Fall 2009 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the AAPT and the IACT (Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers)
"Inquiry"
October 16-17, 2009
Illinois Central College
Math, Science & Engineering
East Peoria, Illinois 61635-0001
Congratulations to Brian Davies who will receive the 2009 Distinguished Service Citation.
Invited Talks
"Using Scientific Inquiry and Nature of Science as Integrative Themes in Teaching Science", Friday at 1:15
Norman Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology
"Science vs. 'Junk Science', Using the Inquiry Method to Tell and Teach the Difference", Friday at 7:30
Jeanette Madea, Senior Professor of Chemistry, Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
"Teaching Science at the Introductory Level with CALM (Computer Assisted Learning Method)", Saturday at 11:00
Romualdo de Souza, Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington
Workshops
W1. "Levels of Scientific Inquiry"
Carl Wenning, Physics Department, Illinois State University
W2. "Tasks to Promote Sense Making in General Physics and Chemistry"
Dave Maloney, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
W3. "Inquiry Based Activities for Exploring the Physics of Sound and Music"
Andrew Morrison, DePaul University
W4. "Inspire Your Chemistry Class with the TI-Nspire!"
Ray Lesniewski, Jones College Preparatory School
W5. "Levels of Scientific Inquiry"
Carl Wenning, Physics Department, Illinois State University
W6. "The Three Pigs Dilemma: Tearing Down Misconceptions and Building Sturdy Ones"
Larry Kellerman, Illinois Central College
W7. "Accuracy and Precision Lab with Spectroscopy Demo"
Anthony Nelson, Warren Township High School
W8. "Tasks to Promote Sense Making in General Physics and Chemistry"
Dave Maloney, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
W9. "Investigations in Electrostatics with Benjamin Franklin"
Rebecca Vieyra, Cary-Grove High School
W10. "Using Vernier LabPro in Introductory and General Chemistry Labs"
Bill Cook and Meral Savas, Illinois Central College
W11. "Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning"
Mahesh Alur, Lake View High School, Chicago
Hosts - Joe Bergman, Chemistry, Illinois Central College, jbergman@icc.edu
Ken Mellendorf, Physics and Engineering, Illinois Central College, kmellendorf@icc.edu