Find posters and presenters from the Center for STEM Learning's 7th Annual STEM Symposium by topic:

 

Educational Transformation

Section A (3:00-4:00 pm) – Flatirons Room

1A. Restructuring of a Junior-Level Electronics Course to Support Engagement in Scientific Practices

Heather Lewandowski

Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

2A. Sparking STEM Curiosity in 3D       

Dave Lucas & Sheila Lucas

3D STEM Animals

3A. Creating Sustainable Change Through Departmental Action Teams

Joel Corbo, Daniel Reinholz, Melissa Dancy & Noah Finkelstein

Center for STEM Learning, University of Colorado Boulder

4A. CU-STARs: Addressing Attrition through Community and Outreach

Andrew Sturner, Erica Ellingson, Courtney Peck & Addi Fyhrie

Astrophysical and Planetary Science, University of Colorado Boulder

5A. Implementing Entrepreneurial Processes Into STEM Science Classrooms

Kent Hups

Adams 12 5-Star Schools

6A. STEM for Underrepresented Minorities (SUM)

Christina Bear

Girl Scouts of Colorado

 

Educational Transformation cont'd

Section B (4:00-5:00 pm) – S350

1B. Talk To Me!

Julie Thompson, Heather Waldron & Emily Schriner

Streamline to Mastery, Boulder High School

2B. Fracking in Boulder County: Groundbreaking Content for the ESL Classroom

Kathryn Stauffer & Olivia Conner

International English Center (Continuing Education), University of Colorado Boulder

3B. ARSC 1450: Intro to STEM Research Methods: A novel, new course designed to increase retention of entering first-generation freshman in STEM fields

Kirstin Swihart & Tammy Maldonado

Biological Sciences Initative

4B. International English Center’s Go English STEM Program

Holly Woodsome Sroymalai, Susan Fouts, Kirstin Stauffer & Amanda McCraken

International English Center, University of Colorado Boulder

5B. Promoting Sustained Radical Reforms: Enablers, Barriers and Impacts of Classroom Design

Melissa Dancy

Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

 

Math Placement

Section A (3:00-4:00 pm) – Flatirons Room

7A. Improving the Applied Math Assessment Exam through Item Analysis

Anne Dougherty & Silva Chang

Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder

 

STEM Education Research

Section A (3:00-4:00 pm) – Flatirons Room

8A. The Role of Modeling in Troubleshooting: An Example from Electronics

Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Kevin Van De Bogart, MacKenzie Stetzer  & Heather Lewandowski

University of Colorado Boulder & University of Maine

9A. Investigating Student Ownership of Projects in an Upper-Division Physics Lab Course                                                                

Jacob Stanley, Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Laura Kiepura & Heather Lewandowski

University of Colorado & Georgia State

10A. Correlating Students’ Beliefs About Experimental Physics with Laboratory Course Success

Bethany Wilcox

Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

11A. Expanding Perception: How Students “See” Fluids

Kathryn Goodman, Jean Hertzberg, Tim Curran & Noah Finkelstein

ATLAS, University of Colorado Boulder

12A. TIGER Research on Academic Retention in Statistics

Laura Border, Adam J. Blanford & Trevor DiMartino

Graduate Teacher Program & TIGER, University of Colorado Boulder

13A. Enhacing K12 STEM Through University & Industry Partnerships

Mike Borowczak & Andrea Burrows

Erebus Labs & University of Wyoming

14A. Learning Assistant Supported Student Outcomes (LASSO)

Ben Van Dusen & Michael Turner, Laurie Langdon, Valerie Otero

School of Education, Univeristy of Colorado

15A. Changing Student Attitudes in Science through Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)

Angela Cannava

University of Colorado & Academy HS

 

STEM Education Research cont'd

Section B (4:00-5:00 pm) – S350

6B. Computer Science is “Hard”: Looking at the Gender Gap Between Two Computing Programs

Brittany Ann Kos

ATLAS, University of Colorado Boulder

7B. Scaffolding Secondary Science Student Construction of Evidence-based Scientific Explanation

Alisa Grimes & Kathryn Fleegal

Streamline, University of Colorado & Academy HS

8B. The Value of Khan Academy in Pre-Service Science Teacher Education

Christine Lindstrom

Physics, University of Colorado Boulder

9B. Understanding Blended Ontologies: A Case of Student Reasoning About Photons

Jessica Hoy

Physics, University of Colorado Boulder       

10B. Supporting Claims with Evidence: PET classroom vs. Traditionally Taught Physics Classroom

Nicole Schrode

Physics Education

11B. Influence of Student Achievement Motivation and Study-Leisure Conflict on Self-Regulated Study During Student-Centered General Biology Labs

John Basey, Clinton D. Francis & Maxwell Joseph

University of Colorado & California Polytechnic State University

12B. Understanding Physics Identity and Racial Identity in Informal Programs

Simone Hyater-Adams, Katie Hinko & Noah Finkelstein

ATLAS & Physics, University of Colorado

13B. Understanding Physics Identity and Racial Identity in Informal Programs

Simone Hyater-Adams, Katie Hinko & Noah Finkelstein

ATLAS & Physics, University of Colorado

 

K-12 and Informal STEM Education

Section A (3:00-4:00 pm) – Flatirons Room

16A. Aspire Research-Practice Partnership: Developing Designs to Support Teacher Formative Assessment at the District Level

Erin Furtak

School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder

17A. Identifying and Analyzing Actions of Effective Group Work

Rebecca Strober, Jenni Keil, Bridget Molloy & Nicholas Hooker

Streamline & Noyce Scholars, University of Colorado Boulder

18A. New Directions for PhET Interactive Simulations in STEM Education

Amy Hanson & Amy Rouinfar

PhET, University of Colorado Boulder

19A. STEM Literacy through Infographics

Joseph Polman, Leighanna Hinojosa, Stephen Sommer & Joanna Weidler-Lewis

School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder

20A. What is the Impact on Participants in the PISEC Informal Physics Program?

Katie, Hinko, Simone Hyater-Adams, Rosemary Wulf & Noah Finkelstein

JILA, ATLAS & Physics, University of Colorado Boulder & Thornton HS

 

K-12 and Informal STEM Education cont'd

Section B (4:00-5:00 pm) – S350

14B. Citizen Science and Curriculum: An Inclusive Instructional Strategy

Tamara Sumner & Inquiry Hub Team

Institute of Cognitive Science and Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder

15B. Elementary Students Learning Computer Science

Ian Her Many Horses

School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder

16B. Virtual Teacher Learning Community: Developing a Virtual Community of Practice with Google Tools

Rebecca Swanson & Erin Furtak

School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder

17B. “I want to talk to you about how you did it.”  Using Peer Feedback to Improve Elementary Math Practice Skills

Kristine Johnson, Linda Taht, Verónica Gonzáles, Gabrielle Kristofich & Henry Suárez

Noyce TRT, University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado Boulder

18B. Building Partnerships to Connect K-12 Audiences to Current Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) at CU Boulder

Stacy Forsythe, Brian Jernigan, Hester Nadel & Anjali Maus

CU Science Discovery, University of Colorado Boulder

 

Faculty Development & Resources

Section A (3:00-4:00 pm) – Flatirons Room

21A. A Librarian-Faculty Partnership for Information Literacy in STEM

Barbara Losoff, Rebecca Kuglitsch & Julia Havelick

Libriaries & Science Department, University of Colorado Boulder