Reaching Nevada's Teachers Through Nsf Epscor Climate Change Science Institutes, 2013 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Reaching Nevada's Teachers Through Nsf Epscor Climate Change Science Institutes, Aubrey Mae Bonde, Larry Rudd, Paul Buck, Juan Mcalister
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference
Education Component Goals
- Increase the number and quality of STEM educators and STEM professionals in the region and country
- Develop institutional partnerships that support exemplary practices and policies in STEM education
- Implement inquiry activities focusing on facets of climate change science and promote interest in STEM career pathways and higher education
Climate Change Connected Curriculum, 2013 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Climate Change Connected Curriculum, Southern Nevada Science Teachers Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference
Climate change is a complex global issue that spans many disciplines. The curriculum spans several subject areas and cuts across national standards.
Our team will focus on creating lesson plans to cover a span of two weeks; i.e. one unit on Climate Change .
The SAME concepts will be taught in the SAME week to the SAME 9th and 12th grade students; with a focus on those concepts in specific subject areas.
Using Online Data Sets To Teach K-12 Students And Teachers About Climate Change, 2013 Nevada State College
Using Online Data Sets To Teach K-12 Students And Teachers About Climate Change, Larry Rudd
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference
• Description of project
• Data-based Activities
• Inservice Teacher Use and Feedback
• Preservice Teacher Use and Feedback
• Future Work
• Conclusions
• Discussion
Challenges And Successes In Exposing Community College Students To Field Work And Undergraduate Research In A New Introductory Field Biology Course At The College Of Southern Nevada, 2013 College of Southern Nevada
Challenges And Successes In Exposing Community College Students To Field Work And Undergraduate Research In A New Introductory Field Biology Course At The College Of Southern Nevada, Brian C. Wainscott
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference
Few of the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) students I interact with consider careers in field biology. When asked why, most report they do not know much about field biology because too few opportunities exist. Knowing this, and the importance of attracting students to STEM careers, I solicited input from potential employers and developed a new course called Introduction to Field Biology (BIOL 211). BIOL 211 was approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) during 2012 and I offered it for the first time during the spring semester of 2013. It is a 4-credit lecture/lab course that meets …
Collaborative K‐12 Outreach: K‐12 Stem And Beyond, 2013 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Collaborative K‐12 Outreach: K‐12 Stem And Beyond, Susan Wainscott, Fred Rauber, Xan Goodman, Samantha Godbey
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference
Libraries' Rebel STEM Objectives
- Build personal connections with students and teachers
- Galvanize students’ interest in STEM
- Teach information literacy skills
Student Understanding Of Limit And Continuity At A Point: A Look Into Four Potentially Problematic Conceptions, 2013 Brigham Young University - Provo
Student Understanding Of Limit And Continuity At A Point: A Look Into Four Potentially Problematic Conceptions, Miriam Lynne Amatangelo
Theses and Dissertations
Mathematics students and teachers are familiar with the difficulty of learning and teaching concepts of continuity and limits. Research has expanded our knowledge of how students think about these concepts, including different conceptions and metaphors students use to reason about continuity and limits at a point. From the literature I have identified four potentially problematic conceptions (PPCs) students may use when reasoning about limit and continuity at a point. Questionnaires were administered to 861 BYU students in various mathematics courses to determine how prevalent and persistent the PPCs are among the students in each course. Interviews were conducted with nine …
The Influence Of A Reform-Based Mathematics Methods Course On Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs, 2013 Pace University, New York
The Influence Of A Reform-Based Mathematics Methods Course On Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs, Brian R. Evans, Jacqueline Leonard, Kathleen Krier, Steve Ryan
Journal of Educational Research and Practice
Beliefs about teaching mathematics and urban students’ ability to learn mathematics are often overlooked in the discourse on highly qualified teachers. Altering teacher experiences has the potential to change their beliefs. It was found in this qualitative case study that preservice teachers’ beliefs about teaching mathematics to urban students were changed after teachers taught brief sample lessons to their peers and watched video episodes of quality teaching. These findings suggest preservice teacher beliefs can be positively changed after taking reform-based mathematics methods courses. Additional studies are needed to determine if these changes can be sustained during teacher induction.
Facilitating Inquiry-Based Science Learning Online In A Virtual University, 2013 Walden University
Facilitating Inquiry-Based Science Learning Online In A Virtual University, Rosalind Kam, Bernard (None) Hoop Jr.
Walden Faculty and Staff Publications
The authors reviewed their approaches to facilitating inquiry-based science courses from 2005 through 2010 in a fully online master's degree program at Walden University designed to help teachers bring inquiry-based science to their students. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate their interaction-engagement approach in facilitating online courses, which focused on a guided inquiry approach to build understanding of core science concepts using hands-on experimental science investigations.
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Website), 2013 Rhode Island School of Design
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Website), Mark Pompelia
Materials Education and Research in Art and Design: A New Role for Libraries
No abstract provided.
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Program Sheet), 2013 Rhode Island School of Design
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Program Sheet), Mark Pompelia
Materials Education and Research in Art and Design: A New Role for Libraries
No abstract provided.
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Program Booklet), 2013 Rhode Island School of Design
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Program Booklet), Mark Pompelia
Materials Education and Research in Art and Design: A New Role for Libraries
No abstract provided.
