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2014 Georgia Scholarship of STEM Teaching & Learning Conference Program

Georgia Scholarship of STEM Teaching & Learning Conference

Presentation Materials Available

2014
Friday, March 7th
8:15 AM

Why America's Failing Science & How We Can Turn It Around

David Pogue, Yahoo Tech

Room 1603

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

9:30 AM

A Touch of Glass

Daniel E. Rivera, Georgia Southern University

Room 1601

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Building Learning Experiences That Matter: Using Civic Issues to Engage Students with Science: Part I

Julia K. Metzker, Georgia College
Caralyn Zehnder, Georgia College
Kimberly Cossey, Georgia College

Room 2905

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Creating, Developing, and Sustaining Successful Partnerships among Schools, Universities, and Small Businesses to Create Novel Immersive Learning Environments for Secondary Students

Georgia W. Hodges, University of Georgia
J. Steve Oliver, University of Georgia
Tom Robertson, IS3D
David Ducrest, IS3D
Suzanne Eason, Mill Creek High School
Jennifer Maloney, Mill Creek High School
Jessica Holden, Mill Creek High School
Pam Perry, Mill Creek High School

Room 2911

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Critical Thinking and the Languages of STEM

Connie H. Rickenbaker, Georgia College
Sally Gilbreth, Georgia College

Room 2908

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Hitting Pause on Organic Chemistry

Jenny B. Vu, Valdosta State University

Room 2904 B

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Improving Student Learning in an Engineering Graphics for Design Course through Differentiated and Project-Based Instructions

Barry Hojjatie, Valdosta State University

Room 2904 A

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Literacy Matters in Science and Mathematics

Gladys T. Hamilton, Glenn Hills Middle School

Room 2901

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

My New Friend, the Number Line

Keysha G. McIntyre, Lake Forest Elementary

Room 1909

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

What School Administrators Can Do to Support K-12 STEM Teachers

Robert H. Costlow, Statesboro High School
Richard McCombs, Statesboro High School
Ashley Crosby, Statesboro High School

Room 2903

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

9:55 AM

Development of a Pre-General Chemistry Course at Valdosta State University

Donna L. Gosnell, Valdosta State University

Room 2904 B

9:55 AM - 10:15 AM

The Effectiveness of Peer Tutoring in Increasing Retention and Reducing the Failure Rates

Said Fares, Valdosta State University
Mary Fares, Valdosta State University

Room 2904 A

9:55 AM - 10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Building Learning Experiences That Matter: Using Civic Issues to Engage Students with Science: Part II

Julia K. Metzker, Georgia College
Caralyn Zehnder, Georgia College
Kimberly Cossey, Georgia College

Room 2905

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Developing Collaborative Partnerships: STEM on a Mission

Kania Greer, Georgia Southern University
Robert L. Mayes, Georgia Southern University
Debbie Walker, Georgia Southern University

Room 2904 B

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Flipping the Classroom: Transforming the In-Class Lab Lecture for General Chemistry I and II into an Online Course

Giso Abadi, Valdosta State University

Room 2904 A

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Google Chrome: More than a Browser

Daniel E. Rivera, Georgia Southern University

Room 1601

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Innovative Communities: The Impact of Embedding Special Education Faculty in General Education Methods Courses

Jill Williams, Kennesaw State University
Patricia Alvarez McHatton, Kennesaw State University

Room 2901

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Paleo-Pedagogy: Engaging Students with Evolution Lab Activities

Matthew L. Gibson, Portal Middle/High School

Room 1909

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Real World STEM: The Possibilities for Transforming Teaching and Learning through Inquiry

Sandra M. Webb, Georgia College
Jim Fuerniss, Georgia College
Donna Walker-Thompson, Northeast High School
Melanie Mitchell, Northeast High School
Justen Eason, Northeast High School
Guy Storm, Northeast High School
Monica Williams, Northeast High School
David Peterson, Northeast High School

Room 2911

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

The Interview Project: Learning Children's Mathematics

Angel R. Abney, Georgia College
Doris Santarone, Georgia College

Room 2903

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Work Smarter, not Harder and Increase Student Achievement!

Pamela Anita Bouie, Accelerating Excellence

Room 2908

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

11:30 AM

Beyond the Implementation of a Supplemental Instruction Program Lie the Challenge to Determine Course-Level Gains in Learning and Longitudinal Success like Retention

Jeanne Haslam, Georgia College
Mike Gleason, Georgia College
Gita Phelps, Georgia College
Darin Mohr, Georgia College
Kasey Karen, Georgia College
Catrena Lisse, Georgia College
Rosalie Richards, Georgia College

Room 1909

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

BreakThru: The Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance

Nathan W. Moon, Georgia Institute of Technology
Christopher Langston, Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert Todd, Georgia Institute of Technology
Gerri Wolfe, University of Georgia
Noel Gregg, University of Georgia

Room 2904 A

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Engage IT and Physics Students by Developing Educational Videos with Blended Digital Media

