Workshop Facilitated by Dr. Margarita Jimenez-Silva, Sisterhood 4 Equity, LLC

Thursday, October 19 

K-W-L Activity to Assess & Build on Prior Knowledge

What We Know about Minoritized Students in STEM

Knowing and Valuing Individuals’ Backgrounds

Getting to Know Each Other

Social Ecological Systems Theory  – Understanding Context

Unpacking Asset-Based Approaches: A Timeline of Theoretical Frameworks and

Pedagogical Practices

Unpacking Asset-Based Approaches: A Timeline of Theoretical Frameworks and

Pedagogical Practices – Continued

Putting It All Together – What does this mean for me and my context?

Connection to Socio-emotional Learning (SEL)

Exploring and Brainstorming Possibilities for Applying In Our Contexts

Exit Ticket: I Wonder….

Friday, October 20

Teacher Noticing

Rubrics: Possibilities for Applying in our Contexts

Making It Our Own

Workshop

Small Group Sharing & Peer Feedback

Large Group Debrief

Complete KCU post-survey

Workshop Survey Findings Infographic

Elementary STEM Careers Bingo

Cultural Responsiveness in STEM Undergraduate Courses

Focus on Metacognition in the Classroom: Discussion of the book “Teaching Students How to Learn” by Dr. Saundra McGuire

Presenters: Gena Frey and Tina Koch, UW Oshkosh

• Teaching Students How to Learn

Utilizing Teaching Objective Writing to Create Activities for STEM Classrooms

Presenter: Dr. Tammy Ladwig, UW Oshkosh, Fox Cities

• Methods of Teaching and Learning and Classroom Tips

Inclusive Syllabi as a Best Practice

Presenters: Dr. Valerie Barske, UW Stevens Point, and Dr. Heather Pelzel, UW Whitewater

• Modeling Equity-Minded Teaching: Inkshedding and Inclusive Syllabi
• Six Principles Inclusive Syllabus Design Checklist 2021

IDEAS Curriculum Reform Grant Awardee: Dr. Jessica Lucas, UW Oshkosh

• Overarching Themes to Engage Students in Large Enrollment Introductory Biology Course
• Diabetes Case Study

IDEAS Curriculum Reform Grant Awardee: Dr. Sarah Orlofske, UW Stevens Point

• CUREs for Introductory Biology

The 2021 Early Career STEM Educator’s workshop was hosted online over the course of three days and included panel discussions and a series of workshops facilitated by the ADVANCEGeo team.

2021 Early Career STEM Workshop Agenda

The 2019 workshop was facilitated by NAGT Traveling Workshop, “Strengthening Your Courses”.

STEM Educators Workshop 2019

Diversity in the Classroom
Heidi Nicholls, UW Oshkosh
Diversity in the Classroom- Beyond Dempgraphics

Creative ways to encourage student engagement with STEM material (and each other) in large enrollment introductory courses
Jennifer Wenner, UW Oshkosh

Standards based grading in STEM
Laura McCullough, UW Stout

Teaching Inclusivity
Gail Coover, UW Madison, Executive Director Wisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Incorporation of research experiences into long-standing undergraduate laboratory course
Angela Kita, UW Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health

Critical Thinking in a Taxonomy Course: Insights from Animal Parasitology
Sarah Orlofske, UW Stevens Point
Critical Thinking in a Taxonomy Course

Collaborative Learning in Introductory Biology Labs
Andrea Romero, UW Whitewater

Keynote: Tools to Help Shift Bias: High Impact Practices
Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler, Associate Vice Chancellor of the Office of  Inclusive Excellence, UW Oshkosh

Promoting Critical Thinking in Science with Concept Maps
Sarah Jane Alger, UW Stevens Point
Promoting Critical Thinking in Science with Concept Maps_Alger

Best Practices Online and Universal Design in Online Learning
Jennifer Hendryx, Instructional Designer, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Warming Up to Online Teaching_Hendryx

An Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Workshop
Carl Fox, UW Whitewater, Director of Research & Sponsored Programs
Writing Winning Grant Proposals_Fox

Best Practices in Large Classrooms
Jamie Schneider, UW River Falls, Chemistry
Best Practices in Large Classrooms_Schneider

Top Ten Tips for Implementing a Flipped Classroom
Benjamin Collins, UW Platteville
Handout: Top-Ten Tips
Powerpoint Slides

Active pedagogy in GIS classroom
Tim Kennedy, UW Stevens Point
Active Pedagogy in a GIS Classroom_Kennedy

Implementing iPads into the STEM Lab
Kitrina Carlson, Madison Area Technical College & Maleka (Polly) Hashmi, UW Stout

CURE the Teaching and Research Dilemma
Christopher Yahnke, Dept. of Biology, UW Stevens Point
Handout: CBE–Life Science Education
CURE the Teaching and Research Dilemma_Yahnke

A price tag for classroom software?
Alexandru Tupan, UW River Falls
A Pricetag for Classroom Software_Tupan

Do you Play Fair? An Initiative to Reduce Unconscious Bias
Gail Coover, WiscAMP
Fair Play_Coover

How to Grow a Scientist: teaching pedagogies that encourage meaningful, authentic and student-directed learning
Krista Slemmons, Kele Anyanwu & Perry Cook, UW Stevens Point
Collaborators: Nancy Shefferly, Josh Hames, Dave Grabski & Jeffery Mlsna
How To Grow a Scienctist_Slemmons

