2017-2018+Science+Education+Research+Group+(SERG)+Meetings

The Science Education Research Group (SERG) is an open forum of faculty who meet bi-weekly to bring questions, concerns or suggestions related to teaching and learning for discussion with each other. SERG meetings are informal and multidisciplinary. Topics discussed are suggested by the faculty participants, and discussions are facilitated by the Education Improvement Specialist (EIS), who provides support in the form of topic research and presentation of pedagogical trends.

Meeting Dates

 * Thursday, September 7, 2017**
 * Topic: Xavier Contemplative Inquiry Team (XCIT)
 * Topic: Redesigning the format of SERG meeting


 * Tuesday, September 19, 2017**
 * Topic: Teaching and Assessment of Scientific Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning
 * __Meeting Materials__
 * Assessing QR and SR Skills [[file:Advancing Assessment of Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning.pdf]] [[file:Closing the Loop - Assessment of QR and SR Skills.pdf]]
 * AAC&U Overview of state of QR skill development and assessment [[file:Quantitative Reasoning The Next Across the Curriculum Movement.pdf]]
 * Incorporating QR into a core curriculum [[file:Quantitative Reasoning Across a College Curriculum.pdf]]


 * Tuesday, October 3, 2017**
 * Topic: Quantitative Reasoning in XCOR


 * Thursday, October 19, 2017**
 * Topic: General Discussion


 * Thursday, November 2, 2017**
 * Topic: Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
 * A Framework for K-12 Science Education [[file:A Framework for K-12 Science Education_ Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas.pdf]]
 * [|NGSS website]


 * Tuesday, November 14, 2017**
 * Topic: Advising and New Core Issues


 * Thursday, January 25, 2018**
 * Topic: Un-SERG: Exploring Topics for Future SERG Meetings


 * Tuesday, February 6, 2018**
 * Topic: Student Motivation and Metacognition
 * [|Effects of Metacognitive Instruction on Learning and Motivation Podcast] (18:26)
 * Direct Instruction of Metacognition Benefits Adolescent Science Learning, Transfer, and Motivation: An //In Vivo// Study [[file:Direct Instruction of Metacognition Benefits Adolescent Science Learning, Transfer, and Motivation.pdf]]
 * Metacognition Training Packet (referenced in podcast and study) [[file:Benefits Metacognitive Training-Supplemental Materials.docx]]
 * Additional Metacognitive Tool (RAM Strategy Chart) [[file:RAM Strategy Chart.docx]] and (The Study Cycle - courtesy of Dr. Saundra McGuire) [[file:The Study Cycle.pdf]]


 * Tuesday, February 22, 2018**
 * Topic: Collaboration Across Departments
 * Interdisciplinary Sciences Course Idea by Asem Abdulahad [[file:Interdisciplinary Sciences.pdf]]
 * Increasing URM Undergraduate Student Success through Assessment-Driven Interventions: A Multiyear Study Using Freshman-Level General Biology as a Model System []


 * Tuesday, March 6, 2018**
 * Topic: The Reproducibility/Replicability Crisis in Science


 * Thursday, March 22, 2018**
 * Topic: Improving Differentiating Instruction to Reach Students at All Levels


 * Tuesday, April 3, 2018**
 * Topic: The Basics of Assessment