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Review Of Stem The Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Education In America, Geeta Verma
Review Of Stem The Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Education In America, Geeta Verma
Geeta Verma
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Creating A Pipeline To Stem Careers Through Service-Learning: The Aft Program, Anton Puvirajah, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Geeta Verma
Creating A Pipeline To Stem Careers Through Service-Learning: The Aft Program, Anton Puvirajah, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Geeta Verma
Geeta Verma
The Academy for Future Teachers (AFT) is a STEM education and career recruitment program for Metro Atlanta high school students, hosted by Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. This program was developed in response to the changing demographics of our students: shifting much more quickly than the demographics of our teacher populations in the United States. In this chapter, the authors provide information about the AFT Program
Recruiting Minority Students Into Stem Through Experiences In Being A Teacher, Geeta Verma, Anton Puvirajah, Lisa Martin-Hansen
Recruiting Minority Students Into Stem Through Experiences In Being A Teacher, Geeta Verma, Anton Puvirajah, Lisa Martin-Hansen
Geeta Verma
The Academy for Future Teachers (AFT) model has shown promise in preparing and inspiring underrepresented high school students to future science careers. Students were recruited into a 3-week summer program collaboratively taught by K-12 teachers and college professors. Our survey study looked into the nature of their participation in the program and how this participation influenced their a) outlook on teachers, teaching, and learning, b) attitudes in science and mathematics, and c) understanding of science and mathematics content. The AFT experience allowed students to develop greater understanding about science and mathematics teachers, teaching, and learning and the nature of science …
Examining Discourse In A High School Robotic Club, Geeta Verma, Anton Puvirajah, Price Webb
Examining Discourse In A High School Robotic Club, Geeta Verma, Anton Puvirajah, Price Webb
Geeta Verma
Research has shown the importance of discourse in developing deep understandings of science concepts. Science students need to participate in science discourse in which they use social language to facilitate the cultural traditions that constitute a scientific community. When social languages are joined with activities, tools, and values of a group, they become what Gee (2001) calls Discourse (with a capital “D”). We examine high school students’ participation in the cultural tradition, practices of science community, and students’ Discourse enactment of Discourse in an afterschool robotics club. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), we analyzed video recordings of discourse, semi-structured interviews, …
Effectively Communicating With English Language Learners Using Sheltered Instruction, Geeta Verma, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Jerald Pepper
Effectively Communicating With English Language Learners Using Sheltered Instruction, Geeta Verma, Lisa Martin-Hansen, Jerald Pepper
Geeta Verma
Sheltered instruction is not a commercial program but is a set of instructional practices used specifically with English Language Learners (ELL). It embeds existing instructional strategies such as wait time, visual organizers, group work, and allowing students to actively respond for immediate feedback. Sheltered instruction "integrates lesson knowledge and concepts with opportunities to practice using English by reading, writing, listening and speaking" (Colburn and Echevaria 2001). This article describes the four elements of sheltered instruction (Group work, Wait time, Group-response technique, Supplemental materials).