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Dear List Members,

Join us for our Fall Case Study Teaching Conference, September 23-24,
2011 in Buffalo, NY, sponsored by the National Center for Case Study
Teaching in Science. Our conference offers case tracks aimed at both the
beginner and advanced case study teacher along with a one day track for high
school teachers. This year we are pleased to offer sessions highlighting the
physical sciences. In addition to our distinguished group of session
teachers, we have brought in four noted scholars to address the general
conference; below is a summary of each plenary. 

- Ethel Stanley, Director, BioQUEST, Cases, Social Networking, and
Workspaces: Case studies and problem-based learning (PBL) enable us to
engage students productively in inquiry learning about our discipline using
data, tools, and methodologies from multiple disciplines. Not surprisingly,
working on and writing cases are both excellent faculty development
strategies as well. Implementing case-based learning to take advantage of
social networking can support collaboration with access to workspaces
before, during, and after the workshop.

- Jay Labov, Senior Advisor for Education and Communications, National
Academy of Sciences and National Research Council, Washington, DC, The
Critical Roles for Case Studies (and Other Active Learning Methods) in
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education - A National Perspective: During the
past several years, a number of seminal reports on undergraduate science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and on human
learning have all reached similar conclusions: learning is optimized when
students are actively engaged in considering content in context, i.e.,
content that is timely, relevant to their lives and those around them, and
connected to larger, complex problems where there is often no single answer
or approach. This session will provide an overview of several of these
seminal reports and suggest how case studies might be developed and employed
that focus on compelling national and international issues where STEM can
and must inform policy- and decision-making. 

- Paula Lemons, Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, The
University of Georgia, and David Terry, Assistant Professor of Education,
Alfred University, Cases That Make Your Think...The Secret's in the
Questions: Many large introductory science classes use student personal
response systems (clickers) as a way to increase student engagement. Some
case studies are being designed as PowerPoint presentations in which
students are asked to respond to clicker questions as they move through the
material; these cases are referred to as clicker cases. We wanted to test
the hypothesis that clicker cases with questions primarily requiring
higher-order cognitive skills would lead to greater student learning gains
than those primarily requiring lower-order cognitive skills. We will
describe how we tested this and also share with you selected results from
the study that answer the questions how do you write a valid higher-order
clicker case study and does it really make a difference to student learning?

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 break-out session
leader is Kathy Hoppe, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES K-12 Science Support, Director
at Large for Biology Science Teachers Association of New York State,
Biology-Chemistry Professional Development Network. 

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 September 1, 2011. Register now for this exciting
2-day Case Study Teaching in Science Conference, which takes place on
September 23rd and 24th, 2011.

Please pass this announcement along to colleagues of yours who are not 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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12th 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 23 & 24, 2011
Venue: Ramada Inn & Conference Center, Amherst, NY

DEADLINES:
-Poster session proposal submission: September 1, 2011
-Hotel room reservations at the special conference rate: September 9, 2011
-Registration: September 8, 2011

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 and a dinner talk: The Critical Roles for Case Studies (and
Other Active Learning Methods) in Improving Undergraduate STEM Education - A
National Perspective, Jay Labov, Senior Advisor for Education and
Communications, National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council,
Washington, DC ; Cases, Social Networking, and Workspaces, Ethel Stanley,
Director, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium, Beloit College; and Cases That
Make Your Think ... The Secret's in the Questions, Paula Lemons, Assistant
Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Georgia, and
David Terry, Assistant Professor of Education, Alfred University; a poster
session, and a number of mini-workshops organized in three tracks - one for
the beginner, one for the more experienced case teacher, and a high school
teacher track. It is your choice which sessions you attend (mix and match).

BEGINNER Track 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 Track Sessions: Friday/Saturday
-Careers, Cases and Collaboration in Plant Science (Ethel Stanley)
-The Conversation Continues: Critical Roles for Case Studies in STEM Education (Jay Labov) 
-Integrating Case Studies Across the Curriculum (Brenda Bertrand)
-Developing and Using Case Studies to Teach Core Concepts in Chemistry (Brahmadeo Dewprashad) 
-A Backward Approach to Designing Case Studies (Bill Cliff)
-Teaching Sustainability in the Physical Sciences Through Cases (James Jensen)
-Using Cases to Teach the Nature of Science: Charles Keeling & Atmospheric CO2 (Douglas Allchin)
-Role-Playing to Illustrate the Application of Environmental Chemistry and Geology Concepts (Melanie Szulczewski)
-Adding a Student-Created Case Study Assignment to Your Course (Tory Parker)

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER Track Sessions: Saturday Only
- Integrating Literacy, Inquiry, Media and Real World Lessons through
Interrupted Case-Based Learning for High School Science Students (Kathy Hoppe)
-A Smoky Mystery: Applying Earth Science Concepts to Forensic Investigation (Karen Lester)
-Dial M for Molecule (Aruna Kailasa)

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 $55.00 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 until September 9, 2011, so plan on
making your hotel reservations early.

For more information, including how to submit your poster proposal by
September 1, 2011, see the conference website at:
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference/poster-session.asp

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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