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Summit on Math and Science Education

From Policy to Product to Practice

October 4, 2007, Arlington, Virginia

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PRESENTATIONS

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• Setting the Stage -- National Perspectives on Math and Science Education

MODERATOR

Ms. Cathie Dillender, Marketing Director, Math and Science, Pearson Scott Foresman

PANELISTS

Dr. Francis “Skip” Fennell, President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Professor of Education, McDaniel College 

Dr. Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

• Changing Math and Science Standards in the States -- New Publisher Requirements

MODERATOR

Mr. Art Block, Senior Vice President & Publisher, PreK-12 Math and Science, McGraw-Hill School Solutions Group

PANELISTS

Ms. Nancy Kinard, Mathematics Administrator, Palm Beach County, Florida, President, Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Ms. Linda Curtis-Bey, Director, Department of Math and Science, NYC Department of Education 

Ms. Monica Beane, NBCT, Coordinator, Office of Instruction, West Virginia Department of Education

Dr. Heyward L. Hickman, Mathematics and Science Team Leader, South Carolina Department of Education

• Difficulties and Disabilities in Learning Mathematics

MODERATOR

Ms. Kathryn Costello, President, Pearson Early Learning Group, Vice Chair, AAP School Division

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr. Daniel Berch, Associate Chief, Child Development and Behavior Branch, and Director, Program in Mathematics and Science Cognition and Learning – Development and Disorders, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.

• Assessment

MODERATOR

Mr. Larry Snowhite, Vice President Government Relations, Houghton Mifflin Company

PANELISTS 

Ms. Sue Rigney, Education Specialist, Standards, Assessment and Accountability, OESE/CEP, U.S. Department of Education

Dr. Sharon Robinson, President and CEO, AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education)

Dr. George DeBoer, Deputy Director, Project 2061, AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

• Lighting the Fire With Technology for Rigorous and Relevant Learning

MODERATOR

Mr. Mark Tullis, Vice President, Strategic Relations, Learning.com

PANELISTS

Ms. Dorian Janney, Educator, Parkland Magnet Middle School for Aerospace Technology, Montgomery County, Maryland

Ms. Karina Linch, Senior Vice President, BrainPOP

Mr. Ntiedo Etuk, Chairman & CEO, Tabula Digita

• Math and Science for All

MODERATOR

Ms. Laura Mongello, Vice President, Editorial Content, The Quarasan Group

PANELISTS

Dr. Miriam A. Leiva, President, TODOS:  Mathematics for ALL

Mr. Dave Schleppenbach, Chief Executive Officer, gh, LLC