University of Kentucky
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Utah State University
Grant, Nebraska
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Monash University
Liberty University
Purdue University
Edith Cowan University
Multidisciplinary Education And Research In Biomathematics For Solving Global Challenges,
2019
Illinois State University
Multidisciplinary Education And Research In Biomathematics For Solving Global Challenges, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer
Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology: Education and Research
No abstract provided.
Fostering Motivation With An Authentic Task Based Unit On Linear Modeling,
2019
The College at Brockport
Fostering Motivation With An Authentic Task Based Unit On Linear Modeling, Brandon Derue
Education and Human Development Master's Theses
This curriculum project was created to provide teachers with additional resources to use when teaching an 8th grade unit on linear modeling. The included activities put an emphasis on grappling with new ideas, communication, and developing understanding through a project using real world mathematics. An embedded goal in the curriculum is to foster student motivation in mathematics. The main topic involves constructing scatter plots, noticing trends in the data, and constructing lines of best fit based on these trends. Recommendations are included by the author for implementing the included activities, as well as a rubric for evaluating the student ...
Resident Great Catches: Recognizing Resident Physicians,
2019
Children's Mercy Hospital
Resident Great Catches: Recognizing Resident Physicians, Susamita Kesh, Kristin Streiler
Research Days
No abstract provided.
Moderating Effect Of Homeschooling On Retention And Academic Achievement Of Stem Majors At A Private, Faith-Based, Liberal Arts College,
2019
The University of Southern Mississippi
Moderating Effect Of Homeschooling On Retention And Academic Achievement Of Stem Majors At A Private, Faith-Based, Liberal Arts College, Aresia Watson
Dissertations
Previous research has indicated that homeschooling is a growing trend within the U.S. Previous research has also indicated that less than one half of students who begin a STEM major at postsecondary institutions will complete their degree. This study sought to look at the possible moderating effect homeschooling has on the academic achievement and retention of STEM majors at a private, faith-based liberal arts college using a modified version of Tinto’s Model of Student Departure.
Independent sample t-tests were used to compare means and intercorrelations of homeschooled students and traditionally schooled students in unmatched and matched samples for ...
Seeing The World Differently. An Exploration Of A Professional Development Model Bridging Science And Lay Cultures,
2019
East Tennessee State University
Seeing The World Differently. An Exploration Of A Professional Development Model Bridging Science And Lay Cultures, Michael D. Garrett
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study explores the rationale, efficacy, and social validity of a professional development model designed to move elementary school science activities closer to the practices of working scientists as required by the United States’ “Next Generation Science Standards.” The model is culturally sensitive and aims to create experiences with high subjective task value. The formal theory of change uses scaffolding, Piagetian agency, and Vygotskian learning opportunities to argue that culturally familiar representational tasks in culturally natural intersubjective contexts can lead to work prototypical of scientific modeling under particular facilitation conditions: when participants (a) are allowed free use of their cognitive ...
Rethinking Mathematical Proofs And The Opportunity To Learn,
2019
The College at Brockport
Rethinking Mathematical Proofs And The Opportunity To Learn, Robert Burgett
Education and Human Development Master's Theses
Mathematical proofs are conceptually difficult for many students and the perceived lack of relevance in terms of authenticity and practicality may result in feelings of apathy or indifference. Providing students with connections and applications of the process of proof-solving can help alleviate this problem. This curriculum project includes materials designed to supplement existing units on geometric proof. These materials are intended to provide teachers with opportunities for students to both frequently practice with components of mathematical literacy relative to proofs and to allow multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate growth and evidence of learning. Mathematical discourse amongst students is also ...
How To Calculate Pi: Buffon's Needle (Non-Calculus Version),
2019
Central Washington University
How To Calculate Pi: Buffon's Needle (Non-Calculus Version), Dominic Klyve
Pre-calculus and Trigonometry
No abstract provided.
An Introduction To The Algebra Of Complex Numbers And The Geometry In The Complex Plane,
2019
Ursinus College
An Introduction To The Algebra Of Complex Numbers And The Geometry In The Complex Plane, Nicholas A. Scoville, Diana White
Complex Numbers
No abstract provided.
Greatest Common Divisor: Algorithm And Proof,
2019
University of St. Thomas - Houston
Greatest Common Divisor: Algorithm And Proof, Mary K. Flagg
Number Theory
No abstract provided.
Connectedness- Its Evolution And Applications,
2019
Ursinus College
Connectedness- Its Evolution And Applications, Nicholas A. Scoville
Topology
No abstract provided.
Recycling Aluminum,
2019
West Central High School, Humboldt, SD
Recycling Aluminum, Steffani Burwitz, Kristin M. Roe, Matthew L. Miller, Madhav P. Nepal, Larry B. Browning, P. Troy White
iLEARN Teaching Resources
Students will investigate and compare the energy cost to produce aluminum products from aluminum ore and recycled aluminum. Students will perform an electrolysis activity to reinforce the idea that recycling metal requires less energy than mining and refining metals from their original source in the earth.
