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Symposia

The Search for a Philosophy of Science Education: Issues and Possibilities [abstract here]
Panelists: Roland Schulz, Michael Matthews, Robert Carson, Mansoor Niaz, Peter Davson-Galle [Davson-Galle manuscript here]

Scientific Theory Construction Processes in Experts, in Maxwell, and in Education [abstract here]
Participants:
• John Clement, "Use of Imagistic Simulation in Scientific Thought Experiments Generated by Expert Subjects"
• Lynn Stephens, "Spontaneous and Planned Thought Experiments During Whole Class Discussions: Use of Teacher and Student-Generated TEs in High School Science"
• Ryan Tweney, "Harnessing Intuition: How Maxwell's Mathematics Empowered Faraday's Field Theory"

Rethinking Historical Experiments: A Case for Didactic Analysis [abstract here]
Participants:
• Don Metz, "Lessons from Ohm:  Rethinking our Teaching for Understanding Current Electricity"
• Peter Heering, "Between Beauty and Boredom: Using the Oil Drop Experiment in Teaching University Students"
• Stephen Klassen, "The Photoelectric Effect: Rehabilitating the Story for the Physics Classroom"
• Mansoor Niaz, et al., "Reconstruction of the History of the Photoelectric Effect and Its Implications for General Physics Textbooks"

Science, Worldviews and Education [abstract here]
Panelists: Michael Matthews, Robert Nola, Hugh Lacey, Peter Slezak

HIPST: A European Research Project on the Contribution of History and Philosophy of Science in Science Teaching [abstract here]
Panelists: Agustín Adúriz-Bravo, Sotiris Dossis, Andreas Henke, Dietmar Höttecke, Dimitris Koliopoulos, Vassilis Koulountzos, Panos Pantidos, Falk Reiss, Fanny Seroglou, Cibelle Celestino Silva, Giorgos Vleioras, Gábor Á. Zemplén
Discussant: Michael Matthews
[Höttecke and Reiss manuscript here]

Pseudoscience in Society and Classroom
Panelists: Ron Good, Peter Slezak, Mike Smith, Ana Coulo [Ron Good manuscript here]
Discussant: Michael Matthews