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 ENWS Three Workshop
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ENWS IV
Exceptional Space Science Materials for Exceptional Students (ENWS) IV: Southeast and Northwest Collaboration
July 18 - 22, 2004
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
Pacific Science Center - Seattle, WA
Workshop Description
The 4 th annual Exceptional Needs workshop brought educators from the SERCH region together with educators from the S2N2 region. This collaborative effort allowed for a greater and broader reach across the nation. We had a solid representation from all 4 Forums and a dynamic group of guest speakers. New participants will become part of the Exceptional Needs Working Group and serve as reviewers/beta-testers for OSS educational products.
Workshop Agenda
 
Sunday, July 18
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Registration and Barbeque
Monday, July 19
8:00AM - 8:30AM
Welcome: Dr. Julie Lutz [Director, Space Science Network Northwest (S2N2) Broker/Facilitator] & Dr. Cassandra Runyon [Director, Southeast Regional Clearinghouse (SERCH) Broker/Facilitator].
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Overview of Workshop and Simulations: Dr. Cassandra Runyon (Director, SERCH), Ms. Kathryn Guimond (Program Manager/Education Specialist, SERCH) & Ms. Gail Henrich (Coordinator, Visually Impaired Assistive Technology Outreach Program).
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Guest Speaker "Evolution of a Person with an AAC Device": Mr. Scott Palm, Ambassador, Prentke Romich Company, Everett, WA.
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Guest Speaker "The Winning Equation: Access + Attitude = Success": Ms. Sara L. Lopez, Student Program Manager, DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology), University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Educators' Perspective "Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Community in a Science Museum": Ms. Jobi Cook, Director of Education, Imagination Station Science Museum, Wilson, NC.
11:30AM - 12:15PM
Educators' Perspective "Meeting the Needs of a Diverse Community in the Classroom ": Dr. Cliff Cockerham, 7 th Grade Science Teacher, Nashville, TN.
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Sun-Earth Connection (SEC) "Solar Cookie": Ms. Carolyn Ng, Assistant Manager, Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (East Coast), Greenbelt, MD.
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Break
2:15PM - 4:15PM
Sun-Earth Connection (SEC) "The Radio Jove Project: Radio Astronomy Ecuation for Exceptional Students": Dr. James Theiman, Director, Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (East Coast), Greenbelt, MD & Dr. Chuck Higgins, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
4:15PM - 4:30PM
Break
4:30PM - 5:15PM
Sun-Earth Connection (SEC) "The Radio Jove Project: Radio Astronomy Ecuation for Exceptional Students": Product Discussion.
5:15PM - 5:30PM
Evaluation and adjourn.
Tuesday, July 20
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems (ASO) "Active Astronomy": Ms. Vivian Hoette, Education Outreach Coordinator, The University of Chicago Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, WI & Dr. Dana Backman, SOFIA Education/Public Outreach Lead, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems (ASO) "Active Astronomy": Product Discussion.
10:45AM - 11:00AM
Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Guest Speaker "NASA Accessible Tools for Science and Math": Dr. Robert Shelton, NASA Learning Technologies Regional Center Project Manager, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Guest Speacker "Is Your Website Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities?": Dr. Bob Perkins, Associate Professor, School of Education, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Networking Activity
3:00PM - 9:00PM
Pacific Science Center
Wednesday, July 21
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Structure and Evolution of the Universe (SEU) "Modeling the Universe": Ms. Mary Dussault, Education Manager, NASA-Smithsonian Education Forum on the Structure and Evolution of the Universe, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Structure and Evolution of the Universe (SEU) "Modeling the Universe": Product Discussion
10:45AM - 11:00AM
Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Guest Speaker "The Importance of Modeling: Educational Experience from a 'Regular' Teacher in an 'Irregular' World": Dr. David Hurd, Professor/Planetarium Director, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Networking Activity
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Break
2:15PM - 4:15PM
Solar System Exploration (SSE) "Solar System Exploration for All": Ms. Debby Jacobson, Solar System Educator, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Lynwood, WA and Ms. Adair Teller, Solar System Educator, JPL, Los Angeles, CA.
4:15PM - 5:00PM
Solar System Exploration (SSE) "Solar System Exploration for All": Product Discussion.
5:00PM - 5:15PM
Evaluation and adjourn
Thursday, July 22 9:00AM - 12:00PM
AM: Wrap-up, closing thoughts and future plans/goals

