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Teaching 21st Century Reasoning Skills Through An Authentic Interdisciplinary Stem Research Experience, Deborah Walker, Robert Mayes Dr.

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This session will highlight the work of the Real STEM grant awarded to Dr. Robert Mayes, COE Research Professor and Director of Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education. Real STEM is an Innovation Fund grant supported by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA). Real STEM is developing partnerships between middle and high schools throughout southeast Georgia, Research Institutes, business/industry, experts in STEM fields, and university STEM faculty in order to develop interdisciplinary STEM scientific research experiences for students. This session will discuss how teachers are using Place-based Education, Problem Based Learning and Understanding by Design pedagogy to …

Building An Interdisciplinary Partnership To Improve Math Skills In The Science Classroom, Greta A. Giles, Paula H. Krone

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This presentation is intended for University STEM faculty interested in developing interdisciplinary collaborations to improve the ability of students to do math in their science courses. The development of a partnership between faculty in chemistry and mathematics will be discussed. The presenters’ partnership explored ways to improve rates of chemistry student success by identifying key mathematical stumbling blocks encountered by chemistry students. This collaboration resulted in the formation of a student learning community comprised of a General Chemistry course and Precalculus course. Modifications were made to both courses including the addition of material to the mathematics course and changes in …

Investigating The Influence Of The Csu Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program On College Students' Teaching Plans, Leigh A. Mathis, Cindy Ticknor, Deborah Gober, Timothy Howard, Kimberly Shaw

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (CRAFT-STEM) at Columbus State University offers academic and financial support for students pursuing secondary teaching certificates in STEM fields. In return, students commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts in Georgia. Here we provide preliminary results regarding influences on students’ reasoning as they select teaching as a career, STEM as a content focus, and high-needs schools as future employment. With the support of a literature review, we plan to offer a preliminary qualitative analysis of case studies representing three Noyce scholarship recipients with a range of experiences: (1) a former scholarship recipient who …

Stem Apps For Android Devices, Daniel E. Rivera Mr.

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

We will showcase free STEM related apps for Android devices (and indicate which are also available for iOS). Android tablets will be provided so that visitors can try the apps themselves.

Analyzing Ngss Scientific Practices In Action., Robert C. Idsardi Jr, Barbara A. Crawford, Jaclyn K. Murray, James F. Ammons

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This poster presentation will present ongoing research on the Science Practices in the Classroom Matrix (SPCM), an analytical tool used for identifying the level of sophistication of scientific practices occurring in classroom lessons and the level of student versus teacher centeredness. The SPCM has been used to analyze video recordings of middle grades teachers who participated in a professional development program on inquiry, the nature of science (NOS), and evolutionary concepts. Pre- and post-tests revealed participant teachers’ knowledge and views of inquiry and NOS. This poster highlights interactions, if any, between implementation of the scientific practices and teacher knowledge and …

Teaching 21st Century Reasoning Skills Through An Authentic Interdisciplinary Stem Research Experience, Deborah Walker, Robert Mayes Dr.

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

This poster will highlight the work of the Real STEM grant awarded to Dr. Robert Mayes, COE Research Professor and Director of Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education. Real STEM is an Innovation Fund grant supported by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA). Real STEM is developing partnerships between middle and high schools throughout southeast Georgia, Research Institutes, business/industry, experts in STEM fields, and university STEM faculty in order to develop interdisciplinary STEM scientific research experiences for students. This poster will show how teachers are using Place-based Education, Problem Based Learning and Understanding by Design pedagogy to …

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"My Brain Doesn't Work Like That" Creating Success With Non-Traditional (And Traditional) Learners By Accommodating Learning, Jane Bluestein

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

So many of the kids we identify as “at risk” have learning preferences and needs that may not be an ideal match for the way they are being taught or how they are expected to learn. For adults whose learning styles are somewhat more traditional, it can be hard to understand kids who actually learn and perform better when their preferences look very different from our own. Trying to force kids into a picture of learning or attending that is unnatural for them can create stress for them, result in behaviors that create stress for us, and ultimately interfere with …

Mastery Learning For 9th Grade Mathematics: Can The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Close The Achievement Gap?, Rhonda Jeffries, Hope Reed

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation critiques educational tracking as a default system of grouping that perpetuates inequities particularly for students most likely to experience challenges with academic achievement (Rubin & Noguera, 2004). The research explores the mastery learning method in 9th grade Algebra I CP to improve achievement for students who enter high school without Pre-Algebra skills.

When All Hope Is Gone, Trust Then Believe: “At Risk” Or “At Potential"?, Erica C. Pooler, Barbara Kirby-Bentley Dr.

