2021 ITEST PI Virtual Conference Agenda | STELAR - STEM Learning and Research Center

Wednesday, Sept 22 (Day 1)

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Start	Description
12:00	Welcome and Opening Speakers Featuring STELAR Principal Investigator Sarita Pillai NSF Program Officer Alicia Santiago NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan NSF Chief Operating Officer Karen Marrongelle White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Advisor for Artificial Intelligence Justin Lynch
12:19	Call to Action ITEST Program Director Wu He
12:45	ITEST Project Presentations: Pillar 1 Innovative Use of Technology and learning experiences in the service of broadening participation Victor Minces, University of California at San Diego Suren Jayasuriya, Arizona State University Colby Tofel-Grehl, Utah State University
1:05	Panel Session Discussion with presenters from Pillar 1 moderated by: Sarita Pillai, STELAR Julie Johnson, NSF
1:35	Breakout Sessions Round 1: Pillar #1 - Reconsiderando the Innovative use of technology and learning experiences in service of broadening participation
2:10	Break/Networking
2:35	ITEST Project Presentations: Pillar 2 STEM Workforce Development in service of broadening participation Mark Weckel, American Museum of Natural History Theodore Chao, Ohio State University Akos Ledeczi, Vanderbilt University
2:55	Panel Session Discussion with presenters from Pillar 2 moderated by: Bob Russell, NSF Toni Dancstep, NSF
3:20	Breakout Sessions Round 2 Round 2: Pillar 2 - Reconsiderando STEM Workforce Development in service of broadening participation
3:50	Day 1 Reflection & Preparation for Day 2
4:00	Networking

Thursday, Sept 23 (Day 2)

Start	Description
12:00	Welcome to Day 2 Joyce Malyn-Smith, STELAR Chia Shen, NSF
12:15	NSF Day 2 Speakers Featuring remarks from Sylvia M. Butterfield, Deputy Assistant Director of Education and Human Resources Directorate
12:30	ITEST Project Presentations: Pillar 3 Strategies for developing strategic partnerships in service of broadening participation Jason Engerman, East Stroudsburg University Mike Barnett, Boston College Jennifer Maeng, University of Virginia
12:50	Panel Session Discussion with presenters from Pillar 3 moderated by: Joan Walker, NSF Leilah Lyons, NSF
1:20	Breakout Sessions Round 3: Pillar 3 - Reconsiderando Strategies for developing strategic partnerships in service of broadening participation
1:50	Break/Networking
2:20	Quantum Information Science and Engineering & AI Education in ITEST Joyce Malyn Smith, STELAR Emily Edwards, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tomasz Durakiewicz, NSF Chia Shen, NSF Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida Kristy Boyer, University of Florida Irene Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3:00	Breakout Session - Participant's Choice Selections to include Exploring the Quantum Revolution, AI in ITEST, Culturally Relevant Curriculum, Developing Inclusive Partnerships, or topics suggested by participants.
3:35	Plenary Feedback Session
4:00	Networking

Friday, Sept 24 (Day 3)

Start	Description
12:00	Day 3 Welcome Sarita Pillai, STELAR Alicia Santiago, NSF
12:20	Day 3 Topic Selection
12:40	Breakout Sessions
2:00	Break/Networking
2:30	NSF Town Hall Evan Heit, Acting Deputy Assistant Director of the Directorate for Education & Human Resources Elizabeth VanderPutten, Acting Division Director of the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings NSF Q&A
3:45	Closing Remarks with Sarita Pillai
4:00	Meetings with NSF Program Officers