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We are excited to announce that the 2001 Noble Laureate Professor for Physics, Professor Carl Wieman, will be visiting campus next Thursday, November 15th and will share details of his current work to alter the practice of teaching
Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the tools of science to teach science
Guided by experimental tests of theory and practice, science has advanced rapidly in the past 500 years. Guided primarily by tradition and dogma, science education meanwhile has remained largely medieval. Research on how people learn is now revealing how many teachers badly misinterpret what students are thinking and learning from traditional science classes and exams. However, research is also providing insights on how to do much better. The combination of this research with modern information technology is setting the stage for a new approach that can provide the relevant and effective science education for all students that is needed for the 21st century. I will discuss the failures of traditional educational practices, even as used by "very good" teachers, and the successes of some new practices and technology that characterize this more effective approach, and how these results are highly consistent with findings from cognitive science.
Would his approach have led to better science results for you? Would it work for your children? We hope you can join us for what promises to be a provocative presentation and discussion.
Speaker(s):
Noble Laureate Professor Carl Wieman, renowned physicist and teacher, University of British Columbia
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