Program

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Due to winter weather, Wake Tech will open at 10:00 am

10:00-10:15 Introduction to workshop and goals, and introductions of leaders and participants, Room PLM 241

10:15-10:45 What is student success?

• Brainstorm "success" from the perspective of students and instructors
  

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  Tactile graphic created by participant Joe Davis

  Provenance: Gretchen Miller, Wake Technical Community College
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10:45-12:15 Strategies for Teaching Students with Disabilities, Room LE 210

• Presentation on Universal Design by Shelia Spiegel and Mary Murr from Wake Tech Disability Support Services
• Creation of a tactile graphic utilizing Universal Design principles
• Resources: International Association for Geoscience Diversity

12:15-12:45 Lunch, Room PLM 241

12:45-1:45 Working with all students by understanding different student populations

• Discussion of various subpopulations, challenges faced in the classroom, and strategies to overcome challenges
• Resources: GSA 2013 SAGE 2YC Short Course Program and Handouts and Supporting Student Success in Geoscience at Two-year Colleges 2013 National Workshop Program

1:45-3:00 Helping Students Learn to Learn

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Participants discuss student subpopulations

Provenance: Gretchen Miller, Wake Technical Community College
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• Presentation and discussion
• Resources: PowerPoint Presentation on Helping Students Learn to Learn (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1.2MB Mar6 14) and Test Wrapper Examples (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB Mar7 14)

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 Individual reflection regarding action plans, Room LE 210

• Action Plan Template (Microsoft Word 22kB Mar2 14)

3:45-4:15 Sharing action plans

4:15-4:30 Workshop evaluation and closing remarks

Additional Resources:

Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education in Two-Year Colleges (SAGE 2YC)

The Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College (SERC)

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and NAGT Geo2YC Division

The Math You Need, When You Need It

Earth Viewer App