Participants part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Learning and Teaching Physical Sciences
Carleton College Joe Chihade*, Chemistry Deborah Gross*, Chemistry Daniela Kohen, Chemistry Gudrun Willett, Writing Program Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert*, W.M. Keck ...

Learning and Teaching Physical Sciences in the Liberal Arts College and University: Identification of Supports for Student Success part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Learning and Teaching Physical Sciences
November 13-15, 2011 Carleton College, Northfield, MN This workshop will ask participants to help design a well-informed study of undergraduate student decision-making. In particular, the study will focus on ...

The Grinnell Science Project part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Comprehensive Approaches
Grinnell College Jim Swartz, SWARTZ@Grinnell.EDU Description The Grinnell Science Project (GSP) was created in the early 1990s to address a problem indicated by data we gathered about Grinnell students. It was ...

Peer Mentoring part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Case Studies
Peer mentoring is an academic support program that utilizes peer assisted study sessions. Mentor sessions are informal seminars in which students compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools and predict test items. The mentor sessions are directed by students who have previously and successfully taken the course and then sit through the course again.

FOCUS part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Case Studies
FOCUS supports students through their entry into the study of science/math at Carleton and as they continue in the curriculum by creating a cohort which enrolls in classes together (in so far as this makes sense), meets regularly in a colloquium throughout the first year, and has an opportunity for work study in the sciences.

Supplemental Instruction part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Case Studies
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support program that utilizes peer assisted study sessions. SI study sessions are informal seminars in which students compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools and predict test items. The SI sessions are directed by "SI leaders," usually students who have previously and successfully taken the course and then sit through the course again.

Mellon 23 Workshop part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Broadening Access Workshop 2009
Workshop Participants/Colleges Barnard College Jessica Goldstein (Biology) Jacob Alexander (Chemistry) Maria Minino (Biology) Carleton College Arjendu Pattanayak (Physics & Astronomy) Deborah Gross (Chemistry, ...

Local Transport part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Broadening Access Workshop 2009
Rental cars from all the major companies are available at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. Map of Northfield Carleton Campus map (Acrobat (PDF) 462kB Jun15 09) Directions to Carleton from Minneapolis/St. Paul ...

Logistics part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Learning and Teaching Physical Sciences
Schedule The workshop will begin at 3:30 PM on Sunday, November 13th, in the Alumni Guest House Meeting Room on the Carleton College campus. Please make your travel plans so that you will be able to attend this ...

Program part of Broadening Access to the Sciences:Learning and Teaching Physical Sciences
All sessions take place at the Alumni Guest on Carleton College Campus. Sunday, November 13 3:30 PM Welcome, Introductions, and brief discussion of the goals of the workshop 4:00 PM Reporting out on pre-workshop ...