“Lecture-Free
Teaching: A Learning Partnership of Science Educators and their Students” (2009,
January). 4-hour participative workshop to college faculty at New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching: A Learning Partnership of Science Educators and their Students” (2008,
June). 3-hour hands-on
workshop to middle and high school science teachers at the Central Aroostook
Science and Math Partnership Summer Institute, Presque Isle,
ME.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching: A Learning Partnership of Science Educators and their Students” (2008,
May). 3-hour hands-on workshop to science faculty at Caribou High School,
Caribou, ME.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching: A Learning Partnership of Science Educators and their Students” (2008,
March) 60-minute hands-on workshop at meeting of National Science Teachers
Association (NSTA), Boston, MA.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching: A Learning Partnership of Educators and their Students” (2008, April)
Presentation at “cluster meeting” for five University-High School partnerships
supported by “Transitions: Partnership for College Success” grant, Presque Isle,
ME.
“Erasing
Lecture-Laboratory Boundaries: An
Inquiry-Based Course Design” (2008, March) Presentation at national meeting of
Society for College Science Teachers (SCST), Boston, MA.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching: A Learning Partnership of Professors and their Students” (2008,
January) Faculty Noon Seminar Series, University of Maine at Presque Isle,
Presque Isle, ME.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching in Seven Steps” (2007, November) 90-minute hands-on workshop, at the
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development
Conference, Atlanta, GA.
“Strategies for
Affecting Student Achievement” (2007, January) Presentation at “cluster meeting”
for five University-High School partnerships supported by “Transitions:
Partnership for College Success” grant, Marlborough, MA.
“Building High
School-University Partnerships” (2006, September) Presentation with two others
at “cluster meeting” for five University-High School partnerships supported by
“Transitions: Partnership for College Success” grant Rockport,
ME.
“Lecture-Free
Teaching in Seven Steps” (90-Minute Presentation) and “Lecture-Free Teaching in
College Science Instruction” (3-Hour Workshop) (2005, February) Invitation by
the Learning Commons at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
"Lecture Free
Teaching in Science Courses" (2002,
September) Workshop presentation at Central Aroostook Council on Education
(CACE) In-service Program for local teachers, "Best Practices that Support
Student Learning." Limestone, ME.
"Lecture Free
Teaching in College Science Courses." (30-minute talk and 2
hour workshop). (2002, June) Invited speaker, Summer 2002 National Conference, Integrating Science and
Mathematics Education Research into Teaching, a joint conference of Maine Center
for Science and Mathematics Education Research and the Maine Mathematics and
Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC). University of Maine,
Orono, ME.
"Strategies for
Enhancing Participation by Under-represented Groups in Science and Mathematics"
(2002, June) Invited panelist at Summer 2002 National Conference Integrating
Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching, a joint conference of
Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research and the Maine
Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC). University of Maine,
Orono, ME.
"How to Teach a
College Science 'Lecture' Course Without Giving a Lecture." (2002, March) Society for College Science Teachers at National Convention of
National Science Teachers Association, San Diego,
CA.
"Active Learning
Demonstrations: Faculty Playing the Role of Students," (2000, October) 90-minute
workshop at Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching---New England,
Boston, MA.
"Gender: In the Genes or in the
Jeans?" (With Judith Gibber, Ph.D. and William
Hoese, Ph.D.) (2000, May) Case Studies in Science
Workshop, a five-day workshop at the State University of New York at Buffalo,
May 2000, Buffalo, NY.
"Using Active
Learning Methods to Promote Discussion of Diversity Issues in the Classroom,"
(2000, May) Two-day Faculty Workshop: Diversity and the Curriculum, University
of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME.
“Single-Sex
Interventions: How do They Affect Girls’ Participation in Math and Science?”
(1998, April) One-hour presentation at the Wellesley Centers for Women Luncheon
Seminar Series, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.
“Girls
Only? One
School’s Experience.” (1997, November) One-hour presentation at workshop
entitled “Girls on the Edge. Equity and Fairness in Education” at the University of Maine at
Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME.
“Gender Equity in
Math and Science Education.” (1997, June) Two-hour presentation to
K-12 teachers participating in the Aurora Academy, University of Maine at
Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME.
“Research on
All-Female Algebra I Classes” (1997, May) One hour presentation to teachers at
Kieve Science Camp for Girls Reunion, Nobleboro, ME.
“All-Female Algebra I
Classes: A Need for Well-Designed Research.” (1995, April) One-hour presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics, Boston, MA.