Holiday Inn Rosslyn
Arlington, Virginia
March 30 – April 1, 2017
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Thursday, March 30
| 1:00PM – 5:00PM | REGISTRATION AND NAME BADGE PICKUP |
| 4:30PM – 5:00PM | POSTER SESSION SET UP |
| 5:00PM – 6:15PM | POSTER SESSION |
| 6:15PM – 6:30PM | WELCOME AND MEETING GOALS |
| Janet Branchaw, LC Chairperson | |
| 7:00PM – 8:45PM | NETWORKING DINNER |
Friday, March 31
| 7:30AM – 8:30AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND INFORMAL POSTER SESSION |
| 8:30AM – 8:45AM | WELCOME AND MEETING GOALS |
| Janet Branchaw, LC Chairperson | |
| 8:45AM – 9:15AM | WELCOME AND REMARKS |
| Dr. James Olds, Assistant Director for the Directorate for Biological Sciences of the National Science Foundation | |
| 9:15AM – 10:30AM | PLENARY 1 |
| A) “Student Assessment and Evaluation of Undergraduate Research Experiences:” | |
| The Who, The What, and The Why”: | |
| Christine Pribbenow, PhD, LEAD Center Director | |
| Wisconsin Center for Education Research, http://lead.wceruw.org | |
| B) “Developing an Evaluation Framework and Pilot Testing an Electronic Data System”: | |
| Cecilia Speroni, PhD, Senior Researcher | |
| Mathematica Policy Research, www.mathematica-mpr.com | |
| 10:30AM – 10:45AM | AM BREAK |
| 10:45AM – 12:00PM | PLENARY BREAK OUT DISCUSSION 1 |
| (see postings for assignments) | |
| Review the current version of the common assessment tool questions | |
| Provide feedback on scales & questions | |
| 12:00PM – 12:30PM | PLENARY 1 DISCUSSION REPORT OUT |
| 12:30PM – 12:45PM | Biology REU Site Updates and Overview |
| Dr. Sally O’Connor and Dr. Amanda Simcox, Program Directors at National Science Foundation | |
| 12:45PM – 1:30PM | Networking Lunch and Informal Poster Session |
| 1:30PM – 2:30PM | PLENARY 2 |
| Communicating Science and Science Training: | |
| Ian Billick, PhD, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, www.rmbl.org | |
| 2:30PM – 3:45PM | PLENARY 2 – BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS |
| 3:45PM – 4:00PM | PM BREAK – LIGHT SNACKS, BEVERAGES, AND NETWORKING |
| 4:00PM – 5:00PM | PLENARY 2 TALK BREAKOUT DISCUSSION REPORTS |
| (see postings for assignments) | |
| Discuss the plenary talk and how to incorporate what was presented into REU programs | |
| 5:00PM | ADJOURN FOR DAY |
Saturday, April 1
| 7:30AM – 8:30AM | CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & POSTER TAKE DOWN |
| 8:30AM – 9:15AM | BREAKOUT SESSION OF CHOICE |
| Common REU Program Resources | |
| Establishing an International Component to your REU Program | |
| Culturally Responsive Mentoring | |
| Pre- and Post-REU Program Enrichment | |
| Evaluation of REU Student Learning | |
| 9:15AM – 10:00AM | BREAKOUT SESSION OF CHOICE |
| Common REU Program Resources | |
| Best and Cost Effective Practices in REU Program Administration | |
| Culturally Responsive Mentoring | |
| Pre- and Post-REU Program Enrichment | |
| Evaluation of REU Student Learning | |
| 10:00AM – 10:15AM | AM BREAK – BEVERAGES AND LIGHT SNACK |
| 10:15AM – 11:00AM | BREAKOUT SESSION OF CHOICE |
| Common REU Program Resources | |
| Best and Cost Effective Practices in REU Program Administration | |
| Culturally Responsive Mentoring | |
| Best Practices in Implementing Ethics Training | |
| Evaluation of REU Student Learning | |
| 11:00AM – 11:45AM | BREAKOUT SESSION REPORT |
| 11:45AM – 12:00PM | MEETING ADJOURNED |