SAMI KAHN, JD, PhD SCIENCE EDUCATOR
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Invited Keynotes and Presentations


​Kahn, S. (2019, April). Embodying Collective Activism in Science Education Research:
                  Philosophies, Praxis, and Pragmatics. Invited panel presentation for the National
                  Association for Research in Science Teaching’s (NARST) research committee
                  session, Baltimore, MD.


Kahn, S. (2018, November).  It Takes a (Collaborative) Village:Envisioning the Strengths
                 of Every Science Student. Keynote presentation at the Virginia Association of
                  Science Teachers Sterling Pre-Conference – Williamsburg, VA.
 
Kahn, S. (2018, March). Socioscientific Issues and Sustainability: Where Research Meets Practice. 

                 In K. Haverkos & T. Shume (Chairs),  Provocative Tensions:   How Four Approaches Inform 
                 Visions of Sustainability‐Oriented Science Education. Invited panel presentation at the annual 
                  meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Atlanta, GA.
                            

 Kahn, S. (2018, March). Equity Through Socioscientific Issues and Strength-Based
                  Teaching. In P. Boda & S. Bancroft (Chairs),  Re-Centering on Scientific
                  Literacy in an Era of Science Mistrust and Misunderstanding. Invited panelist at
                  the Equity and Ethics Committee Pre-Conference of the annual meeting of the
                  National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Atlanta, GA.
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 Kahn, S. , Harmon, A. , Debatin, B. , Sutter, J. (2017, November). Teaching, Learning, and Writing About Science in                             Times of Public Mistrust. Coordinator and Moderator for New York Times Panel held at Ohio University,                              Athens, OH. 

McGinnis, J.R. & Kahn, S. (2015, April). Special Needs and Talents in Science Learning.
                  In N.G. Lederman (Presider), Handbook on Research in Science Education:
                  Implications for Preservice Science Teacher Education.  Invited Symposium:
                  Pre-Service Science Teacher Education at the annual meeting of the
                  National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Chicago, IL.
 
Kahn, S. (2013, January). Science for All in the 21st Century.  Featured invited speaker at
                 the International Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Conference
                  (ISMTEC), Bangkok, Thailand.
 
Kahn, S. (2013, January).  Including All Students in Hands-on Science. Invited presentation
                  at the International Science, Math, and Technology Education Conference
                 (ISMTEC) Bangkok, Thailand.
 
Kahn, S. (2005, April). Science For All.  Featured presentation given at the National
                 Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention, Dallas, TX
 
Kahn, S. (2002, March). Law, Learning, and Love: Science From the Perspective of an
                  Educator, Attorney and Parent. Featured presentation given at the National
                  Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention, San Diego, CA.
      
Kahn, S. (2000, February). Scientists and K-12 Education. Featured presenter at the
                  American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting,
                  Washington, D.C.
                                                                       
Osleeb, J. & Kahn, S. (1996, November). Integration of Information for Environmental
                  Decision-Making: A Case Study. Invited presentation at the Oak Ridge National
                  Laboratories, Knoxville, TN.

Kahn, S. & Hartman, S. L. (2018, October). Collaborations with the Ohio Valley Museum
                  of Discovery: Promoting Learning Opportunities for All. Invited presentation to
                 be delivered at the Outreach Forum of the Patton College of Education, Athens,
                  OH.

 Kahn, S. & Hartman, S.L. (2017, November). Mixing it Up: Integrating Science and Social
                  Studies with Literacy. Invited workshop presented for Federal Hocking School

                  District, Stewart, OH.

Hartman, S.L., Parsons, J. & Kahn, S. (2018, June). University-Community Partnerships:
                 Collaborations that Further Learning for All. Invited presentation at the Ohio
                  University Emeriti Association Luncheon, Athens, OH.
 
Kahn, S. (2016, November). (Dis)Ability: Ability, Access, and Inclusion in Education and
             Human Services. Invited panel presentation delivered at the Patton College of
             Education Dean’s Advisory Committee on Diversity Soup and Substance, Ohio
             University, Athens, OH.

Kahn, S. (2012, February). The Eye of the Beholder: Sexual Selection in the Animal
                  Kingdom.  Invited workshop given at the Hillsborough County School District’s
                  “Darwin Day” Professional Development, Tampa, FL.
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 Kahn, S. & Zeidler, D.L. (2015, January). It’s Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to
                         Develop Scientific Literacy, K-12. Invited workshop for the New York State
                         Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), New York, NY.
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Kahn, S. (2013, November). Learning, Law, and Love: Perspectives on Inclusive Science
                  From an Educator, Attorney, and Parent. Invited talk given at the University of
                 Missouri, Columbia, MO.

 Kahn, S. (2009, November). Fostering Inclusion Through After School Math: The AIM
                         Program. Invited webcast funded by the Mitsubishi Foundation, New York, NY.
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Kahn, S. (2009, February). The Inclusive Classroom:  Hands-On Science to Promote Math
                  Learning for All Students. Invited talk at the Bank Street College of Education,
                  New York, NY
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 Kahn, S. (2006, May). Including All Students in Inquiry-Based Science. Webcast funded by
                  the National Science Foundation (NSF), New York, NY.

