Here are the presentations and documents from the CLE conference in June of 2000. The documents are in .pdf format (Acrobat format). If you need help viewing these documents with Acrobat reader, visit the Adobe Site or read the help page at MIT.

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Conference Program

The program for the System Thinking and Dynamic Modeling Conference hosted by the Creative Learning Exchange in June, 2000.

Keynote Address - Forrester

The keynote presentation by Professor Jay W. Forrester. Titled: Insights from Forty Years in System Dynamics

Keynote Address - Richardson

The keynote presentation by George P. Richardson. Titled: Insightful Little Models

There are 44 sessions in total. Below each session number is the title of the session and the speaker. For each session a brief synopsis and any handouts that were used are available in .pdf format.

Session 01

Introduction to Systems Concepts and Tools - Joan Scurran, Julie Guerrero, and Mike Slootmaker, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD
Handouts: Session 01 Handouts

Session 02

Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling - John Heinbokel and Jeff Potash, Trinity College

Session 03

Building a Team's Capacity to Engage in Systemic Conversations - Micah Fierstein, Change Institute

Session 04

Students' Experiences with System Dynamics: Examples from Modeling the Environment - Andy Ford, Washington State University

Session 05

Right on Target! Developing Classroom-Based Observational Assessments - Johnnie McKinley, Instructional Specialist, Seattle Public Schools

Session 06

Teaching Government with System Dynamics - David Wheat, citizen advocate, Wheat Resources Inc.

Session 07

Use of SD as a Tool for Collaboration - Margie Varnadoe, Jan Mons, Mary Jo Davis, and Nell McCullers, Waters Grant Project, Glynn County Schools, Brunswick, GA

Session 08

Building Sustainable Interest in Modelling in the Classroom: The Implications of the S-curve for Hooking New Practitioners in Schools - Gordon Kubanek, Ottawa Carleton District Schools
Handout:Session 08 Handout

Session 09

The Dynamics of Health Education - Judith Lampi, Mentor, The Waters Foundation, Tubman Middle School

Session 10

Designing a Skills Matrix. Integrating Systems Thinking and System Dynamics into a K-8 School - Rob Quaden and Alan Ticotsky, Waters Grant Project, Carlisle Public Schools, Carlisle, MA

Session 11

What was the Impact of the Industrial Revolution on England, and Ultimately, on the Rest of the World? - Michael Bishop, Tubman Middle School, Portland, OR

Session 12

Group Modeling with the Hinesburg School District to Address the Problems of Overcrowding -Will Costello,Waters Grant Project and Chittenden South SD, Burlington, VT

Session 13

What Behaviors Are Desirable in Students Creating System Models? A Step Before Assessment from the Perspective of 9-12 Mathematics - Diana Fisher, Portland Public Schools

Session 14

System Dynamics in the Real World - Jim Lyneis, Sr. Vice-President at Pugh-Roberts Associates/PA Consulting

Session 15

The Impact of Simulation Models as a Tool for Chemical Concept Acquisition - Elina Nasakkala,Helsinki School, Finland

Session 16

"Stealth" Systems Education for Pre/In-Service Teachers at Every University - Len Troncale, Director, Institute for Advanced Systems Studies, California State Polytechnic University

Session 17

SyM Bowl Update: Encouraging and Recognizing Student Proficiency in System Dynamics Modeling - Wayne Wakeland, Portland State University

Session 18

Scientific Method and Sixth Grade Physics - Judy Butler and Jan Mons, Waters Grant Project, Glynn County Schools, Brunswick, GA

Session 19

Stories as a Means of Exploring and Understanding Causality and Other Systemic Thinking Concepts- Linda Booth Sweeney, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Session 20

How the Introduction of Systems Thinking Skills in Middle School Can Impact the Cognitive Development of Adolescents and Modify Their Propensity to Indulge in Risky Behaviors - Joan Engeldinger, M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies

Session 21

Integrating Systems Thinking and STELLA modeling throughout the Mathematics Curriculum - Anne Boswell, Tubman Middle School, Portland OR

