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Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science
- Hosted by:
- THE CENTER OF SCIENCE AND MATH IN CONTEXT (COSMIC), THE GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
- Speaker:
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Dr. Carl Wieman, Dir., Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia
- Starts:
- March 06, 2008 at 04:30 pm
- Ends:
- March 06, 2008 at 07:00 pm
- Location:
- University of Massachusetts at Boston, Campus Center, Campus Center Ballroom, 100 Morissey Blvd., Boston, MA. 02125-3393
- Maps:
Description
Dr. Carl Wieman will discuss the failures of traditional educational practices, even as used by “very good” teachers, and the successes of some new practices and technology that characterize this more effective approach, and how these results are highly consistent with findings from cognitive science.
Dr. Wieman is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, the National Science Foundation’s Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award in 2001, the Carnegie Foundation’s U.S. University Professor of the Year Award in 2004, and the American Association of Physics Teachers’ Oersted Medal in 2007. He conducts research on problem-solving skills and student beliefs about physics, and has worked on a variety of research and innovations in teaching physics to a broad range of students.
Event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested
For more information
- Contact person:
- Anthea Gabriel
- Phone:
- 617-287-7587
- Email:
- anthea.gabriel [ at ] umb.edu
- Website:
- Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science
