Selected Talks, Workshops and Popular Writing:
(for a complete list see my cv)

Only some of the selected talks are posted, e-mail me for slides if you are interested in any particular topic.

Selected Invited Talks:

• “When and How Science Math and Engineering Programs must partner for educational transformation at a critical time,” Distinguished Thinker Series, UC, Davis  11 Feb 2013 [campus wide address]
• “Affect not as an afterthought: coupling content and social-psychological aspects in physics learning,” Bridging Talk, National Meeting of AAPT and Physics Education Research Conference, Portland OR, 17 Jul 2013. [plenary]
• “The Essential Roles of Disciplinary Engagement in Educational Transformation,” Cottrell Scholars Annual Meeting, Research Corp. for Scientific Advancement, Tucson, AZ,  10 Jul 2013 [plenary]
• N.D. Finkelstein, “Engaging Disciplines & Universities: In educational transformation
  (at a critical time),” National Science Foundation, HER Directorate, Arlington VA, 10 Dec 2012.
• "Themes, Foundations and Frontiers: a perspective on goals, theory, models and experiment in PER", Foundations and Frontiers of Physics Educaiton Research, Bar Harbor, ME (2009) - slides in PDF 2 slides/pp; 6 slides/pp.
• V. Otero, N.Finkelstein, E. Stade, L.Shepard, T.Gleeson, P. DiStefano, "The Role Of Disciplinary Departments In Teacher Preparation" Science and Math Teacher Imperative, Assoc. of Public and Landgrant Universities, May 18, 2009.
• M. Cole, R. Lecusay, and N.D. Fineklstein, " Using Cultural-Historical Theories of Activity to Promote Science in After- school Learning Environments" Third Springer Forum on Cultural Studies in Science Education Center for Research in Mathematics & Science Education San Diego State University, April 12, 2009
• “Educando cientificamente: Herramientas, Práticas e Implicaciones de la Investigación de Enseñanza de la Física" AAPT Mexico National Conference, Monterrey Mexico, Dec 12, 2008. [invited keynote] slides in PDF format (in Spanish)
• “University Community Partnerships in Informal Science Education,” Breaking through Walls, Service Learning Symposium, University of Colorado, Oct 29, 2008.
• “Representations, Analogies and Learning Physics,” University of California San Diego and San Diego State, MSED program, Oct 21, 2008.
• “Acting in Our Own Self-Interest: Blending University and Community” Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton CA, July 24, 2008.
• “Recognizing the Political Role of Physicists and Physics Teachers,” Am. Assoc. of Physics Teachers Annual Meeting, Edmonton, CA, July 23, 2008,
• "Problems and Solutions for the Next Generation: a bright future of interdisciplinary work," Canadian American Mexican Physics Conference, Montreal," Quebec, CA, Aug 2007.
• "A Road Less Traveled: Exploring Teaching Assistant Training Programs in Physics"  Am Assoc of Phys Teachers National Meeting, Greensboro, NC, Aug 2007
• "Educating Scientifically: Advances in Physics Education Research," Fermi National Accelerator Lab Colloquium, Batavia, IL, May 2007. link to Fermilab streaming video / slides.
• "Applying Physics Education Research to the next generation of classroom practice" Department of Physics Colloquium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Apr 2007.
• " A Science of Science Education: studies of transforming undergraduate physics," Department of Physics Colloquium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Feb 2007.
• "Colorado PhysTEC: improving undergraduate education and the future of K12 physics teaching," APS Executive Board Meeting and Capital Campaign, College Park, MD Nov 4. 2006.
• "Learning Assistants, Course Transformation, and Discovery Learning in Physics," College of Natural Sciences New Faculty Teaching Conference, University of Texas, Austin, TX, Oct 2006
• "The Design of Out of School Educational Activities" National Academy of Education, Fellows Retreat and Annual Meeting, Boulder CO, Oct 2006. (with M Cole, UC San Diego)
• N.D. Finkelstein, "Researching Reform: studies of transforming undergraduate physics," Departmental Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,  Oct 2006
• "Learning Virtually: examining the potential of computer simulations in learning E/M," Gordon Conference on Phys. Educ. Research, Mount Holyoke, MA, Jun 2006.
• "Colorado PhysTEC and The Learning Assistant Model for Transforming Undergraduate Science Education," AAPT Annual Chair's Meeting, Washington DC, Jun 2006.
• “Sustainable and Scalable Reforms in Physics Education: Research studies from Colorado PhysTEC” American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD Mar 2006
• “A Science of Science and Engineering Education,” Tufts University, School of Engineering, Center for Engineering Education Outreach, Colloquium, Oct 24, 2005.
• ““Making as Science of Science Education: Tools Practices and Implications of Physics Education Research,” University of Calgary, Department of Physics, Departmental colloquium, Sept 23 2005.
• “Educating Scientifically: tools, practices, and implications from physics education research (PER),” Canadian American Mexican Physics Conference, San Diego CA Aug 20, 2005

Sample Workshops:

