Registration is now open for the 20th Annual Conference on Case Study Teaching in Science presented by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

Registration is now open for our Fall Case Study Teaching in Science Conference, September 27-28, 2019, in Buffalo, NY, sponsored by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, at the Buffalo Marriott Niagara.

Our conference offers sessions for both the beginner and advanced case study teacher and is formatted for college and high school teachers.  In addition to our distinguished group of session teachers, we have brought in a noted scholar to address the general conference, Joseph Kim, Associate Professor in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to present on "Motivating Durable Learning: Focused Attention Through Instructional Design."

Workshop sessions this year will cover teaching cases using backward design, multimedia learning principles, developing cases using biointeractive videos, high school methods of engaging students, and more! See below for a full listing of workshop sessions and other information.

Our conference is led by Dr. Clyde (Kipp) Herreid, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science.  The conference is open to anyone interested in case study education, including high school teachers and international teachers. It also includes a poster session and we would be pleased if you submitted a proposal by September 10, 2019.
 
Register now http://www.nccsts.org/conference.php for this rewarding two-day Case Study Teaching in Science Conference, September 27-28, 2019.

Poster Session: We have just learned about a great new poster design for all of us who attend meetings and have experienced the numbing experience that a poster session can produce. Please take a look at this new academic poster design concept on NPR and watch the video about the concept. This year, we will be offering a complimentary copy of our Start with a Story book and a one year subscription to access our collection of case study teaching notes and answer keys, to the first 15 poster submissions that are received and accepted. You must register, pay and attend the conference, in order to receive the materials, which will be distributed at the conference. To submit your poster for consideration, apply at http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference/poster-session.asp. We encourage you to use the new poster concept in your presentation.

20th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Presented by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science University at Buffalo

URL: http://www.nccsts.org/conference.php 
Date: September 27-28, 2019
Venue: Buffalo Marriott Niagara

REGISTRATION FEE = $700, includes buffet lunch and morning/afternoon coffee breaks, as well as the Friday evening reception & dinner.
(Extra dinner guests need to purchase tickets for $50.00 each.) 

DEADLINES:

• Registration: September 10, 2019
• Poster session proposal submission: September 10, 2019
• Hotel deadlines vary - information at http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference/hotel-info.asp 

The aim of our annual fall conference is to bring together people who are interested in teaching science using case studies. Our conference features a key note address by Joseph Kim, Associate Professor in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to present on "Motivating Durable Learning: Focused Attention Through Instructional Design." In addition, the conference offers a full program of workshop sessions on a variety of topics for both the beginner and the more experienced case teacher as well as a poster session. It is your choice which sessions you attend (mix and match).

BEGINNER Sessions: Friday/Saturday

• What is a Case Study? Experience It as a Student. Dissect It as a Teacher (Prud'homme-Genereux)
• The Discussion Case Method (Herreid)
• The Interrupted Case Method (Herreid)
• A Backward Approach to Designing Case Studies (Cliff)
• How to Write a Case (Herreid)
• Filling Your Case Study Toolkit: Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Teaching with Cases (Prud'homme-Genereux)

ADVANCED Sessions: Friday/Saturday

• The Goldilocks Principle-Building a ladder to success by Scaffolding Student Thinking (Westmoreland)
• Using and Developing Case Studies with HHMI BioInteractive Video Resources (Gibson)
• High School Teacher Session:  Engaging Students in Seamless Integration of Biomimetic Engineering, Invention and Intellectual Property through Case-Based Instruction (Hoppe/Valdes)
• High School Teacher Session: Who Let The Dogs Out? A Case on DNA Structure Function and Analysis (Hoppe/Valdes)
• Molecular Case Studies: Analysis at the Interface of Biology and Chemistry (Dutta)
• Bioinformatics & DNA-Based Case Studies (Shuster)
• Applying Multimedia Learning Principles to Enhance Student Learning in Lectures (Kim)
• Why are so Many College Graduates Anti-vaxxers? Improving Gen-ed Science Courses by Focusing on the Process of Science Rather than its Factoids (Rowe)
• “A Perfect Medley”: Combining Science Case Studies with Team-Based Learning (Westmoreland)

LODGING: A limited block of hotel rooms is being held at various hotels located near the conference hotel. Please see hotel information at http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference/hotel-info.asp

POSTER SESSION: Submit your poster proposal by September 10, 2019; see the conference website at: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/training/conference

QUESTIONS: Please contact our Conference Coordinator, Carolyn Wright, at nccsts@buffalo.edu or (716) 645-4900, fax (716) 645-2975.