FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 2019, 9 A.M.-NOON Allowing Race in the Classroom Race is real, and clearly on the front burners of the American mind in urgent and sharply contested ways. We like to say that it doesn’t exist because there is no biological fact of race. But beliefs as well and social structures make it real by...
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2019, 9 A.M.-NOON The Problem of the American “Self” in U.S. literature, culture, and history In this interdisciplinary seminar, we will explore contradictory evolutions of the self in American culture and history and how the evolution of a dominant conception of the self in possessive individualist terms and as a commodity has disarmed social...
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 27, 2019, 9 A.M.-NOON Brain Development, Self-Regulation, and Learning Why do some children seem to coast through school while others struggle to understand simple concepts? Why do some very intelligent students seem to sabotage their own achievement by making decisions that are obviously not in their best interest? Recent advances in brain science have shown that... |
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FRIDAY, OCT. 4, 2019, 9 A.M.-NOON Particle Physics and Dark Matter The goal of this workshop is to cover the experimental search for dark matter, whose motivation touches on topics at the forefront of particle physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. This gives us an opportunity to discuss and to provide a broad overview, with an emphasis on conceptual understanding...
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Stereotypes in the Classroom Both students and teachers face lots of different expectations, and both are subjected to a range of stereotypes in the classroom. The worst of these stereotypes can disrupt long-term learning, agency, and an individual’s ability to view the classroom as a space where they belong and can grow. In this workshop,... |
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