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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (The Maine RiSE Center) provides an integrated approach to University-based research and professional development in science and mathematics education. The Center is a joint effort of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Development and College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. The activities of the Center bring together faculty from the science and mathematics disciplines with faculty from education. With this combination of resources, the Center is reevaluating and reforming introductory level science and mathematics courses, establishing new practices for K-12 science teacher preparation, and building infrastructure with teachers, schools, and administrators through out the state.
Activities undertaken by the Center are targeted to create attractive, content-rich teacher preparation and continuing education options for mathematics and science teachers. The Center is working to develop well-qualified science and mathematics teachers for grades K-12 and to spearhead the development of coherent, developmentally appropriate curricula for mathematics and science.
MAINE PHYSICAL SCIENCES PARTNERSHIP
A partnership bringing together over 45 rural Maine schools, the University of Maine, three Maine non-profits with expertise in science education, and science and technology leaders at the Maine Department of Education to target the teaching and learning of physical sciences in grades 6-9 and the preparation of science teachers at the University of Maine. To find out more about this partnership, click on the link above.
Poster Presentation at the PhysTEC Conference Summarizing Current Work of the Partnership
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Maine RiSE Center Colloquia & Seminar Series:
3:00-4:00 pm, First Monday of the month
Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall (unless otherwise indicated)
- February 5 – Maya Patel (Dept. of Biology, Ithaca College)
“Learning inquiry and nature of science through undergraduate research: mentoring matters“ - March 19 – Hannah Webber, Education Research Manager, SERC Institute
- April 2 – Shandy Hauk (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, UNC)
Student Seminars and Thesis Defenses:
- February 20 – MJ Jones, MST Student, RiSE Center, UMaine
- April 16 – Laura Millay, MST Student, RiSE Center, UMaine
Place TBA
2012 National Conference:
Mark Your Calendars!!!
- 6th Biennial National Education Research Conference: “Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching: Knowledge of Student Thinking”
June 20-22, 2012
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
RiSE CENTER FUN & GAMES:
The Resource Coordinator and the Owl Rescue
Team RiSE Indoor Soccer Team after their first win! Back Row (l-r): Jason Baker, Mandy Baker, Laura Millay, Lauree Gott, Rob Blaisdell. Front Row (l-r): Erika Allison, Levi Lucy, Michael Wittmann, Dan Laverty
Maine PSP Indoor Soccer Team – 2011
Maine PSP Team RiSE – Schedule (Some changes have been made)
Mon, Nov 14 – 8:00 pm – WIN!
Mon, Nov 21 – 8:00pm – WIN!
Mon, Nov 28 – 6:00pm
Mon, Dec 5 – 6:30pm
Mon, Dec 12 – 8:30pm
Mon, Dec 19 – 7:30pm
Mon, Jan 2 – 7:30pm
Mon, Jan 9 – 6:30pm AND 7:00pm
Directions to Fields:
http://www.fields4kids.org/directions
The Center was created by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education, Award Number R125K010106.