Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference 2024

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Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference 2024

The Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference brings together scholars, pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, mentor teachers, PI’s & Co PI’s of the NSF Robert Noyce program. The conference provides educational keynotes, sessions, networking and mentoring opportunities.

Demetrice Smith-Mutegi

Old Dominion University
Assistant Professor
Norfolk, Virginia

Demetrice Smith-Mutegi is an Assistant Professor and MonarchTeach Co-Director in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She teaches K-12 foundation courses and secondary science and math methods to preservice teachers. Dr. Smith-Mutegi's current research interest lies in investigating the motivations, beliefs, and experiences of Black students in STEM, as well as factors that influence Black STEM teachers' career decisions. She has also collaborated actively with researchers in other fields to study how informal STEM learning experiences affect Black girls. She is a co-PI on the Growing Educators of Mathematics and Science Noyce project at ODU.

1:00pm CDT

Conference Registration Check-In 2nd Floor Pre-Convene Area

3:00pm CDT

Opening Remarks, Keynote & Ice Breaker Session: What Is Your Teaching Legacy? What Kind of Teacher Do You Want To Be? Bon Secour Bay I & IIDr. André Green • Dr. Joél Lewis Billingsley • Dr. Benterah Morton

5:30pm CDT

Opening Reception The Harbor Room | 2nd Floor

7:00am CDT

Breakfast, Keynote & Book Signing: Weather in Your Face! Bon Secour Bay I & IIAlan Sealls

10:15am CDT

Coffee Break 1st & 2nd Floor Foyers

12:00pm CDT

Luncheon & Keynote: Make Learning Fun Again! Bon Secour Bay I & IIRonnie Thomas

1:45pm CDT

Noyce PI Session with Program Officer James Alvarez: Idea Exchange with Program Groups Bon Secour Bay I & IIJames Alvarez

3:00pm CDT

Coffee Break 1st & 2nd Floor Foyers

5:30pm CDT

Networking Reception | Exploreum Science Center The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center

7:00am CDT

Breakfast On The Go Bon Secour Foyer

7:30am CDT

Infinity Science Center at Stennis Space Center | Off-site Excursion John C. Stennis Space Center

6:30pm CDT

Dinner & Keynote: “For such a time as this…”: Freedom Dreaming in Science Teacher Education Bon Secour Bay I & IIDr. Terrell R. Morton

7:00am CDT

Breakfast & Keynote: How Far Do You Believe They Can Go? Bon Secour Bay I & IIPastor Joseph F. Johnson

8:45am CDT

Using Digital Tools to Improve Peer Feedback and Assessment Grand Bay Ballroom IIDr. Tamecia Jones

9:45am CDT

Coffee Break 1st & 2nd Floor Foyers

10:00am CDT

Partnerships that Live Beyond Graduation Give Teachers a Feeling of Belonging and Stamina to Stay Mobile Bay Ballroom IIIJ. M. Wyss

11:00am CDT

Coffee Break 1st & 2nd Floor Foyers

11:15am CDT

AI Tools for STEM Teaching and Learning Mobile Bay Ballroom IDemetrice Smith-Mutegi

12:30pm CDT

Luncheon & Keynote: Putting the “D” in Diversity: Exploring Dynamic Learning for Every Students Bon Secour Bay I & IIDr. Bryan Brown

2:15pm CDT

Black Fathers' Perspectives on Mathematics Socialization During the COVID-19 Pandemic Mobile Bay Ballroom IIIDr. Gregory Larnell • Anthony Thames

3:30pm CDT

Poster Session Bon Secour Bay III

5:30pm CDT

Networking Reception for Principal Investigators and Administrators The Harbor Room | 2nd Floor Networking Reception & Walking History Tour for Scholars Greer's St. Louis Market

7:15am CDT

Coffee, Tea & Pastries Bon Secour Foyer

8:00am CDT

Virtual Reality Applications in the Classroom Mobile Bay Ballroom ISean Stalley

9:30am CDT

Brunch & Keynote: “My eyes! My eyes!” How Un-Seeing Connects to Mathematics Bon Secour Bay I & IIDr. Angela Barlow

10:45am CDT

Voices From the Field & Closing Remarks Bon Secour Bay I & IISusan Ferguson • Dr. Brenda Brand