Community College Conference

Using 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó in STEM Education to Improve Teaching and Learning: A Conference for Community College Faculty

Friday, April 3, 2015
9 am – 6 pm
Center for Community
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The Center for STEM Learning at the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is pleased to host a one-day conference for STEM faculty and staff at Colorado two-year colleges.

This event is designed to foster partnerships among faculty and researchers across Colorado's institutions of higher education.

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The event will feature:

  • Workshops introducing research-based STEM education pedagogies and assessment methods tailored to the two-year college setting, including:

• Helping students learn through questions (Clickers and Peer Instruction)

• Using interactive simulations effectively for active learning

• Motivating students to prepare outside of class

• Using undergraduate learning assistants to facilitate classroom learning (The model).

  • Talks and a panel discussion focusing on STEM research in higher education, STEM research experiences for two-year college students, and how to get student 'buy in' to active learning. Presenters will include STEM education researchers and faculty from CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó and Colorado's two-year colleges

  • Opportunities to network with other two-year college faculty and staff, faculty at CU and others engaged in science education research.

  • More!

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Complimentary Continental breakfast, lunch and an end-of-day reception are also included in the day’s activities. A detailed schedule will be posted here soon.

91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó on innovation in teaching has shown that there is greater success in implementing and sustaining changes in pedagogy when such efforts are taken up and shared by a group that can serve as a resource for practical advice and support beyond workshop participation. For this reason, we are asking that groups of at least three faculty, staff, and/or administrators per two-year college attend together. If this is not possible in your situation, please contact the conference organizers, Gabrielle.Katz@Colorado.edu or Anne-Barrie.Hunter@Colorado.edu.

Registration is required, and is limited to 30 participants.

The conference will take place at the Center for Community (Flatirons Room and Room S350). Click here for a , showing the conference location.

Parking is available at various lots near the Center for Community. can be found here.