Using Case Studies to Teach STEM Courses
Colleen McDermott, DVM, PhD, UW Oshkosh

Using concept maps in a non-lab discussion based science course for non-science majors
Juk Bhattacharyya, UW Whitewater

Getting Near 100% Class Participation Using Clickers
Ken Menningen, UW Stevens Point
Clickers_Menningen

Inclusive Teaching: What does that mean in STEM?
Jennifer Schuttlefield Christus, UW Oshkosh
Inclusive Teaching_Christus

Oct. 2-3 @ Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells

• Kristin Riker-Coleman, UW Superior: Using Academic Service-learning to Solidify Content to STEM Courses
• Jennifer Mihalick, UW Oshkosh: Composing a Course
• Rose Theisen, UW Eau Claire: Hybridizing Inorganic Chemistry: Increasing Student Engagement by Reserving Lecture for High-Impact Practices
• David Howard, UW La Crosse: Using Formative Assessments to Engage Students in Large, Content-heavy Classes
• Jonathan Kahl, UW Milwaukee: Faculty-led Study Abroad in Mexico: Air Pollution and Ancient Cultures

Date, Location

• Brandon Fetterly, UW Richland Center: Introduction to Project Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
• Roslyn Theisen, UW Eau Claire: Curriculum Reform Grant: Interactive Learning and Assessment Strategies
• Jennifer Mihalick, UW System Women & Science Program: Reducing Stereotype Threat
• Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation
• Jennifer Mihalick, UW Oshkosh & Dale Buechler, UW Platteville: Experiments in the Classroom
• Amanda Hakemian, UW Marshfield: Curriculum Reform Grant: Lecture Supplement for Introductory and General Chemistry
• Ken Menningen, UW Stevens Point: Clickers

Date, Location

• Bill Cerbin, UW La Crosse: Exploring How Students Learn
• Colleen McDermott, UW Oshkosh: Teaching with Case Studies
• Kim Baker, UW Green Bay: Clicker Case Studies
• Philip Parker, UW Platteville: Out-of-Class Screencasts to Enhance In-Class Learning
• Gail Coover, WiscAMP: Increasing Minority Participation in STEM Fields
• Jo Hopp, UW Stout: Inclusive Design: How it Can Happen
• Jennifer Mihalick, UW Oshkosh: Composing a Course from an Array of Teaching Methods
• Robin Tanke & Jason D’Acchioloi, UW Stevens Point: Finding Best Practices in the Literature
• Heather Schenck, UW La Crosse: Mid-semester Active Learning Intervention in a Large Lecture
• Todd Zimmerman, UW Stout: Learning Objectives Based Assessment: Focusing Students on Content Mastery

Date, Location

• General References
• Jennifer Mihalick, Women & Science Director, UW Oshkosh: Opening Remarks
• Jamie Schneider, UW River Falls: Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique
• Jamie Schneider, Brandon Fetterly and Jennifer Mihalick: POGIL
• Marlann Patterson, UW Stout: Probing Physics: Project Based Learning
• Gerald Bergtrom, UW Milwaukee: Designing Online and Blended Courses
• Kevin Crawford, UW Oshkosh: Engaging Student in Large Classes
• Gail Coover, WiscAMP: The WiscAMP Excel Program
• Tera Montgomery, UW Platteville: 2010 Curriculum Reform Grant Project “Hairy Milker and the Dairy of Destiny”

Sept. 30-Oct.1, Clearwaters Hotel, Marshfield, WI

• General References
• Maliyakal John, Director of WiSys: Scholarship to Innovation to Economic Prosperity
• Stephn Nold, UW Stout: Introduction to Small Group Learning in the Science Classroom
  • Peer Evaluation Form
• Jennifer Mihalick, Director of Women & Science Program: Composing a Course from an Array of Teaching Methods
• David Howard, UW La Crosse: Ways to Incorporate Active Learning into Large, Content-heavy Classrooms
• Jen Schoepke, UW Madison: How STEM Faculty Contribute to Inclusive Classrooms: Exploring Our Own Biases and Assumptions
  • Shihmei Barger’s article Strategies for Inclusive and Effective Teaching
• Richard Hein, UW Manitowoc: Expanding the Portals of Discovery for STEM Education
• Jodi Oimsted, UW Stevens Point: Active Learning: Results of Engaging Approaches in the Health Sciences
• Joseph Wu, UW Platteville: Proactive Teaching and Community-based Learning for Chemical Quantitative Analysis

Date, Location

• General References
• Dale Buechler, UW Platteville: Introduction to Learning Styles
• Jennifer Mihalick, UW Oshkosh: The Learning Cycle
• Project Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning(POGIL) presentation
• The Human Element presentation
• Brandon Fetterly, UW Richland, Jason R Poock, Marshalltown Community College & Thomas J Greenbowe, Iowa State University: Implementing the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) Approach
  • SWH Articles
• Bob Hoar and Jennifer Kosiak, UW La Crosse: Using Technology to Improve Student Learning
• Sandra K Neuendorf, UW Oshkosh: Active Learning in Large Lectures
• Paul Whitaker, UW Colleges: Backward Design: Teaching with an emphasis on student understanding
• Swaminathan Balachandran, UW Platteville: Planning and Supervising Community-Based Learning Projects
• Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation(WiscAMP) presentation