• Colorado Learning Assistant Program
  PTEC / AAPT NW Regional Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct 2008;
  NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, DC, Jun 2008.
• Making the Case: The Role of Data in Supporting Educational Innovations,
  Physics Teacher Education Coalition National Annual Meeting, Austin TX, Feb 2008
• Issues of inclusion, privilege & framing:  Addressing gender disparity in undergraduate physics, LEAP (NSF-Advance Program), Faculty Workshop, University of Colorado, Boulder, April 2006;
  Physics Teacher Education Coalition National Annual Meeting, Boulder CO, Mar 2007
• Interactive Engagement and Effective Teaching
  School of Law, University of Colorado, November 2008;
  Boulder Area Physics Teachers, Boulder High School, Sept 2007.
• Attending to More than Content: assessing student beliefs. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Annual Conference, Vancouver Oct 2005. - workshop
• Framing PER from the broadest perspectives, Frontiers of Physics Education Research Conference, 2005. - workshop
• Teaching Physics for a Socially Just Society, Am. Asooc. of Phys Teachers, Annual Mtg. Aug 2005 - workshop

Sample Contributed Talks:

• C. Turpen and N.D. Finkelstein, “Institutionalizing Change: Case Studies & Institutional Analysis of Pedagogical Reform in Intro Phys” 2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, CA Jul 2008.
• N. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein, “How Abstract is Abstract? Signs, Salience, and Meaning in Physics” 2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, CA Jul 2008
• C. Henderson, A. Beach and  N.D Finkelstein, Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM: Preliminary Results from an Interdisciplinary Literature Review,”2008 Physics Educ Research Conf, Edmonton, CA Jul 2008.
• C. Baily and N.D. Finkelstein, “Student Understanding of Quantum Measurement and Uncertainty” 2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, CA Jul 2008
• L. Mayhew and N.D. Finkelstein, “New Media and Models for Engaging Under-Represented Students in Science” 2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, CA Jul 2008.
• L. Kost, S. Pollock and N.D. Finkelstein, “The Persistence of the Gender Gap in Introductory Physics” 2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, CA Jul 2008.
• M Dubson, S Pollock, S Chasteen, N Finkelstein, K Perkins, “Clicker Use in Upper-Level Courses” American Association of Physics Teachers National Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, Jul 2008.
• C. Turpen, N.D. Finkelstein, and S.J. Pollock, "Sustaining Reform: A Qualitative Study of Professors' Beliefs and Classroom Practices," Physics Education Research Conference, Syracuse NY, Jul 2006.
• P.B. Kohl, D. Rosengrant, and N.D. Finkelstein, "Comparing Explicit and Implicit Teaching of Multiple Representation Use in Physics Problem Solving," Phys Educ Research Conference, Syracuse NY, Jul 2006.
• N.S. Podolefsky and N.D. Finkelstein, "Reframing Analogy: framing, blending, and representations as mechanisms of learning by analogy," Physics Education Research Conference, Syracuse NY, Jul 2006.
• S.J. Pollock and N.D. Finkelstein, "Replicating and Maintaining Successful Teaching Innovations," Am. Assoc. of Phys. Tchr., National Meeting, Syracuse, NY, Jul 2006
• N. Podolefsky, N.D. Finkelstein, S.J. Pollock, “Suzie Doesn’t Read (the Textbook), and She’s Getting an A” Four Corners Sectional Meeting of the APS, Boulder CO, Oct 2005. [award winner]
• C. Keller, N.D. Finkelstein, K. Perkins, S.J. Pollock, “Assessing Computer Simulations in Undergraduate Physics Lectures and Laboratories” Four Corners Sectional Meeting of the APS, Boulder CO, Oct 2005. [award winner]
• N.D. Finkelstein, “Failing Our Students: Systemically Building Bridges or Walls Between High School and University Physics,” Am. Assoc. of Phys. Tchr., Annual Meeting, Aug 6-10, 2005
• "Theory and Practice of Combining, School, Community, and University to Promote Physics," with Omar Clay. A talk presented at the Center for Research in Educational Equity Assessment and Teaching Excellence at UCSD, April 2002

Popular Pieces:

J Thompson, E Brewe, N Finkelstein, J Hawkins, R Scherr , “Introducing GPER: The American Physical Society's newest topical group is devoted to physics education research,” Points of View, Physics Today , Jun 2013.

N.D. Finkelstein and H. Quinn, “NRC Frameworks for K12 Education: toward the next generation science standards,” National Webinar hosted by Am. Physical Society, moderator and commentator, 27 Apr 2012.

N. Finkelstein "Science, Spirituality, Nature and Religion: When Science Meets Religion", April 2009.

N. Finkelstein, V. Otero, and M. Klymkowsky, “The University of Colorado Learning Assistant Program and Advances in STEM Education at Colorado,”  50th Year Reunion, CU Foundation/ Alumni Association, University of Colorado, May 8, 2008.

N Finkelstein, "Science Education" KGNU Thursday Call-in Radio Show, 5 July 2007.

N Finkelstein, A Moment in Science, Boulder Channel 1 internet television, Jun 2007.

N Finkelstein, Valerie Otero, and Steven Pollock, " Teaching to Learn: The Colorado Learning Assistant program's impact on learning content." Newsletter of the American Physical Society's Forum on Education, Fall 06/ Spring2007.

Ed Price and Noah Finkelstein, "Graduating Educated Graduate Students," Newsletter of the American Physical Society's Forum on Education, Spring 2006.

Noah Finkelstein, Physics Education Research: a newly growing role for physicsits. Back Page, APS News, Jan 2006.

Noah Finkelstein, "The Physics of Alien," Physics in Film Series, University of Colorado, Oct 31, 2005

Noah Finkelstein, Michael Dubson, Christopher Keller, Steven Pollock, Steve Iona, and Valerie Otero, CU Physics Education: Recruiting and Preparing Future Physics Teachers, American Physical Society Forum on Educaiton Newsletter, Spring 2005.