Noted Expert in Physics Education Visits SOE

Fred Goldberg, Professor of Physics at San Diego State University, is visiting UM-Dearborn on September 13-14. During his visit, he will be meeting with UM-Dearborn faculty and students in the SOE and in the CASL Department of Natural Sciences. He will also spend time with local area physics teachers.

Dr. Goldberg is a noted expert on physics education, and a pioneer in the area of student-centered, teacher-responsive, inquiry-oriented science education. He has been the PI on 16 major National Science Foundation grants involving research in teaching and learning, curriculum development, and teacher professional development.

He will be speaking to the SOE community on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in the SOE Conference Room (252 FCS) in the first of the SOE Research Colloquium presentations this fall. Though related to science teaching, his talk will be geared to a non-specialist audience and is entitled, "Responsive Teaching in a Third-Grade Classroom: Promoting Scientific Inquiry by Listening to Your Students."

Please join me in welcoming Professor Goldberg to our campus!