Program
Friday, May 16, 2014
4:00-5:00 On-site check-in - Seminar Room 1.601, Institute for Geophysics, Research Office Complex (ROC) of the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, University of Texas at Austin
5:00-6:00 Introductions and icebreaker activity
6:00-7:00 Dinner - in the J. Neils Thompson Commons (TCB) Atrium
7:00-7:25 Welcome and goals
7:25-8:00 Keynote presentation - Gender in the Geosciences: Influences on Recruitment and Retention of Women in the Geosciences (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 3.7MB May13 14) - Eric M. Riggs, Assistant Dean, Diversity and Graduate Student Recruitment & Development and Research Associate Professor of Geoscience Education, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University
8:00-8:15 Q & A and discussion
8:15-8:20 Logistics
Saturday, May 17, 2014
8:15-8:30 Overview and logistics
8:30-9:10 Understanding Our 2YC Student Subpopulations - An Overview - presentation (PowerPoint 190kB Jun1 14)
- Discalculia: From Brain to Education (Butterworth, Varma and Laurillard, 2011)
- Understanding Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders Can Improve Education for All (Butterworth and Kovas, 2013)
9:10-10:45 Challenges and Strategies for Teaching Subpopulations (PowerPoint 247kB Jun1 14) - two rotations of group discussions
- Group 1 - Neurodiverse Learners - handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 17kB May14 14), discussion notes (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB Jun5 14)
- Group 2 - Minorities and Women - handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB May14 14)
- Group 3 - First Generation - handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB May14 14), discussion notes (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 15kB Jun5 14)
- Group 4 - English Language Learners - handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB May14 14)
- Group 5 - Veterans and Military - handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB May14 14), discussion notes (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 23kB Jun5 14)
9:10-9:40 First table discussion
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:25 Second table discussion
10:25-10:45 Report out
10:45-11:45 The Classroom as a Group - Leading and Engaging Students - demonstration, presentation (PowerPoint 490kB Jun1 14) and discussion
11:45-Noon Making Changes in Your Classes
Noon-1:00 Lunch - discussion: How can we build greater community amongst 2YC geoscience faculty in Texas?
1:00-1:30 Invited presentation - Improving the Quantitative Skills of Introductory Geology Students at a Large Urban Community College (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 397kB May13 14) - Meredith Denton-Hedrick, Adjunct Associate Professor of Geology, Austin Community College
1:30-2:10 Q & A and table discussion
2:10-2:20 Break
2:20-3:10 Strategies and Teaching Techniques to Support All Students - discussion notes (Microsoft Word 41kB Jun5 14)
- Student handout on Tips to Ensure Success Under Stress (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 12kB May14 14)
- Psychological Insights for Improved Physics Teaching - Physics Today article authored by three of Claude Steele's colleagues at Stanford, Lauren Aguilar, Greg Walton and Carl Wieman.
- The Social-Psychological Intervention: Getting the Message Right (link offline) - supplement to the Physics Today article cited above; an essay by Greg Walton containing guidelines on the use of social-psychological interventions in education.
- Who Gets to Graduate? - NY Times article about the work of UT-Austin chemistry professor David Laude and psychology professor David Yeager (research colleague of Greg Walton) in supporting student success
3:10-3:20 Reflection - Where do we go from here? - discussion notes (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 13kB Jun5 14)
3:20-3:40 Individual action plans (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 14kB May14 14)
3:40-4:00 Concluding remarks, survey, evaluation