Heat, Energy, And Matter (Ccc5, Ps3): An Integrated Grades 3–12 Hands-On Approach Supporting The Ngss And Ccss Ela,
2019
East Tennessee State University
Heat, Energy, And Matter (Ccc5, Ps3): An Integrated Grades 3–12 Hands-On Approach Supporting The Ngss And Ccss Ela, Chih-Che Tai, Gerri St. Clair, Karin J. Keith, Renee Moran, Chih-Che Tai
Karin Keith
We will offer ideas to build knowledge about using reading and hands-on activities as tools to increase student understanding of heat, energy, and matter.
Sound And Waves (Ps4): An Integrated K–8 Hands-On Approach Supporting The Ngss And Ccss Ela,
2019
East Tennessee State University
Sound And Waves (Ps4): An Integrated K–8 Hands-On Approach Supporting The Ngss And Ccss Ela, Chih-Che Tai, Renee Moran, Karin J. Keith, Ruth Leonard
Karin Keith
Receive practical ideas to build understanding about how to combine reading and hands-on activities as tools to understand the nature of wave movement.
Using Drones For Precision Agriculture,
2019
South Dakota State University
Using Drones For Precision Agriculture, Jiyul Chang, Madhav P. Nepal
iLEARN Teaching Resources
In this teaching module, students will learn what Precision Agriculture is and how to apply drone into Precision Agriculture practices. To use data (images) taken by drone, students will learn the basic theory of Remote Sensing. Using images, students learn how to make NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) maps and how to apply drone (remote sensing technique) in agriculture.
The Nature Of Teaching: An Engaged Approach To K12 Program Delivery,
2019
Purdue University
The Nature Of Teaching: An Engaged Approach To K12 Program Delivery, Rebecca Busse
Engagement & Service-Learning Summit: Connecting Through Listening & Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Perceptions Of District Curriculum Administrators Regarding K-12 Engineering Education,
2019
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Perceptions Of District Curriculum Administrators Regarding K-12 Engineering Education, Derrick A. Nero
Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
The state of Nebraska recently adopted and implemented a set of Science standards that aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards which include engineering practices such as engineering design and the use of technology. Curriculum administrators throughout the state are responsible for the implementation of these standards including training for engineering teaching and learning. This exploratory study investigated curriculum administrators’ (n = 43) perceptions of Engineering Education in four areas: Importance of Engineering Education, District Familiarity with Engineering Education, Characteristics of Engineering, and Barriers to Integrating Engineering Education. This exploratory study used one instrument to collect data: a modified Design, Engineering ...
Developing Stem Interest And Genre Knowledge Through Science Fiction Prototyping,
2019
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Developing Stem Interest And Genre Knowledge Through Science Fiction Prototyping, Justin Nicholes
The STEAM Journal
Upward Bound Math and Science, a federally funded initiative, aims to persuade U.S. high schoolers to become college STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) majors. The program attempts this persuasion by developing students’ content and procedural knowledge so that students may succeed in high school and college STEM courses. Primary focus on knowledge acquisition, however, may cause missed opportunities to engage the imaginative dimensions of students’ science identities and students’ senses of wonder for science. In this reflective essay, I describe a science fiction prototyping assignment that meets the knowledge-based objectives of the Writing Skills course in a five-week Upward ...
Context Is Critical: K-5th Grade Three-Act Math Tasks,
2019
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Context Is Critical: K-5th Grade Three-Act Math Tasks, Lindsey Herlehy
Publications & Research
Mathematicians view mathematics within interesting and natural contexts. In this session, participants will engage and explore Three-Act Math Tasks; a story-telling pedagogical strategy that elicits student curiosity, collaboration, and questioning while redefining the term “real-world context” and the role that students play in the learning process. Resources will be provided
Teaching With A Full Deck: Card Sorts,
2019
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Teaching With A Full Deck: Card Sorts, Lindsey Herlehy
Publications & Research
Card sorts tend to make students do the “thing” we value most: talk. Beyond making matches, card sorts provide opportunities for students to classify, rank, sequence, and mind map while setting a natural context for argumentation and use of the claim-evidence-reasoning framework. Join me for a series of card sorts to explore how this easy-to-prep tool will encourage your students to reason and think critically. Math and science resources will be shared.
Resources available below for download include all cards used in the training.
Punch Cards To Python: A Case Study Of A Cs0 Core Course,
2019
United States Military Academy
Punch Cards To Python: A Case Study Of A Cs0 Core Course, Thomas Babbitt, Charles Schooler, Kyle King
West Point Research Papers
There is an immense interest in teaching computer science concepts - and programming specifically - to everyone. The United States Military Academy at West Point has required every student, regardless of major, to pass a computer science zero (CS0) course for the last 50 years: From punch cards to Python. We present a history of our CS0 course and the lessons learned from the most recent redesign of the course. We review the last decade of student assessments and how they influenced the latest iteration.
We contrast the expectations of students in a CS0 course with those in a CS1 course. We ...