 
Kahn, S. (2005, April). Beyond Learning and Law.  Keynote address delivered at the New
                  Jersey State Systemic Initiative (NJ-SSI) Spring Conference, Morristown, NJ
 
Kahn, S. (2000, April). Encouraging All Students in Science. Invited talk at the University
                  of Delaware School of Education, Newark, DE.
 
Kahn, S. (2000, January). The Benefits of a Career in Education. Featured presentation at
                  the New Jersey Business/Industry/Science Education Consortium (NJ BISEC)
                  annual meeting, New Brunswick, NJ.
 
Kahn, S. (1998, January). Understanding the Laws Affecting Persons with Disabilities.
                  Invited talk at Hunter College, New York, NY.
                                                                                                

Conference Presentations  

                                                                                                                     (*doctoral student, **undergraduate)

Kahn, S., *Pigman, R., & Ottley, J. (2019, April). A Tale of Two Courses: Teacher
                  Candidates' Translation of Inclusive Methods Instruction Into Science Teaching.
                  Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for
                  Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore, MD. 
 
Kahn, S. (2019, April). Disability Studies in (Science) Education as a Framework for
                  Equity and Action (discussant and presenter). Symposium to be presented at the
                  annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching
                  (NARST), Baltimore, MD.
 
Koomen, M., Kahn, S., Wild, T., et al. (2019, April). Toward Inclusion: Accessibility and
                  Equity for All Students. Panel presentation to be presented at the National Science
                  Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, St. Louis, MO.
 
 Kahn, S., Koester, M., Hebert, T., & Porter, J. (2019, January). Positioning STEM
                        Education as a Vehicle for Inclusivity. Paper set to be presented at the annual
                        meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Savannah, GA.   
 
Kahn, S. &  Koomen, M. (2018, April). Towards Inclusion of All Learners. In S. Kahn
                  (Chair), Mediating the Gap: Towards Inclusive Science Education. Roundtable
                  presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
                  Association (AERA). New York, NY. 
 
Kahn, S. & *Cross, S. (2018, March). In Search of Socioscientific Perspective Taking:
                  Empirical Refinement of a Theoretically-Derived Construct. Paper presented at
                  the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science
                  Teaching (NARST), Atlanta, GA.
 
Kahn, S. (2018, March). From Access to Assets in Pre-Service Science Education. In S.
                  Kahn (Discussant), Implications of Inclusive Science Education Research for
                  Pre-Service Science Teacher Education. Symposium presented at the annual
                  meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST),
                  Atlanta, GA.
 
Kahn, S., Koomen, M., Hebert, T., Huffling, L., Lederman, J. (2018, March). Towards
                  Inclusion of All Learners through Science Teacher Education. Panel presentation
                  at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference,  Atlanta, GA.
 
Kahn, S. & **Eads, K. (2018, March). Promoting “Science For All” Through an Inclusive
                  Science Day Event: Research, Practice, and a Student Perspective. Paper
                 presented at the Science Education for Students with Disabilities Pre-Conference
                  of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference,  Atlanta, GA. 
 
Kahn, S. (2018, January). Promoting Science for All Through Teacher Candidate
                  Collaboration and Community Engagement. Paper presented at the annual
                   meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Baltimore,
                   MD.
 
Pacheco-Guffrey, H., Kahn, S., & Koomen, M. (2018, January). Achieving the Promise of
                  STEM Education as a Vehicle for Inclusivity.  Paper presented at the annual
                 meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Baltimore,
                 MD.
 
Kahn, S., (2017, April). No Child Too Young? An Exploratory Teacher Research Study of
                  Socioscientific Issues Implementation at the Elementary Level. Paper presented
                  at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science
                  Teaching (NARST), San Antonio, TX.
 
 Koomen, M. & Kahn, S. (2017, April). Voices of Students with Disabilities in Science
                  Education. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational
                  Researchers Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX.  
                                   
Kahn, S., Koomen, M. Atchison, C., Summy, S., Lederman, J. (2017, January). Towards
                  Inclusion of All Learners Through Science Teacher Education. Presentation at
                  the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE).
                  Des Moines, IA.
 
Kahn, S. (2016, December). Science Teaching for All. Presenter at the Equity Roundtable of
                  the National Science Teachers Association’s (NSTA) Regional Conference,
                  Columbus, OH.
 
Kahn, S. (2016, December). It’s Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop
                  Scientific Literacy, K-12. Presentation at the National Science Teachers
                  Association’s Regional Conference, Columbus, OH.
 
Kahn, S. & Zeidler, D. L. (2016, April). A Conceptual Analysis of Perspective Taking in
                  Support of Socioscientific Reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
                 the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Baltimore,
                  MD.
 
