Partnership for Reform in Science & Mathematics

2006

Fall 2006 Institute Learning and Teaching of Science and Mathematics
Lake Blackshear Resort
Cordele, Georgia
November 3-4, 2006
Agenda | Abstracts

Presentations:
After One Year of IRT What Have We Learned and Done?
Charles H. Atwood & Kimberly D. Schurmeier, Chemistry Department, University of Georgia

Grasping Physics: Traditional or Studio
Donna Mullenax, Instructor of Astronomy and Physics, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Improving Teacher Quality State Grants
Title II, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act

Indicators of Inquiry

Inquiry in Science and Education

2005

Winter 2005 Institute Learning and Teaching of Science and Mathematics
Westin Savannah Harbor Hotel and Savannah Convention Center
Savannah, Georgia
February 25-26, 2005
Agenda

Presentations:
Classroom and Diagnostic Assessments
Pamela Kraus

Pathways to Scientific Teaching
Diane Ebert-May

Static Electricity: Investigations with Tape
Static Electricity Elicitation Question

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Fall 2005 Institute Learning and Teaching of Science and Mathematics
Marietta Conference Center
Marietta, Georgia
October 14-15, 2005
Agenda

Presentations:
Agricultural Economics 339: Quantitative Methods and Decision Making
Fall 2000-01

Approaches to Learning
Donna C. Llewellyn, Ph.D. - Director, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Georgia Tech

Assessing Student Oral Presentation of Mathematics
Dick Jardine and Vincent Ferlini, Kenne State College

Assessment of Bachelors' Degree Programs
James R. Fulmer and Thomas C. McMillan - Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Assessment in Mathematics: What do our Students Know?
William O. Martin, North Dakota State University

Assessment Project Description

Grading Key: Course 440
Version 1, Fall 1994

Developing a Departmental Assessment Program
William O. Martin, Doan Comez - North Dakota State University Mathematics

Learning and Assessment
Gordon E. Uno - Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma

Mechanical Engineering 341: Mechanics of Machinery
Fall 2001-02

Personal Response System

Sample: Upper Division Math Report

Sample: Student Survey

Sample: Test Solutions

Student Work
Quantitative Readiness, Fall 1994, Version 1

Surveying Majors in Developing a Capstone Course
M. Paul Latiolais, Joyce O'Halloran, Amy Cakebread - Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Portland State University

Understanding Design
Donna C. Llewellyn, Ph.D. - Director, Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Georgia Tech

Which General Chemistry Questions Discriminate Between A, B, C, D and F Students?
Kimberly D. Schurmeier And Charles H. Atwood

Writing Assignments in Science Classes.

2004

Spring 2004 Institute Learning and Teaching of Science and Mathematics
April 2004

Presentations:
Collaborative and Cooperative Learning in Higher Education: Research and Applications
Mark Guzdial, Collaborative Software Lab

Exploring the Power of Problem-Based Learning (Info)
Mary Sue Baldwin, David W. Chapman, Ronald L. Jenkins, George E. Keller

How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (Summary)
Jose Mestre - Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Fall 2004 Institute Learning and Teaching of Science and Mathematics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Global Learning and Conference Center
October 10-11, 2004
Agenda

Presentations:
Intelligence and Complex Reasoning
Michael E. Martinez, University of California, Irvine

Misconceptions in Science and Math: Two Views of What They Really Are, and Implications for Teaching (Summary, References)
Jose P. Mestre - Physics Education Research Group, Department of Physics, UMass-Amherst