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Friday, February 29
Pre-Meeting Activities

Location: National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230
(Room locations to be determined)
 
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Meeting for New PIs  
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Research Posters  
GK-12 Annual Meeting
Activities

Location: Renaissance Hotel
999 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC

 
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom
Registration Desk

Registration for GK12 Annual Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom North
Poster Set-Up  
6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom South
Opening Plenary
Welcome and Overview
 
6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom Foyer
Networking Reception
Graduate student research posters will be displayed in foyer.
 
Grand Ballroom North
Poster Preview
Project posters will be available throughout meeting.
 
Grand Ballroom Central
Graduate Research Posters
Download abstracts [PDF]
 

Saturday, March 1
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Renaissance Foyer
  Breakfast  
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Meeting Rooms
  Birds of a Feather Small Groups  
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Renaissance Ballroom
  Opening Plenary  
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Meeting Rooms
 

Small Groups by Topics

  • Accountability and Dissemination: Writing Annual and Final Reports
  • Assessing Communication Skills
  • Defining Roles and Expectations: Building Effective Teams
  • Integrating Research into the Classroom
  • International Collaborations
  • Project Evaluation
  • Sharing Lessons
 
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom North
  Poster Session A
GK-12 Project Poster Topics:
  • Unique Aspects of Projects in Rural Areas
  • Unique Aspects of Projects in Urban Areas
  • Integration of Fellows' Research into GK-12 Education Activities
  • International Collaborations
  • Using Emerging Technologies in GK-12 Activities
 
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom Foyer
  Box Lunches  
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Meeting Rooms
 

Small Groups by Topics

  • Accountability and Dissemination: Developing Effective GK-12 Websites
  • Becoming GK-12 Alumni: Sustaining Best Practices
  • Best Practices and Pitfalls
  • Integrating Research into the Classroom
  • International Collaborations
  • Sharing Lessons
  • Using Innovative Technologies in GK-12 Projects
 
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom North
  Poster Session B
GK-12 Project Poster Topics:
  • Unique Aspects of Projects in Rural Areas
  • Unique Aspects of Projects in Urban Areas
  • Integration of Fellows' Research into GK-12 Education Activities
  • International Collaborations
  • Using Emerging Technologies in GK-12 Activities
 
4:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  

Special Sessions

  • Graduate Student Networking Opportunities
  • QRC Meeting with 2006 Awardees
  • Workshop at National Museum of Natural History
 
6:30 p.m.   Dinner on Your Own  

Sunday, March 2
 
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Renaissance Foyer
  Breakfast
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Renaissance Ballroom
  Keynote: Communicating with Diverse Audiences
Eric Jolly, President, Science Museum of Minnesota
 
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Renaissance Ballroom
  Plenary
Awards and Remarks
 
12:00 p.m.   Adjourn  
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