PER Conference 2008 Schedule

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PER Conference 2008 Schedule

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In the last ten years, the use of research-based instructional materials has moved well beyond the traditional research university. There are two reasons for this: (1) individuals in PER are moving from positions as graduate students and post docs at research universities to beginning faculty positions at a wide variety of colleges and universities and (2) the instructional materials developed by the PER community are being used by more and more faculty members outside of PER, at their home institutions.

Despite the fact that the use of these materials is so widespread, there is relatively little data documenting the effectiveness of these materials with different populations of students. In this session we encourage those who are using research-based instructional materials with non-traditional students at either the pre-college level or the college level to share their experiences as instructors and researchers in these classes. By inviting researchers from the education community, who specialize in these issues, we hope to establish a dialog between a diverse group of researchers in an effort to align the results from research with the instructional goals of the physics education community.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (buses run from 6-6 PM and 8-10:30 PM)
3:30pm - 5:30pm	PER Bridging Session, Engineering Teaching & Learning Complex (E1-001) Presiding: Sabella 3:30pm, (JA.01) Inequities in Physics Access and Enrollment in Urban High Schools Angela Kelly, Lehman College 4:00pm, (JA.02) A race-identity perspective on mathematics learning and participation Danny Martin, University of Illinois - Chicago 4:30pm, (JA.03) Impact of chemistry teachers' knowledge and practices on student achievement Kathryn Scantlebury, University of Delaware *Contributed Posters can be set up between 5 PM and 8 PM in the TELUS Centre Atrium
6:00pm - 8:00pm	Banquet and Poster Session - ticket required Presiding: Thompson 6:00pm, Dinwoodie Lounge (DT.01) Fostering science learning in diverse urban settings Kenneth Tobin, Graduate Center of the City, University of New York 8:00pm, TELUS Centre Atrium (CP.711 to CP.821) Contributed Poster Session, Cash Bar Posters will remain on display for the duration of the conference

Thursday, July 24, 2008 (buses run from 7-9 AM and 4-7 PM)
8:30am - 10:00am	Special Sessions 1, TELUS Professional Development Building Targeted Poster Sessions, Roundtable Discussions TELUS 217 (TP-A) Implementing PER in Other Cultures (Dykstra) Discussant: Kenneth Tobin TELUS 219 (TP-B) Does PER-based instruction help underrepresented groups succeed, and how can it do so better? (Crouch) Discussant: Kathryn Scantlebury TELUS 236 (TP-C) Developing learning skills in the physics classroom to attend to diverse populations (Yerushalmi/ Singh) Discussant: Danny Martin TELUS 238 (TP-D) It works there. Will it work here? (Cummings) Discussant: Eric Dey TELUS 145 (RT-A) Analyzing PSET for Content, Confidence and Comfort ... So Why Don’t You Want to Teach Physical Science? (Van Wormer)
10:00am - 10:30am	Break TELUS Centre Atrium, Refreshments provided
10:30am - 11:30am	Invited Talks, TELUS 150 Presiding: Singh 10:30am (IT.01) What is Nepantla and How Might it Help Educational Researchers Conceptualize Knowledge for Teaching? Rochelle Gutiérrez, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 11:00am (IT.02) A variety of diversity: Facing higher education's educational challenges Eric Dey, University of Michigan
11:45am - 1:00pm	Luncheon, Outside TELUS Centre Announcements, etc.
1:15pm - 2:45pm	Special Sessions 2, TELUS Professional Development Building Targeted Poster Sessions, Roundtable Discussions TELUS 217 (TP-A) Implementing PER in Other Cultures (Dykstra) Discussant: Kathryn Scantlebury TELUS 219 (TP-B) Does PER-based instruction help underrepresented groups succeed, and how can it do so better? (Crouch) Discussant: Kenneth Tobin TELUS 236 (TP-E) Applications of PER in diverse settings: Perspectives on audience, method and implementation (Brewe) Discussant: Angela Kelly TELUS 238 (TP-F) Showing Ourselves Friendly: Addressing Race in Physics Culture (Dancy) Discussant: Rochelle Gutiérrez TELUS 145 (RT-B) Learn "How to teach Physics" from The Feynman Lectures on Physics: An example on Gravitation (Lee)
2:45pm - 3:00pm	Break TELUS Centre Atrium, Refreshments provided
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Special Sessions 3, TELUS Professional Development Building Targeted Poster Sessions TELUS 217 (TP-C) Developing learning skills in the physics classroom to attend to diverse populations (Yerushalmi/ Singh) Discussant: Rochelle Gutiérrez TELUS 219 (TP-D) It works there. Will it work here? (Cummings) Discussant: Angela Kelly TELUS 236 (TP-E) Applications of PER in diverse settings: Perspectives on audience, method and implementation (Brewe) Discussant: Danny Martin TELUS 238 (TP-F) Showing Ourselves Friendly: Addressing Race in Physics Culture (Dancy) Discussant: Eric Dey
4:30pm - 5:30pm	Panel Discussion, TELUS 150 (PD.01) Presiding: Thompson, Sabella Led by Dey, Gutiérrez, Kelly, Martin, Scantlebury, Tobin
5:30pm - ???	PER Dating Service, TELUS Atrium, Cash Bar (DS.01, DS.02, + more) Presiding: Thompson, Sabella Interesting in replicating a study at another institution with a different population of students? *if you did not submit a Dating Service abstract you can still participate and possibly find someone special.

Directions to Session Locations

Horowitz Theater
Dinwoody Lounge
TELUS Center