Past Seminars

Past Seminars and Discussion Panels

• May 13, 2021: Johanna Lau, Sohaib Omar (ME Lazerte), Sharon Nam, Dr. Monica Chahal and Dr. Tara McGee (U of A), Perspectives of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education.

• April 28, 2021: Dr. Lyn Penfold (U of A), Unintended Outcomes: Policy Enactments and Professional Autonomy for Mathematics Teachers in England.

• Feb 24, 2021: Dr. Ahmed Qureshi (U of A), Visualization in Engineering Education.

• Dec 16, 2020: Heather McPherson, (McGill University) The Professional Learning Community Journey: Exploring the Experiences of In-Service Science Teachers.

• Oct 28, 2020: Dr. Steven Khan (U of A), Math is Flourishing.

• Sept 30, 2020: Drs. Cathy Adams and Marian Cutumisu (U of A), Computational Thinking Assessments.

• Feb 12, 2020: Drs. Cheryl Poth and Jerine Pegg (U of A), TWOSE research.

• Jan 22, 2020: Dr. Alfredo Louro (UCalgary), Physics for monks: A summer teaching experience with Buddhist monks in India.

• Dec 11, 2019: Qingna Jin, Xiong Wang, Bryce Odell, Chang Lu (U of A), Graduate Student Panel.

• Nov 20, 2019: Dr. Greg Thomas (U of A), The paradox of metacognitive and self-regulatory development for students’ in science (and everything) education.

• Oct 28-29, 2019: Frederic Gourdreau (Universite Laval), Mathematical magic and playful mathematics in your math class: an irresistible invitation to problem solving

• Oct 22, 2019: Glen Loppnow (U of A), Resiliency in Undergraduate Chemistry.

• Sept 24, 2019: Kerry Rose and Quinn McCashin (U of A), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Project.

• January 20, 2016: Xiong Wang (PhD student), Understanding Mathematics Teachers’ Professional Learning in Online PLNs: Knowledge and Knowing

• February 24, 2016: Dr. Frank Jenkins (Retired CMASTE Director and Co-Director), Evaluating Claims to Scientific Knowledge

• April 13, 2016: Ana Paula R. Magalhães de Barros (PhD Student), Understanding a high school blended learning environment from the perspective of complex systems

• April 20, 2016: Dr. Mike Carbonaro (UA), Should computational thinking be operationalized in K - 12 through teaching of computing science?

• December 2, 2015: Ed A. Silver (University of Michigan), Northern Exposure: An American Views Mathematics Education in Canada

• November 27, 2013 Currents, Eddies, and Undertoes of Environmentalism: Wilderness, Eco-efficiency, and Eco-justice. by Michael Kohlman

• November 27, 2012 The Kenya Stove Project by Frank Weichman

• November 14, 2012 Chasing Mechanical Rabbits? The Long, ‘Haried’ Pursuit of Scientific/Technological Literacy by Michael Kohlman

• Wed Apr 6/11: Mali on Explicit Teaching of NOS: PD in Thailand

• Wed Mar 30/11: Wara on Metacognition, CRI, STSE & Indigenous Learning

• Wed Mar 16/11: Evaluating Claims to Knowledge

• Wed Feb 9/11: Towards a Curricular Model of the Nature of Science

• Mon Mar 9/09: Hybrid Adapted Primary Literature with Marie-Claire Shanahan

• Wed Jan 26/11: Depth Versus Breadth by Marc C. Schwartz et al

• Wed Dec 1/10: Student Interpretation of Simulation by Johnstone

• Mon Dec 1/08: Climate Change Education with Joan Chambers

• Mon Feb 23/09: Information Literacy: Evaluating scientific information

• Wed Nov 10/10: A Eugenical Education by Michael Kohlman

• Mon Jan 26/09: Using Applets to Teach Modern Physics

• Mon Nov 3/08: Studying Transfer of Scientific Reasoning Abilities

• Mon Nov 17/08: Misconceptions about Critical Thinking

• Tue Nov 24/09: Models, Metaphors and Analogies: a review of the literature by Robert Bechtel

• Mon Jan 26/08: Using Applets to Teach Modern Physics by Brian Martin