AGENDA
Monday, April 25:
8 - 8:30 am Arrival and Registration
9 am Welcome and Introductions
Martha Reid, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
Overview, Goals of the Conference and Project
Sally Anderson, Executive Director, Vermont Center for the Book
9:45 am Inquiry-Based Explorations of Force and Motion
Karen Worth, Chair, Elementary Education Department, Wheelock College
Greg DeFrancis, Education Director, Montshire Museum of Science
12 noon Lunch
12:45 pm Introduction to VELI-STEM Clearinghouse of Resources
Wendy Martin, Associate Director, Vermont Center for the Book
Mara Siegel, Continuing Ed. Coordinator, Vermont Department of Libraries
1:15 pm Small Group Explorations, Force and Motion
4:30 pm Break
6 pm Dinner
7 pm Marble Runs Exploration
Tuesday, April 26:
7 am Breakfast buffet, downstairs dining room
8:30 am Review of Small Group Explorations
Introduction to Program Templates
10:30 am Distribute Books and Materials
Program Planning
12 noon Lunch
12:45 pm Congressional Delegation and Promotion of the Project
Representatives from the Congressional Delegation
Tess Adone, Executive Assistant to the State Librarian
1:45 pm Evaluation Requirements of the Project
Wendy Martin, Associate Director, Vermont Center for the Book
Sharon Colvin, Youth Services Consultant, Vermont Department of Libraries
3 pm Questions and Closure