PRESENTATION
BIOGRAPHY
Name: Ashley Owen
Project Category: Conference Attendance
Project Description: National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Conference
Teaching Subject: Chemistry
MICROGRANT PROJECT ABSTRACT
Issues addressed: Teaching chemistry and physics
Topic:Attended NSTA Conference for chemistry and physics topics.
Rationale: I was able to attend different sessions to get new, engaging ideas for how to teach chemistry and physics topics. I was also able to gain new knowledge about different chemistry topics.
CLASSROOM PROFILE
- Students taught: ~150 per semester
- Student demographics: 37.2% African American, 30.1% Hispanic, 26.6% Caucasian
SCHOOL PROFILE
- Large school
- Urban
- Traditional public school
- Enrolled students: 3,284
- Free/Reduced lunch eligible: 64.1%
- Demographics: 37.2% African American, 30.1% Hispanic, 26.6% Caucasian