VCEPT COLLOQUIUM 2000
 
 

JULY 11-12, 2000   LONGWOOD COLLEGE

Schedule summary (all events except meals are in the Hiner building)

Registration

   10:00 a.m. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday

Plenary sessions

   11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Dr. Sid Rachlin; 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dr. David Smith

Scholarship dinner

   6:00 p.m. Tuesday

Concurrent sessions

   Tuesday 1:00 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday 9:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m.

Classroom visitations

   Tuesday 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday 9:00 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 11:25 a.m., 1:25 p.m.
 

Registration   Click here for a registration form you can download and mail.  Preregistration is required for colloquium attendance!  You must register by June 23, or by June 16 to reserve a motel room.
 

Schedule in detail

Tuesday, July 11

    10:00     Registration.  Hiner foyer

    10:30 - 10:55    Continuing VCEPT's Mission:  Welcome and introductions (Haver and Farley).  Hiner 207  

    11:00 - 12:00    Plenary session.  Speaker:  Dr. Sid Rachlin, East Carolina University, " The Early Adolescence of Middle School Teacher Certification:  A Search for Identity."  Hiner 207

    12:00     Lunch.  Salon A, Longwood Dining Hall; Salon B, Dining Hall (by invitation)

    1:00        Concurrent sessions

                   College (Hiner 201)

                                1:00 - 1:35    Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers: New Community College Initiatives (Wood).  

                                1:40 - 2:15    Writing and Speaking in Science (Bower and Lewis)

                   Middle school (Hiner 107)

                                1:00 - 2:15 Geometry and the SOLs: Links with Algebra and Art (Pitt)

                   K-4 (Hiner 212)

                                1:00 - 1:35  Using Math Manipulatives and Games to Enhance Your Curriculum (Henderson)

                                 1:40 - 2:15 Internet Projects (Griffen)

    2:15        Refreshments and networking.  Hiner second floor hall

    2:45        Concurrent sessions

                    College (Hiner 201)

                        2:45 - 3:55    Action Research on Reform Teaching (Bass)

                    College (Hiner 107)

                        2:45 - 3:55    Algebra, Number Systems, and Number Theory (Giffen)

                   Computer workshop, Middle school (Hiner B16)

                        2:45 - 3:55  Geometry, Geography, and the SOLs (Rublein, Wall)

                   Clinical faculty (Hiner 213)

                        2:45 - 3:55  Working with Novice Teachers:  Sharing Experiences (Cothron, White)

                    K-5 (Hiner 212)

                        2:45 - 3:55  Design Technology (Perry)

    4:00         Concurrent sessions

                   General interest (Hiner 207)

                        4:00 - 5:10  Becoming a Successful Teacher.  Speaker:  David Hudson, Mathematics Teacher, Richmond Public Schools

                   Research (Hiner 107)

                        4:00 - 5:10  Preparing a proposal for a NSF Centers of Teaching and Learning grant (Pitt)

                   Visit Chemistry 101 (4:00 - 4:35) - Stevens 306

    6:00        Scholarship dinner.  Speaker:  Dr. George Spagna, Randolph Macon College, "Mail Planes, Moon Shots, and the Exploration of Space."  Great Room, Longwood Dining Hall

Wednesday, July 12

    8:30        Registration.  Hiner foyer

    9:00        Concurrent sessions

                   College (Hiner 201)

                        9:00 - 10:15  Service Learning in Science Classes (Perozzi)

                   Middle school (Hiner 107)

                        9:00 - 10:15  The Basics of Bases (Wright)

                   K-5 (Hiner 212)

                         9:00 - 9:35  A Workshop in Physical Science (Sullivan and Stewart)

                         9:40 - 10:15  Having Fun with Math and the SOLs (Clark)

                    1-5 (Hiner 213)

                        9:00 - 10:15  Melodies, Methods, and Models that Make Math Marvelous and Meaningful (Barrow)

                    Visit Math 309 (9:00 - 9:35) - Grainger 313

    10:15        Refreshments and networking.  Hiner second floor hall

    10:45        Concurrent sessions

                    College (Hiner 201)

                        10:45 - 12:00  Using Speaking and Writing to Enhance Learning in Mathematics (Dean, 

                                    Hydorn, Sheckels, Sumner)

                    Middle school (Hiner 107)

                          10:45 - 11:20   Geometry Through Bridge Building (Joyner)

                          11:25 - 12:00    Teacher Crisis in Middle Schools (Puttre)

                    K-8 (Hiner 212)

                           10:45 - 11:20    Decay Cycle (Britt)

                            11:25 - 12:00   Data Analysis (Spencer)

                    Primary (Hiner 213)

                            10:45 - 12:00  Navigating the Standards Through Integration (Coleman)

                     Visit Computer Science 121 (10:40 - 11:15) - Grainger 308

                     Visit Math/Science Education 330 (11:25 - 12:00) - Stevens 111

    12:00           Lunch. Salon A, Longwood Dining Hall

    1:00            Concurrent sessions

                       General Interest (Hiner 201)

                            1:00 - 2:10  What Can You Copy?  (VCEPT Technology Committee)

                        K-8 (Hiner 213)

                            1:00 - 2:10  Developing Number Sense in All Students (Emerson-Stonnell)

                        3-5 (Hiner 212)

                            1:00 - 2:10  A Smorgasbord of Fun (Williams)

                        6-8 (Hiner 107)

                            1:00 - 2:10  Everyday Mathematics for Everyone (Franklin)

                       Visit Biology 113 (1:25 - 2:00) - Stevens 116

    2:15              Plenary session and closing.  Speaker:  Dr. David Smith, Longwood College, "Education and 'Felt Necessities':  Lessons from the Pseudeoscience of Eugenics."  Hiner 207
 

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For more information, contact

Karen Murphy, (804)828-1301 extension 155  email her

Bob Webber, (804)395-2192  email him

Sharon Emerson-Stonnell, (804)395-2197  email her