Saturday - Sunday, April 12 - 13, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008: Additional Programming for Amgen Fellows
Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.
The second annual Amgen - Teach For America Mathematics and Science Summit brought together Teach For America corps members and alumni and leaders from a variety of sectors to engage in sessions about key strategies for advancing mathematics and science education.
Our science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce is the backbone of our innovation economy, and the source of our economic and national security. We must value science, those who do it, and those who teach it. And, we must tap all of the talent this nation has to offer. Success begins in the classroom. Teachers who are prepared, equipped, and passionate about the possibilities of science and math, offer our best hope for the next generation. Teach For America seeks to bring that sense of possibility, that passion for discovery, that spark of hope into underserved math and science classrooms, and our nation will be stronger for it.
- Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D.
President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Former Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1995-1999)
Contact
For additional information regarding the Amgen - Teach For America Mathematics and Science Summit, contact Jamie Haverty at jamie.haverty@teachforamerica.org.
| Agenda At a Glance |
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Saturday, April 12
| 8:00 9:00 a.m |
Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Keynote Address by Gerald F. Wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teachers Association |
| 10:15 11:45 a.m. |
Session I: Panel Discussions Morning discussions considered pressing questions in math and science education, exploring potential directions of the field and efforts to achieve both excellence and equity. Read more » |
| 11:45 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Opportunities Fair |
| 1:30 3:00 p.m. |
Session II: Panel Discussions and Workshops Afternoon panels and workshops examined how to improve practice, inside and outside of our schools, in ways that drive achievement in math and science forward. Read more » |
| 3:00 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 5:00 p.m. |
Session III: Workshops, Facilitated Discussions, and Networking Opportunities Afternoon panels and workshops examined how to improve practice, inside and outside of our schools, in ways that drive achievement in math and science forward. Read more » |
| 5:00 7:30 p.m |
Dinner Break (on your own) |
| 7:30 9:30 p.m. |
Dessert, Film Screening, & Panel Discussion (RSVP Required) Two Million Minutes, is a documentary directed and produced by two Teach For America alumni. The film follows six secondary students in China, India, and the United States as they prepare for their future. By examining the way the students spend their time, the film highlights what many are calling a crisis in U.S. schools regarding math and science instruction, while also telling the broader story of the universal importance of education. The film was followed by a brief panel discussion and dessert. |
Sunday, April 13
| 9:00 11:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and Closing Reflections (RSVP Required) |
History
Corps and Alumni