Cuilan Wang, Georgia Gwinnett College
Qing Shao, Georgia Gwinnett College

Room 2904 B

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Facilitating STEM Scholarship of Teaching and Learning through a Faculty Learning Community

Cher C. Hendricks, University of West Georgia

Room 2905

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Food, Cooking and Nutrition-Engaging a Wide Audience to Explore Inter-Disciplinary Science Topics

Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, University of West Georgia
Victoria Geisler, University of West Georgia

Room 2903

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Presentation Materials Available

"I Didn't Know Science Could Be Fun!" Engaging Adolescents in Science in an After School STEM Club

Sandra M. Webb, Georgia College
Ruth Eilers, Georgia College
Jim Fuerniss, Georgia College
Jackie Bowman, Northeast High School

Room 1601

11:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Successful Use of Group Assessment Procedures in an Undergraduate STEM Course

Kelly P. Massey, Georgia College

Room 2901

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The Power of Animations in STEM Courses

Adrian Heinz, Georgia Gwinnett College
Xin Xu, Georgia Gwinnett College

Room 2911

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Presentation Materials Available

University of West Georgia Institutional STEM Excellence (UWISE)

S. Swamy Mruthinti, University of West Georgia
Anne Gaquere, University of West Georgia
Rebecca L. Harrison, University of West Georgia
Scott Sykes, University of West Georgia
Cher Hendricks, University of West Georgia
Farooq Khan, University of West Georgia
Myrna Gantner, University of West Georgia

Room 2908

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

12:30 PM

Connections: Forging Industry and Education Partnerships

Jeff Mathews, Peachtree Ridge High School
Molly McAuliffe, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Sheila Hughes-Harmony, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Room 1603

12:30 PM - 1:10 PM

1:15 PM

Considering Our Standards: The Foundations of Undergraduate STEM Education

Kamau Bobb, Georgia Board of Regents

Room 1603

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Creating Effective 21st Century STEM Educators through Personal Research Experiences

Mare Timmons, University of Georgia Marine Extension
Mary Sweeney-Reeves, University of Georgia Marine Extension

Room 2903

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Georgia K12 Standards and Performance: Let the Data Talk

John D. Keltz, Atlanta Public Schools

Room 1601

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Making Science More than a Disconnected Conglomeration of Factoids- A Hands-On Workshop with Activities You Can Take Back to the Classroom

Leslie Sandra Jones, Valdosta State University

Room 1909

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Stemulating the Minds of Younger Learners

Ashley S. Green, Shirley Hills Elementary School

Room 2911

1:45 PM - 2:05 PM

Using Integrated Science (ISCI) Courses to Foster Future Elementary Teachers' Interest in Science: A Sharing of Practice

Christy C. Visaggi, Georgia State University
Marion Reeves, Georgia State University

Room 2905

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Walking with Technology through General and Organic Chemistry: Reflections from the Journey

Mai Yin Tsoi, Georgia Gwinnett College

Room 2904 A

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Weaning Students Away from Depending Wholly on Formulas to Solve Math Problems, Using Open Ended Problems

Ramakrishnan Menon, Georgia Gwinnett College

Room 2901

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain

Pamela A. Bouie, Developing Minds, Inc.

Room 2908

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

2:10 PM

Complex Adaptive Systems and Quantitative Reasoning in an Interdisciplinary STEM Mathematics Classroom

Robert L. Mayes, Georgia Southern University
Kania Greer, Georgia Southern University

Room 2904 B

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Using Internal Resources to Institutionalize STEM

Cynthia Y. Lester, Georgia Perimeter College

Room 2911

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

2:45 PM

A Discussion of a Flipped classroom Model (for Calculus), and of the Use of Self-Graded Homework

Frédéric D. Mynard, Georgia Southern University

Room 2908

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

Presentation Materials Available

A Spreadsheet-Based Manipulative to Support Teaching Convolution

Jim Rowan, Georgia Gwinnett College

Room 2904 A

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Inquiry-Based Activities for Life and Earth Science Course for Pre-Early Childhood Education Majors

Christine Mutiti, Georgia College
Lyndall Muschell, Georgia College
Sam Mutiti, Georgia College

Room 2905

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Real STEM: Scientific Research for Rural Georgia High School Students

Deborah M. Walker, Georgia Southern University
Robert L. Mayes, Georgia Southern University
Raushanah Oglesby, Georgia Southern University
Rich McCombs, Statesboro High School

Room 2904 B

2:45 PM - 2:05 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Signature Research Experiences for STEM Undergraduates

Dabney W. Dixon, Georgia State University
Paul Ulrich, Georgia State University
Gigi Ray, Georgia State University

Room 2903

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

The Is Much More to Teaching Evolution than Just Presenting the Biological Science

Leslie Sandra Jones, Valdosta state University

Room 1601

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

The Tutoring Program in Computer Science

Gita C. Phelps, Georgia College
Yi Liu, Georgia College

Room 2901

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM

Updates from and Lessons Learned in Delivering a Service Learning Course to Enhance Elementary STEM Education in Gwinnett County

