AIMS
and GLOBE Workshops scheduled for Fall 2009
CMSE has scheduled offerings of its popular AIMS and GLOBE workshops
for early fall 2009.
AIMS (Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science) is a nationally-acclaimed
program designed to enrich the education of students in kindergarten
through grade nine using a hands-on approach integrating mathematics
and science. Our workshops will address the problem solving
goal in the new elementary mathematics Standard
Course of Study. Separate workshops will be offered for grades K-1
(September 17), 2-3 (September 24) and 4-5 (October 1).
GLOBE is a hands-on environmental science and education program
that joins students, educators, and scientists from around the
world in studying the global environment. The program allows students
to conduct science investigations much like scientists do—gather
and analyze real life data and share that data with others. Our
workshop on October 10 will focus on two GLOBE protocols: hydrology
and soils.
More information and registration forms are available for both
AIMS and GLOBE.
Person
County partnership project extended a second time
The State Board of Education has granted $83,640 to Person County
Schools to extend Making Geometric Thinking
Happen, the county's mathematics and science partnership with CMSE.
The new funds will extend the program through
August 2010.
In the project, CMSE staff and instructors are providing job-embedded
professional development for Person County's middle and high school
mathematics and mathematics lead teachers in grades 3-12. From
UNC, Ann Crawford, clinical professor of mathematics education,
is providing leadership for the project, along with center director
Russ Rowlett, associate director Pat Shane, and clinical instructor
Cindy Kahler. At Person County, the project is led by assistant
superintendents Sandra Davis and Maggie Whitt.
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SITE
Geometry scheduled for June 2009
CMSE's popular SITE institute for high school geometry teachers
is set for a third offering in June 2009. The institute is presented
by two of the Triangle's top geometry teachers, Jan Crane of Durham's
Riverside High and Beth Neill of East Chapel Hill High School.
Scheduled for June 22-26, 2009, the workshop covers
content and pedagogical strategies for the Geometry course
as it is described by the NC Standard Course of Study. Participating
teachers will leave the workshop with a thick notebook of tested
activities and strategies. In addition, each participant will receive
a copy of Geometer's Sketchpad, the leading instructional
software for geometry.
SITE Geometry is one of the Statewide Insitutes in Teaching Excellence
developed by the NC Mathematics and Science Education Network.
Plan now to attend this valuable institute! Information and application
forms are online now.
Online
Discrete Mathematics course for Summer 2009
Center Director Russ Rowlett has developed a new online course
in Discrete Mathematics intended for teachers seeking licensure
in middle grades or secondary mathematics. The new course is one
of many being developed by UNC General Administration as part of
a major effort, led by President Erskine Bowles and supported by
the legislature, to expand UNC's online offerings.
Discrete Mathematics is required for mathematics majors at UNC
and at most other universities. For prospective high school and
middle school mathematics teachers, the course satisfies the required
competency in discrete mathematics.
The course was offered during fall and spring 2008-09, and another
offering is scheduled for summer 2009. Registration for the course
is open now through the Carolina
Courses Online program.
NCBC
hosts Symposium for Life Sciences Education on May 26
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park
is hosting a special Symposium on Life Sciences Education on Tuesday,
May 26. The Symposium will focus on educational technology and
resources for Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Genetics,
Functional Genomics, and related fields. A series of invited talks
will focus on modern technologies and resources in Life Science
education, and a poster session will present current projects involving
Teaching and Eduction in the Life Sciences. Full information and
registration materials are available here. |