Agenda

Biology Leadership Conference 2018 Agenda


 * Friday, February 23 **

3:00 – 4:00 PM **Registration**, //Sevilla Foyer //

4:00 – 5:00 PM **Orientation for Newcomers,** //Sevilla 1 // Beth Wilbur and Robin Heyden

5:00 - 5:30 PM **Welcome Reception,** //Sevilla Foyer //

5:30 – 6:30 PM **Welcome and Introductions,** //Sevilla 1 //

6:30 PM **Dinner** **at Primo’s**


 * Saturday, February 24 **

7:00 – 8:30 AM **Breakfast,** //Cataluna Room //

8:30 – 10:00 AM **Keynote Address** , //Sevilla 1 // David Schimel, //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">California Institute of Technology ////<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">, ////<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Jet Propulsion Laboratory //
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">The Carbon Cycle and Global Photosynthesis: A New Look at Life on Planet Earth **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10:00 – 10:15 AM Break

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10:15 - 11:00 AM **Applying Big Space Data to the Classroom,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Ruth Buskirk, //University of Texas, Austin//

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">11:00 AM – 12:00 PM **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Workshop: ****<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">21 Strategies to Engage Students, Make Learning Environments Inclusive, and Promote Student Success, **//<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Kimberly Tanner,//San Francisco State University//

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">12:00 – 1:00 PM **Working** **Lunch: 21 Strategies,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Kimberly Tanner,//San Francisco State University//

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1:00 -1:15 PM Break

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1:15 – 2:00 PM **Chance at Birth: Social Positioning and Equity in Higher Education,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Bryan Dewsbury, //University of Rhode Island// <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2:00 – 3:00 PM **2017 Catalytic Grant Program and 2017 Winners,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Graeme Lindbeck, //Valencia College//; Christine Davis, //University of Florida//; Jamie Jensen, //Brigham Young University//; Kimberly Murphy, //Austin Community College//; Cynthia Surmacz, //Bloomsburg University// <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Rebecca Orr, //Collin County Community College//; Ruth Buskirk, //University of Texas, Austin//
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Learning to Study Smart: Building Metacognitive Skills using Evidence-Based Study //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Quantitative Skills and Biological Concepts: Developing Active, Integrated Modules to Improve Students' Statistical Competencies //**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3:00 – 5:00 PM **Free Time**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5:00 – 7:00 PM **Poster Session,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 2 //

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7:00 PM **Dinner**


 * Sunday, February 25 **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7:30 – 8:30 AM **Breakfast**, //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Cataluna Room //

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">8:30 – 9:30 AM **Brief but Spectacular,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Ann Brokaw, //Rocky River High School// <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Ford Lux, //Metropolitan State University//
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Disciplinary Practices in AP Biology: The Preparation, The Handoff, The Future **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Making Accessible Course Materials: Some Thoughts and Experiences on Working with Visually Impaired Students **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9:30 - 10:30 AM **Think/Pair/Share and The Inclusive Classroom Q & A,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Kimberly Tanner and Bryan Dewsbury

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10:30 – 10:45 AM Break

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10:45 – 11:30 AM **Brief but Spectacular,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Michael Black, //California Polytechnic State University// <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Clarissa Dirks//, The Evergreen State College//
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Motivating Student Success: Less Stick and More Carrot **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Teaching Skills to Improve Content Learning: More Carrots Needed **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">11:30 AM – 12:00 PM **Wrap-Up**/**Boxed Lunches to go**

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">12:15 – 1:30 PM **Optional MasteringBiology Workshop,** //<span style="color: #538135; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sevilla 1 // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Josh Frost and Michael Gillespie