Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Dr. Tanner will be attending “Beyond Assessing Knowledge..” Hosted by Dr. Kelly Hogan at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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Dr. Tanner and Dr. Johns in “The Science of Undergraduate Teaching and Learning” Seminar

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Dr. Tanner Presented “Beyond Assessing Knowledge..” Oct 16, 2015

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Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Stephen Kielar, for defending his thesis!

Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Stephen Kielar, for presenting his thesis defense on

Investigating the Impact of the Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) Program at NatureBridge Golden Gate

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Left to Right: Kimberly Tanner, Trisha de Vera, Melinda Owens, John Rodriguez, Ellen Young, Steve Kielar, Tiffy Nguyen, Brianna McCoy, Colin Harrison

Good luck on your future endeavors Steve! Keep in touch!

Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Ellen Young for defending her thesis!

Congratulations to our SEPAL Graduate, Ellen Young, for presenting her thesis defense on

Exploring Student Talk in Active Learning Biology Classrooms

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Left to Right: Trisha de Vera, Sarah Bissonnette, Steve Kielar, Brianna McCoy, Colin Harrison, Ellen Young, Melissa Owens, Melissa Richard, Kimberly Tanner

Good luck on your future endeavors Ellen! Keep in touch!

Congratulations John Coley on the publication, “Why biology students have misconceptions about science”

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John Coley – Photo via news@Northeastern by Thea Singer

“A mis­con­cep­tion is not just a fac­tual error,” says Coley

Read about John Coley – Psychology Department at Northeastern University and his reasons why biology students have misconceptions about science!

Click here: Why biology students have misconceptions about science

Congratulations Coley on the publication!

Congratulations Kimberly & John for being awarded from the National Science Foundation!

Kimberly Tanner and research colleague John Coley (Psychology Department at Northeastern University) have been awarded $1,383,544 over three years from the National Science Foundation to collaborate on our research entitled, “Investigating the influence of informal understandings about biology on formal learning of biological concepts”.

Start Date: August 1, 2015

Great news Kimberly & John! Continue working hard, you both deserve it!

SEPAL alumnus, Kathryn Danielson Published an Article!

The first author, Kathryn Danielson, was an National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Awardee during her graduate years at SFSU, and she who also won first prize for this work at an international conference on ocean acidification a few years ago. Now her work is published! She is currently employed as an educator at the California Academy of Sciences.

Check it out: Investigating Undergraduate Science Students’ Conceptions and Misconceptions of Ocean Acidification

Congratulations Kathryn!

SEPAL alumnus, Lauren Fletcher was accepted in the STAR Research Program

Undergraduate Physiology major and SEPAL alumnus, Lauren Fletcher was accepted in the STAR Research Program and is a summer intern at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducting research on chemical mixture methodology.  Congratulations Lauren!

Read an article all about Kimberly Tanner & SEPAL!

Kimberly Tanner, PhD was featured in an article, “A Powerhouse for Better Biology Education” by Silvia Cruz for Intersci.!

Check out the article by downloading the PDF: A Powerhouse for Better Biology Education

Thank you for your handwork Kimberly! You continue to inspire us all and redefining the meaning of science education. Thank you for creating SEPAL and spreading positivity and change!