The Center for Children's Literature and Culture at the University of Florida, The France-Florida Research Institute, Florida Museum of Natural History, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida with the support of the Alachua County Library District, The Howe Society and the The Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature present:
Transforming Encounters II: Children and Science, Imagination and Inquiry
A colloquium to explore a range of innovative approaches, new and traditional, historical and contemporary, for bringing science into children's lives.
Date: February 18-19, 2005
Location: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Free and Open to the Public. Seating is Limited--Register Early.
Friday, February 18, 2005 |
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Location: Reitz Union, Room 282
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Coffee and Registration-Room 282 |
9:30 |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Neil Sullivan, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University
of Florida John Cech, Professor and Director, Center for Children’s Literature and Culture, University of Florida |
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Historical Overview of Children's Science Books and Science Education Rita Smith, Curator, The Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, University of Florida John Cech, Professor and Director, Center for Children’s Literature and Culture, University of Florida |
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| 11:30 |
Science and Video Games Laurie Taylor & Cathlena Martin, Graduate Students, Department of English, University of Florida |
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12:00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
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La Main à la Pâte ("The Hand in the Dough"), an innovative science program in France, initiated by the Nobel Laureate in physics, Georges Charpak and L'Académie des sciences. Marie Vannouque-Digne, Chief of Services for the Cultural Attachee
at the French Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
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| 2:30 | Coffee Break | |
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The Explanatoids Project-University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie
Mellon University, a unique approach for bringing science information
into public spaces. Kevin Crowley, Associate Professor of Education and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh Kristen Hughes, Assitant Professor, School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University Betsy DiSalvo, Project Manager, Explanatoids |
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Location: Florida Natural History Museum
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Hors d'oeuveres Welcome and introduction to the Florida Museum of Natural History Betty Dunckel, Program Director/Associate Scientist, Informal Science Education & Outreach, Florida Museum of Natural History Shari Ellis, Project Director of MESS, Florida Museum of Natural History |
6:00 | Tour of Butterfly Rainforest |
Saturday, February 19, 2005 |
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Location: Alachua County Library District-Main Headquarters,
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| 9:15 | Coffee & Muffins | |
| 9:30 | Vicki Cobb, dynamic lecturer and author
of numerous science books for young children, including I Face the
Wind, the American Library Association's 2004 Robert F. Sibert Honor. |
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| 11:00 |
Roundtable Discussion with Respondents, Convener, Kenneth Kidd Betty Dunckel, Program Director/Associate Scientist, Informal Science Education & Outreach, Florida Museum of Natural History Kenneth Kidd, Associate Professor of English and the Associate Director of the Center for Children's Literature and Culture Mary Jo Koroly, Associate Scientist, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Director of the University of Florida Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (UF CPET) Linda Leonard Lamme, Professor of Education, University of Florida Roseanne Russo, Manager of Youth Services, Alachua County Library District Martin Vala, Professor of Chemistry, University of Florida Question and Answer Speakers, Respondents and Audience |
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