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NC-MSEN has ten centers at state universities across North Carolina that provide professional development activities for mathematics and science teachers. 
Click here to find the center in your area. 

NC-MSEN is committed to providing high quality professional development programs in mathematics and science education that enhance teacher learning and support state and national educational guidelines. The Network offers nearly 300 activities annually, reaching almost 6,000 teachers per year.

NC-MSEN Professional Development 2008 Major Events

2008– 2009 Statewide Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE)

NC-MSEN has developed a new series of institutes for teachers of mathematics and science, in collaboration with the NC
Department of Public Instruction, that focus on major themes within the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
These institutes address mathematics and science content knowledge, in conjunction with appropriate and tested pedagogical and
assessment strategies, to help North Carolina teachers deliver the best mathematics and science instruction to the students of
North Carolina.

For the description of SITE, please click this link (in pdf format).

Please visit http://education.uncc.edu/cmste/SITE/ for a complete listing of SITE courses, locations, dates, modules, and contact information.

“Leading North Carolina Science Educator Selected as the National Science Teachers Association's 2008-2009 President-Elect”

Congratulations to Dr. Pat Shane, Associate Director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE)
at UNC Chapel Hill* for this prestigious honor!! Please click here for an excerpt from the NSTA News Release
dated June 2, 2008 (in pdf format).

NC-MSEN Centers and Pre-College Program Sites Joint Meeting in May

The inaugural meeting was held May 19, 2008 at the UNC-General Administration (UNC-GA)
Board Room of the C. D. Spangler, Jr. Building in Chapel Hill. Please click here to learn more
(in pdf format).

Featured Center Director
Dr. Phillip E. Johnson

Phillip E. Johnson, director of the Mathematics and Science Education Center at Appalachian State University, is this issue’s
Featured Center Director.

Dr. Johnson recently received the W.W. Rankin Award from the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The award,
named for a former mathematics teacher at Duke University, is the organization’s most prestigious award and is given
annually to no more than three mathematics educators. He was recognized for his years of distinguished service as a
mathematics teacher and as someone who has played a key role in organizing and conducting regional and statewide
workshops and conferences designed to help mathematics teachers excel at their craft. His career spans more than 40 years
in education – from high school mathematics teacher to college professor, including a 33-year career at UNC Charlotte.

Dr. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree from Appalachian, a master’s degree from American University, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.

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