| UNLV Center for Mathematics and Science Education : UNLV Center for Mathematics and Science Education March 12, 2007 |
| What Purpose? : What Purpose? Improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics |
| How? : How? Encourage collaboration among the three partners |
| Who? : Who? UNLV College of Sciences
UNLV College of Education
Clark County School District
Jennifer Peterson (Science & Mathematics)
Loretta Asay (Science)
TBA (Mathematics)
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| CMSE leadership : CMSE leadership Directors
John Farley, College of Sciences
Bill Speer, College of Education
Associate Directors
Kent Crippen, College of Education
Satish Bhatnagar, College of Sciences |
| Origin : Origin Proposal to National Science Foundation for Math-Science Partnership
Jhone Ebert led effort to put together coalition and write proposal, simultaneously
Not funded, but came close |
| Take-home lesson : Take-home lesson Collaboration is valuable
Very helpful to have history of collaboration before writing proposals |
| Center Activity: proposal-writing : Center Activity: proposal-writing Raising soft money
More proposals
Stronger proposals |
| Examples of funded projects : Examples of funded projects NeCoTIP (Nevada Collaborative Teacher Improvement Program). Professional Development for teachers.
Project PASS (Kent Crippen)
Content Area Literacy (Tom Bean)
Total external funding $500K in 2+ years |
| Center Activity : Center Activity
Letter of support for proposals
Point of contact between UNLV and CCSD
Promote collaboration |
| Center activity: RPDP courses : Center activity: RPDP courses Teacher Professional Development
RPDP courses
Academic credit given by UNLV
SCI courses |
| JUMPSTART project : JUMPSTART project Junior Undergraduate Mathematics Placement Survey Test And Reflection Tool
Given in 11 grade, convince students to take math in 12 grade.
Currently in pilot phase
Collaboration with CCSD, CCSN, RPDP, NSC
Jennifer Peterson (CCSD) |
| Center Activity: College Readiness : Center Activity: College Readiness CMSE is representing UNLV in larger effort
Math and English - enabling skills
Currently in discussion |
| Center activity: MAS program : Center activity: MAS program Masters of Arts in Science (MAS) degree program
Originally intended to deliver science content to inservice teachers
Current status: being revamped |
| Specialty courses : Specialty courses Introduction to scientific study (freshman experience course)
MCAT preparation course
Science for Federal land managers |
| Point of contact : Point of contact Science Bowl
Science Fair |
| Education-friendly faculty hires in College of Sciences : Education-friendly faculty hires in College of Sciences Chemistry - MaryKay Orgill
Biology (School of Life Sciences) - Megan Thomas
Geosciences - Kim Johnson
Mathematics - Carryn Bellomo |
| Collaboration : Collaboration At a typical university, College of Sciences and College of Education have little or no interaction.
What we have at UNLV is rare! |
| Why active learning in science courses is important : Why active learning in science courses is important Active learning is better than passive listening to lectures
Teachers teach the way they were taught IN THE DISCIPLINE
If teachers learn biology by passively listening to lectures, they turn into straight lecturers themselves. |
| Clickers in the classroom : Clickers in the classroom Interactive education
promoted by CMSE on the UNLV campus |
| Clickers in the classroom : Clickers in the classroom |
| Future Project : Future Project Introductory biology course at Clark High School (Science magnet school)
Taught by UNLV faculty
Dual-credit
Start fall 2007 |
| School of Mathematics and Science Education : School of Mathematics and Science Education Have its own faculty lines
Grant degrees
Currently in planning stage |
| Science and Math High School : Science and Math High School 11 and 12 grade only
Selected students
Taught by UNLV faculty
On UNLV campus
Currently in discussion |
| For more information : For more information Center for Mathematics and Science Education
website http://cmse.unlv.edu/ |