Just Walk Away, René: Cultural Issues in Broadening Participation in Mathematics Phil Kutzko, University of Iowa Thursday, April 4 4-5pm in JWB 335 (refreshments at 3:30 in JWB common room) This presentation is hosted by the Department of Mathematics Science, as we know it today, developed in a particular time and place for reasons that […]
Read MoreExploring a Content-Focused Approach to Describing and Improving Instructional Quality in Mathematics Erica Litke, University of Delaware Friday, March 29 4:30-5:30 SAEC 1151 Research examining teaching quality in mathematics has evolved from a focus on general pedagogical aspects to one that considers mathematics-specific teaching practices. This research has developed our understanding of quality mathematics instruction broadly speaking and has guided improvement […]
Read MoreDr. Cassandra Volpe Horii, Founding Director of the Caltech Center for Teaching, Learning & Outreach will present an Atmospheric Sciences seminar: Wednesday, February 13 3:15pm 110 INSCC Over the past decade, individual research efforts on university STEM education in a variety of science disciplines have begun to coalesce into a clear and coherent set of big […]
Read MoreThe College of Science and the Center for Science & Mathematics Education are pleased to host two guest speakers who will discuss national models for undergraduate research programs: Monday, 12/3 Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program Edward Coyle, VIP Director and John B. Peatman Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute […]
Read MoreDr. Ford will speak on “Conquering the Imposter Syndrome” at the Crocker Science Center, Room 208, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. A reception will follow. The event is free, no tickets are required, and seating will occur on a first-come basis with room capacity set at 100. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to […]
Read MoreTeresa Burns Monday, January 29, 2018 12:00 noon INSCC 110 (Auditorium) Light lunch served at 11:30 in the INSCC Lobby PHYS 103 at Coastal Carolina University is a physical science course for non-science majors that can be used to satisfy general education requirements and is a physical science choice for elementary education majors. For […]
Read MoreDeepa Chari Tuesday, January 23 12:00 noon INSCC 110 Light lunch at 11:30 a.m. in INSCC Lobby Epistemic framing forms an important part of students’ abilities to learn physics through problem solving. It reveals how students make sense of a given problem and what knowledge is considered appropriate by them to solve that problem. […]
Read MoreAlice Olmstead Tuesday, January 16 12:00 noon INSCC 110 (Auditorium) Light lunch served at 11:30 in the INSCC Lobby Abstract: In this talk, I will describe a multi-year, collaborative course redesign effort that I co-led in the Astronomy department at the University of Maryland, College Park. I worked with a tenured faculty member, a […]
Read MoreThe Graduate School, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Natural History Museum, and Center for Science and Mathematics Education are co-sponsoring a day of science communication events with NPR correspondents Joe Palca and Madeline Sofia: Monday, October 23, 2017 9-10am – Science communication as a career – Madeline Sofia (for graduate students and postdocs – registration required) […]
Read MoreThe Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) is pleased to present the CSME Exchange, an interactive brown bag discussion for UofU faculty, instructors and staff. The next CSME Exchange is: Building and Sustaining Learning Assistant Programs Chandra Turpen University of Maryland Thursday, Oct 5, 2017 INSCC room 345 12-1pm Lunch will be provided! This presentation […]
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