2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University

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10 We will continue to expand the organizations involved in this event and use it to recruit students into the fields of STEM and science and mathematics education. This event is co-sponsored by NWO and a grant from the United <strong>State</strong>s Army, Navy, and Air Force. BG-UT SECO and CTM BG-UT Science Education Council of Ohio / BG-UT Council of Teachers of Mathematics undergraduate professional organizations hosted monthly activities to promote active involvement in the profession prior to graduation.These organizations showed growth from 85 participants in 2006 to 190 undergraduate students attending events this school year.We will continue to expand this organization and use it to recruit and retain students into the fields of science and mathematics education. Praxis II Preparation Workshop A total of 17 students attended the Life Science Praxis II Preparation Workshop and 12 students attended the Integrated Mathematics Praxis II Preparation Workshop on Saturday, February 24, <strong>2007</strong>, from 12:00 noon until 5:30pm. Two teachers from the Akron area presented the mathematics workshop. Dr. Eileen Underwood, Associate Professor in the Biology Department at BGSU, presented the life science Workshop. Students paid $25 each to attend the workshop with the remaining costs subsidized by various stakeholders: COSMOS, BGSU College of Arts & Sciences, BGSU School of Teaching and Learning, and BGSU College of Education & Human Development. Students continue to ask for workshops at other times of the year and for the other science areas. In the future we will consider these requests and also how to address the needs of students who attend our other partner institutions. 2 0 0 7 N W O C e n t e r o f E xcellence • A n n u a l R e p o r t Faculty Development and Involvement Teacher Education Course Redesign/Development A critical component of pre-service and in-service teachers’ professional development is their content and pedagogy coursework. Center funds are earmarked for the development and modification of teacher preparation coursework. At BGSU five new university courses, whose development was supported by NWO funding, are currently offered (two in mathematics and three in the sciences). We will continue to infuse best practices into these courses so that teachers do not face a mismatch between the teaching advocated in their education courses and the teaching methods employed in their science and mathematics content courses. The titles and descriptions of courses developed to date are included in Appendix E. Developed syllabi and supporting documents for these new courses are available upon request.
Research Learning Community In the COSMOS Research Learning Community, faculty read and discuss top-tier research on science and mathematics education and present their own research, (design and develop new collaborative projects, discuss work in progress, or share the findings from a completed study). Importantly, presenters receive feedback from their peers and discuss new potential collaborative research project ideas. An average of 30 higher education faculty and center staff representing 16 departments and three colleges participated in the COSMOS Research Learning Community during the 2006-07 academic year. As a result, approximately 13 new collaborative research projects were launched during this time. This Research Learning Community was highly rated by faculty participants for establishing a sense of community among other researchers and teachers across the university, developing new research methodologies and refining research designs, gaining a background in science education, and enriching interdisciplinary awareness. Meeting Date 1. August 31 2. September 13 / 14 3. September 27 / 28 4. October 11 / 12 Research in Science and Mathematics Education Learning Community ~ Fall 2006 Schedule Presenter – Title of Presentation N/A N/A Wed: Dale Klopfer Peaks and Valleys in Geoscience Education Research Thurs: Chris Keil Preparation of Science Teachers to Do Scientific Inquiry Wed: Matt Partin A Potential Study of Student’s Attitudes Thurs: Karen Sirum Design and Implementation of an Inquiry-Based Science Course Discussant Thurs: Jodi Haney Goswami, U. (2006). Neuroscience and education: From research to practice? Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7, 406-413. Wed & Thurs: Mandy Heddle Slotta, J., & Chi, M. (2006). Helping students understand challenging topics in science through ontology training. Cognition and Instruction, 24(2), 261-289. Wed: Tracy Huziak-Clark Brown, B. (2005).“It isn’t no slang that can be said about this stuff.” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43(1), 96-126. Thurs: Eileen Underwood Slish, D. (2005). Assessment of the use of the jigsaw method and active learning in non-majors, introductory biology. Bioscene, 31(4), 4-10. Wed: Jude Edminster Kelly, G., Chen, C., & Prothero, W. (2000). The epistemological framing of a discipline: Writing science in university oceanography. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(7), 691-718. Thurs: Karen Sirum Facione P. A., Facione N. C., and Giancarlo, C.A. (2000). The disposition toward critical thinking: Its character, measurement, and relationship to critical thinking skill. Informal Logic, 20(1), 61-84. 2 0 0 7 N W O Ce n t e r o f E xcellence • A n n u a l R e p o r t 11
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Appendix A Higher Education Faculty
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