Oregon Science Teacher Leaders First Annual Institute

Exploring Scientific Inquiry:

Oregon Science Teacher Leaders’ First Annual Institute

Program of Events

July 31, 2002 through August 3, 2002

Institute Goals include encouragement of a network of
Oregon science teachers building a clear understanding of:

Scientific data and how it may be collected and presented,
Evidence needed to justify a score on the statewide scoring guides,
What counts as a scoreable activity or task, and
The importance of teacher mentoring including the roles of mentoring and being mentored.

Region 5: Orange

Region 2: Red /

Region 6: Yellow

Region 3: Green / Region 7: Black/White
Region 4: Purple

Exploring Scientific Inquiry:

Oregon Science Teacher Leaders’ First Annual Institute

Schedule of Events for Wednesday, July 31, 2002

Time / Topic
Essential Question / Binder Section / Location
4:30 – 5:30
(R1) / Early Registration / Riley Campus Center (#3)
Fred Meyer Lounge
5:30 – 6:15 / Dinner / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
6:30 – 8:30
(E1) / Softball Game / Commons Area Near Riley (#4)
8:00 – 9:30
(E2) / Music / Oak Grove

Exploring Scientific Inquiry:

Oregon Science Teacher Leaders’ First Annual Institute

Schedule of Sessions and Events for Thursday, August 1

Time / Topic
Essential Question / Binder Section / Location
6:30 – 7:30
(E3) / Nature/Bird Walk and Jog
How can I maintain personal health during an intense summer learning experience? / Observatory (#19)
Meet at the front door of the Observatory.
7:30 – 8:15 / Breakfast / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
8:30 – 10:00
(R2) / Registration
Staffed Exhibits (open 8:30 to 3:30) / Riley Campus Center (#3)
Fred Meyer Lounge
Riley Study Lounge
10:00 – 10:30 / Break with coffee, tea, juices / Patio between Riley (#3) and Walker (#4)
10:30 – 11:00
(O1) / Opening
How do we build a strong network of Oregon science teacher leaders? / Teaching & Learning; Overview / Melrose Auditorium (#2)
11:00 – 11:45
(O2) / Exploring Scientific Inquiry
What does scientific inquiry look like in the classroom? / Teaching & Learning
p. 21-24, 31-32;
Overview; NRC Book / Melrose Auditorium (#2)
Noon – 1:15
(E4) / Regional Lunch
How can we facilitate network development within regions? / Regional colors
on page 3 of program. / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
1:30 – 3:15
(CP1) / Exploring Naked Data
Is it possible to collect data from activities other than controlled experiments? / Collecting & Presenting Data / Walker Hall (#4)
Rooms: 301, 302, 304, 305, 311
3:15 – 3:30 / Break with soda, coffee, tea and cookies / Patio on west end of Renshaw Hall (#17)
3:30 – 4:30
(M1) / Mentoring teachers of science
How can mentoring support teachers in the classroom? / Mentoring / Renshaw Hall (#17)
4:30 – 5:30 / Informal Networking / Renshaw Hall (#17)
and out of doors
5:30 – 6:15 / Dinner / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
6:30 – 9:30
(E5) / Viticulture and Wine Making with Chocolate Extravaganza / Lange Winery (take a map) Vans will depart from Dillin Hall (#16) starting at 6:00 pm and every 15 minutes
9:00 – 11:00
(E8) / Adventures in the Real and Virtual Sky Featuring Rick Kang / Meet at Melrose Auditorium (#2). Bring Flashlights.

Exploring Scientific Inquiry:

Oregon Science Teacher Leaders’ First Annual Institute

Schedule of Sessions and Events for Friday, August 2

Time / Topic
Essential Question / Binder Section / Location
(Number refers to map)
6:30 – 7:30
(E3) / Nature/Bird Walk and Jog
How can I maintain personal health during an intense summer learning experience? / Observatory (#19)
Meet at the front door of the Observatory.
7:30 – 8:15 / Breakfast / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
8:30 – 10:30
(CP2) / Assembling Data
What is required to assemble and present data? / Collecting & Presenting Data / Walker Hall (#4), Rooms: 301, 302, 304, 305, 311
10:30 – 10:45 / Break with coffee, tea, juices / Patio between Riley (#3) and Walker (#4)
10:45 – Noon
(O3 & S1) / Opening the Can of Worms: What “Counts” as Scientific Inquiry? / Overview / Melrose Auditorium (#2)
Noon – 12:45 / Lunch / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
1:00 – 2:15
(S2) / Identifying Scientific Inquiry Tasks and nature of the Scoring Guides
How are the essential features of classroom scientific inquiry reflected in the task or activity? / Scoring / Walker Hall (#4), Rooms 301, 302, 304, 305, 311
2:30 – 5:00
(S3) / Unveiling the Anchor Papers and Scoring Student Work
What evidence do teachers use from student work to determine and justify the score given?
Section 1: All K-5 Scorers
Section 2: Rookie Scorers 6-12
Session 3: Emeritus Scores 6-8
Session 4: Emeritus Scores 9-12 / Scoring / Walker Hall (#4), Rooms 301, 302, 304, 305, 311 – sections will be assigned to rooms and posted in the Fred Meyer Lounge within Riley Campus Center by Friday morning.
3:15 – 3:30 / Break with soda, coffee, tea and cookies / Patio on west end of Renshaw Hall (#17)
5:30 – 6:45
(E6) / Barbeque in Park / Oak Grove (Rain Alternative: Upper Gym #34)
7:00 – 9:00
(E7) / Talent Show with Prizes / Melrose Auditorium (#2)
9:00 – 11:00
(E8) / Adventures in the Real and Virtual Sky Featuring Rick Kang / Meet at Melrose Auditorium (#2). Bring Flashlights.

Exploring Scientific Inquiry:

Oregon Science Teacher Leaders’ First Annual Institute

Schedule of Sessions and Events for Saturday, August 3

Time / Topic
Essential Question / Binder Section / Location
(Number refers to map)
6:30 – 7:30
(E3) / Nature/Bird Walk and Jog
How can I maintain personal health during an intense summer learning experience? / Observatory (#19)
Meet at the front door of the Observatory.
7:30 – 8:15 / Breakfast / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
8:30 – 10:00
(CP3) / Presenting Data
How do you make sense of the data? / Collecting and Presenting Data / Walker Hall (#4), Rooms 301, 302, 304, 305, 311
10:00 / Coffee, tea, juices available / Renshaw Hall (#17)
10:15 – 11:15
(RP1) / Regional Planning
How can we share the institute learning’s with colleagues throughout Oregon? / Regional Planning / Renshaw Hall (#17)
11:15 – Noon
(O4) / Application of scientific inquiry to the standards and optional curriculum
How do the research-based Oregon content standards and optional curriculum support scientific inquiry in the classroom? / Overview / Renshaw Hall (#17)
Noon – 12:45
(E9) / Regional Lunch / Dillin Dining Hall (#16)
1:00 – 3:15
(M2&3) / Reflective Practices and Drawing conclusions about Mentoring
In what ways can mentoring be beneficial to you and your colleagues? / Mentoring / Renshaw Hall (#17)
After 2:00 / Soda, coffee, tea and cookies available / Patio on west end of Renshaw Hall (#17)
3:30 – 4:30
(O5) / Wrap-up
Where do we go from here? / Reflections / Renshaw Hall (#17)