Seminars

Special Lecture Series

We are pleased to present special lectures by distinguished scholars in science education. The lectures are open to the entire Duke community, local area teachers and school administrators, and members of the public interested in science education. Please see below.

 

Upcoming Lectures

TBD

 

 

Past Lectures

September 20, 2010
Ira Flatow
Host, Talk of the Nation: Science Friday, National Public Radio
Title:  "Science And The Media:  Talking Science In A Science Challenged World"

December 4, 2009
Kurt Fischer Ph.D.
Director, Mind, Brain, and Education Program at Harvard
Charles Bigelow Professor, Department of Education, Harvard
Title: "Mind, Brain, and Education:  Tools for Analyzing Learning Pathways".

January 30, 2009
BruceAlberts, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Science
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF
Title: "Making a Science Out of Science Education:  Strategies for Success in the Critical Enterprise for the World's Future".
See his latest article in Science VOL 323 2 January 2009 here.


October 24, 2008
Michelene Chi, Ph.D.
Professor in the Division of Education
Arizona State University
Title: "Does Qualitative Understanding of Emergent Processes Transfer to Learning Science Concepts? A Pilot Intervention


April 4, 2008
James Pellegrino, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Psychology & Education
Co-director, Learning Sciences Research Institute
University of Illinois at Chicago
Title: "From Research to Practice: Redesigning AP Science Courses to Promote Advanced Learning and Conceptual Understanding"

Click here to watch a videostream of Dr. Pellegrino's lecture.

 

January 25, 2008
Philip M. Sadler, Ph.D.
Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Science Education
Department of Astrophysics
Harvard University
Title: "What Pays Off: Strategies for Optimal Science Learning from Middle School to College"

Click here to watch a videostream of Dr. Sadler's lecture.

 

September 19, 2007
Shirley Malcom, Ph.D.
Head, Directorate of Education
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Title: "Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem? The Challenge for Colleges and Universities in Transforming Science Education"

 

Scied Lunch Bunch Meetings

A series of gatherings over lunch enable Duke faculty, students, and staff to learn about ongoing science education activities at Duke and discuss collaborative ventures.

 

Upcoming Meetings

"Celebrate Science Education"
The Duke Center for Science Education provides grants for undergraduates to design and implement science education-related projects.  We invite you to join us to celebrate the work of this years' recipients of the Student Incentive Awards.   A short presentation by each Awardee group will highlight the progress of their projects

Date:  April 29,2010 @ 12:00
Location:  C144 LSRC Bldg.
RSVP to scied@duke.edu

Past Meetings

"Help with Hosting a High School Student in Your Lab"


"Science Education Connections for Faculty and Students:  Duke and the Museum of Life and Science"

Ken Lyle, PhD, Chemistry Instructor
Troy M Livingston, Vice President for Innovation and Learning, Museum of Life and Science, Durham
Pamela Blizzard, Executive Director, Contemporary Science Center


"How to Become Funded for Science Education:  Outreach, Curriculum Develoment, Research"

Gary Ybarra, PhD, Engineering K-PhD Director
Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, PhD, Director of Duke Center for Science Edcuation


"Where to Find Funding for Science Education:  Outreach, Curriculum Development, Research"

Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, Director of Duke Center for Science Education


"What Makes a Good Science Question?"

David Stein, Office of Community Outreach
 
President Brodhead Awards Duke's Center for Science Education Executive Director
Congratulations to Chris Adamczyk, Executive Director of Duke's Center for Science Education, who was honored on April 20 by President Brodhead for winning a 2010 Presidential Award . This prestigious award is given to Duke staff and faculty to recognize distinctive contributions to Duke University & the Duke Health System over the past year. Read more about her award here.
 
The Hartwell Foundation Gift Establishes Science Summer Camp for Teens
The Duke Center for Science Education has received a $1.3 million gift from The Hartwell Foundation to establish a residential summer science camp for teens in grades 8, 9, & 10.  The campers will be bright, curious, capable students who are still unsure about choosing science as a career path.  The camp, a collaboration between the Center and Duke Medicine, will seek to make a life-changing difference early in the lives of young campers by sparking the desire to follow an academic pathway that leads to lifelong involvement in science.  For more information and to view the press release, click here.
 
RBC Supports Center
The Duke Center for Science Education recently received generous support from RBC Corporate to support the Showcase of Science Education coming this Fall.  Stay tuned for more information on this exciting venture!
 
Duke Science Ed Project Goes Virtual
Duke Today's Research Blog features a story on a virtual reality program developed by students in Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom's independent study course in science education.  Students Marcel Yang and David McMullen reported to the Visualization Forum about their really cool program to help students learn chemistry--and it's all about alcohol! 
 
Spotlight on Interdisciplinary Studies
Spotlight on Interdisciplinary Studies: The Duke Center for Science Education is highlighted in the July 2008 Spotlight published by the Provost's Office on Interdisciplinary Studies.  Read how the Center interweaves faculty research, student education, and community outreach. 
 
Program Highlighted in Science Magazine

The Pharmacology Education Partnership (PEP), a high school curriculum developed by faculty in the Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology and at the NC School of Science & Math, was assessed nationally and published in the Sept.28, 2007 issue of Science Magazine. Details on the paper available here.