Workshop Attendees
   
Gina Applebee
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Ginacofc@hotmail.com
David Liddle
Grandview Middle School
dliddle@grandview.wednet.edu
Dana Backman
SOFIE
dbackman@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Sara Lopez
DO-IT University of Washington
lopezsl@u.washington.edu
Bernhard Beck-Winchatz
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
bbeckwin@depaul.edu
Julie Lutz
University of Washington
nasaerc@u.washington.edu
Lisa Carney
Hoquiam School District/ Central Elementary
ljcarney@willapabay.org
John Matelock
Edinboro University of Penna.
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
matelock@edinboro.edu
Cathy Clemens
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
cclemens@mos.org
Jennifer McAvoy-Anteau
West Anchorage High School
mcavoy-anteau_jenny@asdk12.org
Cliff Cockerham
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville, Tennessee
cc149@cornell.edu
Carolyn Ng
NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
carolyn.ng@gsfc.nasa.gov
Jobi Cook
Imagination Station Science Museum
Wilson, North Carolina
jbcook@imaginescience.org
Carol A Olney
Whitesides Elementary
Charleston, South Carolina
rickandcarolo@sc.rr.com
Valorie Curtis
Friday Harbor Middle School
vcurtis@sjisd.wednet.edu
Rick Olney
Hunley Park Elementary/SNRG
Charleston, South Carolina
FOlney@ss.rr.com
Mary Dussault
NASA-Smithsonian SEU Forum
mdussault@cfa.harvard.edu
Scott Palm
Prentke Romich Company
scott_palm01@hotmail.com
Karen Ginoza
Royal School
ginozak@aol.com
Bob Perkins
College of Charleston
perkinsr@cofc.edu
Noreen Grice
You Can Do Astronomy
ngrice5456@aol.com
Don Pierce
Jessieville Middle School
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
bobandnancy@cox-internet.com
Kathryn Guimond
NASA OSS Broker/Facililator - SERCH
serch@cofc.edu
Darlette Powell
Space Science Network Northwest
s2n2@u.washington.edu
Lisa Hansen
CHIPPEWA FALLS MIddle School
hansenla@chipfalls.k12.wi.us
William Ramirez
Sierra Heights Elementary - Renton School District
mouse_keteer@msn.com
Nancy Hendrix
Jessieville Middle School
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
bobandnancy@cox-internet.com
Carole Lynn Rest
Space Telescope Science Institute
Baltimore, Maryland
crest@stsci.edu
Gail Sevcik Henrich
Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disa
Chesapeake, Virginia
gailbraille@cox.net
Brenda Roughton
James Island Elementary School
brenda_roughton@ccsdschools.com
Chuck Higgins
Middle Tennessee State University
chiggins@mtsu.edu
Cassandra Runyon
NASA OSS Broker/Facililator - SERCH
cass@cofc.edu
Terry Hodgson
Learning Technologies Project
terry.r.hodgson1@jsc.nasa.gov
Marie Scott
Chapman
mscott@sheridan.k12.or.us
Vivian Hoette
Univ. of Chicago Yerkes Observatory
vhoette@yerkes.uchicago.edu
Robert Shelton
NASA Johnson Space Center
robert.o.shelton@nasa.gov
David W. Hurd
Edinboro University of Pennsylania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
dhurd@edinboro.edu
Amy R. Smith
Oxford School District
Oxford, Mississippi
amysmith281@hotmail.com
Debby Jacobson
Meadowdale Middle School
dsalter@cmc.net
Adair Teller
Bellflower Unified School District
adairt@earthlink.net
Dorian Wood Janney
Forest Oak Middle School / SNRG
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Dorian_Janney@fc.mcps.k12.md.us
James Theiman
NASA/GSFC
thieman@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
Darlene Jones
Imagination Station Science Museum
djones@imaginescience.org
George Tuthill
Montana State University
tuthill@physics.montana.edu
Starr Jordan
Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math
jordank@cofc.edu
Jessica Van Son
Cascade Middle School
jmvscat@hotmail.com
Karen Kennell
Space Science Network Northwest
nasa@u.washington.edu
Nan Vollette
Home Educator Specialist
vollette@cox.net
Nick Kulton
ERC for NASA LaRC/VASC
nkoltun@vasc.org
Michele Wistisen
Natrona County School District #1
mwist@trib.com
Kelli Landes
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
klandes@adlernet.org
Nancy Wootten
Water Valley High School
Water Valley, Mississippi
nancewootten@hotmail.com
  Rachel Zimmerman Brachman
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Rachel.Zimmerman-Brachman@jpl.nasa.gov
         
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