American History Teachers' Collaborative Summer Institute: Illinois History

American History Teachers' Collaborative
Summer Institute

The History of Scientific Innovation and Computing in the United States

Monday, July 23, 2012

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30	Welcome and introductions
8:30 – 9:30	Keynote by Dr. Ainissa Ramirez, Cultivating Innovation
9:30 – 10:15	Question and Answer session with Dr. Ainissa Ramirez
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:15	Breakout session 1: - Discussion session with Dr. Ramirez - Discussion session with Dr. John Rogers
11:15 - 12:00	Lunch
12:00 - 12:45	Breakout session 2: Switch groups
12:45 - 1:00	Discussion of assignment expectations
1:00 - 1:15	Break
1:15 - 2:00	Mini-session 1 - Choose from one of the following: - Time in the computer lab to take the 2012 AHTC Teacher Pre-Test - Assignment Q & A for teachers new to the AHTC - Documentary film clip from, PBS NOVA - Making Stuff
2:00 - 2:15	Break
2:15 - 3:00	Mini-session 2 - Choose from one of the following: - Time in the computer lab to take the 2012 AHTC Teacher Pre-Test - Time in the computer lab to explore web resources - Documentary film clip from, PBS NOVA - Making Stuff
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:00	Mini-session 3 - Choose from one of the following: - Time in the computer lab to explore web resources - Documentary film clip from, PBS NOVA - Making Stuff - Documentary film clip from, The History Channel- Modern Marvels: Engineering Disasters
4:00 - 4:15	Closing remarks and evaluations

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Agenda

8:00 - 8:15	Welcome and introductions
8:15 – 10:15	Keynote by Dr. Vernon Burton, Cyberstructure and the Humanities
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:15	Breakout session 1 - Choose from one of the following: - Discussion session with Dr. Burton - Time to explore primary sources
11:15 - 11:20	Break
11:20 - 12:05	Breakout session 2: Switch groups
12:05 - 1:35	Lunch on your own
1:40 - 2:30	Science and Innovation tours on the UIUC Campus: - NCSA Visualization Room - Beckman Institute - UIUC Engineering Quad - Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory - Aerodynamics Laboratory
2:30 - 3:00	Regroup and transition to the next location
3:00 - 3:45	Science and Innovation tours on the UIUC Campus: - NCSA Visualization Room - Beckman Institute - UIUC Engineering Quad - Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory - Aerodynamics Laboratory
3:45 - 4:00	Closing remarks and evaluations

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Agenda

8:00 - 8:30	Welcome and introductions
8:30 – 10:30	Keynote by Dr. Roger Launius, Space: Journeying Toward the Future
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:30	Breakout session 1 - Choose from one of the following: - Discussion session with Dr. Launius - Bringing STEM Into Your Classroom with Tina Lehr - Documentary film clip from Spider: From the Earth to the Moon
11:30 - 11:45	Break
11:45 - 12:30	Breakout session 2 - Choose from one of the following: - Discussion session with Dr. Launius - Bringing STEM Into Your Classroom with Tina Lehr - Documentary film clip from Spider: From the Earth to the Moon
12:30 - 1:15	Lunch
1:15 - 2:15	Keynote by Mr. David Leake, Seeing the Light: Amateur Contributions to Astronomy
2:15 - 3:00	Breakout session 3 - Choose from one of the following: - Discussion session with Dave Leake - The Hubble Telescope: Cost vs. Reward with Kyle Sondgeroth - The Impacts of US Innovations and Inventions with Tina (Gersdorf) Whobrey
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:00	Breakout session 4 - Choose from one of the following: - Discussion session with Dave Leake - The Hubble Telescope: Cost vs. Reward with Kyle Sondgeroth - The Impacts of US Innovations and Inventions with Tina (Gersdorf) Whobrey
4:00 - 4:15	Closing remarks and evaluations

Thursday, July 26, 2012
Agenda

8:00 - 8:30	Welcome and introductions
8:30 – 9:15	Keynote by Dr. Jim Barrett, Labor and Innovation: Frederick Winslow Taylor and Scientific Management
9:15 - 9:30	Group picture
9:30 - 10:15	Breakout session 1 - Choose from one of the following: - History Being Made: The Nanotechnology Revolution with Joe Muskin - History of Drones: Yesterday's Science Fiction, Today's Robotic Helper with Matthew Schroyer
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:15	Breakout session 2: Switch groups
11:15 - 12:35	Lunch on your own
12:45 - 1:30	Science and Innovation tours on the UIUC Campus: - NCSA Machine Room - Beckman Institute - UIUC Engineering Quad - Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory - Aerodynamics Laboratory
1:30 - 2:00	Regroup and transition to the next location
2:00 - 2:45	Science and Innovation tours on the UIUC Campus: - Beckman Institute - UIUC Engineering Quad - Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory - Aerodynamics Laboratory
2:45 - 3:00	Closing remarks and evaluations

Friday, July 27 , 2012
Agenda

8:00 - 8:15	Welcome and introductions
8:15 - 9:30	Keynote by Dr. Robert Kiely, The Scientific Republic: Science, Government, and Power in American History
9:30 - 9:45	Break
9:45 - 10:30	Breakout session 1 - Choose from one of the following: - Discussion session with Dr. Kiely - Book talk with Krista Ruud
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:30	Breakout session 2: Switch groups
11:30 - 11:45	Break
11:45 - 12:30	Film discussion with Chuck Koplinski, Part I
12:30 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 1:30	Film discussion with Chuck Koplinski, Part II
1:30 - 1:45	Announcements, closing remarks, and evaluations
1:45 - 4:00	Time to work on assignments