Rules of engagement: Transforming the teaching of college-level science – December 18, 2014, NSF.gov, Discovery page A science education advocate (Michelle K. Smith) who trained as a molecular biologist uses her analytical background to create teaching strategies that energize both students and faculty. Remember BIO 101? The professor lectured uninterrupted while some students scrawled pages […]
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ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Student Joshua Case Thesis Advisor: Dr. Natasha Speer An Abstract of the Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching August 2015 Calculus Students’ Understanding of Logical Implication and its Relationship to their Understanding of Calculus Theorems In a typical calculus course, students are often presented with definitions, lemmas, propositions, and theorems. These statements are conditional, that is, they […]
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Promotions, Promotions – 2014! If you see them around, please congratulate Francois Amar on his promotion to Full Professor and Dean of the Honors College, Michael Wittmann on his promotion to Department Chair of the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, and Sarah Nelson on her promotion to Associate Research Professor, Senator George J. Mitchell Center […]
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2014 Fellows by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Mitchell Bruce, an associate professor of chemistry (and member of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education), was named a 2014 fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Bruce is one of 99 scientists recognized by the society for demonstrating outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and making […]
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Commencement Speaker 2014 – Justin D. Lewin Justin D. Lewin of Castle Hill, Maine, majored in biology. He also began graduate work toward a Master of Science in Teaching in January. His numerous academic honors include an Armed Forces Communication & Electronics Association STEM Teachers for America’s Future Scholarship and Maine PSP Summer Undergraduate Research […]
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The Maine Physical Science Partnership (MainePSP) and the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine, in collaboration with the Penobscot River Education Partnership and the Southern Maine Partnership, will host an effective education conference on January 24, 2015, 12:00pm – 3:00pm at the University of Maine in Orono […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series Presents Marilyne Stains Assistant Professor of Chemistry University of Nebraska – Lincoln How do university science faculty really teach? There is growing interest in transforming the instructional practices of faculty teaching science courses at the university level. As faculty development efforts expand, […]
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Joint Colloquium Sponsored by Department of Physics & Astronomy and the RiSE Center University of Maine, Orono Mila Kryjevskaia Assistant Professor of Physics North Dakota State University will speak on The role of Dual Process Theory in probing student reasoning in physics Abstract: It is a common expectation that, after instruction, students will consciously […]
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ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Sundance Campbell Thesis Advisor: Natasha Speer Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching May, 2015 College student difficulties with applied optimization problems in introductory calculus College calculus is an early gateway course for many college majors, especially those in science, technology, […]
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Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) Colloquia & Seminar Series Grant Williams School of Education, St. Thomas University Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Kinulations: Fostering K-12 Students’ Understanding of Science Concepts through Participation in Kinesthetic Simulations Research on the use of simulations in science education indicates that students can develop deep conceptual understanding […]
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