At Stephen F. Austin State University, March 6-7, 2002

Wednesday Evening, March 6, 2002, Fredonia Hotel, Banita Room

7:00-8:30 pm	Welcome and Dinner - Conference Planning Committee and Tom Atchison, Dean, College of Sciences and Mathematics at SFA
8:30-9:00 pm	Plenary Speaker: Jack Hehn, Director of Education Division, AIP "The Role of Undergraduate Physics Departments in Teacher Preparation"
9:00-10:00 pm	Breakout Groups A1: "Why Is Physics Needed in the K-12 Curriculum?" Charge by John Layman, University of Maryland

Thursday Morning, March 7, 2002, Miller Science (334)

7:00-7:30 am	Continental Breakfast - Miller Science (334)
7:30-8:15 am	Reports from Breakout Groups A1
8:20-8:50 am	Plenary Speaker: Karen Johnston, North Carolina State University, "What Can Be Done and What Is Being Done?"
8:50-9:00 am	Charge to Breakout Groups B1 & B2: E. Leonard Jossem, Ohio State University
9:00-9:45 am	Breakout Groups B1: "What Should K-12 Teachers Be Prepared To Do?" Miller Science (318, 321, 323, 326, 330, 333, 334)
9:45-10:00 am	Break - Miller Science (334)
10:00-10:45 am	Breakout Groups B2: "What Can College Physics Departments Do To Help K-12 Teachers Get This Training?” Miller Science (318, 321, 323, 326, 330, 333, 334)
10:50-11:50 am	General Assembly: Reports from B1 and B2 - Miller Science (334)
11:50-Noon	Charge to Breakout Groups C1: Bernard V. Khoury, Executive Officer, American Association of Physics Teachers
12:00-1:30 pm	Lunch - West Side Kennedy Auditorium

Thursday Afternoon

1:30-2:30 pm	Breakout Groups C1: "What Can We as a Community of Physicists Do To Recruit and Retain Teachers?" Miller Science (318, 321, 323, 326, 330, 333, 334)
2:30-2:50 pm	Break - Miller Science (334)
2:50-4:30 pm	General Assembly: "Defining a Community Plan" Facilitator: James Stith, Director, Physics Resource Center, AIP - Miller Science (334)
4:30-5:00 pm	Plenary Speaker: Robert Beck Clark, Brigham Young University, "Putting Our Plans into Action"
5:00-5:10 pm	Closing Remarks