{"592250":{"#nid":"592250","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Senior Research Scientist Presents Research at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENathan\u0026nbsp;Moon, associate director for research of the Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) in the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy presented to the\u0026nbsp;Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine\u0026nbsp;on June 6, 2017. The presentation was\u0026nbsp;part of the Board\u0026rsquo;s 27th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoon discussed accessible and inclusive STEM education for students with disabilities. His presentation was\u0026nbsp;based on his book, published in 2012,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAccommodating Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Findings from Research and Practice for Middle Grades through University Education\u003C\/em\u003E, which\u0026nbsp;was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe book is a survey of the research on current classroom accommodations and assistive technologies that support teachers in scientific and technical coursework from middle school to college. The book presents promising practices for accommodating students with disabilities in STEM, including mathematics, laboratory sciences, and engineering. It also discusses specific disabilities, such as blindness and low vision, mobility and dexterity impairments, and learning and developmental disabilities, as well as how educators can address relevant STEM learning needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoon\u0026rsquo;s expertise includes areas of universal design learning (UDL) and assistive technology. He\u0026nbsp;will present to BOSE on the gaps and promising practices and research that currently exist in higher education. He will be a part of a small panel of experts tapped to provide in-depth knowledge to the Board as they seek to address the unmet needs within STEM education for all students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENathan Moon, associate director for research of the Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)\u0026nbsp;presented\u0026nbsp;to the\u0026nbsp;Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, on June 6, 2017. This presentation was\u0026nbsp;part of the Board\u0026rsquo;s 27th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nathan W. Moon, associate director for research of the Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP) has been invited to present, to the Board on Science Education (BOSE) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine."}],"uid":"34508","created_gmt":"2017-05-31 15:35:44","changed_gmt":"2017-09-05 15:18:29","author":"oadebola3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-05-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-05-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595286":{"id":"595286","type":"image","title":"Nathan Moon","body":null,"created":"1504101220","gmt_created":"2017-08-30 13:53:40","changed":"1646924926","gmt_changed":"2022-03-10 15:08:46","alt":"Nathan Moon in a suit at an event.","file":{"fid":"248759","name":"MoonNathan_web.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MoonNathan_web_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MoonNathan_web_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":19977,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MoonNathan_web_0.jpg?itok=Ka6Rue1P"}}},"media_ids":["595286"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"174544","name":"science education"},{"id":"167258","name":"STEM"},{"id":"363","name":"NSF"},{"id":"174545","name":"universal design learning"},{"id":"1877","name":"Higher Education"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nrebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}