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Offense Hits The Mark In First Scrimmage, Georgia Southern University

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Softball Takes Sun Belt Series From Coastal Carolina With Dh Sweep, Georgia Southern University

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Women's Tennis Topples First-Place South Alabama, 4-3, On Saturday, Georgia Southern University

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Uab-Developed Viral Immunotherapy For Pediatric Brain Tumors Shows Promise, Alicia Rohan

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Synchronous Learning In K-12, Jonathan C. Cruz

Research Days

During the period of COVID-19, K-12 students continue to learn in-person, remotely, or in hybrid formats. This presentation provides an opportunity to provide techniques and concepts to keep students active and engaged, regardless of environment. This presentation will also describe various interactive platforms to guide students in their academic success.

Supporting Students In Elementary Statistics, J. Christopher Tweddle, Maxwell Luetkemeier

Research Days

General Education mathematics requirements can present a significant hurdle for student progress towards attaining a degree. Nationally, students enrolled in introductory college-level mathematics classes successfully earn credit towards a degree about 65% of attempts. GSU is no exception. Since we began admitting first-year undergraduate students in 2014, we have offered different support opportunities to promote student success. In this paper, we will provide an overview of the interventions and the data on student success in Elementary Statistics. Additionally, we'll provide preliminary information on pilot offering of a corequisite support model.

Dots Explode In HawaiʻI, Veny Liu, Laurie James

Journal of Math Circles

Teachers are wonderful advocates of mathematics for future generations, and they are continually looking for ways to get students more engaged in mathematics. Through visuals and hands-on activities, the Exploding Dots concept can help teachers and students understand many elementary arithmetic and algebra topics. The implemented tasks promote problem-solving by allowing multiple entry points and varied solution strategies. This paper explored this idea beyond drawing clusters of dots by Locking Legos activity. With a thorough understanding of math content, participants in multiple Math Teachers’ Circle of Hawai‘i (MaTCH) meetings expressed confidence in creating and developing meaningful and relevant differentiated learning …

Promoting Literacy In A Virtual World: Success Stories Of Two University Student Clubs, Katherine R. Drish, Stefanie Flory, Dr. Katy E. Hisrich, Dr. Amy Vujaklija, Dr. Amy Kelly, Dr. Lisa Pennington

Research Days

The Student Education Association and Kappa Delta Pi at Governors State University has a main goal this semester, which is to promote literacy in a virtual world. The purpose of this is to help all young individuals become strong readers. Our organization was fortunate enough to receive a grant from the National Education Association (NEA) that allowed us to purchase children’s books, invite guest speakers, and create workshops about varying social issues. This was in collaboration with a local library. Some of the social issues that were highlighted in our workshops are community and activism, women’s rights, and identity. We …

Cultivating Community And Wellness In Honors, Melanie D. O'Connell, Lauren Cleary

Research Days

The 2019 National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in New Orleans was a beneficial experience for our honors program here at Governors State University. It was a fantastic opportunity for us to speak with other honors student council members from all across the Nation. These other honors programs have established impactful learning opportunities that have greatly increased the involvement in their honors community. As a relatively new honors program, we are looking into new ways of implementing opportunities in the community of Governors State University. Our goal during our time here at Governors State University is to build a stronger community …

Activities In A Virtual World: Engaging Students, Faculty, And The Community, Katherine R. Drish, Rama Diab, Stefanie Flory, Dr. Lisa Pennington, Dr. Katy E. Hisrich

Research Days

The Student Education Association and Kappa Delta Pi at Governors State University prides itself on the amount of time and thought that is put into planning and hosting our very own virtual events and socials. Our organizations have worked rigorously to create varying outlets and resources for our members. With computer screens acting as barriers for real life interaction, we were determined to find a solution to gather people together safely to have fun, stay connected, and extend learning. We have had tremendous success in reaching this goal early on in the semester. Our first social, a Virtual Pet Show, …

How Exemplary Female Superintendents Use Six Sources Of Influence To Achieve Extraordinary Results, Cheryl Sosa

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify and explore how exemplary female superintendents who have achieved extraordinary results influence employees through personal motivation, personal ability, social motivation, social ability, structural motivation, and structural ability.

