The College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences offers one-day Update conferences that feature presentations on the latest research in a discipline as well as research on innovative teaching methods and materials; informal discussions with colleagues, university faculty and secondary science teaching majors on relevant issues; and upcoming professional development opportunities at UNI.
The 2015 UNI Science Education Update Conference will be for Iowa and middle school/junior high and high school science teachers that will focus on issues and topics relevant to teaching secondary science. The conference will be a collaboration of UNI Science Education and UNI science departments including biology, chemistry, physics and earth science. Joint morning sessions will focus on relevant issues on teaching any science subject followed by afternoon breakout sessions that participants can choose from a variety of sessions being offered.