Kahn, S. (2016, April). It’s Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific
                   Literacy, K-12. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association
                  (NSTA) National Convention, Nashville, TN.  
                                                                       
Kahn, S. & Zeidler, D.L. (2016, January). Finding Common Ground: Using Theoretical
                  Inquiry to Identify Promising Frameworks for the Promotion of Socioscientific
                  Perspective Taking. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
                  Science Teacher Education (ASTE),  Reno, NV.
 
Zeidler, D.L., Herman, B.C., Clough, M.P., Olson, J., Kahn, S. & Newton, M. (2016,
                  January).  Humanitas Emptor: Reconsidering Trends and Policies in Science
                  Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science
                 Teacher Education (ASTE), Reno, NV.
 
Kahn, S. (2015, March). Including All Students in Inquiry-Based Science. Presentation at
            the Multicultural/Equity Share-a-Thon, National Science Teachers Association
            (NSTA) National Convention, Chicago, IL. 
                                                                                               
Zeidler, D.L. & Kahn, S. (2015, March). It’s Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to
                  Develop Scientific Literacy, K-12. Presentation at the National Science Teachers
                 Association (NSTA) National Convention, Chicago, IL.
 
Zeidler, D.L. & Kahn, S. (2015, January). It’s Debatable: Using Socioscientific Issues in
                  Methods Courses to Develop Scientific Literacy. Presentation at the annual
                  meeting of the  – Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE),  Portland,
                 OR.
                                                                                                                                               
Zeidler, D.L. & Kahn, S. (2014, November). It’s Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to
                  Develop Scientific Literacy, K-12. Presentation at the National Science Teachers
                  Association Regional Conference, Orlando, FL.
 
Kahn, S. (2014, October). It’s Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific
                  Literacy, K-12. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association
                  Regional Conference, Richmond, VA.
 
Kahn, S. (2014, April).  Debate, Dialogue, and Democracy: Using Socioscientific Issues to
                  Develop Scientifically Literate Citizens. Presentation at the National Science
                  Teachers Association (NSTA) National Convention, Boston, MA.
 
Kahn, S. & Zeidler, D.L. (2014, January). Using our Heads and HARTSS (Humanities, Arts,
                  and Social Sciences): Developing Perspective-Taking Skills for Socioscientific
                  Reasoning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science
                 Teacher Education (ASTE),  San Antonio, TX.
                                                                                                                  
Kahn, S. (2013, April). Using a “Strengths-Based” Approach to Teaching Science to
                  Students with Disabilities. Presentation at the National Science Teachers
                  Association Convention, San Antonio, TX. 
 
Kahn, S. & Lewis, A. R. (2013, January). Teaching Science to Students with Disabilities: A
                  Survey of Teacher Preparedness and Attitudes. In Ensuring Quality Science
                   Experiences for Students with Disabilities: Implications for Professional Development themed paper set.                               Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE), Charleston,                     SC.
 
Kahn, S., Feldman, A., & Cooke, M. (2013, January). Signs of Autonomy: Inquiry and
                  Autonomy in the Deaf Science Classroom.  In Students with Disabilities in the
                  Geological Sciences: Promoting Equity through Access, Self-efficacy, Autonomy,
                  and Inquiry themed paper set. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
                  Association for Science Teacher Educators (ASTE),  Charleston, SC.
 
Kahn, S. & Ledbetter, L. (2012, November). Einstein as a Verb: Introducing the Language
                  of Science to Young Children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
                  National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Atlanta,
                  GA.   
                                                    
Kahn, S. (2011, October). A Different Kind of Ecojustice: Including All Students in
                 Environmental Science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern
                  Association of Science Teacher Educators (SASTE), Athens, GA.
                 
Kahn, S. (2011, March). Including Students with Disabilities in Science. Presentation given
                  at the Florida Academy of Sciences, Tampa, FL.
 
Kahn, S. (2011, March). Twice Exceptional Students in Science. Presentation given at the
                  National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention, San Francisco, CA
 
Kahn, S. (2010, March). All That Glitters: Developing a School-Wide Interdisciplinary
                  Science Curriculum on Treasures. Presentation given at the National Science
                  Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention, Philadelphia, PA 2010
 
Kahn, S. (2009, March). Wonderful Wikis: Using Technology to Foster Collaboration in the
                  Science Classroom. Paper presented at the National Science Teachers
                  Convention, New Orleans, LA 2009
 
Kahn, S. (2008, March). The Role of Advocacy in Ensuring Quality Science Education for
                 Students with for Students with Disabilities. Presentation given at the National
                 Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention, Boston, MA 2008
 
Kahn, S. (2004, April). Including All Students in Hands-on Science. Paper presented at the
                  National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Convention, Atlanta, GA
 
Kahn, S. (2000, March). Introducing the Topic of Natural Resources to a Diverse
                  Classroom. Presentation given at the National Science Teachers Association
                  (NSTA) Convention, Orlando, FL.
 
Kahn, S. (1999, March).  Hands-on Environmental Science for Elementary School Students.
                 Presentation delivered at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
                 Convention, Boston, MA.
 


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    • Philosophy
    • Experience
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    • Effectiveness
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