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A Predictive Analytics Approach To Building A Decision Support System For Improving Graduation Rates At A Four-Year College, Xuan Wang, Helmut Schneider, Kenneth R. Walsh

Information Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

Although graduation rates have interested stakeholders, educational researchers, and policymakers for some time, little progress has been made on the overall graduation rate at four-year state colleges. Even though selective admission based on academic indicators such as high school GPA and ACT/ SAT have widely been used in the USA for years, and recent statistics show that less than 40% of students graduate from four-year state colleges in four years in the US. The authors propose using an ensemble of analytic models that considers cost as a better form of analysis that can be used as input to decision support …

It’S The Experience Not The Format: Successful Techniques To Transition Social Justice Coursework To A Distance Delivery Format, Peter L. Kranz, Paul Sale, John Lowdermilk

Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

“Research on multicultural learning has focused on formal and local settings, such as schools, but young people are interacting with, and therefore learning from, informal settings and nonlocal contexts, including online platforms.” (Kim, 2016, p. 1). The instructor must be vigilant in selecting online teaching pedagogy when offering sensitive topics of courses because face-to-face intimacy is usually a component of more traditional courses in diversity (Matloob Haghanikar, 2019). The purpose of this current paper is to align critical parts of an experiential race relations curriculum (Clarke, 2019; Kranz & Lund, 2004) in a face-to-face setting with digital technologies available for …

Assessing The Use Of Student-Developed Clerkship Guides For Improving Clerkship Expectations And Experiences: An App-Based Approach., Jose Chavez, Lauren Muenchow, Matthew Hidalgo, Jiyun Lim, Jose Campo Maldonado, Lori Berry, Michael Machiorlatti

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Background: The transition for medical students from pre-clinical education to the clinical learning environment introduces different expectations, methods of evaluation, and new working conditions. A mobile-friendly web application with clerkship specific information was developed to assess whether clinical preparedness increased among third-year medical students at transitioning to their clinical curriculum.

Objectives: To determine whether medical students’ clinical preparedness increased as they transitioned into clinical rotations by using a mobile-friendly web application that contained information and advice shared by senior medical students that had already completely their rotations.

Methods: Third-year medical students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School …

Lesson Plan, Government, 12th Grade, Graciela Alonso

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Govt: 2A, B 3B 13A, B, C, 15A History: 9A-F, I

Lesson objective(s): 1.Analyze different points of view of political parties and interest groups such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), on important contemporary issues 2.Understand the impact of the Civil Rights Movement by describing the role of organizations that promoted rights 3.Evaluate the changes in the United States that have resulted from the civil rights movement, including increased participation of minorities in the political process.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: graphic organizers, Multisensory approach, class discussion Q & …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, Citlali González

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): TEKS 113.11, 113.12 113.13,113.14, 113.5,113.6

Lesson objective(s): 1.Students will be able to compare and contrast local leaders with those leaders listed on books (ex. Martin Luther King vs. Alonso Perales) 2. Students will be able to make connections among different ethnic background leaders

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Teacher will model what the activity will look like. Divide class into groups to assist each other.

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Marisol Salinas

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 2.4 The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped, shape the community, state, and nation. 2.20 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, act to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) make connections using problem solving strategies. 2. TLW use prior knowledge to connect to …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Erika Faubion

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 2.4 The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped, shape the community, state, and nation. 2.20 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, act to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) make connections using problem solving strategies. 2. TLW use prior knowledge to connect to …

Lesson Plan, Economics, 12th Grade, Adrian Tovar

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Mexican American Studies 8A: describe how Mexican Americans supported and changed government, 8F: discuss the role of various organizations such as GI Forum and LULAC that have participated in the Mexican American struggle for power.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) explain the role and contribution Adela Sloss-Vento to the cause of political participation of women and the Mexican American struggle for a political voice. 2. TLW compare and contrast to one of the following suffragettes: Elizabeth Stanton, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: 1. Reading out loud and clarifying …

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 8th Grade, Juan C. Vega, Juan López

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.23(D) analyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity. 8.23(E) identify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society.

Lesson objective(s): 1.The Learner will (TLW) -analyze the political contributions of women and their significant roles they in promoting in the reform movements and civil rights. 2. TLW compare and contrast the letters to significant political leaders of their time of Mercy Otis Warren and Adela Sloss-Vento.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Students will write a letter (in Spanish and English) to …

Lesson Plan, 11th Grade, Romeo D. Revuelta

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): History 5B,5C Culture 26A

Lesson objective(s): 1. Students will identify the similarities/differences between the NAACP platform and the Harlingen Convention. 2. Student relates movement of people and how push/pull factors drive human migration, including in the area of South Texas. 3.Students can describe the roles of reform leaders such as W.E.B. Dubois and J.T. Canales and their impact on American society.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: - Multi sensory approach: Video, music, images, Power point presentation. - Class discussion, Q and A - Illustration

