Developing a Theory of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Secondary and Post-Secondary Mathematics Teachers Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) has become a rich area of investigation for math and science education researchers. Culminating from a seminal speech given by Shulman in 1986, much of the research in PCK for math teachers has focused on the K-8 level. […]
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RiSE Center Colloquium Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 3:00 pm 165 Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall Speaker: Allison Dorko, Ph.D. candidate at Oregon State University MST Alumni Some Ideas about How Calculus Students Generalize from Single- to Multivariable Contexts Generalization is a critical goal of mathematical thought and thus a goal of instruction. However, […]
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Poster Presentation at the PhysTEC Conference Summarizing Current Work of the Partnership
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2013 SBE Video Contest Winner – Zachary Batz – Share the Excitement: Inquiry based Intro Labs One of the SBE Video Contest Winners for 2014 is our own Zachary Batz. To view his video, click on the link (above) and click on the video by Zach Batz.
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The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and The University of Maine would like to announce the final Teacher Research Sabbatical program: a paid academic-year research experience open to all STEM teachers in Maine and other rural New England states. This will be the LAST year for the sabbatical program as JAX shifts resources to a more broadly-disseminated model […]
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The EqualityMaine Awards 30th Anniversary Celebration Banquet was held in Portland on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Our Elementary Science Partnership Project Coordinator, Travis Hall, won the “Out Front Volunteer Leadership Award”. To read more about Travis, please click on the link above. Way to go, Travis!!
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Like many physicists, Michael Wittmann (’93) was drawn to the subject because it’s a way of understanding how the world works. But Wittmann is also interested in understanding how teaching and learning work. “I come from a line of teachers and physicists and engineers,” he says. “So I grew up with dinner table conversation about […]
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A University of Maine researcher is participating in five projects aimed at improving nationwide science instruction and assessments. Michelle Smith, assistant professor in UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology, is the principal investigator on four projects and co-principal investigator on another granted $6.8 million in total funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF); UMaine’s […]
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ORAL THESIS DEFENSE MST Candidate Zachary Batz Thesis Advisor: Michelle K. Smith Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Teaching August, 2014 Reaching Struggling Introductory Biology Students with a Targeted Peer Tutoring Program Low persistence in STEM majors has long been an area of concern for institutions […]
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