Sponsored by the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Keynote:
Heidi Schweingruber
Deputy Director, Board on Science Education, National Research Council
Panel:
Jeanne Century
Director of Science Education and Research & Evaluation, Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education, University of Chicago
Michael Lach
K through 12 Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools
Gudelia Lopez
Senior Program Officer, The Chicago Community Trust
Rapporteur:
James P. Spillane
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change, School of Education and Social Policy, and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
Moderator:
Ofer Malamud
Assistant Professor, The Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Science education professionals are working to address issues related to the quality of standards, assessments, teacher qualifications, curriculum instruction and effectiveness of teaching in the classroom. How does policy, research and funding affect the value of science learning in today’s educational system? Please join The Center for Human Potential and Public Policy at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C²ST) as they host a lecture by Dr. Heidi Schweingruber, Deputy Director of the Board on Science Education at the National Research Council and a panel of experts who will provide a local and national perspective on these issues.
For more information, contact Laurel Spindel, Associate Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy at ljspinde@uchicago.edu or 773.702.3402.
