More than 140 leaders from Virginia’s K-12 and higher education institutions, out-of-school providers, the private and business sectors, and state officials and institutions joined together recently to begin the work of developing a blueprint for a statewide STEM network. This structure will be the basis for creating cross sector pedagogies providing Virginia’s youth access to Read more about 4-VA Grant Supports State STEM Summit[…]
As a long-time instructor in the Korean language Dae Yong Kim has faced his share of teaching challenges – early in his career at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center in Monterrey, Calif. and later, at a New York City high school. So, when he arrived on the Mason campus two years ago, he Read more about Teaching Korean, With a Twist[…]
Experts have long recognized the complex interrelationship of a preschoolers’ attachment to their caregivers and successful adjustment to school. Without a positive introduction and adaptation to the school setting, preschoolers may fall victim to bullying. Those behaviors can have a significant effect on these young students for years into the future. For more than a Read more about 4-VA Researchers Support Young Virginians’ Successful Start to Preschool[…]
George Mason University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Virginia are each recognized and valued for their unique strengths and assets. Consequently, it’s not surprising to conclude that when these three institutions collaborate on a project, the results are impressive. Such was the case with a recent 4-VA grant to these top-tier universities for a Read more about Three different universities. Three distinctive, informed approaches. One cohesive, robust, and resource-filled final product.[…]
One of the mainstays of the 4-VA at Mason program is to identify and grow academic ventures that truly make a difference in higher education – creating cost savings, providing greater access to the educational process, and developing new or more effective pedagogies. That said, it’s hard to find a more impactful grant than the Read more about Defining Impact: 4-VA Grant for ENGH 302[…]
While developing a course titled “Introduction to World History” would have sounded daunting 25 years ago, faculty teaching the course today are now utilizing Open Educational Resources (OER) to meet the many challenges presented in today’s changed environment. However, this process presents a hurdle: Identifying appropriate events to form the hefty narrative of the course, Read more about Steering World History from Flat to Multi-Dimensional[…]
An email from Fenwick Library caught the collective eye of the teaching team responsible for delivering CHEM 336: Physical Chemistry I Laboratory. The email referenced the 4-VA at Mason course re-design grants, which are provided to encourage the incorporation of Open Educational Resources (OER) into the curriculum. Lead PI Moissa Fayissa, PhD. thought that this Read more about Creating Better Chemistry and Delivering Student Savings[…]
In the largest and most widespread event that 4-VA has ever coordinated – including all six 4-VA partner schools — higher education assessment professionals from across the Commonwealth came together for a “virtual” meeting. The meeting took place in April using telepresence technology at each of the 4-VA schools. Mason coordinator Stephanie Foster, Associate Director Read more about 4-VA Grant Brings Virginia Education Assessment Professionals Together for a “Virtual Drive In”[…]
As the world has been learning about the precipitous and dangerous decline in bee populations, scientists are scrambling to probe deeper into the “why.” It’s generally recognized that habitat loss and degradation, increased use of agrochemicals, invasive pathogens, competition from alien species and poor management practices are each contributing factors. However, what’s not known is Read more about Mason Scientists Put Bees Under the Microscope in Groundbreaking Research[…]
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