Science Forward: New Methods for Teaching STEM Literacy

Presenter:

Lisa Brundage, Director, CUNY Advance; Kelly O’Donnell, Director, Science Forward, Macaulay Honors College

Abstract:

Science education at the undergraduate level has traditionally relied on memorization of facts and replication of set experiments within specific disciplines. Science Forward is a new science seminar that focuses on “science sense.” Science Forward, designed by an interdisciplinary team of CUNY scientists, helps CUNY undergrads develop critical thinking skills that undergird scientific literacy.