Session 22

How We Got Started: A Story of Three Different Approaches
Opening the Door to Systems Thinking at James M Bennett High School - Linda Davis
Starting A System Dynamics Program in Your School for Students in Grades 7 through 12-The CC-STADUS/SUS-TAIN Experience - Ron Zaraza, Scott Guthrie
An Account of a System Dynamics Course Held for K-12 Teachers, High School Students, and Community Members - Paul Newton, master's candidate in system dynamics, and Dr. Larry Smith, University of WI
Handout:Session 22 Handout

Session 23

Using Systems Thinking in School Administration -Davida Fox-Melanson, Eileen Riley, Alan Ticotsky, Waters Grant Project, Carlisle Public Schools, Carlisle, MA

Session 24

Mining for Understanding: A Chemistry Unit -Jennifer Grant Prileson, Mike Slootmaker, Gillian Roehrig, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD

Session 25

Fifth Graders Create the Future - Julie Guerrero, Rebecca Stewart, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD
Handout:Session 25 Handouts

Session 26

System Dynamics and Systems Thinking: the Curriculum Strategies for an Integrated Approach - Gaylen Brannon, Tubman Middle School, Portland, OR

Session 27

Community Dynamics of Moving toward System Thinking: A Dialogue. "Grounding Community Action in System Dynamics" - Roy Aiken, Paul Newton, Larry Smith

Session 28

Play the Systems Way - Tracy Benson, Joan Yates, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD

Session 29

Using Systemic Communication to Improve Problem Solving - Kari Dean, Ron Michalak, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD
Handout:Session 29 Handouts

Session 30

Learning about Systems Thinking and Thinking Systemically about Learning - Janis Dutton, Author, Schools that Learn (A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook)

Session 31

Staff Development in Support of Systems Thinking and Dynamic Modeling Learning - Nan Gill and Heidi Taylor, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD

Session 32

Build a Model with an Expert - Jim and Deb Lyneis

Session 33

Systems Thinking/System Dynamics - The Fourth R? - Mary Jo Davis, Becky Hill, Jan Mons, Clelia Scott, and Eugenia Taylor, Waters Grant Project, Glynn County Schools, Brunswick, GA

Session 34

Celebrating the Writing Metaphor: Accelerating Learning of Systems Thinking by De-Coupling the Learning Curves - Barry Richmond, High Performance Systems

Session 35

Systems Thinkers Needed for Today's Science Research - Linda Grisham, Lesley College, and Raquell Holmes, Boston University

Session 36

Systems Thinking in 5th Grade Social Studies - Scott Suter, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD

Session 37

Developing a School-wide Approach to System Dynamics with Harriet Tubman Middle School Staff and Students - Mary Scheetz, Neomia Kendrix, Marianne Hall, The Waters Foundation, Tubman Middle School, Portland OR

Session 38

Using Systems Tools to Construct Knowledge of Linear Equations - Laura Stepanek and Ron Michalak, Waters Grant project and Catalina Foothills SD

Session 39

Learning to Teach about a Sustainable Future - Jack Byrne, Projects Director, Center for a Sustainable Future

Session 40

Using Systems Concepts and Tools in Counseling and Guidance - Terri Fletcher, Bari Ross, Waters Grant Project and Catalina Foothills SD
Handout:Session 40 Handouts

Session 41

A Look at Change in Fourth Grade - Dick Maki. Larry Weathers, Waters Grant Project and Harvard Public School, Harvard, MA

Session 42

From Classroom Idea to Published Curriculum -Debra Lyneis, Rob Quaden, Carlisle Public Schools

Session 43

Understanding Ways of Knowing/Worldviews/Memes in Moving Systems Thinking throughout Schools and Communities - Randy Schenkat, Winona Council for Quality, Winona, MN

Session 44

A Systems Approach to Education Policy & Administration - David Wheat, citizen advocate, Wheat Resources Inc.