Lesson Plan, Government, 12th Grade, San Juana Granado

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Govt: 2A, B 3B 13A, B, C, 15A History: 9A-F, I

Lesson objective(s): 1. Analyze different points of view of political parties and interest groups such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), on important contemporary issues. 2. Understand the impact of the Civil Rights Movement by describing the role of organizations that promoted rights. 3. Evaluate the changes in the United States that have resulted from the civil rights movement, including increased participation of minorities in the political process.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: graphic organizers, Multisensory approach, …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee.Uu., Octavo, Juan C. Vega, Juan López

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 8.23 (D) Estudiar las contribuciones de personas de diversos grupos raciales, étnicos, y religiosos a nuestra identidad nacional. 8.23 (D) Identificar las contribuciones políticas, sociales y económicas de las mujeres a la sociedad estadounidense.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Estudiar las contribuciones políticas de la mujer y su papel en la promoción de los movimientos de reforma y derechos civiles. 2. Comparar y contrastar las cartas de Mercy Otis Warren y Adela Sloss Vento a los dirigentes políticos importantes de la época.

Diferenciación de estrategias para …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia Universal, Sexto, Josie Herrera

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 6.2 Contribuciones de las culturas. (A) Explicar la relevancia de los individuos o de los colectivos en las sociedades. (B) Describir la influencia de los logros individuales y colectivos en una sociedad.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Identificar a los dirigentes de los movimientos en favor de los derechos civiles de ascendencia mexicoestadounidense. 2. Reconocer los logros y los obstáculos que experimentaron los dirigentes mexicoestadounidenses para marcar una diferencia en la sociedad.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Siguiendo las pautas …

Unidad Didáctica, Prescolar, Citlali González, Diana Rocha

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 113.11, 113.12 113.13,113.14, 113.5,113.6

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Los alumnos serán capaces de comparar y contrastar las figuras de los dirigentes locales con personalidades mencionadas en los libros de texto, como por ejemplo Martin Luther King frente a la figura de Alonso Perales. 2. Establecer conexiones entre líderes de antecedentes étnicos distintos

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: El docente ajustará la configuración de la actividad y dividirá a los alumnos en grupos para que se ayuden entre sí.

Unidad Didáctica, Ciencias Políticas: Gobierno Federal, Duodécimo, Graciela Alonso, San Juana Granado

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): Ciencias Políticas - Gobierno: 2A, B 3B 13A, B, C, 15A Historia: 9A-F, I

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Analizar diferentes puntos de vista de partidos políticos y agrupaciones de representación o ideológicas tales como la Liga de Ciudadanos Latinoamericanos Unidos (LULAC por sus siglas en inglés) respecto a problemáticas contemporáneas importantes. 2. Comprender el impacto del movimiento en favor de los derechos civiles describiendo el papel de las organizaciones que promovieron dichos derechos. 3. Evaluar los cambios que tuvieron lugar en los Estados Unidos como …

Lesson Plan, World History, 6th Grade, Josie Herrera

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 6.2 Contributions of Cultures A) Explain the significance of individuals or groups in societies B) Describe the influence of individual and group achievement in a society

Lesson objective(s): 1. Identify civil rights activists’ leaders of Mexican American heritage. 2. See how Mexican American Leaders endured and overcome discrimination to make a difference in society.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: For special education students and 504 students, students are guided through the gallery walk by coteacher and teacher in two groups. GT students and more rigorous questionnaire and do the gallery walk. Regular …

Unidad Didáctica, Undécimo, Romeo D. Revuelta

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): Historia 5B,5C Cultura 26A

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Comparar y contrastar la Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de las Personas de Color (NAACP, por sus siglas en inglés) con la Convención ‘Pro-Raza’ de Harlingen. 2. Relacionar la emigración de las personas con los factores incitadores y disuasorios que la propiciaron, incluyendo el sur de Texas. 3. Comprender y relatar el papel que desempeñaron los dirigentes reformistas, tales como W.E.B. Dubois y J.T. Canales, así como el impacto que supuso en la sociedad estadounidense.

Diferenciación de …

Unidad Didáctica, Economía, Duodécimo, Adrian Tovar

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): Estudios Mexicoestadounidenses 8A: Describir cómo los mexicoestadounidenses apoyaron cambios en los gobiernos y los propiciaron. 8F: Debatir el papel de organizaciones varias, tales como las del Foro del Soldado Americano y LULAC, las cuales han participado en la lucha de los mexicoestadounidenses por alcanzar cuotas de poder.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Explicar el papel y la contribución de Adela Sloss Vento a la causa de la participación política de las mujeres y los esfuerzos mexicoestadounidenses por tener voz propia en la política. 2. Comparar y …

Unidad Didáctica, Ciencias Sociales, Segundo, Erika Faubion, Rebecca Gutiérrez, Ruby Martínez, Marisol Salinas

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 2.4 Comprender cómo las figuras históricas, los patriotas, y la buena ciudadanía contribuyeron a dar forma a la comunidad, el estado y la nación. 2.20 Usar habilidades de resolución de problemas y de toma de decisiones, trabajar de manera independiente y en grupo, en una variedad de entornos. El alumno debe: (B) usar el proceso de resolución de problemas para identificar una situación que requiera una solución, recopilar información, generar opciones viables, predecir resultados, implementar decisiones, y medir la efectividad de esa decisión.

