University of Maine
National Conference and Summer Academy
June 22-27, 2008
"Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching:
Resources and Tools for Improved Learning"
Sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research and The Jackson Laboratory, with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Bank of America Company, trustee of the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, and the Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative which is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. EPS-0554545
Conference: Sunday evening, June 22nd - Wednesday noon, June 25th
Summer Academy: Wednesday noon, June 25th – Friday noon, June 27th
Location: University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Keynote speakers:
Ron Berger, Field Director, Northeast Region, Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound
Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resource Center
This summer the Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research (Center) will host its fourth biennial conference on integrating science and mathematics education research into teaching. The conference will begin on Sunday evening, June 22nd, with a banquet followed by an opening keynote address and continue through noon on Wednesday, June 25th. Immediately following the conference, a Summer Academy of short courses and workshops will begin, continuing until noon on Friday, June 27th.
The conference program will consist of two keynotes, contributed and invited talks, workshops, panels and roundtables, a poster session, and evening programs, with ample time for discussion and participant interaction. The following themes will be the foci of the conference:
- Recent findings from science and mathematics education research
- Using discipline-based education research in middle, secondary, and post-secondary science and mathematics classrooms
- Research supported strategies to increase participation and learning in science and mathematics, particularly among students from under-represented groups
- Strategies for improving student learning using technology in the teaching of science and mathematics
- Building effective partnerships to implement research-guided practices in the classroom
Conference registration information (Sunday, June 22nd - Wednesday, June 25th )
- Conference registration Fee: $220
- Registration waiver for in-service teachers, UMS faculty, students in science, mathematics, engineering, or education programs, postdoctoral research associates, conference invited speakers, curriculum coordinators
- Stipends of $450 and complimentary on-campus room and board will be provided for the first 75 in-service teachers who register for and participate in the Conference and Summer Academy.
For further Conference and Summer Academy information and registration forms, please see http://www.umaine.edu/center/2008_Summer_Conference
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