HANCOCK BIOLOGICAL STATION
MAY 23-26, 2002
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE I
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  Invited Facilitators: |
| Left: Bill Spencer-Dept. of Biological Sciences, Murray State University and Right: David McConnell from the University of Akron, Ohio |
Goals of Professional Developement
Institute I
May 2002
AGENDA:
Thursday, May 23, 2002
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome, Introduction |
| Experience Inquiry-based Learning: Trip to the Cypress Swamp - muster by vans with boots What are the ecological characteristics of a wetland system? Activity A: What are Rapid and Ecologically Sound Methods to Delineate Wetland Boundaries? Activity B: Functions of wetlands |
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| 11:00 AM | Develop presentations - work up 5-minute oral presentations of results of Activity B |
| 12:00 AM | Lunch Classroom Practices Inventory |
| 1:30 PM | Groups present results |
| 3:00 PM | Snacks |
| 5:30 PM | Break |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner - Reading Club - paper: Wyckoff 2001 |
| 7:30 PM | Discussion: Workshop and Curriculum Goals |
Friday, May 24, 2002
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | The scholarship of teaching and learning: What is effective teaching/learning? |
| 9:30 AM | Assessment of Cypress swamp activity |
| 10:15 AM | Snacks More teaching strategies |
| 12:00 AM | Lunch - Reading club - Paper: Steadman 1998 |
| 1:30 PM | Pontoon boat ride on Kentucky Lake |
| 2:30 PM | Making and using rubrics Teaching goals and more assessment |
| 3:00 PM | Snacks |
| 5:30 PM | Cookout |
| 7:00 PM | Discussion of team goals; What makes a
successful institutional team? Daily evaluation |
Saturday, May 25, 2002
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Effective teaching strategies: Building on your own experience |
| 10:00 AM | Snacks |
| 12:00 AM | Lunch and Reading club - Paper: Cooper et al. 2000 |
| 1:30 PM | Building networks/Sharing resources Needs assessment and Action Plans - Initiation of plans for developing curriculum reform projects at your home institution |
| 3:00 PM | Snacks |
| 5:45 PM | Leave for dinner - muster by the vans |
Sunday, May 26, 2002
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Present Action Plans Examples of curriculum reforms |
| 11:00 AM | Future Plans: What is expected of you when you return to your institution/classes...what data will you collect? |
| 11:30 AM | Workshop evaluation |
| 12:00 AM | Lunch (if desired) and depart |
Date Modified February, 2006