Nsec 2017 National Conference

NSEC 2017 National Conference 

 

Agenda 

 

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Poster 7 

Exploring the Impact of Extracurricular Experiences in General Science Courses - 

Nastassia N. Jones and Michele Guannel, University of the Virgin Islands 

Poster 8 

A Case Study Describing The Transformation Process of Faculty Members 

Adopting Learner-Centered Teaching Methods -

 Gili Marbach-Ad, University of 

Maryland 

Poster 9 

Evolution of interdisciplinary CUREs: all about the independent research project - 

Martina Ederer and Trish Hartzell, University of Idaho 

Poster 10 

Promoting the Success of Students with Disabilities in STEM Majors - Christopher 

Andersen, Ohio University 

Poster 11 

Promoting Active Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course:  Challenges and 

Opportunities - David Pugalee and Alisa Wickliff, UNC Charlotte 

Poster 12 

Making Connections: How a Small Learning and Teaching Center Has a Big Impact 

- Kristin O'Connell, Carleton College 

Poster 13 

Center for Science Teaching and Learning:  STEM Education and Research across 

the Teacher Learning Continuum

 - Pradeep (Max) Dass, Northern Arizona 

University 

Poster 14 

Undergraduate STEM Students Learn More, Fail Less, and Have Decreased 

Achievement Gaps With Active Learning Strategies, Even from Novice Instructors

 

- Shanna Shaked, University of California Los Angeles 

Poster 15 

Designing Educational Innovations for Sustained Adoption - Charles Henderson, 

Western Michigan University 

Poster 16 

The Role of Peer Leaders in STEM Education -  Dabney Dixon, Georgia State 

University 

Poster 17 

Education in the Food-Energy-Water-Nexus: A Collaborative DBER Network

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Cory Forbes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

 

 

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

 

Research Action Clusters and Significant Interest Groups (SIGs)

 

Orleans 

GaSTEMC - Zipangani Vokhiwa, Co-PI, Mercer University 

Bonnet Carre 

The Nebraska Collaborative for Food, Energy, & Water Education: Opportunities 

and Strategic Visioning -  Cory Forbes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

Iberville 

Collaborative Around Research Experiences for Teachers (CARET) - John Keller, 

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Jessica Dwyer, University of Utah; Willie Burgess, 

Purdue University; Bruce Johnson, University of Arizona; Jessica S. Krim, Southern 

Illinois University Edwardsville; Bryan Rebar, University of Oregon; and Renee 

Schwartz, Georgia State University 

Queen Anne Parlor 

Hawai‘i Teaching and Research Action Clusters in STEM (TRACS) - John Rand, 

University of Hawaii System 

 

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Saturday, June 24, 2017   

 

 

 

 

 

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM 

Breakfast + Birds of a Feather in Queen Anne Ballroom 

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM 

Plenary: Using Data to Make Your Case Effectively in East/West Ballroom

 

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Angela Bell, Associate Vice Chancellor, University System of Georgia, 

will discuss how to use data to make compelling arguments for 

administrators. 

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 

Interactive Session with Centers on Telling Your Story 

9:50 AM - 10:30 AM 

Concurrent Sessions III 

Orleans 

Linking National and Institutional Efforts to Prepare Future STEM Faculty as 

Effective Teachers: Lessons Learned from the Center for the Integration of 

Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) - Ann E. Austin, Michigan State 

University; Lucas Hill, University of Wisconsin Madison; Jessica Schein, 

Michigan State University  

Iberville 

STEM Education Centers as a Framework to Sustain Systemic Change of 

Undergraduate STEM Education

 - Alejandro de la Puente, National Science 

Foundation 

Bonnet Carre 

A Unique STEM Initiative: Research Experiences for Secondary Math and 

Science Teachers (RET) Paired with Classroom Support from Senior 

Undergraduate Engineering Students

 - Debora Liberi, University of Cincinnati  

Queen Anne Parlor 

Establishment and Expansion of the Alabama Alliance for Students with 

Disabilities in STEM - Overtoun Jenda and Brittany McCullough, Auburn 

University  

 

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM 

Break 

10:55 AM - 11:35 AM

 

Roundtables IV 

Roundtable 1 

Patience, Persistence, and Perseverance: Creating Lasting and Meaningful 

Internal and External Partnerships in K-12 STEM Education - Allison Grabert, 

University of Southern Indiana  

Roundtable 2 

Re-engaging Teachers in their Craft through Action Research

 - Michele Guannel 

and Nastassia Jones, University of the Virgin Islands  

Roundtable 3 

The Nebraska Collaborative for Food, Energy, & Water Education: Opportunities 

and Strategic Visioning - Cory Forbes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln  

Roundtable 4 

Biology Teaching Assistant Project (BioTAP 2.0): A Network to Build a Capacity for 

Collaborative Research on Biology Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching 

Professional Development (GTA TPD) - Gili Marbach-Ad, University of Maryland  

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