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Call for Proposals: SENCER Summer Institute 2023

The 23rd SENCER Summer Institute will be held on-line August 3-6, 2023. The Institute will be centered on: SCIENCE EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILDING THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. Register here.  Deadline to submit proposals is July 7th.  Submit proposals here. 

Meeting Description and Registration Information

This year’s SENCER Summer Institute will again take advantage our continuing virtual environment and combine synchronous and asynchronous content. Institute programming will be held online from August 3 through August 6, 2023. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants before the meeting.

PROPOSALS ARE INVITED IN TWO FORMATS (DEADLINE July 7)

Lighting Talks -- These are synchronous (scheduled, live) presentations limited to 5 minutes. The goal is to give participants an overview of your content and provide an opportunity for questions and follow-up via chat or live if time permits.

Recorded presentations - These are videos of no longer than 5 minutes that will be uploaded to the NCSCE Youtube channel . A designated session time will be scheduled for video presenters to engage with participants via zoom breakout rooms. For a guide to preparing recorded submission go to:

Proposals on the following topics strongly welcomed:

· Climate Justice Education

· Water as a Multi-disciplinary Civic Challenge

· Community-Engaged Undergraduate Research

· Using STEM to Explore Difficult and Controversial Civic Challenges, including

Gun Violence,
Gerrymandering and Voter Repression
Redlining
Environmental Racism
Health Inequities
Science Misinformation
Reproductive Rights to name a few...
· Equity and Access to Advance STEM Learning and Student Success

· The Integration of Humanities and Arts with Science

· Impact of “Alternative Facts” and Fake News on Civic Life

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

NCSCE Basic Members get 50.00 discount on registration, so membership pays for itself! Before you register, join HERE!

Member Registration, 100.00

Non-Member Registration, 150.00

Members will be invited to attend a members-only meeting before the start of the Institute.