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Dear List Members,
Join us by registering now for an informative conference on Case Study teaching. Learn or improve your case study teaching method. The conference is applicable for all subjects and teaching levels. Our Fall Case Study Conference will take place September 23-24 in Buffalo, NY. It is quite an exceptional event. This year we have a number of sessions that specifically focus on the use of case studies in the physical sciences. In addition, we have sessions that are tailored for newcomers, high school teachers, and veteran case teachers. 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 You 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
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.
POSTERS: The conference also includes a poster session and we would be pleased if you submitted a proposal by September 1, 2011. We would like to encourage you to consider presenting a poster at the upcoming cases studies conference, if you have case study teaching work you would like to share with us. We understand that many of you are new to the case study method, but for those of you who have been teaching with cases, we would love to have you present your work in this way. The poster session is very friendly and a great way to meet your colleagues. For information on presenting a poster please go to our website at http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference/poster-session.asp If you have any questions or are wondering if this is something you could do, please call us. We’re here to guide and encourage you in this area.
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.
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 this 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/> 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 You 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 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> 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 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] or (716)645-4900, fax (716)645-2975.
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