Conference – Graduate Students and Graduate Student Supervisors in Science Education
Dear colleagues in science education,
An important part of graduate studies (at both a master’s and doctoral level) is sharing your work and ideas with others. Whether you are just beginning your graduate work and are new to conference presentations, or are very comfortable with the conference ‘scene’; we invite you to consider submitting a proposal to CSSE (Canadian Society for Studies in Education) through the Science Education Research Group (SERG) and / or through the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE).
2014 Conference Details
24-28 May
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
http://www.csse-scee.ca/conference/
Application Process
If you are a graduate student working in science education, you are eligible to submit a proposal to:
1) Science Education Research Group (SERG) AND
2) Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE).
This provides you the opportunity to give two presentations at the same conference, should you wish to do so. Please note that you cannot submit the same proposal to both SERG and CCGSE.
In order to provide graduate students an open and welcoming environment for them to share their work, only graduate students can submit proposals to CCGSE. All submissions will be reviewed and feedback will be provided. To find out more about applying to CCGSE, please go to http://www.csse-scee.ca/conference/
SERG receives proposals from graduate students and faculty working in science education. Proposals will be subject to peer review and feedback on your proposal will be provided.
The deadline for proposals to SERG is November 27, 2013. Graduate students should also note that there are graduate student awards available through SERG that assist with conference registration or other costs. For more information on these awards or on how to submit a paper to SERG for CSSE 2014, please go to: http://www.sergcanada.ca/
Personally, I had a great experience at CSSE last year. As a master’s student at my first national conference I was initially nervous about applying and presenting, but I am so glad I did! I presented my work at a round table session and it was a really valuable experience for me because I not only got to present my ideas and research, but I got great feedback and suggestions from the grad students and faculty that attended my session. If you would like to read about graduate students’ experiences at the CSSE 2013 Conference, we will be posting comments from grad students on our website in the following weeks. (http://www.sergcanada.ca/)
Please consider talking to your supervisor(s) about CSSE. The conference is an excellent opportunity to share your ideas and research, find out about emerging research, and meet graduate students and faculty from across Canada who are working in science education.
Best wishes with your work and we hope to see you at Brock University in May, 2014! We would also ask that you please forward this email on to colleagues who you think may be interested.
Sincerely,
Carol Brown