Updated April 7, 2008

Session Title: Family Engineering Programs Prepare Students & Parents for the Future
Session Leaders:
Joe Maglaty, Merck & Co., Inc. & Foundation for Family Science
Joan Chadde, Michigan Technological University
David Heil, DHA President
Date and Time: Saturday March 29, 2008
Session Description: Why Family Engineering? Overview of a new Family Engineering Program. Activity Sampler and Next Steps.

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Updated October 17, 2007

Please join DHA staff at the Association of Science and Technology Centers' Annual Conference. Sessions will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Session Title: The Value of Vision
Session Leader: David Heil, DHA President
Date and Time: Saturday October 13, 2007 2:15-3:30pm
Session Description: A vision should be more than a catchy phrase - it's an inspirational description of a successful future. Hear from a large and small science center and a science center charter school about how they created strong, forward-looking visions for their organizations and the energy, focus and value these visions provide.

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Session Title: New Voices Inspire the Field
Session Leader: Alice Forbes, DHA Senior Associate
Date and Time: Tuesday October 16, 2007 10:45 am - Noon
Session Description: If you're a young, new science center professional, please join us to describe what you love about science centers, your vision for the future of the science center field, and what the field can do to keep you. If you're a more seasoned professional, please come to reignite your passion and hear what you can do to help grow talent in our field.

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Session Title: How to Develop Stronger and More Fundable Programs Using Outcomes Based Evaluation Tools
Session Leader: Kasey McCracken, DHA Staff Associate & Terry Billie, New York Hall of Science
Date and Time: Tuesday October 16, 2007 10:45 am - Noon
Session Description: Federal agencies and private funders are requesting outcomes-based evaluation tools in proposals. By strengthening this aspect of a program, we improve its chances for funding success. Working in groups, we will create logic models for five programs; learn where and when evaluation tools, such as online and paper surveys and focus groups, can bee used to strengthen and refine a program; and discuss how to raise funds to support the inclusion of evaluators in the development and review of new programs.

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	Recent Presentation: Oregon Science Teachers Association (OSTA) 2007 Conference Posted October 15, 2007 Session Title: The Making of a "Perfect Storm" in U.S. Science Learning & Competitiveness Session Leader: David Heil, President, David Heil & Associates, Inc. Date and Location: October 12, 2007, OSTA Annual Conference, Portland, OR Brief Session Description: Examined current trends in U.S. science learning and their effect on economy, culture, and education. Considered ways in which U.S. science learning can more effectively reach and engage students. Click here to view presentation slides top     Recent Presentation: Visitor Studies Association Annual Conference Posted July 25, 2007 Session Title: Applying the Evaluation Association's Guiding Principles for Evaluators to Work with Diverse Communities Session Leader: Kasey McCracken, DHA Staff Associate Date and Location: July 20, 2007, 20th VSA Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Brief Session Description: In this session, best practices for conducting research and evaluation with underrepresented communities were examined in relation to the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Guiding Principles for Evaluators. Examples from a recent evaluation involving Native American communities were considered in this presentation. Click here for full abstract Click here to view presentation slides top
	“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” Carl Sagan “Questions are the creative acts of intelligence.” Frank Kingdom “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” Poor Richard’s Almanac “Science, knowledge of things that are possible present and past; prescience, knowledge of the things that may come to pass.” Leonardo da Vinci “Water is the great driver of nature.” Leonardo da Vinci “You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” Galileo “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” Sir Winston Churchill