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2011
Friday, February 25th
9:45 AM

Session A-1: Classical Rhetoric for the Contemporary Classroom

Tracy A. Townsend, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A113

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A-2: "But I understand it! I'm just not good at tests."

Paula Altekruse, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A110

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A-3: Cyberbullying and the "Always on" Generation

Kerby Mickelson, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A117

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A-4: IMSA Problem Sets: A Source of Rich Problems

Mark Kammrath, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A148

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A-5: Laboratory Method for Teaching Natural Selection

Joseph Traina, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Sowmya Anjur, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A207/209

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A-6: Self-paced Proficiency-Based Physics

Brooke Schmidt, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Eric Hawker, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Academic Pit

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session A-7: Viewing Molecules in 3-D

Maricel Torrent, Abbott Laboratories

Room E121

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Session C-1: Visual Data - Some Options, Some Sources, and Some Questions

James Victory, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A115 - NOTE: This is a 2 hour session

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session C-2: Putting the "e" in Learning

Tracy Miller, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A154 - NOTE: This is a 2 hour session

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session C-3: Dodecahedra in the Classroom

Vince Matsko, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A155 - NOTE: This is a 2 hour session

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session C-4: Crazy Patterns: Why Does it Work This Way

Steven M. Condie Ph.D., Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A150 - NOTE: This is a 2 hour session

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session C-5: Making Sense of the Mole

Deborah Scarano, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Anita White, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room B110 - NOTE: This is a 2 hour session

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session C-6: The Storytelling of Molecular Cell Biology

Sarah O'Leary, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Donald Dosch, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room B156 - NOTE: This is a 2 hour session

9:45 AM - 11:44 AM

10:45 AM

Session B-1: Literary Style: The Final Frontier

Daniel Gleason, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A117

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B-2: Ciencias en Espanol (Content-based Learning) Using Content to Teach and Reinforce Languages Communication Skills

Aracelys Rios, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Maria Atienza-Gabas, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Room A135

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B-3: Student Inquiry & Research Project: Standards-aligned Inquiry-based vs. Conventional Learning

Julie Dowling, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 5-8

Kids Institute

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B-4: Circling Around Trig Functions

Ruth Dover, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

Room A151

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B-5: Student Projects with Alternative Energy

Branson Lawrence, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 7-12

Ac Pit

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B-6: Ideas for Circuits Labs in Your Electricity and Magnetism

Peter Clancy, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Mark Carlson, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 11-12

B133

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Session B-7: Cancer Cells and Apoptosis

Maricel Torrent, Abbott Laboratories
Charles Hutchins, Abbott Laboratories

Grade Level: All

E121

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

1:00 PM

Session D-1: Practical Approaches to Interdisciplinary Teaching

Leah Kind, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

A113

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session D-2: Engaging and Involving Spanish Speaking Parents

Manuel Perez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 5-8

Kids Institute

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session D-3: Social Media in the Classroom

Kirby Mickelson, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: All

A117

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session D-4: CoolHub.IMSA: Collaborative Innovation in Action

Carl Heine, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
James Gerry, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: All

A115

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session D-5: Turning Geometry Students into Mathematicians

Michael Keyton, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 7-12

A148

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session D-6: Green Fluorescent Protein

Jeong Hwang-Choe, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Dave DeVol, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

A206

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session D-7: Think Like a Scientist: Small Changes with Big Impact

Sarah O'Leary, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Susan Styer, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 7-12

B133

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session F-1: Truths and Trials: The Work of Galileo

Robert Kiely, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

Ac Pit NOTE: This is a 2 hour session.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session F-2: Making it Fit

Micah Fogel

Grade Level: 11-12

A155 NOTE: This is a 2 hour session.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session F-4: Cool Observations that lead to Hot Questions

Mary Lou Lipscomb, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Elizabeth Martinez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 5-10

B116 NOTE: This is a 2 hour session.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session F-5: Algebraic Explorations Enhanced by Technology

Donald Porzio, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

A133 NOTE: This is a 2 hour session.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2:00 PM

Session E-1: Maus and Beyond: Teaching Graphic Memoirs

Michael W. Hancock, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

A119

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session E-2: Quinceanera: Building Community Connections Through Learner Opportunities in PBL

Lucinda Dittmer, PBL
Karen Henderson, School District 131
Alicia Gutierrez-Valenzuela, School District 131

Grade Level: 7-8

A119

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session E-3: Grants: When and How to Apply

Julie Christman, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: All

Horwitz

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session E-4: Geometry in Art and Architecture

Julie Dowling, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 5-10

A151

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session E-5: Creativity in Science and Humanities

Ray Urbanski, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: All

Grainger Workshop

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session E-6: Teaching Modern Physics

Peter Dong, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

B110

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Session E-7: Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

Megan Schrementi, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Don Dosch, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Grade Level: 9-12

Lecture Hall

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM