Events
Workshop on MRSEC Education Outreach

MRSEC Education Outreach - October 21-23, 1998

October 21 - MRL Building
6:00pm - 8:30pm Evening Reception and Registration
October 22 - EngineeringII Pavilion
8:00am - 8:30amCoffee
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome - Chancellor Henry Yang
8:45am - 9:45am Keynote Address - Sir Harry Kroto
9:45am - Noon Science and the Wider Community
9:45am - 10:15am Art Ellis
10:15am - 10:45amCoffee Break
10:45am - 11:15am Robert Chang
11:15am - 11:45am Elsa Feher
Noon - 1:00pmLunch
1:00pm - 4:00pm Engaging Student Interest in Investigation
1:00pm - 1:30pm Archie Holmes
1:30pm - 2:00pm Eric Mazur
2:15pm - 4:30pm Discussion groups (locations TBA)
Topics:
Capturing student interest in scientific investigation
Building partnerships with K- 12 schools
Creating resources for educational outreach
4:30pm - 6:30pm Posters and Refreshments; EngineeringII Pavilion
October 23 - EngineeringII Pavilion
8:30am - 9:00am Reports from Thursday discussion groups
9:00am - 11:00am Evaluating Education Outreach Programs
9:00am - 9:45am Christine Massey
9:45am - 10:00amCoffee Break
10:00am - 11:00am Discussion groups
Topic: Designing evaluation to match education outreach goals
11:00am - Noon Future Directions for Materials Science Outreach - Concluding panel

Panelists:
Robert Chang
Archie Holmes
Christine Massey
Jane Stutsman (Education and Human Resources Directorate, NSF)
NoonLunch