2014 Interdisciplinary STEM Conference (March 7, 2014)

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Friday, March 7th
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	2014 Georgia Scholarship of STEM Teaching & Learning Conference Program Georgia Scholarship of STEM Teaching & Learning Conference Presentation Materials Available
2014
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
9:30 AM	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
9:30 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
9:30 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
9:30 AM	Hitting Pause on Organic Chemistry Jenny B. Vu, Valdosta State University Room 2904 B 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Presentation Materials Available
9:30 AM	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
9:30 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
9:30 AM	My New Friend, the Number Line Keysha G. McIntyre, Lake Forest Elementary Room 1909 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
9:30 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
9:55 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
10:30 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
10:30 AM	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
10:30 AM	Google Chrome: More than a Browser Daniel E. Rivera, Georgia Southern University Room 1601 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Presentation Materials Available
10:30 AM	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
10:30 AM	Paleo-Pedagogy: Engaging Students with Evolution Lab Activities Matthew L. Gibson, Portal Middle/High School Room 1909 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
10:30 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
10:30 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
10:30 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
11:30 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
11:30 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
11:30 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
11:30 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
11:30 AM	"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
11:30 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
11:30 AM	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
11:30 AM	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
1:45 PM	Georgia K12 Standards and Performance: Let the Data Talk John D. Keltz, Atlanta Public Schools Room 1601 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
1:45 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
1:45 PM	Stemulating the Minds of Younger Learners Ashley S. Green, Shirley Hills Elementary School Room 2911 1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
1:45 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
1:45 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
1:45 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
1:45 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
2:10 PM	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
2:45 PM	A Spreadsheet-Based Manipulative to Support Teaching Convolution Jim Rowan, Georgia Gwinnett College Room 2904 A 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
2:45 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
2:45 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
2:45 PM	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
2:45 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
2:45 PM	The Tutoring Program in Computer Science Gita C. Phelps, Georgia College Yi Liu, Georgia College Room 2901 2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
2:45 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
2:45 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
3:10 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
3:10 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
7:00 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
7:00 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
7:00 PM	Center for Wildlife Education at Georgia Southern University Casey Corbett, Georgia Southern University Holiday Inn 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7:00 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
7:00 PM	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
7:00 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
7:00 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
7:00 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
7:00 PM	Implementing Design-Based Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes Joycelyn L. Streator, Georgia Gwinnett College Holiday Inn 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7:00 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
7:00 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
7:00 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
7:00 PM	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
7:00 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
7:00 PM	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
7:00 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
7:00 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
7:00 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

2014 Interdisciplinary STEM Conference (March 7, 2014)

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