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Begin forwarded message: > From: Christopher Gerbi <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 16, 2010 8:13:28 PM CST > To: Cathy Manduca <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Invitation to UMaine education research conference > > Hi again, > > I should have thought to send this along in the email this morning, > but if you know of anyone interested in graduate work in science > education, please feel free to pass this blurb along. We certainly > would like to see more folks with Earth Science interests. > > Thanks, > Chris > > > > THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TEACHING PROGRAM has > openings for graduate assistants for Fall, 2010. This > interdisciplinary, content-rich, research-based program for current > and future secondary mathematics and science teachers offers > coursework, education research leading to a thesis, and a nationally > accredited track for those seeking initial secondary certification. > The program is designed for those with undergraduate degrees in a > science, mathematics, or engineering. Full-time students are > supported by assistantships with a stipend minimum of $19,790 plus > tuition waiver and partial support of health insurance. The program > also includes part-time students, such as practicing teachers. For > additional information, please [log in to unmask], call (207) > 581-1016, or see www.umaine.edu/center/mst-program/. > > -- > Christopher Gerbi > Assistant Professor - Mineralogy/Rheology > Department of Earth Sciences > Bryand Global Sciences Center > University of Maine > Orono, ME 04469-5790 > > Tel. 207-581-2153 > FAX 207-581-2202 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.umaine.edu/earthsciences/ > > > Cathy Manduca wrote: >> >> Hi Chris - >> Thank you for the lovely invitation. I'm going to decline because >> my two kids are graduating from high school and graduation in the >> previous 4 weeks, which I htink would make it hard for me to >> prepare. I hope that you will keep me on the list for future years. >> >> >> Either Dave or Kim would be great. Kim could talk about the >> synthesis project, or any of a number of studies she has underway. >> Dave could talk about teaching in the field. If you are >> particularly interested in the spatial skills work we've been >> doing, I'd recommend Tim Shipley at Temple. >> >> >> Thanks for the reminder -- I hadn't seen your original mail which >> always makes me worry about my life! >> >> >> Cathy >> >> On Feb 15, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Christopher Gerbi wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I wondered if you might have had a chance to consider the >> invitation I sent last week to come to UMaine's Center for Science >> and Mathematics Education Research conference in June (copied >> below). I am sure that is as busy a time as always for you, so if >> you can't come, I wondered if you might be able to suggest some >> other people we could contact. I was considering writing to Dave >> Mogk or Kim Kastens, but I wanted to ask you first. >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> -- >> Christopher Gerbi >> Assistant Professor - Mineralogy/Rheology >> Department of Earth Sciences >> Bryand Global Sciences Center >> University of Maine >> Orono, ME 04469-5790 >> >> Tel. 207-581-2153 >> FAX 207-581-2202 >> [log in to unmask] >> http://www.umaine.edu/earthsciences/ >> >> >> >> >> Christopher Gerbi wrote: >> >> >> Dear Cathy, >> >> >> The University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics >> Education Research will host its fifth biennial conference on >> integrating science and mathematics education research into >> teaching in June. I have long recognized the excellent work SERC >> has done and is doing, and now have the opportunity to invite you >> to present your work at the conference. >> >> We would hope that you would be interested and willing to present >> some of your recent work and facilitate a workshop (2 hours long) >> related to implementing research on geoscience learning in the >> classroom. >> >> >> The event will take place on the University of Maine campus in >> Orono, Sunday June 20th through Wednesday, June 23rd. The >> conference program will consist of opening and concluding keynote >> speakers, contributed and invited talks, workshops, panels and >> roundtables, a poster session, and evening programs, with ample >> time for discussion and participant interaction. We expect around >> 165 participants, including STEM educators at middle school through >> undergraduate levels, scientists, and education researchers. The >> forty stipend slots we hold for middle and high school teachers >> usually fill within a few days of opening registration; we waive >> the conference fee for all K-12 teachers who wish to attend. >> Presenters come from across the nation, though a majority of >> teachers who participate are from Maine. >> >> The following themes will be the foci of the conference: >> >> -Recent findings from science, technology, engineering and >> mathematics (STEM) education research >> -Using discipline-based education research in middle, secondary, >> and post-secondary STEM classrooms >> -Research supported strategies to increase participation and >> learning in STEM, particularly among students from under- >> represented groups >> -Strategies for improving student learning using technology in STEM >> teaching. >> -Building effective partnerships to implement research-guided >> practices in the classroom >> -Research-supported strategies for STEM teacher preparation and >> professional development >> >> There will be a special brunch for invited speakers on Sunday >> morning. To facilitate rich interactions and networking within the >> conference, we requests that speakers arrive in Orono in time for >> the brunch and stay through lunch on Wednesday. There is support >> for travel and local expenses for your visit. >> >> To give us time to extend other invitations if the conference will >> not fit into your schedule, we would like to hear back from you by >> Monday, February 15th if possible. You can contact me or Amie >> Gellen (cc'd), who is heading up the organization for the >> conference, to let us know if you are available and would like more >> information. To learn more about our Center, please visit http://www.umaine.edu/center/ >> . We are looking forward to hearing from you. >> >> Thanks, >> Chris >> >> >> >> -- >> Christopher Gerbi >> Assistant Professor - Mineralogy/Rheology >> Department of Earth Sciences >> Bryand Global Sciences Center >> University of Maine >> Orono, ME 04469-5790 >> >> Tel. 207-581-2153 >> FAX 207-581-2202 >> [log in to unmask] >> http://www.umaine.edu/earthsciences/ >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Christopher Gerbi >> Assistant Professor - Mineralogy/Rheology >> Department of Earth Sciences >> Bryand Global Sciences Center >> University of Maine >> Orono, ME 04469-5790 >> >> Tel. 207-581-2153 >> FAX 207-581-2202 >> [log in to unmask] >> http://www.umaine.edu/earthsciences/ >> >> >> >> >> >> Cathryn A Manduca >> Director, Science Education Resource Center >> Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers >> Carleton College >> 1 N College Street >> Northfield, MN 55057 >> 507 222 7096 >> [log in to unmask] >> serc.carleton.edu >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > Christopher Gerbi > Assistant Professor - Mineralogy/Rheology > Department of Earth Sciences > Bryand Global Sciences Center > University of Maine > Orono, ME 04469-5790 > > Tel. 207-581-2153 > FAX 207-581-2202 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.umaine.edu/earthsciences/ Cathryn A Manduca Director, Science Education Resource Center Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers Carleton College 1 N College Street Northfield, MN 55057 507 222 7096 [log in to unmask] serc.carleton.edu