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RiSE Center COLLOQUIUM, Feb. 20 at 3:00 pm

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education presents COLLOQUIUM Monday, February 20, 2012 3:00-4:00 pm Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall   The Data Literacy Project: Investigating (and improving) how students’ apply data skills in science investigations Bill Zoellick, The SERC Institute; Molly Schauffler, The RiSE Center and UMaine Climate Change Institute; Sarah Nelson, Senator George […]

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Team RiSE Winter Soccer Schedule

Our game times for the rest of the winter season are posted below. Monday, 2/6   –   9:00 pm (already played) Monday, 2/13 –   6:00 pm Tuesday, 2/28 –  8:00 pm Monday, 3/5   –   7:00 and 7:30 pm (playoffs) Also, some combination of: Tuesday, 3/6 – 9:00 pm; Monday, 3/12 – 7:00 or 8:00 pm; Tuesday, […]

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January 30 at RiSE Colloquium Series – Erik DaSilva

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) and the University of Maine Present Erik DaSilva RiSE Center, University of Maine “Presenting a background of the design and testing for CPO Science, Foundation Science, and EarthComm” The Maine Physical Science Partnership (PSP) is currently pre-piloting three sets of ninth grade curricula in several high […]

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February 6 RiSE Colloquium: Maya Patel speaks on Mentoring

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) and the University of Maine Present Maya Patel Department of Biology Ithaca College “Learning inquiry and nature of science through undergraduate research: mentoring matters” Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have the potential to involve students in authentic and cutting edge scientific inquiry.  While research has shown […]

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Team RiSE 2011 – Game Schedule

Team RiSE has already played their first two games and WON! Come and cheer them on at their regularly scheduled games! Next game is Monday, Dec 19  at 7:30 pm. SCHEDULE Mon, Nov 14 – 8:00 pm – WIN! Mon, Nov 21 – 8:00pm – WIN! Mon, Nov 28 – 6:00pm – Mon, Dec 5 […]

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TA Workshop – Scaffolding Undergraduate Peer Facilitation

Scaffolding Undergraduate Peer Facilitation:  The Maine Learning Assistant Program A workshop for STEM graduate teaching assistants Hosted by the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) through the Maine Physical Sciences Partnership (PSP) Wednesday, November 30 3:10 – 5:00 p.m. Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium (165 Barrows Hall) -Mitchell Bruce and Mackenzie Stetzer, […]

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PSP Indoor Soccer Team – 2011

PSP Indoor Soccer Team A few weeks ago, a call was put out to all RiSE Center members (and some of our pilot teachers for PSP)  for interest in an indoor soccer team. Well, enough people were interested that Team RiSE is now a reality!  They played their first game on Monday night (November 14), […]

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RiSE Center Halloween Open House

RiSE Center Halloween Open House The RiSE Center held a Halloween Open House on Monday, October 31 to show off our newly decorated office space. Almost everyone came in costume, there was lots of food and lots of fun (thank you to Erika for your entertaining interpretation of “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”!). A big thank […]

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Thesis Defense – Alison Dorko

The Maine RiSE Center presents an ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Allison Dorko Thesis Advisor: Natasha Speer Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching May 2012 Calculus Students’ Understanding of Area and Volume in Non-Calculus Contexts          Researchers have documented difficulties that elementary school students have […]

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