FIRST ANNUAL FEDERAL FOCUS ED-MENTOR SYMPOSIUM

Georgetown University Conference Center
Washington, DC

September 27, 1999

8:00-8:45
Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00
Opening
Jim Black, D.D.S.
Symposium Consultant
Washington, DC

9:00-9:40
MentorNet: Creating and Sustaining a Large-Scale National Electronic Mentoring Program
Carol Muller, PhD
Executive Director, MentorNet
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

9:40-9:55
Break

10:00-10:40
Keynote Speaker
Miley Gonzalez, PhD
Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

10:40-11:20
The Electronic Emissary: Facilitated, Curriculum-Based K-12 Telementoring
Judi Harris, PhD
Associate Professor/Program Director
University of Texas
Austin, TX

11:20-11:50
Internet-based Services of the Department of Education
Kirk Winters
Policy Analyst
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC

11:50-12:00
Break

12:00-1:00
Lunch

1:00-1:40
White House Technology Initiatives

Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
Henry C. Kelly, PhD
Assistant Director for Technology
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
The White House
Washington, DC

1:40-1:50
Break

1:50-2:30
Telecommunications and Information
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, PhD
Associate Administrator
Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC

2:30-3:10
Mentoring in the Open: Encountering Developmental Challenges in Telementoring
Kevin O'Neill, PhD
Research Associate
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

3:10-3:45
Virtual Science Mentor Program Development and Status
Brandt Secosh
Education Technology Specialist
Raytheon ITSS/Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL

3:45-3:55
Break

3:55-4:40
The Virtual Reference Desk: Building a Network of Expertise for K-12 Education
Abby Kasowitz, M.S., M.L.S.
Coordinator, Virtual Reference Desk
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

4:40-5:00
Factors Which Lead to Successful Telementoring and the Real Power as a Paradigm Shift for Students
David Neils
Director, International Mentor Center
Fort Collins, CO

5:00
Evaluations/Adjournment