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Noyce Scholar Seminar Series

Next Seminar

11/17/09

12 PM

SCI 113

Anatomy of a State STEM Initiative

Jeffrey Weld, University of Northern Iowa

Iowa Math and Science Education Partnership (IMSEP). Faculty in mathematics, science, engineering, and education at Iowa’s three public universities have joined forces to reclaim Iowa’s standing as a national and international leader in mathematics and science education. One-quarter of the way into our second year, the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership has successfully launched core projects designed to invigorate the K-12 curriculum, to recruit talented majors to high school and community college science and math teaching, and to update current teachers with the real world applications of their disciplines. In addition, an array of competitively-funded projects spread across the Regent universities, all centered on improving Pre-K through 12 and post-secondary mathematics and science, contribute to an infrastructure for coordination and leadership. Summits with spin-off action plans, reports that spawned policy advisories, and seven-figure federal grant proposals to leverage the state’s investment, also characterize the IMSEP. All told, over 150 affiliates and contributors representing a vast network—from private and community colleges to business, industry, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and formal and informal education institutions—now constitute the IMSEP. For 2010 and beyond, the team will build upon pilot successes to deepen the impact and expand the IMSEP reach to progress toward the promise of world-class mathematics and science education for Iowans.

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Past seminars:

Current Topics in Physics Education Research, Michael Loverude (California State – Fullerton), Steven Kanim (New Mexico State), John Thompson (University of Maine), and Michael Wittmann (University of Maine). (10/20/09)

A visit from Andrea Ingram, Vice President of Education and Guest Services, Heather Barnes, Director of Guest Experiences, and Bryan Wunar, Director of Teaching and Learning from the Museum of Science and Industry

(9/22/09)

Sonya Martin discusses “Putting Students First by Sharing Responsibility and Taking Action”
(5/13/09), Drexel University

Norman Lederman leads a talk and discussion about the Nature of Scientific Knowledge and Scientific Inquiry (4/23/09), Illinois Institute of Technology

Valerie K. Otero kicks off the Noyce Scholar Seminar Series (2/12/09) (click for speaker bio)
Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Colorado-Boulder

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