Start Putting the Pieces Together
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort Snowbird, Utah
July 15 - 28, 2001

Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) announces its second annual Summer Institute, held during the last two weeks of July. Planned by a cadre of national leaders in undergraduate SME&T education, in collaboration with a wide range of disciplinary societies and educational associations, this institute is intended as a venue for all stakeholders in (SME&T) education and to set an agenda for collective action. Sixteen 3-day workshops, each relating to the overall theme of its series, will be held over the course of the two week event.

PKAL 2001 Summer Institute Announcement (3/14)

PKAL 2001 Summer Institute Announcement (2/6)

Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort/Eric Schramm


This project was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.

Summer Institute Registration Alert!!!

Registration Deadline: The registration deadline has been extended. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the remaining space is filled.

Welcome...

The 2001 Summer Institute is a unique opportunity for time with colleagues within and beyond your institution, discipline, and academic niche:

To learn about emerging best practices in reforming undergraduate programs in mathematics and the various fields of science.

at the level of individual courses and labs

at the departmental and programmatic level

at the institutional level

 

To develop a plan for adapting, scaling-up, and institutionalizing reforms

at the local level

within regional consortia

within national associations

 

To gain access to resources essential to implementing a plan

experts in the field

materials about exemplary programs

ideas and insights about the process of reform

 

To reflect and to gain inspiration, in a retreat-like setting, about the why and the how of reforming undergraduate SME&T programs.

Each of the workshops will:

address an aspect of the overall series theme in plenary and breakout sessions

be planned by task forces representing national organizations and PKAL leadership, including PKAL Faculty for the 21st Century members

include field trips and opportunities to talk informally with other attendees, including recognized academic and scientific leaders.

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