Conference Agenda

Balancing Research and Practice
A Conference of NIE Principal Investigators and Practitioners

March 17 - April 2, 1997

Online discussions

Thursday, April 3, 1997

4:00 - 7:30 PM: Registration [Kings Terrace]

6:30 - 7:30 PM: Reception [Le Bateau]

7:30 - 9:30 PM: Opening Banquet [Kings Garden]

Introductions
- David Farley, Office of the Mayor, City of Pittsburgh (5 minutes)
- Maggie Schmidt, Pittsburgh Board of Education (5 minutes)
- Vijay Singh, University of Pittsburgh (5 minutes)
Conference goals
- Nora Sabelli, National Science Foundation (20 minutes)
Conference organization
- Mario Zinga: Site Visits (10 minutes)
- Robert Carlitz: Breakout Sessions and Plenary Session (10 minutes)

Friday, April 4, 1997

7:30 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast [Ballrooms 3 and 4]

8:15 - 8:30 AM: Buses leave conference hotel

9:00 - 11:30 AM: Site Visits [Assorted Sites]

12:00 - 1:30 PM: Luncheon [Ballrooms 3 and 4]

Barbara Pryor, Office of Senator Rockefeller, "The Role of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in Educational Reform" (20 minutes)

2:00 - 5:00 PM: Breakout Sessions

Assessment and Evaluation [Rivers]

Collaborations [Brigade]

Community Networking [Kings Terrace]

Dissemination and Public Relations [Traders]

Educational Content and Resources [Kings Garden North]

Professional Development [Le Bateau]

Scope and Support; User Policy and Technical Underpinnings [Chartiers]

Sustainability and Institutionalization [Kings Garden South]

6:30 - 7:30 PM: Reception [Le Bateau]

7:30 - 9:30 PM: Dinner [Kings Garden]

Issues of Practice, Pittsburgh Public Schools
- Bernie Manning, Deputy Superintendent
- Alex Matthews, Pittsburgh Board of Education
- Mary Lou Ruttle, Librarian, Carrick High School
- Dana Mackowiak, Senior Carrick High School
Research Objectives, National Science Foundation
- Christopher Dede, REPP program

10:00 - 11:00 PM: New Ideas/New Directions [Brigade]

Saturday, April 5, 1997

7:30 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast [Ballroom 3]

9:00 - noon: Plenary Session [Kings Garden]