Bryan A. Brown is an associate professor of science education at Stanford University. He currently serves as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in Stanford’s graduate school of education.
This presentation explores how race, culture, and language intersect to create the condition of contemporary learning. The way academic language is taught to students, particularly in Science and Technology Education, can present a cognitive and cultural conflict that affects the outcomes of teaching and learning in science. Through a research-based sequence, this presentation explores the theoretical and practical aspects of this dilemma. Leave with instructional strategies and understand the research behind their value.