MMSTLC NEWS & EVENTS

The MMSTLC partners are participating in the U.S. Department of Education’s “Math and Science Partnership Conference” to share ideas, findings, and strategies with other MSP programs from around the country. In addition to learning about new ideas and networking with colleagues, the MMSTLC is presenting a session about their project. Want to find out more? Check below for slides and handouts from the session.

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MMSTLC Participants need to register for upcoming workshops in April, May, and June.  Check here to register. (more…)

MMSTLC announces a statewide initiative to support inquiry learning in science by conducting inquiry-based investigations and collaborating with other classrooms.  (more…)

Workshop Registration for March 12-13.

We’re doing something a little different for the professional development workshops for the Cadre I and II teacher leaders and Mathematics/Science Center personnel (and optional for STEM faculty) next month. These workshops will all take place at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan on March 12-13. (more…)

Cadre II Workshops in Gaylord

It’s time to register for the next set of workshops! The next professional development workshops for the Cadre II teacher leaders and Mathematics/Science Center personnel (and optional for STEM faculty) will all take place at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan.
These workshops will continue focusing on content and leadership issues for mathematics and science education. (more…)

Why were some people at our last workshops missing? They were busy having babies! Congratulations to all of our new mom’s in the MMSTLC family. We’re informed that Jodi Redman, of the Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee team, gave birth to twin boys. Nan Richards and Nicole Garcia, both of the Washtenaw -Livingston team, followed suit, giving birth to a girl and boy respectively on Dec. 7 and Dec. 15 respectively. Congratulations to all of your families. We wish you the best!

As mentioned at the December workshops, I held a drawing for prizes for those individuals posting to the forums on our site. The only requirement was that you post twice between Dec. 4 and Dec. 19, with an extra name in the hat, so to speak, if you post more than ten times. Only one person did that, and the added odds worked to her favor, as she won the grand prize this month of a $30 gift certificate for Amazon.com, and a copy of “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson (an excellent history of science and mathematics). Our second and third prize winners (also getting a copy of the book – there was a sale, and $10 gift certificates each, were June Teisan and Yonee Kuiphoff. Congratulations to all, and happy holidays.
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How can you learn more about teaching science given all of the possible issues or ideas to explore? One way is through a Book Study, where you can collaborate with peers in reading and discussing a book of common interest in some aspect of science education. MMSTLC Science participants will have this opportunity. (more…)