• February 2, 2001

Breadth vs. Depth
Chicago State University
• March 8, 2001

Science and Math Across the Curriculum for All 
University of Illinois at Chicago
• April 27, 2001

Learning Styles and Assessment
Northeastern Illinois University
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• keynote talks by national leaders in mathematics, science, and/or education and break-out sessions with the speakers, 
• break-out sessions highlighting exemplary practices by Chicago area faculty, 
• discussion groups on issues of teaching and learning science and mathematics.  

Friday, February 2, 2001, 1:00PM to 8:00PM

Chicago State University

• Norman G. Lederman,

Professor of Science Education, Oregon State University; President-Elect, National Association for Research in Science Teaching; Director, Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education; Editor, School Science & Mathematics

Norman G. Lederman is currently Professor of Science and Mathematics Education and Director of the Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education at Oregon State University. He has taught the full range of courses (Masters and Doctoral) in secondary science education. Lederman's research and scholarship focus primarily on the development of students' and teachers' conceptions of the nature of science and scientific inquiry. A related area of research interest has included preservice and inservice teachers' knowledge structures of subject matter and pedagogy, pedagogical content knowledge, and teachers' concerns and beliefs. His publications span research and teacher oriented journals including, the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Journal of Science Teacher Education, Science and Education, Science Education, School Science and Mathematics, the Science Teacher, The Oregon Science Teacher, NARST Monograph: Research Matters to the Science Teacher, and AETS Yearbooks on pedagogical content knowledge and nature of science. In addition, he is a consistent presenter at the National Meetings of AERA, AETS, NARST, and NSTA. 

• Tami S. Martin,

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Illinois State University

Tami S. Martin is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Illinois State University. Her interests include students' understanding of geometric proof and secondary teacher development. She is currently a Co-Principal Investigator (along with Sharon Soucy McCrone) for a three-year, NSF-funded research project entitled, An Investigation of Pedagogical Factors Influencing Students' Understanding of Geometric Proof. Recent publications include, Calculus Students' Ability to Solve Geometric Related-Rates Problems and Performance-Based Assessment of Secondary Mathematics Student Teachers (co-authored with Roger Day). She is also co-authoring a book chapter with John Dossey and Chancey O. Jones focused on an analysis of TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) data. This chapter will be entitled Using Viking-Codes for Analyzing Student Constructed Responses in Mathematics. 

Thursday, March 8, 2001, 1:00PM to 8:00PM
University of Illiois at Chicago

• Janan M. Hayes,

Professor of Chemistry and Physical Science, Merced College

Janan M. Hayes has been a Professor of Chemistry and Physical Science at California community colleges since 1971, first at American River College and now at Merced College, Merced, CA. In that time span, she spent 12 years as Dean of Science at Coaumnes River College and Vice-President of Instruction at Merced College. Hayes is Co-Principal Investigator of Project Inclusion and has served as project director of various efforts to improve the education and training of science-math teachers and correctional officers (prison guards) in the California Department of Corrections. She is a member of the Council of the American Chemical Society (with numerous national governance committee assignments), the Two-Year College Chemistry Committee and the California Association of Chemistry Teachers. Hayes has made a number of presentations at local, regional and national meetings of these organizations and organized and presided over several symposia. She has served on various NSF review panels. Hayes earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1971.  

• Patricia L. Perez,

Professor of Chemistry, Mt. San Antonio College

Patricia L. Perez has been a Professor of Chemistry at Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, a public two-year, community college, since 1968, serving as department chairperson from 1989 to 1993. She is Co-Principal Investigator of Project Inclusion, a NSF-sponsored effort to focus student attention on the contributions of various underrepresented groups to the field of chemistry. In addition, she is a consortium participant in the Molecular Science Education Project, a UCLA-CSUF-community college alliance for systematic curricular reform. Perez is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Two-Year College Chemistry Committee and the California Association of Chemistry Teachers. She has made numerous presentations at local, regional and national meetings of these organizations and organized and presided over several symposia. Additionally, Perez has served on various NSF review panels and workshops. She earned a M.S. in Chemistry from UCLA in 1968. 

• James Sandefur,

Professor of Mathematics, Georgetown University

James Sandefur has a Ph.D. from Tulane University and is a Professor of Mathematics at Georgetown University. Sandefur was the Principle Investigator on three National Science Foundation grants, the first being for summer teacher enhancement workshops for teachers in the Washington, DC area, the second being a teacher leadership institute, and the third being a materials development grant for college remedial mathematics courses. He is the author of two textbooks, Discrete Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications and Discrete Dynamical Modeling, and has written numerous research and expository mathematics articles. Sandefur was on the 6-8 grade writing team for the NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. He was a Program Officer with the National Science Foundation in the Instructional Materials Development Program. Sandefur is the recipient of the Georgetown University Sony Award for Excellence in Science Education, 1994 and 1997.  

Friday, April 27, 2001, 1:00PM to 8:00PM
Northeastern Illinois University

• Rose Asera,

Senior Scholar, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Dr. Rose Asera worked with Professor Uri Treisman at UC Berkeley on the national dissemination of the award-winning Emerging Scholars Program. In 199192, Asera was a Fulbright Fellow and taught research methods at the National Institute of Education at Kyambogo, Uganda and subsequently worked with the UNICEF on development of community health education materials. From 1995–1999 she was the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Asera is presently a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and is working on a study of teacher education. 

• Jeffrey Kovac,

Professor of Chemistry, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Jeffrey Kovac is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He received a B.A. degree from Reed College and a Master of Philosophy and Ph.D. from Yale University. He spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at MIT before joining the faculty of the University of Tennessee in 1976. Kovac is a theoretical chemist with interests in dynamics of polymer chains, rubber elasticity, the glass transition, structure and thermodynamics of liquids, interfacial systems, and the structure and formation of coal. He also carries out work in history and philosophy of science, scientific ethics, and chemical education. He is a faculty associate of the University of Tennessee Center for Applied and Professional Ethics and is a Director of the Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences. 

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Sponsored by the Chicago Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation, which includes the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago State University, DePaul University, Loyola University of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, Harold Washington College, Harper College, Oakton Community College, Olive-Harvey College, Triton College, and Truman College.

Partially supported by a Higher Education Cooperation Act grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education; the Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University; Project Teaching All Teachers, University of Illinois at Chicago; UIC-CC Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation, University of Illinois at Chicago; and the College of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern Illinois University. 

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