NOVA Training
 March 19-22, 2000
at Hampton University
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IMPORTANT NOTE from Mike Freeman:

Please let the participants know that it is important that they arrive prior to 6:30 pm Sunday. The first night activities are an important part of the workshop and should not be treated as optional. The initial bonding of the workshop participants and the NOVA Team occurs at that time. A critically important part of our success with NOVA is the bonding between participants and the NOVA Team.
The following arrangements are available for the March 19-22, 2000 NOVA training at Hampton University. Partners for the following NRTS are invited to bring teams of 3 faculty to the training (MSU, ECSU and CCNY NRTS). Teams should consist of at least one faculty from science and one from education. Contact your NRTS office for travel assistance information.
Airport Information

Two airports serve this area. Both are about a 20 minute drive from the Hampton Campus. Please make your individual airplane reservations. You should schedule to arrive on Sunday evening or early Monday morning. Sessions will start about 9am on Monday morning.

Norfolk Airport
Newport News - Williamsburg International Airport
Hotel Information

A block of 50 rooms under the code word "NOVA" has been reserved for NOVA workshop attendees until March 1 at the Radisson. The hotel is located at 700 Settlers Landing Road in Hampton, VA 23669.

Be sure to indicate that you are part of the NOVA group. This block of rooms will be held until March 1, 2000.

Government rates $59 for a single, $69 for a double. Reserved 19th-22. Participants can eat breakfast at the hotel and/or I will have a continental style breakfast at the workshop Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Make your reservations now. Participants will pay for their own rooms or the individual NRTS can arrange to pay.

With regards to the NOVA workshop at HU you can call the Radisson at 1-800-333-3333 to make hotel reservations or (757)-727-9700.
Local Transportation

The Radisson may handle this but if not Hampton University has vans and buses to transport from hotel to the HU campus. The Radisson Hotel provides transportation from the airport to the hotel. Shuttle is required for pickup. Shuttle schedules from 8:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. 72 hours notice is required. Call (757)-727-9700.
Breakfast

Continental breakfast will be available on Monday and Tuesday at the Harvey Library (Hampton University Campus)where we meet at 8:30AM (the library doesn't open until then)

Participants can buy a full breakfast at the Radisson before coming over if they choose. They serve a very nice and inexpensive breakfast buffet. The participants would pay for this.
Lunch

The participants can eat at Holly Tree Inn (the Hampton University campus faculty dinning room) or Burger King (across the street from HU campus). Participants will pay individually for lunches on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Dinners

NOVA participants will have a special menu Sunday night at the Radisson restrauant at our expense. Dinner will be at 6 PM. Buffet dinners will be arranged for Monday and Tuesday night, at the Radisson Hotel. ECSU/HU will pay for all dinners on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Sunday - buffet dinner at the Radisson 7PM, cash bar Monday- buffet dinner at the Radisson 6:30PM, cash bar Tuesday - served dinner in a special room 7PM-9PM Dr. Dianne Robinson (drobinso@pilot.infi.net) will need participants to give me their choice for an entree on Sunday. Email your selection directly to her.

a. beef b. chicken c. fish
Registration

Sunday night participants begin registering and picking up materials in the lobby of the Radisson at 6PM. Registration materials will also be available Monday morning in the Harvey Library where the workshop will be held.
Tours

On Sunday we will visit the Virginia Air and Space Museum. The IMAX theater will be a part of the Museum tour. IMAX starts at 7:30pm. Let us know if you will be arriving in time for dinner and the museum on Sunday so that tickets can be purchased in advance.

A tour of the NASA Langley Research Facilty is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. The Hampton bus will transport participants.
Workshop Location All NOVA sessions will be held in the Harvey Library on the campus of Hampton University.
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Workshop Description

NOVA was created to develop and disseminate a national framework for enhancing science, mathematics and technology literacy for preservice teachers in the 21st century. The lead institutions of the NOVA consortium, consisting of University of Alabama, Fayetteville State University, University of Idaho and a network of fifty other members institutions, are working to produce enhanced scientific literacy for preservice teachers.

Elizabeth City State University Network Resources and Training Site will host a NOVA workshop on the campus of Hampton University. Minority university partners of the NRTS at ECSU, South Carolina State University, Morgan State University and City College of New York are invited to bring teams of faculty to the workshop.

An interdisciplinary team must consist of faculty from two or more departments or disciplines who demonstrate a willingness and ability to work together. One team member must be from the College of Education. Examples of interdisciplinary teams might be team members from the College of Education and either the College of Science or the College of Engineering. Another example of teaming might include mathematics or science faculty from a community college collaborating with a faculty member in the College of Education at a nearby university. A third member from the university or college administration is strongly recommended.

The workshop topics include:
  • Demonstration of an undergraduate science and mathematics course framework,
  • Examples of successful course models,
  • A mentoring support system for faculty wishing to implement new courses or
  • modify existing courses at their universities.
The framework uses interactive learning and integrates science, mathematics and technology as a means of developing a new paradigm for educating preservice teachers.

NOVA invites the participation of science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and education faculty who are concerned with how universities prepare new teachers. Using the NASA mission, facilities, and resources, NOVA will provide faculty with enhanced knowledge and skills to implement change in university courses.

Once a university team has successfully completed this workshop, it will be eligible to submit a proposal to develop and implement a course for preservice teachers. This course must address national standards and benchmark guidelines for precollege teachers and must integrate math, science, and technology.


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