11th 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://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/conference/conference.html
Date: September 24 & 25, 2010
Venue: Ramada Inn & Conference Center, Amherst, NY
DEADLINES:
-Poster session proposal submission: September 10, 2010
-Hotel room reservations at the special conference rate: September 7, 2010
-Early bird discounted rate of $500: September 1, 2010
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 Flexibility of Case MethodsbyMargaret Waterman, Professor of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Science 2020: The Transformation of Science Education for Future Scientists and Citizens: by Felicia Keesing, Associate Professor of Biology, Bard College, and Using the Power of Stories to Engage Students from Under-represented Populations: The Native Cases Initiative by Barbara Leigh Smith, Senior Scholar, The Evergreen State College, 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. If you are interested in clicker cases we have a session on how to use clickers with cases in the classroom. 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)
-Using "Mini" Cases (Phil Stephens)
ADVANCED Track Sessions: Friday/Saturday
-Organizing a Seminar Around Case Studies (Bonnie Wood)
-Cyberlearning Resources for Case Study and PBL (Margaret Waterman)
-The Epistemology of Case Studies (Felicia Keesing)
-Using Cases in Large Classrooms: The Joy of Clickers (Kipp Herreid)
-Using History to Teach Nature of Science: The Case of Christiaan Eijkman (Douglas Allchin
-Incorporating Abnormal or Erroneous Data into Case Studies (Phil Stephens)
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER Track Sessions: Saturday Only
- Lecture-Free Teaching: The Role of Case Studies (Bonnie Wood)
-The Beginner's Guide to Using Case Studies in a High School Science Course (Donna Horn)
-A Practical Approach to Interrupted Case-Based Learning for High School Students (Kathy Hoppe)
REGISTRATION
Early bird registration (before or on September 1, 2010) is $500
Regular registration (after September 1, 2009) is $550.
We also offer a One Day Saturday registration rate of $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 7, 2010, so plan on making your hotel reservations early.
For more information, including how to submit your poster proposal, see the conference website at: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/conference/conference.html
Questions about the conference can be directed to our Conference Coordinator, Carolyn Wright, at nccsts@buffalo.edu or (716)645-4900, fax (716)645-2975
It is quite an exceptional event this year. Along with our usual sessions for new comers and veteran case teachers, we have three exciting speakers who will give plenary addresses:
Margaret Waterman, Professor of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University who directed the Office of Faculty Development at the University of Pittsburgh and was a medical educator at Harvard. She is the creator of medical PBL called Investigative Case Based Learning (ICBL), and is a coauthor of Biological Inquiry: A Workbook of Investigative Cases (Benjamin Cummings, 2nd ed. 2008, which includes cases, exercises, and open-ended investigations for introductory college biology
Felicia Keesing, Associate Professor of Biology, Bard College, has received more than $6 million in grant support from the National Geographic Society, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2000, she received a United States Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Clinton. In 2009, she served on the steering committee of the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education conference sponsored by NSF, HHMI, and AAAS.
Barbara Leigh Smith, Senior Scholar, The Evergreen State College,is co-director of the Enduring Legacies Native Cases Initiative and Reservation-Based Project funded by the National Science Foundation to serve American Indian students in tribal communities. Smith founded and directed the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education, a state-supported consortium of 48 of Washington's colleges and universities. She has numerous publications on learning communities and reform and experimentation in higher education, including Against the Current: Reform and Experimentation in Higher Education (with Richard Jones); Re-Inventing Ourselves (with John McCann), and Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education (with Jean MacGregor, Roberta Matthews and Faith Gabelnick).
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Another special attraction this year for 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 leaders are Bonnie Wood, Professor of Biology, University of Maine at Presque Isle, Donna Horn, Director of Science and Health, Rush-Henrietta Central School, 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.
Register now for this exciting 2-day Case Study Teaching in Science Conference, which takes place on September 24th and 25th, 2010. Early-Bird two-day registration until September 1, 2010 - $500.00. One-day Saturday-only registration is $350.
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