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The Cards of Life, when all hope is gone; trust then believe forces educators to view students differently. The notion that we can’t teach students until we truly begin to know them and they begin to trust us is challenged. The fact that our actions have to align with our words and meaningful conversations and relationships must be established in the classroom. At Risk or At Potential? Every school across the nation have students that struggle, academically, socially or behaviorally. There are a variety of reasons as to why? We can no longer ignore these students and pad the numbers …

Utilizing University – Community Partnerships To Promote Academic Success In The Mathematics, Jill M. Drake, Laura H. Smith

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

The presentation will share how one university developed an innovative tutoring program that allows university teacher candidates to earn course credit while providing low or no cost tutoring to children who are at-risk and underachieving in mathematics. Program templates and recommendations for replicating will be shared. Any professional engaged in partnerships that support children who underachieve in mathematics should attend.

Transformational Leadership For Access, Engagement, And Empowerment, Chris Colgren

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Closing achievement gaps requires schools to provide all students with equitable opportunities to learn. It is necessary to increase students’ access to rigorous curricula and quality instruction, engage all learners both cognitively and affectively, and acknowledge the unique talents and cultural knowledge that all children possess. This session is designed to help educators address the challenge of eliminating achievement gaps.

Modifying Science Texts To Accommodate The Needs Of Struggling Readers And English Language Learners, Regina Suriel, Crystal Randolph

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Students with learning differences, including English language learners, experience difficulties with reading classroom textbooks. This presentation, intended for educators and parents, will discuss and provide practice in the identification of readability levels of science texts discuss the importance of integration of visual stimuli in science texts, and explain culturally-relevant approaches to science curricula.

Count Yourself In:Encouraging Students To Take The 180-Day Challenge, Takeysha Ray, Curlandra Lightfoot-Smith

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

In this presentation, participants will focus on the importance of a holistic approach addressing chronic absenteeism in schools. Participants are provided with tools to take to their district and community helping bring awareness to regular, punctual school attendance. We will provide exciting, hands-on, interactive experiences on initiatives and creative strategies addressing truancy.

Reading And Math Strategies For Struggling Students, Tonya Hiers, Arlene Berry, Kim Trepanier

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation will provide Common Core based strategies for teachers to use with students at risk of failure. Participants will engage in tasks that will allow them to experience Close reading, constructed response, and math problem solving. These cross curricular strategies will address literary, informational, and problem solving standards.

Supporting The Needs Of At-Risk Beginning Teachers, Adam Myers Dr.

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This session is designed to provide teachers, teacher leaders, principals, and support staff relevant research and best practices for incorporating induction support to novice teachers who have been placed in low-performing schools. This interactive session will include participant discussion on the characteristics of beginning teachers, and how mentoring and coaching can significantly impact their retention and effectiveness.

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Cohen Factorizations: Weak Functoriality And Applications, Saeed Nasseh, Sean Sather-Wagstaff

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

We investigate Cohen factorizations of local ring homomorphisms from three perspectives. First, we prove a “weak functoriality” result for Cohen factorizations: certain morphisms of local ring homomorphisms induce morphisms of Cohen factorizations. Second, we use Cohen factorizations to study the properties of local ring homomorphisms (Gorenstein, Cohen–Macaulay, etc.) in certain commutative diagrams. Third, we use Cohen factorizations to investigate the structure of quasi-deformations of local rings, with an eye on the question of the behavior of CI-dimension in short exact sequences.

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Existence Of Solutions For A Variable Exponent System Without Ps Conditions, Li Yin, Yuan Liang, Qihu Zhang, Chunshan Zhao

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

In this article, we study the existence of solution for the following elliptic system of variable exponents with perturbation terms − div |∇u| p(x)−2∇u) + |u| p(x)−2u = λa(x)|u| γ(x)−2u + Fu(x, u, v) in R N , − div |∇v| q(x)−2∇v) + |v| q(x)−2 v = λb(x)|v| δ(x)−2 v + Fv(x, u, v) in R N , u ∈ W1,p(·) (R N ), v ∈ W1,q(·) (R N ), where the corresponding functional does not satisfy PS conditions. We obtain a sufficient condition for the existence of solution and also present a result on asymptotic behavior of solutions at …

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Gecc Recommends Changes To Core Course Approval, Review, And Assessment, Michelle Cawthorn

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Density Of Gallai Multigraphs, Colton Magnant

Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Diwan and Mubayi asked how many edges of each color could be included in a 33-edge-colored multigraph containing no rainbow triangle. We answer this question under the modest assumption that the multigraphs in question contain at least one edge between every pair of vertices. We also conjecture that this assumption is, in fact, without loss of generality.

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February 16, 2015 Armstrong Faculty Senate Minutes

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Faculty Senate Bill Fsb-2015-02-16-01: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong State University

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Faculty Senate Bill FSB-2015-02-16-01: University Curriculum Committee