Monday, February 24

1:00 PM Welcome
  John Raisian, Director, Hoover Institution
Introduction
  Williamson Evers
1:15 PM Fundamental Issues
  Williamson Evers- From Progressive Education to Discovery Learning
  John R. Anderson- Cognitive Psychology and Instruction
  Bonnie Grossen- Research- Based Educational Reform
3:15 PM Core Subjects
  Jack M. Fletcher- Reading: A Scientific Approach
  Louisa Cook Moats- Language Structure and Teaching Spelling
  Harold Stevenson- Teaching Math
 
5:00 PM Sessions close
 
6:30 PM Reception and Dinner
  Speaker: Jaime Escalante- Stand and Deliver

Tuesday, February 25

9:00 AM State-Level Case Study
  Bill Honig- What Went Wrong in California and How to Fix It
10:15 AM Classroom Practices, Accountability & Efficacy in School Reform
  Maureen DiMarco- Testing
  Connie Jones- Content- Based Curriculum
  Doug Carnine- Ifficacy in Education Reform
11:30 AM Symposium closes

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