How can we educate students to be the most effective engineers when they graduate? What does it take to attract a broader range of students to engineering? Join us on April 5th at 9:30 a.m. as Dr. Susan Lord from the University of San Diego shares insight into these questions. Continue reading…
Join us April 11th as Jen Teshera-Levye shares her research which delves into students' evolving civic engagement in a semester-long science literacy course, considering factors such as community cohesion and personal relevance.
April 11, 2024 | 2-3 pm CT |
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Decision making about socioscientific issues involves recognizing and weighing tradeoffs among conflicting values and stakeholder outcomes. This study by Jimenez et al. describes features of student reasoning about tradeoffs and implications for instructional strategies in a science classroom. Continue reading…
The National Science and Technology Council has made a call for improving STEM education at the convergence of science, technology, engineering, and math. This article by Mayes, Dauer and Owens presents a discussion on convergence and transdisciplinary teaching with examples from plant biology. Continue reading…