Methodology: This phenomenological study identified and explored how 11 exemplary female superintendents who have achieved extraordinary results influence employees through personal motivation, social motivation, structural motivation, personal ability, social ability, and structural ability to achieve extraordinary results. Respondents were chosen from exemplary female superintendents in three Southern California counties who met the study criteria. Data were collected through interviews, observations, and artifacts. Data …

Establishing Open Textbooks At Marshall University, Larry Sheret, Jingping Zhang

Librarian Research

We discuss the process used at Marshall University to implement open textbook adoption, statistics and future plans.

Infographic: Effectiveness Of Remote Learning During Covid, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

McKinsey surveyed teachers around the world for their views on the effectiveness of remote learning during the COVID-19 school closures. Teachers were asked to reflect on their experiences in the first few months of the pandemic, scoring the effectiveness on a scale of one to 10. Find out the results in today’s infographic.

Coronavirus Update 4-9-2021, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

As we prepare to assist students with getting vaccinated before the end of the semester, we once again have a brief survey for you to fill out --JP's temporarily closed --Weekend fun --Active cases.

Microcredential For Facilitators, Ishmael Craig Herald

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Ishmael Craig Herald on April 9, 2021.

Western Michigan University Assessment Fellows Grants: A Brief History, Featuring The 2019-20 Fellows Grant Recipients, Karen M. Stokes Chapo

Assessment in Action Conference

In this session, we will provide a brief overview and history of the WMU Assessment Fellows Grant Program and the 2019-20 grant recipients will share about their projects and experiences.

Connecting Assessment Practice To Equity Work, Ciji Heiser

Assessment in Action Conference

This presentation will share a series of examples that connect assessment work to equity. Examples will include embedding equity throughout the assessment cycle, incorporating diverse perspective in learning outcomes frameworks, working with a student advisory council, and using data visualization to advance equity.

Importance Of Reflective, Collaborative And Transparent Practices To Close The Assessment Loop, Vicki Wise

Assessment in Action Conference

In this session we explore the importance of closing the assessment loop and how collaboration, reflection and transparency are necessary conditions for doing so. The importance of closing the loop is to make evidence-informed decisions. This session offers up practical ways and promising practices to encourage collaboration, reflection and transparency to make assessment more meaningful.

How Do Exemplary Public School Superintendent Lead During Turbulent Times By Relying On Their Moral Purpose, Concern For The Collective Interest, Personal Temperament, And Resilience, Jason Lea

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to the describe behaviors that exemplary superintendents practice to lead their organizations through turbulent times using the leadership attributes of moral purpose, concern for the collective interest, personal temperament, and resilience.

Methodology: This phenomenological study examined 12 exemplary superintendents in California who have led districts with a student population with at least 1,500 students, who have been in the position for a minimum of 2 years in the same district during a crisis period that occurred within the past 5 years, led their districts during turbulent times. Participants were interviewed on an …

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 11th Grade, Bernice Barrón

Spring Workshop March 2021

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): TEKS 113.41 (25)Culture A.B. (A.) Evaluate actions taken by people to expand economic opportunities and political rights for racial, ethnic, gender, and religious groups in American society. (C.) Analyze how the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, gender, and religious groups share in the American culture.

Lesson objective(s):1.Analyze the ranching culture and its economic effects on Society of South Texas. 2.Evaluate contributions of government and people that shaped our South Texas culture. 3. Creat a map detailing industries in South Texas, by drawing a picture or emoji of a certain industry on a …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Los Estados Unidos, Undécimo, Bernice Barrón

Spring Workshop March 2021

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): TEKS 113.41 (25) Cultura A.B. A: Evaluar las acciones tomadas por las personas para expandir las oportunidades económicas y los derechos políticos para grupos raciales, étnicos, de género y religiosos en la sociedad estadounidense. C: Analizar cómo las contribuciones de personas de varios grupos raciales, étnicos, de género y religiosos comparten la cultura estadounidense.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Analizar la cultura ganadera y los efectos económicos en la sociedad del Sur de Texas. 2. Evaluar las contribuciones del gobierno y de las personas que moldearon …

Coronavirus Update 4-9-2021, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We are preparing to assist students with getting vaccinated before the end of the semester --JP's Temporarily Closed --Weekend Fun --SHU Football Watch Party is Cancelled --Active Cases.

