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2017

Curriculum and Instruction

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Dynamic Content Presentation: Powerpoint And Prezi, Diana Tepe Ed. D. Oct 2017

Dynamic Content Presentation: Powerpoint And Prezi, Diana Tepe Ed. D.

Faculty Technology Showcase

Teaching....learning....remembering....engaging…. these are just some of the words that could be used to summarize the educational experience. As teachers we want students to learn and retain that learning as they transition into their professional lives. Research indicates that engagement is one of the critical factors in achieving this goal. Come explore a few strategies to enhance student engagement with your content. Strategies can be applied to several presentation methods, but PowerPoint and Prezi will be specifically covered.

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Teaching The Strand Of Ccss Slope Through Metacognition In Middle School, High School, And Advanced Placement Mathematics, Sara Snarr Sep 2017

Teaching The Strand Of Ccss Slope Through Metacognition In Middle School, High School, And Advanced Placement Mathematics, Sara Snarr

Sara Snarr

The strand of slope presents every year from 7th grade through Advanced Placement Calculus. The Common Core Learning Standards require and encourage a thorough understanding of slope and slope-related concepts such as unit rate, parallel and perpendicular lines, and the derivative. Unfortunately, many secondary mathematics teachers struggle to teach students to monitor their process and conceptualize an overall strategy for solving complex and fundamental problems. This thesis examines the role of metacognition-focused instruction on achievement, and offers research-supported teaching methods in the context of slope and unit rate that support metacognition. These methods are then presented in a series of …

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Technology, Information Literacy And Social Work Education, Laura Trull, David Vess Aug 2017

Technology, Information Literacy And Social Work Education, Laura Trull, David Vess

Libraries

This poster will demonstrate a unique series of interactive lessons, designed and implemented collaboratively by Social Work and Library faculty to support student information literacy skill development. This series of six lessons was implemented with junior-level social work students and focused on topics such as determining quality of sources, constructing citations, identifying research methodology, utilizing technology, research ethics and search techniques. Lesson outlines will be made available to participants and future research and evaluation plans will be discussed.

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Using Feedback To Critically Evaluate And Develop As Teachers, Eliza J. Mandel Jun 2017

Using Feedback To Critically Evaluate And Develop As Teachers, Eliza J. Mandel

Sandanona

This lecture discusses the importance of being critical of one’s own teaching and using feedback in the classroom, and teaching context as a whole, to assess one's teaching. Participants will explore some techniques of asking for feedback in ways to ensure the most relevant and useful feedback.

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