FW: Registration Now Open for Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education Conference

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AAC&U Working Conferences
Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society A Network for Academic Renewal Conference November 3–5, 2016 Boston, Massachusetts Register by October 5, 2016, for best conference rates AAC&U and Project Kaleidoscope invite you to join with colleagues at the conference Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society to share and examine evidence-based models, practices, and strategies to provide high-quality undergraduate STEM teaching and learning and increase the number of students majoring, completing baccalaureate degrees, and pursuing careers in STEM fields. This year’s conference will deepen our understanding of “what works” in STEM higher education reform and provide attendees with the opportunity to rethink curricular designs and teaching approaches in ways that will maximize learning.  Conference Highlights Keynote Address Innovating Education to Educate Innovators Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Area Dean of Applied Physics—Harvard University Plenary Connecting STEM Research, Teaching, Learning, and National Advocacy to Real-World Challenges Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology—University of California, Berkeley The program will include working sessions, facilitated discussions, and posters such as those listed below. Connecting Science to Societal Issues: Building Capacity for Interdisciplinary Education Carleton College, Bentley University, North Carolina State University, Endicott College Becoming HIP: Embedding High-Impact Practices in Science Courses Increases Equity and Inclusion and Maximizes Essential Learning Outcomes Wofford College, Connecticut College Using PULSE Vision and Change Rubrics to Stimulate Transforming STEM Education at the Department Level Kingsborough Community College, Dartmouth College, Truman State University, University of Maine In addition to a full roster of concurrent sessions and plenary presentations, AAC&U also offers practical Pre-Conference Workshops—three hours of active learning with some of higher education’s leading innovators in developing strategies, practices, and policies that lead to student success. Learn more about this conference, view the conference schedule, and register online. For more information, please call 202.387.3760, or write to Karen Kalla at net...@aacu.org. 2016-2017 Network for Academic Renewal Conferences Global Learning and the College Curriculum: Nurturing Student Efficacy in a Global World October 6–8, 2016—Denver, Colorado Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Implications for 21st-Century Society November 3–5, 2016—Boston, Massachusetts General Education and Assessment: Design Thinking for Student Learning February 23–25, 2017—Phoenix, Arizona Diversity, Learning, and Student Success March 16–18, 2017—Jacksonville, Florida Global Learning and the College Curriculum October 12–14, 2017—New Orleans, Louisiana Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education November 2–4, 2017—San Francisco, California Questions about any of AAC&U's meetings? E-mail net...@aacu.org. To manage your AAC&U e-mail preferences, click here. Association of American Colleges & Universities 1818 R Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 www.aacu.org