Clay Runck, Georgia Gwinnett College
Judy Awong-Taylor, Georgia Gwinnett College
Allison R. D'Costa, Georgia Gwinnett College
Bernadette Peiffer, Georgia Gwinnett College
Melissa Kinard, Gwinnett County Public Schools

Room 2911

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

"When Scientists Look at Their Data, They Don't Know the Answer:" Talking Science in a University Introductory Science Course

Victoria M. Deneroff, Georgia College
Rosalie Richards, Georgia College
Markeeta Clayton, Oak Hill Middle School

Room 2904 B

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Presentation Materials Available

3:10 PM

Adaptive Teaching: An Effective Approach for Learner-Centric Classrooms

Rami Haddad, Georgia Southern University

Room 2908

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Community Mapping for Place-Based Learning and Exploration with the Georgia Geographic Alliance

Amber J. Boll, Georgia State University
Timothy L. Hawthorne, Georgia State University
Christy C. Visaggi, Georgia State University

Room 2903

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Math 1113 Precalculus Emporium: A Multi-Institutional Online Pre-Calculus Course

Kris Biesinger, University of Georgia
Chuck Kutal, University of Georgia
Nathan Moon, Georgia Institute of Technology

Room 2901

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Presentation Materials Available

7:00 PM

Adventures in Science, Teaching, Exploration and Resourceful Stewardship at the Garden of the Coastal Plain at GSU

Carolyn Altman, Georgia Southern University
Kathy Tucker, Georgia Southern University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Assessing a "Mail Man" Analogy to Understand Nomenclature Topic in Organic Chemistry Course

Shannon Rhodes, Georgia Southern University
Shainaz M. Landge, Georgia Southern University
Diana Sturges, Georgia Southern University
Trent W. Maurer, Georgia Southern University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Assessing the Effects of a Teaching Course on Biology Graduate Student Teaching Assistants

Caralyn B. Zehnder, Georgia College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Center for Wildlife Education at Georgia Southern University

Casey Corbett, Georgia Southern University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Clay Modeling of the Musculoskeletal System: Does Active Learning Increase Retention and Comprehension

Kelly Massey, Georgia College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Course-Embedded Research and Service Learning Internships-GGC's High Impact Practices for Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning in STEM Fields-An Update

Clay Runck, Georgia Gwinnett College
Judy Awong-Taylor, Georgia Gwinnett College
Allsion D'Costa, Georgia Gwinnett College
Greta Giles, Georgia Gwinnett College
Thomas Mundie, Georgia Gwinnett College
David Pursell, Georgia Gwinnett College
Tirza Leader, Georgia Gwinnett College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Creating Effective 21st Century STEM Educators through Personal Research Experiences

Mare Timmons, University of Georgia Marine Extension
Mary Sweeney-Reeves, University of Georgia Marine Extension

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Detection of Genetically-Modified Foods via PCR, Western Blot and Elisa Analyses: An Undergraduate Biotechnological Laboratory Techniques Course

Cindy Achat-Mendees, Georgia Gwinnett College
Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Georgia Gwinnett College
Robert haining, Georgia Gwinnett College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Developing Creative Laboratory Skills through Student Self-Developed Activities

Qing Shao, Georgia Gwinnett College
Joseph Ametepe, Georgia Gwinnett College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Implementing Design-Based Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes

Joycelyn L. Streator, Georgia Gwinnett College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Incorporating Small-Group Active-Learning Module Activities to Enhance Student Achievement in a General Education Geology Course

Christopher A. Berg, University of West Georgia

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Inquiry Activities for a Learner-Centered Genetics Course

Michael L. Gleason, Georgia College
Ellen France, Georgia College
Kasey Karen, Georgia College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Outgrowths of USG STEM Initiatives: Service Learning Courses and a STEM Honors Camp

Tim Howard, Columbus State University
Kimberly Shaw, Columbus State University
Cindy Ticknor, Columbus State University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Project SENSE: Science Education Network for the South East at the Georgia Southern Museum

Ruby Ashley, Georgia Southern University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Real STEM: Scientific Research for Rural Georgia Students

Deborah M. Walker, Georgia Southern University
Robert L. Mayes, Georgia Southern University
Raushanah Oglesby, Georgia Southern University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

STEM II @ Georgia College: Building Capacity

Rosalie A. Richards, Georgia College
Charles Martin, Georgia College
J. Ryan Brown, Georgia College

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Georgia Geographic Alliance: Connecting Georgia Teachers, Students and Communities in New Places

Christy Visaggi, Georgia State University
Amber Boll, Georgia State University
Timothy L. Hawthorne, Georgia State University

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

TRIG-STAR

James M. Anderson, Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia, Georgia State Trig-Star, National Society of Professional Surveyors

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

University of West Georgia Institutional STEM Excellence (UWISE)

S. Swamy Mruthinti, University of West Georgia
Anne Gaquere, University of West Georgia
Rebecca Harrison, University of West Georgia
Scott Sykes, University of West Georgia
Cher Hendricks, University of West Georgia
Farooq Khan, University of West Georgia

Holiday Inn

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM