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Embracing Multicultural and Multilingual Families: Transforming Education, Empowering Communities
Full text linkRecognizing and valuing the strengths of immigrant families and emergent multilinguals (EMs) is crucial in today’s diverse classrooms. Many of these students face systemic barriers, including limited access to high-quality education, culturally relevant pedagogy, and mentorship in STEM fields. This article explores practices for cultivating inclusive learning environments through reflexive practices, culturally responsive literature circles, authentic cultural celebrations, and family engagement initiatives. By drawing on frameworks such as Family Empowerment and Enablement, Funds of Identity, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, and Translanguaging, this article emphasizes the role of reflexive practices in preparing educators to support diverse learners. Through these practices, educators can foster meaningful school-family partnerships, affirm students’ linguistic and cultural identities, and create equitable learning experiences that empower EM students and their families
Early Childhood Educator Self-Efficacy for Implementing Early Stem childhood teachers
Full text linkResearch substantiates that providing high-qualitySTEM activities at an early age is important foryoung children to become college and career ready(Moore et al, 2016). However, not all educators areas knowledgeable and/or confident in supportingSTEM instruction. Research suggests individualswith strong self-efficacy tend to commit to goals thatchallenge their current capabilities (Bandura, 1993).Therefore, educators may be more inclined to implementSTEM lessons if they feel knowledgeable andconfident. The study used a multiple methods designincluding surveys, and self-reflection logs to explorehow intentionally designed professional developmentimpacted early childhood educators’ self-efficacy inplanning and implementing early STEM activities forpreschool-age children. The findings found a significantincrease from pre-survey to post-survey in earlychildhood educators’ self-efficacies for supportingpreschool-age children’s STEM activities
Unload 2 Reload : A Prison Workshop in Life Story Teaching and the Impact of Gun Violence
No full textTransmodalising for Equitable Mathematics Instruction for Multilingual Classroom
Full text linkThis paper introduces a repertoire of practice called transmodalising to support discursive practices in the multilingual mathematics classroom. Using the transmodal framework, we describe a classroom vignette of a mathematics classroom using translanguaging and transmodalising that promoted discursive practices and equitable access to rigorous mathematics for emergent bilingual learners. Our discussion highlights the ways in which transmodalising practices align with research-based recommendations for mathematics instruction for English learners (ELs) by treating language as a resource, supporting ELs’ participation in mathematical discussions while learning English, and drawing on all meaning-making resources, including home languages, multimodal tools, and out-of-school experiences
Leveraging Children’s Multicultural Literature to Support Students’ Math Identity and Problem Solving
Full text linkThis article explores how multicultural children’s literature for elementary classrooms can be leveraged to develop students’ mathematical understanding and foster positive math identities, particularly for multilingual learners. By integrating diverse stories into mathematics instruction, teachers can create culturally relevant contexts that invite meaningful problem-solving in tandem with rich mathematical discourse. This article features a classroom vignette in which a third-grade teacher uses Too Many Tamales to engage students in an equal share task, demonstrating how students\u27 cultural experiences enhance their conceptual mathematical understanding. Several pedagogical strategies are highlighted as effective ways to support mathematical reasoning and understanding through authentic mathematical discourse. Drawing from classroom practice and supported by research, the authors advocate for the use of multicultural texts to provide meaningful opportunities for students to connect their lived experiences to mathematical ideas, empowering them to see themselves as capable mathematicians. 
Navigating the Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Surgery
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Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into surgery presents a promising avenue for enhancing diagnostic and therapeutic practices, yet challenges persist in advancing this technology in a surgical setting. Despite strides made in AI-based platforms for medical imaging, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and anesthetic calculations, AI for surgery remains elusive due to limitations in existing optimization approaches and potential ethical issues that arise from utilizing such tools on patients. This literature review investigates the feasibility of utilizing AI to optimize surgery, particularly in aligning 3D images, assisting surgeons with breakthrough techniques, and highlighting certain areas of the body that surgeons have a hard time seeing while operating at the same time. Preliminary research reveals that leveraging an AI agent matches, and sometimes outperforms, current state-of-the-art methods in accuracy and robustness for aligning images in patient screenings and diagnoses. These findings highlight the potential of AI-driven image registration techniques to revolutionize medical imaging, offering insights into addressing long-standing challenges and paving the way for more effective utilization of AI in surgical settings. Additionally, it highlights the importance of continuous ethical considerations in the deployment of AI technologies in patient care, emphasizing the need for ongoing revisions to ethical codes to accommodate the evolving landscape of machine learning systems and technology. This review contributes to understanding the transformative impact of AI in a surgical environment while emphasizing the importance of ethical frameworks in harnessing its full potential
Unlocking Online Excellence: The Keys to Quality Matters Course Design Success
Full text linkTrack: Course Design
Are you ready to unlock the secrets of exceptional online course design? This dynamic session unveils two compelling case studies that demonstrate the strategic preparation process for Quality Matters (QM) review certification. Through these real-world examples, participants will gain invaluable insights into the systematic approach of transforming online courses to meet QM\u27s standards.
This session delves into the critical aspects of course preparation, including:
- Identify suitable courses for Quality Matters certification.
- Apply effective strategies for implementing the Quality Matters rubric.
- Develop practical approaches to online course preparation through self-reviews.
Whether you\u27re new to Quality Matters or seeking to enhance your existing knowledge, this session offers valuable insights. Join us to discover the key elements that unlock the door to successful QM course certification and elevate your online course design to new heights of excellence
Cultivating a Participant-Centered Faculty Mentoring Learning Community for Enhanced Community and Success for First-year Faculty
Full text linkTrack: Educational and Faculty Development
This session highlights the development and implementation of a participant-centered faculty mentoring learning community designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. By placing faculty participants at the heart of the learning process, this initiative encourages active engagement, shared expertise, and peer-driven inquiry into emerging technologies and teaching strategies. Drawing on evidence-based practices and a collaborative framework, the interdisciplinary community provides a supportive environment for faculty to explore innovative teaching tools, apply direction to their scholastic endeavors, and address promotion and tenure challenges in real-time. This session will detail the impetus for utilizing a cross-discipline learning community, the process of the program development, outcomes, and lessons learned from this approach, offering practical insights for institutions aiming to empower educators and enhance student learning through technology
Keep Teaching at NC State: Lessons Learned in Academic Continuity
Full text linkTrack: Open Educational Resources, Open Pedagogy & Open Access Scholarship
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic required immediate shifts in higher education, compelling faculty and instructional support teams to adapt rapidly to remote and hybrid teaching models. This poster shares lessons learned in the development of NC State University\u27s Keep Teaching website, a resource launched at the beginning of the pandemic to support faculty in navigating new instructional challenges. By examining the iterative design process, technology choices, and user feedback, this poster highlights effective strategies and unexpected challenges in creating and maintaining an adaptable online resource. Key insights include the importance of timely content updates, strategies for fostering user engagement, and methods for integrating diverse multimedia tools to enhance teaching efficacy. These findings are invaluable for educational technology teams and administrators seeking to build resilient teaching resources in response to evolving instructional needs