Search results for author:"Lisa Bievenue"
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Interactive Middle School Courseware on Abstract Reasoning Skills
Alfred Hubler; Andrew Vlasic; Eila Stiegler; Lisa Bievenue; Deanna Raineri
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 389–394
Quantitative reasoning skills are a fundamental tool in many fields, ranging from Mathematics to Engineering and from Business to Rhetoric. However, quantitative reasoning is almost never taught as a course, but in the context of other disciplines,...
Topics: Mathematics, Middle School Education, Engineering, Business
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Evaluation of Next-Generation Technology Integration in the Sciences, an Eight-year Case Study
Delwyn Harnisch; Sharon Comstock; Lisa Bievenue; Rita Davis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3753–3758
This paper is based on thick data collected over eight years across the state of Illinois in middle and high school chemistry, physics, biology, vocational, social studies, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and environmental studies class...
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Use of Inquiry with Computer Models and Visualization in an Urban 8th Grade Science Class
Katie Gibbs; Steve Watts; Gypsy Abbott; Lisa Bievenue
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3671–3676
To engage urban middle school students in science is a challenging undertaking. Use of technology can be of utmost importance when helping middle school students investigate their world. According to the National Middle School Association,...
Topics: Science, Schools, Computer Sciences, Middle School Education, Students
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Computer Modeling and Visualization in A High School Marine Biology Classroom
Warren Jones; Steve Watts; Gypsy Abbott; Lisa Bievenue
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3692–3696
In the 21st Century, the teaching of science at the K-12 level must dramatically change to emulate the ways that real world scientists do science. Currently, many scientists use computer-based modeling, scientific visualization and informatics in...
Topics: Computer Sciences, Computers, Science
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Building Intellectual Capital in Young Women in IT
Gypsy Abbott; Claudia Morrell; Bonnie Bracey; Rose Scripa; Lisa Bievenue
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 765–769
Research has indicated that females of all ages are consistently less confident than males in their technology skills, even when it is unwarranted, and girls with lower levels of confidence in using technology have been reported to be less likely to ...
Topics: Social Sciences, Computer Sciences, Computers, Professional Development, Gender
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Preparing Teachers to use Modeling and Visualization in Science and Mathematics
Lisa Bievenue; Sharon Derry; Marcia Linn; Mary Ellen Verona
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1510–1511
This panel will report on the Workshop to Integrate Computer-based Modeling and Scientific Visualization into K-12 Teacher Education Programs (October, 2000). The National Science Foundation and the Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's...
Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Teachers, Science, Computer Sciences
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EdGrid: Integrating Computer-based Modeling and Scientific Visualization into Teacher Education Programs
Lisa Bievenue; Linda Grisham; Delwyn Harnisch; Tim Hendrix; Bethany Hudnutt; Tommy Smith
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3377–3380
Computer-based modeling, scientific visualization and informatics have become critical technologies for doing science and mathematics in the 21st Century. The use of modeling and visualization can help increase science literacy and deep learning of...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Science, Computer Sciences