Problem-Based Learning In The Life Science Classroom, K–12 [Book Review],
2018
University of Oklahoma
Problem-Based Learning In The Life Science Classroom, K–12 [Book Review], Cat D. Jackson, Theresa A. Cullen
Faculty Publications - Curriculum & Instruction
No abstract provided.
Changing The Music: Understanding Educational Obstacles For Youth In Foster Care,
2018
McKendree College
Changing The Music: Understanding Educational Obstacles For Youth In Foster Care, Amie J. Stearns, Iyc
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Due to increased tendency of children in foster care placements to perform poorly in school and to become involved with the juvenile justice system, there is a dire need for school districts to improve support systems for this vulnerable student group. This presentation may be of most interest to conference attendees as it explores the specific barriers which may hinder educational success for youth in foster care.
The School Of Belonging: A Culture Building Process For Schools And Classrooms,
2018
Teaching Empathy Institute
The School Of Belonging: A Culture Building Process For Schools And Classrooms, David A. Levine
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
The School of belonging focuses on social and emotional culture building within the school and classroom settings. In this session we will explore the most effective ways to engage students and build community, by implementing diverse teaching methods while creating an emotionally safe school free from bullying and other low-level forms of aggressive behaviors.
Why Peer Intervention Is Viable,
2018
Rockdale County Schools
Why Peer Intervention Is Viable, Cynthia L. Morton, Antoinette Dunstan, Candice Anderson, Monica Seeley
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Welcome to the "Age of Indifference". Unfortunately, our culture is so busy looking at our own problems and issues that we have systematically stopped caring about others. However, if our culture would embrace a system based on collaboration and compassion, we may lessen many social and psychological issues that impact youth today.
Motivate My Mindset: Teachers, Parents And Students Setting Their Minds On Achievement, Growth And Excellence!,
2018
Georgia Southern University
Motivate My Mindset: Teachers, Parents And Students Setting Their Minds On Achievement, Growth And Excellence!, Stephanie Leggett
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
We have heard that the 'mind is a terrible thing to waste'. This session supports where the ‘Mind is set Matters Most!’ Activities and strategies that K-12 teachers and parents can implement will aid a diverse student population to have growth mindsets that are set for A.G.E. – Achievement, Growth, and Excellence despite the subject or task!
Mirrors & Maps: Using Ya Literature To Navigate Risks In Adolescent Life,
2018
Armstrong State University
Mirrors & Maps: Using Ya Literature To Navigate Risks In Adolescent Life, Lesley Roessing
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
YA literature allows adolescents to mirror themselves in books, safely discussing problems in their lives through conversations about how characters handle/mishandle problems. Novels provide maps to navigate risks and issues experienced by teens. The presenter, a former middle-grades teacher and author of No More “Us” and “Them,” teaches Bibliotherapy and will share Young Adult novels/memoirs and strategies that focus discussions on risks contemporary adolescents face.
Strategic Leadership Newsletter: Volume 4, Number 1,
2018
Thomas Jefferson University
Strategic Leadership Newsletter: Volume 4, Number 1, Larry M. Starr Phd
Leadership Doctorates Newsletter (Formerly Strategic Leadership Newsletter)
Jefferson Strategic Leadership Newsletter reports information relevant to the Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) Doctor of Management Program in Strategic Leadership (DSL) and its community including personal and professional events and accomplishments, new practices, research, opportunities, and suggestions.
Track 1 – Clean Workshop,
2018
Illinois Math and Science Academy
Track 1 – Clean Workshop, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy
Professional Learning Day
The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Portal was launched in 2010 as a National Science Digital Library Pathways project. It is led by the science education expertise of TERC, the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder, and the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College. As of 2012, CLEAN has been syndicated to NOAA's climate.gov portal. CLEAN's primary effort is to steward the collection of climate and energy science educational resources and to support a community of professionals committed to improving climate and energy literacy. Participants will spend their …
Track 2 – Environment Design Sprint Challenge,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Track 2 – Environment Design Sprint Challenge, Britta W. Mckenna, Carl Heine
Professional Learning Day
Using Paul Hawkens, “Drawdown – The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming”, as a starting point, participants will take on the question of “What Can I do?” in developing actionable plans and prototypes in a design sprint challenge. Using BOSI DNA to identify areas of team strength, teams will work together to design the most innovative solutions to improve planet resiliency from climate impact. Culminating presentations conclude the event with an overall innovation and impact winner.
Session 3b: Stress....What Is It And How Do I Fix It,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 3b: Stress....What Is It And How Do I Fix It, Sowmya Anjur, Mary Myers
Professional Learning Day
Join us in learning about stress, its causes, its signs and symptoms and methods for preventing, coping with and/or relieving stress. Popular mind-body fitness methods such as Yoga, Pilates, Qi Gong, and Tai Chi will be examined and performed within this session.
Session 3h: Learning Progressions Of Elementary Data And Measurement,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 3h: Learning Progressions Of Elementary Data And Measurement, Karen Togliatti
Professional Learning Day
The foundation for formal statistical and probability concepts is laid in the early grades through investigating both categorical and measurement data. Join us for a quick trip through the progression of categorical data and measurement data analysis from kindergarten through fifth-grade. Example tasks will be provided.
