Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman

Science Education for the 21st Century: Using the Insights of Science to Teach Science
Sunday, May 3, 1:30 P.M.
Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Dr. Wieman will address the failures of traditional educational practices, even as used by "very good" teachers, and the successes of newer practices, showing how these results are consistent with findings from cognitive science. The event is free and open to the public.