Objetivos de la …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Ruby Martínez

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 2.4 The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped, shape the community, state, and nation. 2.20 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, act to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Lesson objective(s): 1. TLW make connections using problem solving strategies. 2. TLW use prior knowledge to connect to the article.

Differentiation …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee. Uu. Desde 1877, Décimo, Undécimo, David Quiroz

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): (25) Cultura: el alumno comprenderá cómo las personas de diferentes grupos sociales contribuyen a nuestra identidad nacional. Se espera que el estudiantado: (a) Explique las acciones llevadas a cabo para expandir las oportunidades económicas y los derechos políticos de los diferentes grupos raciales, étnicos, de género y religiosos de la sociedad estadounidense. (b) Describa el proceso de asimilación estadounidense utilizado para integrar a los inmigrantes y a los nativos americanos en la cultura nacional. (c) Explique cómo las contribuciones de personas de diversos grupos raciales, étnicos, …

Lesson Plan, U.S. Government, 12th Grade, David Quiroz

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 113.41 c (12) Citizenship. The student understands the rights that are protected and secured by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. The student is expected to: (A) explain the roles of limited government and the rule of law in the protection of individual rights. (B) identify and define the unalienable rights. c (15) Citizenship. The student understands the importance of the expression of different points of view in a constitutional republic. The student is expected to: (A) analyze different points of view of political parties and interest groups such as the League of …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, Diana Rocha

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): TEKS 113.11, 113.12 113.13,113.14, 113.5,113.6

Lesson objective(s): 1.Students will be able to compare and contrast local leaders with those leaders listed on books (ex. Martin Luther King vs. Alonso Perales) 2. Students will be able to make connections among different ethnic background lead.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Teacher will model what the activity will look like. Divide class into groups to assist each other.

When The Classroom Becomes A Screen: Finding Our Talent Zones For Teaching, Beatrice Mendez Newman

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

A professor who teaches dual enrollment classes shares course strategies and redesign for teaching writing online.

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Rebecca Gutiérrez

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 2.4 The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped, shape the community, state, and nation. 2.20 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, act to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) make connections using problem solving strategies. 2. TLW use prior knowledge to connect …

Foul Balls Across The Rio Grande, Rene Torres

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations

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Lincoln And Education, Rolando Avila, Anita Pankake

History Faculty Publications and Presentations

The current norm of compulsory formal schooling includes a system in which schools teach state mandated curriculum, parents are held legally responsible to assure their children attend school until they reach a certain age, and students are confined within set class meeting times and set locations during their schooling years. The two terms, education and schooling, have been increasingly used synonymously. Our assertion here is that education is a more inclusive term than schooling. More importantly, using Abraham Lincoln as a biographical model, we argue that a good education can be achieved in different ways.

Transformando A Sala De Aula Universitária: O Uso Do Photovoice Como Ferrmenta Metodológica, Sandra I. Musanti, Bettina Steren Dos Santos

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Improving teaching practices in higher education requires an understanding of the impact of pedagogical innovations in student learning through the analysis of the theoretical implications and the articulation of creativity, motivation and learning. This article describes a pedagogical experience that integrates the use of Photovoice, a strategy originally designed to combine photography with digital narration and social participation. This experience was implemented in an online master's course for educators at a southern university in the United States. The use of Photovoice allowed students to explore issues of equity, social justice and education through digital images as the mediating element to …

Reflective Teaching Practices Between Theory And Reality In A Demanding Society, Khalid Aada

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

Being a teacher implies enjoying the stages that students have to go through in order to learn; provide an environment conducive to learning; have an academic preparation to be successful. At various points in this process, unlearning is needed to relearn and make sense of a new experience. Being a teacher means recognizing that teaching is a transformative process for both students and teachers. The teaching activity can be defined as the set of actions, carried out inside and outside the classroom, aimed to promoting student learning in relation to the objectives and competencies designed in a planning and a …

Collaboration Of Researchers And Stakeholders: Transforming Educator Preparation, Bobbette M. Morgan, Alma D. Rodriguez, Irma S. Jones, James A. Telese, Sandra I. Musanti

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study contributes to the literature on first year teachers by identifying complexities and struggles of becoming a teacher and the implications of district-university partnerships to strengthen our educator preparation program. The importance of partnerships with stakeholders, memorandum of agreements to share data, observations of first year teachers by university faculty, employer surveys, and the first year teacher’s perspectives about how well our university prepared them, as well as how they compare with other first year teachers nationally is addressed. Multiple sources of data were used to provide information about completers, individuals that graduated from the educator preparation program. These …