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College of Education

Inaugural Research Symposium

April 13, 2007

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Greetings,

It should come as no surprise to anyone that Grambling State University’s first college-the College of Education-has chosen to hold an Inaugural Research Symposium to promote the scientific endeavors (in education) of faculty and candidates within and outside the college.

Many of our colleagues (and prospective colleagues) are engaged in prolific and noteworthy observations and queries that deserve recognition and attention; not to scrutinize, but to inform and to evoke critical thought. Individuals often perceive the notion of research-based inquiry as a mystical, esoteric process that few HBCU professionals have seriously mastered or obtained proficiency.

Yet the term research, at its core, connotes repetition, review, and revision of scholarship and academic experiences. Aside intellectual grooming, conversancy in a specific content-area requires a commitment to the idea of perpetual visitation to what one has read, written, and learned inside and outside of the classroom. Without that, the pursuit of greater depth and breadth of understanding related to the subject is mute.

Symposium, derived from a combination of Greek words which mean “to engage in lively (mutual) discussion”, captures the essence of what the collegiate environment should promote and perpetuate. Thus, the notion of a Research Symposium is seemingly congruent with the university’s mission and President’s Judson vision of reclaiming our legacy by constructing (new) knowledge and practices that challenge, refute, and inform long-standing paradigms and models that shape our thinking.

Seemingly, the College of Education Research Symposium creates the right milieu within which to facilitate the optimal exchange and critique of ideas, perspectives, and notions and we look forward to your participation in this perennial affair. Thank you

Enjoy the conference…

Sean WarnerDean of the College of Education

College of Education Research SymposiumApril 13, 2007

Colonel (COL) Henry M. Martin completed his bachelor’s degree in History and Math Education at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 1972. Colonel Martin had the distinction of being selected All-American in Golf during his college years. He started teaching high school math in Arkansas when the US Army drafted him during the Vietnam War in 1972.

After his training, he served two years on active duty while simultaneously earning a Master’s Degree from Kansas State University. COL Martin went on to earn a Ph.D. in Adult & Occupational Education from Kansas State University while continuing his career in the Kansas Army National Guard.

COL Martin’s military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, The Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Good Conduct Medal, The National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, and the Army and Reserve Component Overseas Medal and many more. His other awards include the Adjutant Generals Outstanding Company Grade Officer Award and the National Guard Bureau’s Minute Man Mike award for Exceptional Education Services to Kansas and the Nation.

COL Martin is currently the Director of Information Management for the Kansas Army National Guard. COL Martin resides in Topeka with his wife Major Judith Martin and their five children.

GUEST SPEAKERDr. Colonel Henry Martin

College of Education Research SymposiumApril 13, 2007

STRANDS

Research on Cultural Diversity in Education

* Educating citizens in a multicultural society

* Teaching students in a pluralistic society

* Infusing multicultural education

Research on Teacher Education Programs

* Response to Levine’s attack on programs in teacher education

* Innovation and technology in teacher education programs

* Enhancing professional development for k-12 settings

Research on Instructional Leadership

* Visionary leadership

* Ethical and moral issues in leadership

* Preparing instructional leaders for diverse k-12

Research on Assessment and Evaluation

* Data driven decision making

* Instructional improvement and assessment

* Program evaluation

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Friday, April 13, 2007

12:00 p.m. to 12:25 p.m. Registration

Faculty research productivity has become an important criterion for academic personnel decisions in numerous universities. Faculty members are expected to comply with the university’s tripartite, which includes: teaching , research and service. The balancing of the three can be cumbersome and many faculty find it difficult to make time for the researchable moments. Dr. Martin will diverge how researchable ideas are found in daily activities and how to find that researchable moment.

Presider: Dr. Sean Warner

Guest Speaker: Dr. Colonel Henry Martin

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Black and Gold Room

TOPIC:

Finding Researchable Moments at work

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12:25 p.m. to 12:30 Welcome –

Dr. Dixon

Dr. Sean S. Warner

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

College of Education Research SymposiumApril 13, 2007

2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Poster Session

Making a Paradigm Shift in English Education by InvolvingStudents in Field Experiences in Non-School Settings

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Commonly Used Statistical Analysis and What They Inform

The presentation will have various statistical analyses with explanations of what the data represent. There will be SPSS

analysis using those statistical analyses that will be displayed using PowerPoint, pointing out the outputs and their meanings.

