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Collaborating With Theatre, Nature, And Stem: A Multigenerational Family Event, Anni K. Reinking, Michael J. Vetere Iii, Jay C. Percell
Collaborating With Theatre, Nature, And Stem: A Multigenerational Family Event, Anni K. Reinking, Michael J. Vetere Iii, Jay C. Percell
Faculty Publications - College of Education
Family engagement can take many different formats, including community events. In this study, the researchers designed an event to encourage multigenerational family involvement using STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and DAT (developmentally appropriate theater). The study was also designed in an outside environment to encourage interactions with nature and outdoor physical activity. The researchers found that families enjoyed the event and understood the academic and social benefits of nature and arts based education. Overall, this study continues a conversation focused on the importance of engaging families in nature and art based activities.
Examining Pinterest As A Curriculum Resource For Negative Integers: An Initial Investigation, Joshua T. Hertel, Nicole Enzinger
Examining Pinterest As A Curriculum Resource For Negative Integers: An Initial Investigation, Joshua T. Hertel, Nicole Enzinger
Faculty Publications - College of Education
This paper reports an investigation of mathematical resources available on the social media site Pinterest. Pinterest is an online bulletin board where users create visual bookmarks called pins in order to share digital content (e.g., webpages, images, videos). Although recent surveys have shown that Pinterest is a popular reference for teachers, understanding of the mathematical resources available on the site is lacking. To take initial steps in investigating the curriculum resources provided by Pinterest, we used keyword searches to gather a database of pins related to the topic of negative integers. A content analysis was conducted on the pins with …
Preservice Teachers’ Algebraic Reasoning And Symbol Use On A Multistep Fraction Word Problem, Amanda Miller, Jennifer Tobias, Elif Safak, J. Vince Kirwan, Nicole Enzinger, Megan Wickstrom, Jae Baek
Preservice Teachers’ Algebraic Reasoning And Symbol Use On A Multistep Fraction Word Problem, Amanda Miller, Jennifer Tobias, Elif Safak, J. Vince Kirwan, Nicole Enzinger, Megan Wickstrom, Jae Baek
Faculty Publications - College of Education
Previous research on preservice teachers’ understanding of fractions and algebra has focused on one or the other. To extend this research, we examined 85 undergraduate elementary education majors and middle school mathematics education majors’ solutions and solution paths (i.e., the ways or methods in which preservice teachers solve word problems) when combining fractions with algebra on a multistep word problem. In this article, we identify and describe common strategy clusters and approaches present in the preservice teachers’ written work. Our results indicate that preservice teachers’ understanding of algebra include arithmetic methods, proportions, and is related to their understanding of a …