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Friday, October 10th 2008
Fine Center
Seattle Pacific University

8:30am - 9:00am
Continental breakfast
9:00am - 9:10am
Welcome, conference agenda & intellectual threads
Lane Seeley, Seattle Pacific University
9:10am - 9:40am
Role of colleges and universities in the preparation of future teachers
Monica Plisch, American Physical Society
9:40am - 10:40am
The UTeach model
Michael Marder, University of Texas at Austin
10:40am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:30am
The North Cascades and Olympics Science Partnership
George Nelson, Western Washington University
11:30am - 12:00pm
Evolution of a K-12 teacher preparation program in physics from 1970 to today
Lillian C. McDermott, University of Washington
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch at Gwinn Commons
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Partnerships for preparing and supporting teachers of physics
Moderator:
Stamatis Vokos, Seattle Pacific University
1:50pm - 2:20pm
Helping teachers assess student understanding: The role of physics education research
MacKenzie Stetzer, University of Washington
2:20pm - 2:50pm
Learning Assistants at CU Boulder
Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado at Boulder
2:50pm - 3:10pm
Break
3:10pm - 3:40pm
Factors and experiences that influence vocational decisions
Panelists:
Current and recent physics students
Moderator:
Hunter Close, Seattle Pacific University
3:40pm - 5:00pm
Parallel Workshops
Workshop A: Strategies for building a successful Learning Assistant program
Noah Finkelstein, CU Boulder & Lane Seeley, Seattle Pacific University
Workshop B: Introduction to a diagnostic learning environment
Stamatis Vokos & Jim Minstrell, Facet Innovations LLC
5:00pm
Closing remarks, questions and ideas for action
Lane Seeley and Monica Plisch
6:00pm
Partnership dinner at Bambuza restaurant