1:45 p.m. to 2:!5 p.m. Ouachita Room

Speaker: Dr. Reubenson Wanjohi

Presider: Jennifer Laws

Speaker: Dr. Doris Williams-Smith

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

College of Education Research SymposiumApril 13, 2007

Speaker: Dr. Kathryn Newman

Presider: Perry Boler

Speaker: Dr.. Felicie M. Barnes and Dr. Elaine Foster

Presider: Martez Stevens

PICTURE

A great deal of research has been conducting into how children learn. Researchers are continually exploring how students from preschool through secondary encode process and retrieve information in an effort to improve learning and maximize the educational process.

2:55 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. Rapides Room

Preliminary Research into the

Multiple Intelligences of Teacher Education Candidates

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Interest in Teaching Survey

3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This action research study was conducted to determine candidate interest in teaching and to compare these findings to previous findings at other institutions. Results from the two sections were compiled and compared to results found in the Kauchak and Eggen study. Findings in the current study were similar to Kauchak and Eggen (2003) study.

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The presentation is designed to elucidate the impact of the 2007 Grambling State University LA GEAR UP Summer Learning Camp on the academic performance and self-esteem enhancement of the 7th -10th grade participants.

4:40 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Ouachita Room

CSI: GramblingThe Impact of a Summer Learning Camp on Academic Performance, Leadership and Self-Esteem

Speaker: Dr. Loretta Walton Jaggers and Dr. Nanthalia McJamerson, Dr. Anthony Johnson, Dr. Elaine Foster

Presider: Marquita Waites

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The Creative Use of Autobiographical in Developmental Psychology: Enhancing Knowledge and Disposition of Teacher Candidates

4:05 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. Rapides Room

This action research study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an autobiographical case study approach. Effectiveness was measured by candidate outcomes on a reconstructing lives project.

The reconstructing lives project is a major assessment of candidate knowledge in developmental psychology course at Grambling State University.

Speaker: Dr. Nanthalia McJamerson, Dr. Felicie Barnes, Dr. A. Kadir Nur-Hussen

Presider: Winston Sims

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

College of Education Research SymposiumApril 13, 2007

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Teaching the African American Child

5:25 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.

This presentation is designed to elucidate the psychological development of the African American child, highlight the potency of teacher self-efficacy and list ways to improve the achievement divide. This presentation will show actual teaching

Speaker: Dr. Chevelle Hall, Dr. Sean Warner, Dr. Anthony Johnson

Presider: EuMarcus Hicks

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The purpose of this presentation is to identify the faculty perceptions of the critical dimensions of leadership for

college of education deans at two NCATE accredited institutions of higher learning in

north Louisiana; distinguishing those skills,

6:10 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. Ouachita Room

Faculty Perceptions of the Critical Dimensions of Leadership Among College of Education Deans

behaviors, and dispositions considered to be crucial for College of Education deans.

Speaker: Dr. Patricia Johnson

Presider: David Pierre

methods used for African American students and seeks to be interactive.

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The ability to read with fluency and comprehension while engaging in analysis, inference and associations is fundamental to the privileges of an educated person in the United States. The presentation is designed to address five main objectives:

6:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Ouachita Room

Speaker: Dr. Kathryn Newman

Presider: Genese Lavalais

Strategies for Improving Reading Skills Across the Content Areas in Special Needs PK - 12 Populations using Differentiated Instruction

Closing 7:15 to 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Sean Warner

specialized needs of diverse and/or weak readers, various instructional strategies and differentiating instruction to enhance the literacy skills of diverse and/or struggling learners at all levels, effective literacy instruction, literacy acquisition, creating semantic maps of instructional strategies

Research Symposium

Committee

Reviewers

Moderators

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Dr. Sean WarnerDr. Chevelle HallDr. Vernon FarmerDr. Evelyn Wynn Dr. Doris Smith

Dr. Wilton BarhamDr. Anthony JohnsonDr. Kathryn NewmanDr. Frances Staten Dr. Stacey DuhonDr. Raymond HicksMs. Gloria RabonDr. Olatunde Ogunyemi

Dr. Willie Daniel, Dr. William White,Dr. Janet Guyden