The theme of this year's retreat is "Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching and Enhanced Learning."  The principles are based on research evidence from the science of learning and the science of instruction and can help us to determine what works and how it works. We are pleased to have Dr. Susan Ambrose, Associate Provost for Education, Director of the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, and Teaching Professor in the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon as our plenary speaker. She has conducted national and international seminars and workshops for faculty and administrations. Ambrose is co-author of How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching (2010).

There will be many opportunities for participants to engage in discussions and to expand upon the plenary talk.  The retreat will offer interactive concurrent sessions, poster sessions, and lunch conversations. Professor and Head of Entomology May Berenbaum will be our lunch hour speaker.