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Alpha Iota Chi Projects

Information about PTK student projects.

Honors In Action

We have researched the Honors Topic: The Art and Science of Play, and the theme, Play It Forward: How can the experience of play serve as a catalyst for ephiphanies, innovations, and inventions? As part of that research, we have examined the problem of literacy in the United States and Tennessee. We asked if gamification of reading instruction improve student engagement and student learning outcomes. We are looking for partnerships with afterschool care programs that offer homework help and elementary school teachers so that we can gamify assignments to help improve engagement and learning outcomes.

College Project

In order to assist the College in its efforts to improve the campus climate and overall experience of low-income students, the Alpha Iota Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa will be sponsoring a food drive to scale up the pop-up food pantries that are not currently supported by the Northeast State Foundation. By doing so, we will align the 2023-24 College Project with the institution's Quality Assurance work to improve the quality of services, supports, and campus climate for Northeast State students, particularly low-income students.