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CREATE Science Seminar: Ginger Shultz

September 18, 2019

Title: Capturing student reasoning about molecular structure and behavior Abstract: Chemistry is often presented as a disconnected set of ideas. Our group investigates how students make associations and connections between… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Mei-Hung Chiu

August 21, 2019

Title: “Theory and Practice of models and modeling in science education” Abstract: Research on understanding of nature of models and modeling processes in science education have received a lot of… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Dr. Barbara Hug

March 11, 2019

Title: Creating Collaborations across Communities: A central role for curriculum Abstract: In this talk, I will share preliminary project findings that show the emergence of overlapping communities of practice during… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: BaoHui Zhang

March 1, 2019

Title: STEM Fever – Is STEM Education Good for All? Abstract: STEM refers to the four specific disciplines–Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM education was meant to develop interests and… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Health in Our Hands Team

February 20, 2019

Title: Health in Our Hands: A community-based approach to teaching and learning science Presenters: Idit Adler, Ph.D., Consuelo Morales, MPH, Ph.D., Renee Bayer, MHSA Abstract: Research shows that students’ interest,… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Dr. Susan Nolen

February 12, 2019

Title: Revolution in Engineering Education: Creating a more inclusive and meaningful environment for students and faculty Abstract: With an NSF Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED) grant, the School… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Dr. David Fortus

January 28, 2019

Title: “Systems, Transfer, and Fields: Evaluating a new Approach to Energy Instruction”. Abstract: Energy is a central concept in science in every discipline and also an essential player in many… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Yore Kedem

December 18, 2018

Topic: That’s Beautiful! Aesthetics and Science Education. One of the central roles of science education is to cause students to fall in love, and therefore become interested and engaged in… Read More »

CREATE Science Seminar: Christa Haverly

November 15, 2018

Title: Developing Urban Elementary Teachers’ Responsiveness to Students’ Scientific Sense-Making. Abstract: Traditional elementary science teaching is documented as limited, fact- and activity-based, and disconnected from students’ lived experiences and scientific… Read More »