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Dear List Members,

 

Just a reminder that we hope that you will join us for our annual Fall Case
Study Teaching in Science Conference, September 21-22, 2012 in Buffalo, NY,
sponsored by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. Our
conference offers sessions for both the beginner and advanced case study
teacher along with a one day track for high school teachers. In addition to
our distinguished group of session teachers, we have brought in two noted
scholars to address the general conference; below is a summary of each
plenary. 

 

- Pat Marsteller, Director, Center for Science Education, and Professor of
Practice, Department of Biology, Emory University; "Reinventing Science
Teaching: Using PBL and Case Studies in Middle through Grad School",  No one
learns anything unless they are engaged. This presentation addresses the use
of PBL and case studies to create a compelling "need to know" in students
from middle school through graduate school. Since 2003, Emory's Problems and
Research to Integrate Science and Mathematics (PRISM) program has offered
graduate and undergraduate students fellowship opportunities to partner with
local teachers to engage middle and high school students in science and math
through problem-based learning. 

 

- Cathy Middlecamp, Associate Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental
Studies, and Howe Bascom Professor, Integrated Liberal Studies Program,
University of Wisconsin-Madison; "Unclear Nuclear": We would have a
different history - and different stories to tell - if we had been born with
the ability to detect nuclear radiation. The fact that we weren't is one of
the many reasons why it is challenging to teach concepts relating to the
nuclear sciences. When engaging students with a case study that involves
nuclear something-or-other (e.g., medical radioisotopes, power plants,
forensics, uranium enrichment, dirty bombs), instructors can do a better job
if they know the difficulties that students experience when learning the
underlying concepts and facts. 

 

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS - Our "mini" track is made up of three sessions on
Saturday specifically designed for high school science teachers (though
others, we think, will find it of interest too!).  

 

Our conference will be led by Dr. Clyde (Kipp) Herreid, SUNY Distinguished
Teaching Professor and Director of the National Center for Case Study
Teaching in Science. The conference is open to anyone interested in science
education including high school teachers and international teachers. See
below for a full listing of the conference sessions and other information.
Our conference also includes a poster session and we would be pleased if you
submitted a proposal by August 30, 2012. Register now for this rewarding
2-day Case Study Teaching in Science Conference, which takes place on
September 21-22, 2012.

 

Please pass this announcement along to colleagues of yours who are may not
be on our listserv. 

 

Regards,

Carolyn Wright

Administrator, National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

 

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13th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE

Presented by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

State University of New York at Buffalo

URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference/

Date: September 21 & 22, 2012

Venue: Ramada Inn & Conference Center, Amherst, NY

 

DEADLINES: 

-Poster session proposal submission: August 30, 2012

-Hotel room reservations: guaranteed room and rate until September 4, 2012

-Registration: September 4, 2012

 

The aim of our annual fall conference is to bring together people who are
interested in teaching science using case studies. Our conference features
two plenaries: Reinventing Science Teaching: Using PBL and Case Studies in
Middle through Grad School, Pat Marsteller, Director, Center for Science
Education, and Professor of Practice, Department of Biology, Emory
University; Unclear Nuclear, Cathy Middlecamp, Associate Professor, Nelson
Institute for Environmental Studies, and Howe Bascom Professor, Integrated
Liberal Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison; a poster session,
and a number of mini-workshops for the beginner, more experienced case
teacher, and a high school teacher. It is your choice which sessions you
attend (mix and match).  

 

BEGINNER Sessions: Friday/Saturday

-What Is a Case? / Different Types of Cases (Kipp Herreid)

-The Discussion Case Method (Kipp Herreid)

-The Interrupted Case Method (Kipp Herreid)

-How to Write a Case (Kipp Herreid)

 

ADVANCED Sessions: Friday/Saturday

- Adopt and Adapt: Integrating Quantitative Skills into Cases (Pat
Marsteller)

- CaseIt! (Mark Bergland and Karen Klyczek) 

- Let's Be Friends: Using Social Networking to Enhance Science Teaching
(Aditi Pai) 

-  Involving Students in Case Study Writing: Naive or Brilliant? (Annie
Prud'homme Genereux)

- Using Cases to Teach the Nature of Science: Alfred Russel Wallace & the
Origin of Species (Douglas Allchin)

- Watts Up? (Cathy Middlecamp)

 

HIGH SCHOO)L TEACHER Track Sessions: Saturday Only

- Making a Case for Scientific Argumentation (Douglas Llewellyn)

- Learn by Doing: Using Case-Based Instruction to Integrate NGSS and Common
Core Standards While Motivating and Engaging All Learners (Kathy Hoppe) 

- Thinking Critically about Using Cases to Teach Critical Thinking Skills
(Maureen Griffin and Eric Hall)

 

REGISTRATION

Two Day Registration is $550

One Day Saturday registration rate is $350

 

Registration includes buffet lunch, and morning/afternoon coffee breaks, as
well as the Friday evening reception & banquet (for two day registrants).
Additional $55 for Friday Banquet if registering for Saturday only or for
guests. A full buffet breakfast is available to those staying at the Ramada
Inn & Conference Center, compliments of the hotel. 

 

Please note: A limited block of hotel rooms is being held at the Ramada for
our group at the special conference rate of $75.00 until September 4, 2012,
so plan on making your hotel reservations early. For more information,
including how to submit your poster proposal by August 30, 2012, see the
conference website at:
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference  Questions about
the conference can be directed to our Conference Coordinator, Carolyn
Wright, at [log in to unmask] or (716) 645-4900, fax (716) 645-2975.


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