Lujan (Lawrence Hall of Science)
Linda Rosen (Change the Equation)

Q&A and Discussion

Looking Ahead: The Next Generation of Standards and Assessments

Session Moderator:
Steve Schneider (WestEd), steering committee member

Bringing it All Together

Speakers:
Workshop steering committee members Subra Suresh, National Science Foundation