TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
8:30-8:45
Opening General Session
Welcome by Laura Lang, Ph. D. – FCR-STEM
8:45-9:45
Next Generation Math and Science Standards (presentation)
Todd Clark, FL DOE
10:00-12:00
Morning Sessions
1. FL Standards Database & CPALMS (presentation)
2. Advanced CPALMS (presentation)
Rabieh Razzouk, Danielle Sherdan, Susan Cornwell, Victor Sampson & Kim Lanier, FCR-STEM CPALMS Team
12:00-1:15
General Session at Lunch
Eric Smith, Florida Commissioner of Education
1:30-4:30 (with 15 min. break)
Concurrent Workshop #1
1. Communities of Instructional Practice (presentation) (handouts)
2. Middle Grades Math: Dividing Fractions (presentation)
3. Hot Topics in Secondary Science I: The Nature of Science/Evidence Circles (Evolution) (presentation) (handouts)
4. Observing Classroom Instruction: Discourse Matters (presentation)
5. Advanced CPALMS (presentation)
6. Model Elementary Lessons in Mathematics and Science: A Collaborative Effort (presentation)
8:30-9:45
General Session
FCAT (presentation) (handouts)
Vince Verges, FL DOE
10:00-12:00
General Session
Assessment & Response to Intervention (presentation) (handouts)
Kris Ellington, FL DOE & Heather Diamond, FL DOE
12:00-1:15
General Session at Lunch
Introduction to Depth of Knowledge (presentation)
Rob Schoen, FCR-STEM
1:30-4:30 (with 15 min. break)
Concurrent Workshop #2
1. Algebra in the Early Grades (presentation)
2. Walk this Way: Using Technology and the 5E instructional model to build an Understanding of Graphs (presentation) (handouts)
3. Hot Topics in Secondary Science II: The Nature of Science/Evidence Circles (Climate Change) (presentation)
4. Depth of Knowledge/Looking at Student Work
5. Observing Classroom Instruction: Discourse Matters (presentation)
6. Evidence of Effectiveness: What Works Clearinghouse, Best Evidence Encyclopedia (presentation)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
9:00-12:00
Concurrent Workshop #3
1. Linking Science and Literacy in Grades 3-5 Classrooms (presentation)
2. Walk this Way: Using Technology and the 5E instructional model to build an Understanding of Graphs (presentation) (handouts)
3. Looking at Student Work: Clarifying Performance Expectations (presentation)
4. Observing Classroom Instruction: Discourse Matters (presentation)
5. Making Sense of the Problem Solving/RtI Process in Mathematics (presentation)
6. Florida's Mathematics Formative Assessment System (presentation)
12:00-2:00
Closing General Session at Lunch
Panel Discussion: Working Together in Florida to Increase Student Achievement in Math and Science
Original: Rick Stiggins, National Speaker on Math Assessment. Due to extenuating circumstances, Rick Stiggins was not able to join us.