Call for Participants
Civic Engagement Initiatives in STEM Disciplines
Conference
Friday, Feb.
6, 2009
Wisconsin
Dells
Patricia Cleary, Geosciences, UW-Parkside, and Jim Madsen, Physics,
UW-River Falls, are organizing a one day conference on using civic engagement
to improve science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) understanding and instruction in the University
of Wisconsin System (UWS). All
travel costs will be covered by the UWS’s Office of Professional and
Instructional Development.
Participants
are sought who:
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Have utilized SENCER (Science
Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibilities) or other civic
engagement initiatives in their STEM course
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Teach a course that serves multiple
purposes, disciplines or audiences (upper level major, general education,
teacher education, etc…)
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Want to join a cohort of UWS educators
who have developed, or are committed to developing unique pedagogical approaches
to teach STEM courses
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Wish to elucidate common themes of
successful courses that cross disciplines and audiences
Capacity is
limited, so early registration is encouraged.
Contact cleary@uwp.edu for more information
Registration
materials will be available at: