F21 National Assembly
Sunday, October 8- 2006 PKAL F21 National Assembly
October 8, 2006
OVERVIEW
In our ‘flat world,’ leaders are being challenged to “rise above the gathering storm,” to work toward a ‘nation of innovators,’ and a ‘nation of learners.’ Given conversations about current collegial connections during the past two days of this assembly, discussions on this final day focus on the future, on the grand challenges facing leaders in undergraduate STEM, and of our individual and collective roles in shaping that future.
VISION
There will be an emerging consensus within the PKAL F21 network about what Project Kaleidoscope is to be about in the coming decade, given PKAL’s persisting mission, vision of what works, and community of experienced and committed agents of change.
GOAL
Individual assembly participants understand the potential continuing contribution of the PKAL community to serve the national good, and appreciate his or her opportunities for leadership through PKAL in the ongoing and unfinished national effort to transform the STEM learning environment for all students in our country.
STRATEGIES
An examination and discussion of how the expertise and experience of the PKAL community can focus more directly on issues relating to:
- interdisciplinary undergraduate STEM education
- building more effective PKAL connections to community/two-year colleges, research universities, and minority-serving institutions
- new and changing roles for STEM faculty in undergraduate settings
- engaging the STEM community in preparing K-12 teachers.
ACTIVITIES
Time for discussions in small groups and plenary sessions about the particular “grand challenges in undergraduate STEM education” identified by the National Steering Committee as potential next steps for PKAL.
Logistics
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F21 Assembly Registration Form
Deadline: September 13, 2006 -
Sunday Draft Agenda
October 6 - 8, 2006