Location:
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KFC Courts |
Date:
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Monday, Aug.01 |
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8:45PM - 9:30PM
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Author:
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Leanne M. Wells, Florida International University
305-348-9305, lwells@fiu.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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David Jones
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Abstract:
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Florida International University confers more bachelor and master degrees on Hispanic students than any other university in the country. It is also the main source of high school teachers for the country's fourth and sixth largest school districts. For the first time in a decade, FIU will graduate physics teachers who have discipline-specific pedagogical training and field experiences. We explore the impact of FIU's Learning Assistant (LA) program, transformation of the science education program, Introductory Physics course reform, and Teacher-in-Residence presence on student views on studying science, attitudes toward teaching and learning, and the evolution of career choices. This presentation will focus on: (1) what LAs from underrepresented groups bring to the table when studying physics and start to think about teaching as a career and (2) how these students view and use the programs and support structures as they pass through the program and as they begin teaching.
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Footnotes:
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None
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