STEM Educator Events at TLC

Bruce Alberts serves as Editor-in-Chief of Science and as one of President Obama's first three Science Envoys. Alberts is also Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, to which he returned after serving two six-year terms as the president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

During his tenure at the NAS, Alberts was instrumental in developing the landmark National Science Education standards that have been implemented in school systems nationwide. The type of "science as inquiry" teaching we need, says Alberts, emphasizes "logical, hands-on problem solving, and it insists on having evidence for claims that can be confirmed by others. It requires work in cooperative groups, where those with different types of talents can discover them—developing self confidence and an ability to communicate effectively with others."

Co-sponsored by the Colleges of Education, Engineering, and Science and
Technology

In this article, the authors ask a fundamental question: "How do we help transform our research universities so that the teaching of science and scientific research are seen more broadly as equally valuable and mutually reinforcing?" and they respond with seven initiatives that they see as essential to create a culture that values the teaching of science. Come join your colleagues and Dean Dai in a discussion of this thought-provoking article.

Registrants will receive a pdf of this July 2011 Science article from the TLC, and will commit to reading the article in advance and to attending the scheduled discussion, facilitated by Dean Hai Lung Dai.