Science Teaching And Research (STAR) Seminar Series

hosted by the Science Education Department

Science Education Department is pleased to support and host the Science Teaching And Research (STAR) Seminar Series. This new seminar series is aimed at our graduate students, faculty and area teachers. Speakers at the STAR Seminar Series will include CSULB faculty and other experts in the field. Eventually we expect that our graduate students will be sharing their research findings as well. We are excited to be offering this event and look forward to seeing many of you there!

Mondays 4:30pm (coffee and socializing at 4:15pm), unless otherwise noted.

• September 21, 2009 (LA5-359) Science Education, Science Curriculum and Science Teacher Training in China. Wang Su, Director of Centre for Science and Technology Education, China National Institute for Educational Research

• Monday, October 26, 2009, 5:00-6:00 p.m. (LA5-152) "How Can We Make Them Get It?" Findings from research on communicating ocean sciences to public audiences, Shawn Rowe

• November 9, 2009 (PH1-219) How did we get the California Science Education Standards (and their challenges for science education in California) , Dr. Bonnie Brunkhorst, CSU San Bernardino

• Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:00-6:00 p.m. (PH1-112): Top 10 Myths of Creationism & Their Flaws, Dr. Ashley Carter, CSU Long Beach

Past Events

• 4/6/2009: NARST/AERA Preview! Graduate students and faculty shared their research findings before presenting them at national conferences. MS alumni presenters included: Shehzad Bhojani, Susan Hunt, Padmini Kishore and Ron Rita. Faculty presenter: Susan Gomez-Zwiep, Laura Henriques, Jim Kisiel, Catherine Martin-Dunlop, and Bill Straits.
• 3/16/2009: Urban Education: Science Teacher Retention in Urban Schools: A Study of Success and Failure. Hedy Moscovici, CSU Dominguez Hills.
• 2/23/2009: The Thorny Issue of Reconciling Discourse Patterns, English Learners, and Science Assessment. Terry Shanahan, UC Irvine.
• 12/8/2008: The Promise of Web-based Technology in Transforming Inquiry Science Teaching: Lessons from Elementary and Middle School Teachers. Dr. Moses Ochanji, CSU San Marcos.
• 11/17/2008: The Nature of Science and Evolution in Secondary High School Biology Textbooks: A Content Analysis. Dr. Paul Narguizian, CSU Los Angeles.
• 11/10/2008: Science Education: Sputnik to Today. Dr. Larry Yore, University of Victoria.
• 10/20/2008: Exploring the Impact of Visualization on Conceptual Understanding in Chemistry. Dr. Barbara Gonzalez, CSU Fullerton.
• 5/7/2008: Writing to learn science using Calibrated Peer Review. Dr. James Rudd, CSU Los Angeles.
• 4/9/2008: Fossils, photovoltaics and misconceptions: The challenges of learning (and teaching) science beyond the classroom. Dr. James Kisiel, CSU Long Beach.
• 3/5/2008: Who decides if it is effective teaching? Wisdom from urban secondary science learners. Dr. Donna Ross, San Diego State University.
• 2/6/2008: Twenty Thousand Hours: An Introduction to the Field of Learning Environments. Dr. Catherine Martin-Dunlop, CSU Long Beach.
• 12/3/2007: Taking Action in Science Education: Civic Involvement, Service-Learning, and Stewardship. Dr. Amy Cox-Petersen, CSU Fullerton.
• 11/5/2007: Sorting Through the Noise: What National Reports are telling us needs to be done in Science Education. Dr. Herb Brunkhorst, CSU San Bernardino.