Session 3c: Building A Microbial Fuel Cell,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 3c: Building A Microbial Fuel Cell, Peter Clancy, Joe Golab, Patrick Young
Professional Learning Day
This project introduces students to the science behind MFCs and provides a practical demonstration about this type of renewable energy technology. The technology produces electricity from the byproduct of bacteria breaking down organic matter. The Alternative Energy Module addresses four Engineering NGSS standards as well as global issues such as energy supply and demand, climate change, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. A microbial fuel cell (MFC) aligns with a United Nations Sustainability Goal, i.e. Clean Energy.
Session 3e: Teaching Using Un Sustainable Development Goals,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 3e: Teaching Using Un Sustainable Development Goals, Donald Dosch, Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll, Crystal Randall
Professional Learning Day
This session will focus on how we are using the UN Sustainable Development Goals as guideposts for curriculum development in several of our different science classes. Students will join us to present some of their varied academic work, and share the importance of these activities in their education. Part of our discussion will focus on scaffolding the learning so that students are able to perform successfully in these contextual and issues-based activities. We will also build in time for participant discussion on current issues and ideas for incorporating them effectively into their own teaching.
Session 3d: Wind Energy,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 3d: Wind Energy, Mark Carlson, Angela Ahrendt, Nicole Ross
Professional Learning Day
Design, construction, and testing will occur in two stages involving blade shape and number followed by wind tracking and generator gearing. Three NGSS Engineering Standards (Global Issue, Problem Breakdown, and Optimization) are directly addressed. Scientific concepts include circuitry, power, mechanical advantage, and rotational motion.
Session 2b: Building A Telescope,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 2b: Building A Telescope, Peter Clancy, Brooke Schmidt
Professional Learning Day
This is a project suitable for a physics class that covers geometric optics. Students tasked with this project assignment use these principles to select lenses to create a telescope with adequate magnification to read a target with lines of text of successively smaller font sizes. Students also learn how to characterize the telescope by measuring the lens focal lengths, and determining the theoretical magnification and tube. Educators attending this workshop will be given a brief lesson on telescope optics, and will be given the opportunity to select lenses, construct a telescope, and use it to read the target.
Session 2d: Mathematical Play,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 2d: Mathematical Play, Karen Togliatti
Professional Learning Day
Our youngest students are equipped with the skills and practices needed to be successful mathematicians. That is, they are curious, creative and innovative. Given the opportunity to engage in mathematical play, students are encouraged to take risks, pursue their own questions, and naturally investigate mathematics. Research shows that this practice is beneficial for all students, regardless of grade level. So, come and play!
Session 1f: Daphnia Magna And Water Monitoring,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 1f: Daphnia Magna And Water Monitoring, Julie Polz, Karen Togliatti, Angela Ahrendt
Professional Learning Day
Daphnia Magna, also known as water fleas, are commonly used in water toxicity studies since they are very sensitive to chemical changes in their environment, which make them good organisms to use in water quality testing. We will be testing the effect of six environmental pollutants on the Daphnia heart rate using a microscope, and then measuring their response to each of these pollutants.
Session 1d: Mathematicians Take Risks,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 1d: Mathematicians Take Risks, Karen Togliatti
Professional Learning Day
The field of mathematics is driven by problems that currently have no known solution. In order to understand these types of problems, mathematicians take risks. They try novel approaches, inventing new mathematics along the way. In much the same way, we want students to be able to take mathematical risks to generate their own mathematical understanding. Join us for a discussion of how to empower our students to become risk-takers in the classroom.
Session 1e: Nuclear Energy: Then, Now And The Future,
2018
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session 1e: Nuclear Energy: Then, Now And The Future, Peter Dong, Eric Hawker, Elizabeth Martinez
Professional Learning Day
Nuclear power is one of the most feared and misunderstood energy sources available, and its unique advantages - extraordinary power production with no emissions - weigh against its disadvantages - possibility of meltdowns, difficulty of waste disposal, and potential weaponization. This session will explore some of the basics of nuclear power through a variety of interactive activities for students and give an overview of the economics and risks associated with nuclear power. It will also discuss potential future technologies, including fusion, and how they would change worldwide energy production.
A Cultured Learning Environment: Implementing A Problem- And Service-Based Microbiology Capstone Course To Assess Process- And Skill-Based Learning Objectives,
2018
University of Wyoming, Laramie
A Cultured Learning Environment: Implementing A Problem- And Service-Based Microbiology Capstone Course To Assess Process- And Skill-Based Learning Objectives, Rachel M. Watson, John D. Willford, Mariel A. Pfeifer
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning
In this study, a problem-based capstone course was designed to assess the University of Wyoming Microbiology Program’s skill-based and process-based student learning objectives. Students partnered with a local farm, a community garden, and a free downtown clinic in order to conceptualize, propose, perform, and present studies addressing problems experienced by these partners. Instructor assessments enabled understanding of student competencies, and according to external subject matter experts students demonstrated mastery of all learning objectives on the final research presentation. Community partners were completely satisfied with the students’ solutions, professionalism, and communication. Instructional diagnosis and student course evaluations showed satisfaction, engagement, and …
