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Education & Workforce Development 2023 SITE VISIT "Making STEM Education excellence possible for every student" VI-ISERP seeks to reduce barriers to URM STEM inclusion at the pre-college, undergraduate, and faculty early career stages. Pre-college Teacher Professional Development Undergraduate STEM Education Research Experimental Learning Student Practicum Mentoring Early Career STEM faculty Faculty Mini Grants Early Career Support Structure 2023 SITE VISIT Meet The Team Dr. Joseph Squillace Assistant Professor of Mathematics UVI College of Science and Mathematics Co-Director STEM Institute, St. Croix 2023 Cassandra King Master Teacher Manal Abed Undergraduate RA Julene Chapman-Dorsett Administrative Support St. Croix St. Thomas/St. John Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills Associate Professor of Mathematics UVI College of Science and Mathematics Co-Director STEM Institute, St. Thomas Principal Investigator NSF BCSER: Improving Peer-Led Team Learning and Peer-Leader Training to Increase Undergraduate Student Achievement in Mathematics Michealrose Ravalier Master Teacher Celestial Dazle Undergraduate RA • Qualitative Analysis: De-Identified Teacher Interviews, teacher artifacts • Quantitative Analysis: Pre/post surveys • Book Chapters • Caribbean and African Studies in Education • Conference Presentations • National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS) 2022 • Caribbean Studies Association 2023 • Universities • Major Corporations • Local Government Agencies • UVI Programs & Colleges Sharing Our Center's Expertise & Sustainability Teacher & RA in Research Scholarly Work Partnerships/ Collaborations 2023 SITE VISIT Goal To integrate resilience research themes into teacher professional development to improve K-12 student preparation Objective 1: To integrate resilience research themes into teacher professional development to improve K-12 student preparation. Objective 2: To build long-lasting STEM community partnerships for increase sustainability of the VI-ISERP center. Project Goals And Objectives 2023 Results, Outcomes, and Accomplishments: Summer Teacher Workshops 2021-2023 Virtual Summer Workshops: • 80 Teachers Summer 2021 • 75 Teachers Summer 2022 • 44 Teachers Summer 2023 In-Person Workshops: • 54 Teachers Summer 2022 • 48 Teachers Summer 2023 New Partnerships • Office of the Insular Superintendent STT/STJ • InSTEP: Online Statistics & Data Science Course • NC State University • Department of Agriculture • Cooperative Extension Services Continued Partnerships • Knowles Teacher Foundation • Mentor Teachers • UVI Faculty • R2R Researchers • Informal Learning 2023 Results, Outcomes, and Accomplishments: STEM Content Knowledge PBL Certificate Program: • 5 teachers Cohort 1 Fall 2021 • 4 teachers Cohort 2 Fall 2022 • 2nd recruitment in process for Cohort 3 Fall 2023 Virtual Training: • Master & mentor teachers In-Person Training (Weekends) Continued Partnerships • UVI Teaching Faculty o College of Science & Math o School of Education 2023 Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments: Partnerships in Computer Science 2023 Yolanda Payne Founder, Tech Knowledge for Teachers Technology Loan Program Robot Kits Finch Robots Raspberry Pi Laptops iPad Minis Overhead Projectors Swivl MiFi’s TI-84 Plus Calculators 2023 Results, Outcomes & Accomplishments: Mental & Emotional Wellness Training Teacher Talk Fridays Mindfulness Training Social Emotional Training 2023 Past Teacher Projects Teacher Projects • Lionfish Population Control • Robotics • Water Quality • Water Runoff • Robotics • Green Home Design • Body Systems • Renewable Energy • Marine Debris • Coral Reef Restoration • School Gardens Teachers as Researchers Over 23 Teachers presented at local and national conferences • International STEM Education Association Conference • National Science Teacher Association • ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting • UVI Research Day 2023 Broader Impacts • Facilitated PD activities 2020-2023 with about 110 teachers in attendance, impacting about 4000 K-12 student Intellectual Merit • Data Collection during Summer Workshops 2021-2023 • Preliminary Data Analysis on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge • Continued Data Analysis for Years 4 & 5 Sustainability • Developed Long-lasting and mutually beneficial partnerships • Developed master & mentor teachers that facilitate PD training Broader Impacts, Intellectual Merit, & Sustainability 2023 SITE VISIT Calendar of Events 2023 November 1 December 18 Monthly in 2024 Fostering Confident Math Learners Training for HS Math Teachers (STT Only) November 3, 2023 Teacher Talk Fridays (Online) Final TTG session with Dr. Paul-Constantine December 2, 2023 Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Data Science using Micro:bit Dr. Marc Boumedine December 9, 2023 February 2-4, 2024 Tech Knowledge for Teachers Yolanda Payne United States Patent and Trademark Office January 23, 2024 STEM Online Training Dr. Joseph Squillace, Ms. Cassandra King Ongoing PBL Certificate Program Thank you! Dr. Nadia Monrose Mills EMAIL: nmonros@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-693-1331 2023 Dr. Joseph Squillace EMAIL: joseph.squillace@uvi.edu PHONE: 340-692-4157