TECHNICAL ABSTRACTS implemented in different states. Tuesday, AM
Session Chair
Corning Technical Session Award Symposium 2 9: 45 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. Henry McBay Outstanding Teacher Award Sympsoium: STEM Education Abby O’Conner University of Washington
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Presenters Henry Mcbay Outstanding Teacher Awardee STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, A CONVERSATION ABOUT ENGAGMENT Gloria Thomas* Xavier University of Louisiana, Department of Chemistry, New Orleans, LA 70125 Abstract
9:45 – 10:10
Student engagement and engaged learning are relatively new terms used in education circles to describe the active participation and ownership of students in their educational pursuits. It involves student ownership and may include a variety of activities in the classroom, such as the incorporation of technology, problem‐based learning, service learning and team projects. Yet, how can students be motivated to take this same approach to every aspect of their growth as scientists and adults? How does the community convey the pursuit of knowledge and the value of critical thinking above a degree or a career? This talk will explore various mechanisms and opportunities for expanding student engagement into other areas of academic, professional and personal development that have had positive impact in the author’s experience. Topics to be discussed include mentoring, undergraduate research, student leadership roles, and active participation in professional organizations, along with thoughts about institutionalizing student engagement. A RESEARCH STUDY TO IDENTIFY FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE 10:10 – 10:30 ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF HIGH ACHIEVING AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES AT HBCUS Felecia M. Nave*1, Sherri Frizell2, Fred Bonner, Chance Lewis, and Mary Alfred3 1 Prairie View A&M University, Department of Chemical Engineering Prairie View, TX 2Prairie View A&M University, Department of Computer Science Prairie View, TX 3Texas A&M University, College of Education and Human Development, College Station, TX Abstract For more than three decades, both educational and scientific communities have focused resources on increasing the number of African American students majoring in and subsequently pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines (Bonner, Alfred, Lewis, Nave, & Frizell, 2009). Notwithstanding numerous initiatives designed aimed at providing more opportunities 14