Menu Options: Choose Your Own Adventure
Each Change Agent should select one or more 1.5 hour session(s) from the menu of choices below. The sessions will be led by peer leaders and represent a variety of topics related to project strands. These options are offered at various times over the course of the workshop. If you wish, you can participate in more than one session but participation in one is the expectation. Each participant may select a session of their choice; there is no need for all team members to participate in the same session.
Session Descriptions
Effective practices for promoting active learning in online classrooms
This session will be offered twice:
June 10 (Wednesday) 9:15-10:45 Hawaii / 12:15-1:45 Pacific / 1:15-2:45 Mountain / 2:15-3:45 Central / 3:15-4:45 pm Eastern
June 25 (Thursday) 7-8:30 Hawaii / 10-11:30 Pacific / 11-12:30 Mountain / 12-1:30 Central / 1-2:30 Eastern
This workshop session will include sharing effective practices in setting up online courses, improving student interaction, and converting active learning techniques used in traditional classroom settings. Led by Adrianne Leinbach and Bridget James.
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Using Scientist Spotlights to build students' science identity and shift their stereotypes of scientists
June 16 (Tuesday) 6:30-8 Hawaii / 9:30-11 Pacific / 10:30-12 Mountain / 11:30-1 Central / 12:30-2 Eastern
This session will explore the use and utility of incorporating Scientist Spotlights in your courses to highlight non-stereotypical scientists to build students' science identity and shift their stereotypes of scientists. Led by Dave Voorhees and Deron Carter.
Incorporating societally relevant, data-rich teaching materials into your curriculum: Examples from the GETSI and InTeGrate projects
June 16 (Tuesday) 8:15-9:45 Hawaii / 11:15-12:45 Pacific / 12:15-1:45 Mountain / 1:15-2:45 Central / 2:15-3:45 Eastern
This session will introduce participants to several examples of teaching materials from the GETSI (GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues) and InTeGrate (Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable Future) projects. GETSI and InTeGrate materials have a strong societal focus, use authentic STEM data, and provide opportunities for quantitative skill building. We will also discuss our experiences this spring using GETSI and InTeGrate materials in a remote teaching environment. Led by Becca Walker and Pete Berquist.
Engaging students by incorporating undergraduate research
June 22 (Monday) 7:30-9 Hawaii / 10:30-12 Pacific / 11:30-1 Mountain / 12:30-2 Central / 1:30-3 Eastern
Incorporating research opportunities for your students can foster greater participation, prepare students for the workforce, and forge connections with their communities. This session will explore strategies for developing research projects, establishing partnerships, and identifying funding sources. Led by Sean Tvalia and Pete Berquist
Aligning your teaching with how students learn using the 5E model
June 22 (Monday) 9:15-10:45 Hawaii / 12:15-1:45 Pacific / 1:15-2:45 Mountain / 2:15-3:45 Central / 3:15-4:45 Eastern
This workshop will introduce the 5E learning cycle model, designed to facilitate the process of conceptual change. The 5Es help instructors better align their teaching with how students learn. Participants will have opportunities to plan using the model, and examples will be given for its use in the undergraduate STEM curriculum. We will also discuss our experiences using the 5Es to structure online/remote courses this spring. Led by Deron Carter and Andrea Bair.
The key elements of flipped classrooms – in both face-to-face and remote teaching environments
June 26 (Thusday) 7:30-9 Hawaii / 10:30-12 Pacific / 11:30-1 Mountain / 12:30-2 Central / 1:30-3 Eastern
This workshop will introduce you to the basic strategies of a flipped classroom and how to gradually convert your classroom into a flipped experience. A flipped classroom is an instructional approach where students are exposed to new material prior to class, allowing classroom time to be reserved for a deeper dive into more challenging content using a variety of active learning strategies (e.g., entrance tickets and gallery walk).Led by Bryn Benford and Tania Anders.
Supporting transfer through professional and peer networks
June 26 (Thursday) 9:15-10:45 Hawaii / 12:15-1:45 Pacific / 1:15-2:45 Mountain / 2:15-3:45 Central / 3:15-4:45 Eastern
In this session we will explore social networks as a factor that influences student willingness to enroll in some programs and how those networks can encourage persistence, strengthen your program, and ease the transfer process. Throughout the session change agents will work to identify ways their programs encourage or discourage student peer and professional networks and develop strategies to ease transfer paths through formal and informal programming. Led by Shannon Othus-Gault and Sean Tvalia.
Giving "The Talk" and other strategies for developing self-regulated learners
June 29 (Monday) 9-10:30 Hawaii / 12-1:30 Pacific / 1-2:30 Mountain / 2-3:30 Central / 3-4:30 Eastern
This workshop session will introduce you how to guide students on using metacognitive learning strategies. Using research-based methods developed by Saundra McGuire and her colleagues, we will discuss strategies to assist students with developing effective and efficient habits to become self-regulated learners. Led by Kristie Bradford and Lynsey LeMay.