Infografik: Efektivitas Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh Selama Covid-19, Jo Earp

Teacher Southeast Asia

McKinsey melakukan survei kepada guru-guru di seluruh dunia mengenai pandangan mereka terkait efektivitas dari pembelajaran jarak jauh yang terjadi selama penutupan sekolah akibat COVID-19. Penasaran bagaimana kira-kira skor rata-rata di setiap negara? Cari tahu hasil survei dalam infografik.

Equity Leadership For English Learners During Covid–19: Early Lessons, Magaly Lavadenz, Linda R. G. Kaminski, Elvira G. Armas, Grecya V. López

Academic Journal Articles

This article provides the findings of an exploratory, qualitative study on distance learning policies and practices from a purposeful sample of five California school districts and 25 district and school leaders with large numbers and/or larger percentages of current or former English Learners. To understand the extent to which leaders address English Learners’/Emergent Bilinguals’ (EL/EM) needs during the pandemic, we posed the following research question: What are leaders’ local policies and practices in designing and implementing distance learning to promote equity for English Learners? We gathered three key district policy documents across three moments during the pandemic: (1) COVID-19 Operations …

Holistic Assessment For Continuous Improvement In Student Success Programs, Lauren Carney, Vun Doubblestein, Nate Nguyen, Sue Murray, Liliana Salas

Assessment in Action Conference

Student success programs serving diverse student populations describe how they use a holistic and qualitative approach to measuring student success and conducting program evaluation. They will discuss data collection and implementation to enhance programming and services for students served.

Reshaping The Whole Story: Using Data To Enhance The Fye Experience For Students And Instructors, Adrienne Fraaza

Assessment in Action Conference

In January 2020, the Office of Student Transitions set out to overhaul the FYE experience for students and instructors. Past data indicated there was great opportunity to evaluate and reshape multiple components of the course, including: instructor hiring and training; course consistency; learning outcomes and assessment; and the integration of CliftonStrengths for Students into all sections. This session will go over the journey of planning and implementing the changes based on previous data gathered, the pivots made due to Covid-19, lessons learned, and how data collected this year will inform changes for next fall.

Envisioning Ourselves As Educators: Practices For Student Affairs, Vicki Wise

Assessment in Action Conference

NASPA and ACPA collectively created seven Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs (1997) as a framework for how student affairs can put student learning at the heart of its work. In this session, we will explore these seven principles for student affairs and uncover ways to move from theory to action through learning about backward design and development of a learning syllabus.

How To Engage And Assess Learning Through Discussion In Any Modality, Jef Fisher, Megan Hess, Alyssa Moon, Matt Strock, Wendy Swalla

Assessment in Action Conference

Discussion is not just sharing ideas and answering questions. It can assist students in developing deeper understanding while honing their communication skills. A form of experiential learning, discussions empower students to communicate and vocalize their thinking, internalize experiences, and encourages them to more aptly reflect on and apply what they learn. In this interactive session, we will explore examples and exercises that you can use in any course to facilitate discussion and gauge student comprehension.

This Is Not A Quiz: How Do We Create And Evaluate Authentic Assessments?, Jef Fisher, Megan Hess, Alyssa Moon, Matt Strock, Wendy Swalla

Assessment in Action Conference

This hands-on workshop will cover the basic principles of designing and evaluating authentic assessment of learning. In this session, you will work in small groups to create an authentic assessment and will walk away with rubrics that can be modified to suit your purpose.