Students as Partners: Supporting College Students’ Conference Attendance
Location
Ballroom
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
There is a growing body of research in which students collaborate with faculty on research projects called Students as Partners. Students pose questions, identify research topics, and determine ways in which to answer those questions. This research study built on that idea, where the faculty took more of a backseat to this with students leading the project. Throughout this project we collected data from students and faculty at different conferences to determine whether student goals and faculty goals for bringing students to conferences were aligned. In this poster, we continue to collect data by following a similar process as the Grand Challenges of Engineering (NAE, 2008) and the Grand Challenges of SoTL (Scharff & Hampshire, 2022) to gather input from faculty and students attending different conferences.
Keywords
Preservice Teachers, Conference Attendance, Professional Learning, Mathematics Education, Teacher Preparation
Professional Bio
Dr. Heidi A. Eisenreich, an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Georgia Southern University, specializes in mathematics education for preservice K-8 teachers. She focuses on collaborative learning, solving problems in multiple ways, and mathematical discourse to foster a conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts. Beyond the classroom, Dr. Eisenreich focuses on preparing preservice teachers for professional learning at conferences and supporting inservice teachers and parents through hands-on mathematics workshops.
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Recommended Citation
Eisenreich, Heidi; Flanders-Jones, Tiffany; Detling, Alexis; Pacheco, Susana; Horton, Kaylin; and Maurer, Trent W., "Students as Partners: Supporting College Students’ Conference Attendance" (2026). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 58.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2026/2026/58
Students as Partners: Supporting College Students’ Conference Attendance
Ballroom
There is a growing body of research in which students collaborate with faculty on research projects called Students as Partners. Students pose questions, identify research topics, and determine ways in which to answer those questions. This research study built on that idea, where the faculty took more of a backseat to this with students leading the project. Throughout this project we collected data from students and faculty at different conferences to determine whether student goals and faculty goals for bringing students to conferences were aligned. In this poster, we continue to collect data by following a similar process as the Grand Challenges of Engineering (NAE, 2008) and the Grand Challenges of SoTL (Scharff & Hampshire, 2022) to gather input from faculty and students attending different conferences.