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Survey Stats), 2013 Rhode Island School of Design
Materials Education And Research In Art And Design: A New Role For Libraries (Survey Stats), Mark Pompelia
Materials Education and Research in Art and Design: A New Role for Libraries
No abstract provided.
Materials Collection Creation And Administration: A New Role For Libraries (White Paper), 2013 Rhode Island School of Design
Materials Collection Creation And Administration: A New Role For Libraries (White Paper), Mark Pompelia
Materials Education and Research in Art and Design: A New Role for Libraries
The Problem/Opportunity: To define, identify, and guide design-based materials collections in academic settings and foster community among those with existing collections and/or those considering creating and supporting one.
Contents and topics:
- What is a materials collection?
- Why have a materials collection?
- Acquisition strategies
- Organizational approaches
- Programming possibilities
- Symposium summary
- Resources
Hexapod Herald - Volume 25, No. 3, June 2013, 2013 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Hexapod Herald - Volume 25, No. 3, June 2013
Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters
Contents: Welcome - Grants - North Central Branch News - Publications - Congratulations - Student News - Meeting an Off-Campus Student - This 'n That - Workshop News - Calendar of Events
Slic: Family Science Backpacks For Preschoolers, 2013 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Slic: Family Science Backpacks For Preschoolers, Lorin Nevius
Psychology and Child Development
In this senior project, I reviewed existing literature regarding science instruction in preschool classrooms, young children’s capabilities and interest in learning science, what science is happening at home, as well as preschool teachers’ feelings toward teaching science. I explored the possibility of bridging the gap between the school and home environment by using a prepared informal learning tool that students could take home and complete with their family.
During the years children are in preschool, they are forming their understandings of the world around them (French, 2004; Nayfield, Brenneman & Gelman, 2011; Eshach & Fried, 2005). In developing these understandings, …
Benefits Of Pre-Lecture Assignments And Inquisition Based Learning In Comparison To Traditional Lecture Modes In Science Education, 2013 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Benefits Of Pre-Lecture Assignments And Inquisition Based Learning In Comparison To Traditional Lecture Modes In Science Education, Lance Toppen
Biological Sciences
Experiment was an assessment of the efficacy of two different teaching styles: traditional lecturing and a question based approach. In a traditional lecture class students frequently come to class with little or no previous exposure to the lecture topic. This may limit comprehension, retention, and the development of critical thinking skills. The questioning approach we used involved flipping the classroom where students were expected learn the lecture material at home by answering a comprehensive list of questions from textbook chapters. They were expected to come to each class period prepared to engage in a discussion of the subject matter, prompted …
A Comparison Of Two Job Offers In Mathematics Education, 2013 East Tennessee State University
A Comparison Of Two Job Offers In Mathematics Education, Ryan Andrew Nivens
ETSU Faculty Works
Many job seekers in higher education are unaware of how large a discrepancy there can be in terms of financial potential for mathematics education jobs in higher education. Recent research on this topic has focused on the base salary (Reys, Reys, & Estapa, 2013), but other financial factors have been left unstudied. Through two cases, the researcher demonstrates a large gap that exists in net pay when major financial factors beyond base salary are considered, specifically insurance and retirement benefits. This article will spur conversations among faculty and graduate students in mathematics education doctoral programs allowing mentors to draw from …
Cataloging Lesson Plans Developed By Pre-Service Science Teachers During A Summer Research Experience, 2013 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Cataloging Lesson Plans Developed By Pre-Service Science Teachers During A Summer Research Experience, Robert Tollman Mclaren
Physics
This study is modeled after the senior project “Teachers Who Conduct Research and their Ability to Apply their Experience to Lesson Plans” by Cal Poly student Megan Ziegler and includes an independent analysis of the 2011 and 2012 lesson plans that participants in the STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program developed as part of their summer research experience. At the end of the STAR summer research program, STAR Fellows are required to submit lesson plans. During Spring Quarter of 2012, I had the opportunity to catalog lesson developed during Summer 2011. Later in Fall Quarter of 2012, Cal Poly undergraduates …
Euler And The Ongoing Search For Odd Perfect Numbers, 2013 Presbyterian College
Euler And The Ongoing Search For Odd Perfect Numbers, Brian D. Beasley
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2013
Leonhard Euler, after proving that every even perfect number has the form given by Euclid, turned his attention to finding odd perfect numbers. Euler established a basic factorization pattern that every odd perfect number must have, and mathematicians have expanded upon this Eulerian form ever since. This paper will present a brief summary of Euler’s result and some recent generalizations. It will also note connections between odd perfect numbers and the abundancy index (the abundancy index of a positive integer is the ratio of the sum of its positive divisors to itself). In particular, finding a positive integer with an …
Forming The Analytical Society At Cambridge University, 2013 Gordon College
Forming The Analytical Society At Cambridge University, Richard Stout
ACMS Conference Proceedings 2013
The Analytical Society, an organization begun by students at Cambridge, was founded in 1812. Even though it was entirely student-led, the society was responsible for significant changes in the Cambridge mathematics curriculum and in the way mathematics was perceived in Britain throughout the nineteenth century. Its success was likely due to the outstanding students who formed the group, some of whom went on to become leaders in British science and mathematics for the next fifty years. In this paper we will briefly look at several of those who played important roles in forming and leading the society and we will …