Pre-Conference Workshop & Fireside Chat
Workshop Sessions
Thursday, March 12, 2020 @ 12:00 p.m.
| 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Session 1 | |
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| Bierce 154 | Math Teachers’ Circle: A K-16 Mathematics Professional Development Community of Teacher Learners Lynne M. Pachnowski, University of Akron Catherine Lane, Baldwin Wallace University Stephen Miller, Summit ESC Tina Lattimer, Akron Public School District |
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| Bierce 274 | Fostering Improved Outcomes Assessment at the Community College Through Faculty Collaboration in Curriculum Improvements and Evaluation of Logical Thinking Skills Karen J. Knaus & William Davenport, Lakeland Community College |
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| 2:15PM - 4:15PM | Session 2 | |
| Bierce 274 | A Cooperative Learning Tool to Teach the Tough Topics: Teaching Statistics Using the Jigsaw Method Viveka E. Jenks & Jill Kawalec, Kent State University |
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Fireside Chat at the I Promise School
Thursday, March 12, 2020 @ 5:30 p.m.
The NEXT conference invites pre-conference attendees to a Fireside Chat at the I Promise School. The I Promise School is a partnership between Akron Public Schools and the LeBron James Family Foundation.
Opened in 2018 and housing grades 3 to 5, the I Promise School's mission is to wrap around Akron's most at-risk students and families. The philosophy of the school is to embrace a We Are Family approach to educating the whole child and family and creating a new model for urban, public education. The University of Akron's LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education is involved in a number of capacities at the school, and the NEXT Fireside Chat will highlight three specific ways in which University of Akron students engage in experiential learning.
Fireside Chat Schedule
| 5:30PM - 6:00PM | Welcome to the School Brandi Davis, I PROMISE School Stephanie Myers, LeBron James Family Foundation |
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| 6:00PM - 6:30PM | Tour of the I PROMISE School Susan N. Kushner Benson, I PROMISE School & University of Akron |
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM | 20-Minute Rotating Sessions |
| Session 1: Unique Model of Clinical Education Karen Plaster, University of Akron |
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| Session 2: Urban Youth Mentoring Susan N. Kushner Benson, I PROMISE School & University of Akron |
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| Session 3: Recycling to Upcycling Campaign and Program Carolyn Behrman, University of Akron |