[neact] UMaine National Conference and Summer Academy

University of Maine
National Conference and Summer Academy
June 22-27, 2008
"Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching:  
Resources and Tools for Improved Learning"

Sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics 
Education Research and The Jackson Laboratory, 
Stipends of $450 and complimentary on-campus room and board will be provided 
for the first 75
in-service teachers who register for and participate in the Conference and 
Summer Academy. 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING.
Space is limited!  Pre-registration deadline Friday, May 2nd.  Register today!  


Conference and Summer Academy information and registration forms attached.
For updated information:  http://www.umaine.edu/center/2008_Summer_Conference


University of Maine
National Conference and Summer Academy
June 22-27, 2008
"Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching:  
Resources and Tools for Improved Learning"

Sponsored by the University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics 
Education Research and The Jackson Laboratory, 
with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Bank of America 
Company, trustee of the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, and the Maine Forest 
Bioproducts Research Initiative which is supported by the National Science 
Foundation under Grant
No. EPS-0554545

Conference:  Sunday evening, June 22nd - Wednesday noon, June 25th 
Summer Academy:  Wednesday noon, June 25th ? Friday noon, June 27th 
Location: University of Maine, Orono, Maine 


Keynote speakers:
Ron Berger, Field Director, Northeast Region, Expeditionary Learning Schools 
Outward Bound
Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resource Center

This summer the Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research (Center) 
will host its fourth biennial conference on integrating science and mathematics 
education research into teaching. The conference will begin on Sunday evening, 
June 22nd,
with a banquet followed by an opening keynote address and continue through noon 
on Wednesday, June 25th.  Immediately following the conference, a Summer 
Academy of short courses and workshops will begin, continuing until noon on 
Friday, June 27th. 
The conference program will consist of two keynotes, contributed and invited 
talks, workshops, panels and roundtables, a poster session, and evening 
programs, with ample time for discussion and participant interaction. 

The following themes will be the foci of the conference:

1.      Recent findings from science and mathematics education research
2.      Using discipline-based education research in middle, secondary, and 
post-secondary science       and mathematics classrooms
3.      Research supported strategies to increase participation and learning in 
science and mathematics, particularly among students from under-represented 
groups 
4.      Strategies for improving student learning using technology in the 
teaching of science and mathematics
5.      Building effective partnerships to implement research-guided practices 
in the classroom

Conference registration information (Sunday, June 22nd - Wednesday, June 25th )
·       Conference registration Fee:  $220  Registration waiver for in-service 
teachers, UMS faculty, students in science, mathematics, engineering, or 
education programs, postdoctoral research associates, conference invited 
speakers,  curriculum
coordinators
·       Stipends of $450 and complimentary on-campus room and board will be 
provided for the first 75 in-service teachers who register for and participate 
in the Conference and Summer Academy. 


Confirmed Conference Invited Speakers
(Additional conference presenters are pending)
Steven Anderson, Director, Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, 
Winchester Distinguished Faculty in Science Education, Professor of Earth 
Sciences, University of Northern Colorado 
Ron Berger, Field Director, Northeast Region, Expeditionary Learning Schools 
Outward Bound
Seth Bordenstein, Assistant Scientist, Josephine Bay Paul Center for 
Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, The Marine Biological Laboratory
Eric Brewe, Assistant Professor of Science Education, Florida International 
University
Melanie M. Cooper, Alumni Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, Clemson University
Joe T. Elkins, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Education, University of 
Northern Colorado  
Stephen Kanim, Associate Professor, Physics, New Mexico State University
Signe E. Kastberg, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Indiana 
University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Michael W. Klymkowsky, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental 
Biology and Teaching Program Co-Director, University of Colorado
Sue Mau, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue 
University Fort Wayne
MaryAnn McGarry, Associate Professor of Science Education, Center for the 
Environment, Plymouth State University, and Director of Education, Hubbard 
Brook Research Foundation
Laura Muller, Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry, Wheaton College
Robert Poel, Professor of Physics, emeritus, Western Michigan University
Edward Prather, Lecturer and Associate Staff Scientist, Steward Observatory, 
University of Arizona
Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resources Center
Jacqueline Spears, Director, Center for Science Education, Associate Professor 
of Secondary Education, Kansas State University
Michelle Stephan, Graduate Associate Professor, University of Central Florida 
and mathematics teacher, Lawton Chiles Middle School
Marcy Towns, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
Hannah Webber, Graduate Student, Master of Science in Teaching, University of 
Maine
Jackie Wilson, Educational Consultant, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
Bill Zoellick, Director~of Program Development, Acadia Partners for Science and 
Learning


The Center provides an integrated approach to University-based research and 
training in science and mathematics education. 
To learn more about the Center and for more information about the conference, 
please visit our website:  http://www.umaine.edu/center/
Questions:  Amie Gellen, 207-581-1021, amie.gellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Amie Gellen, Assistant Director
Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research
Department of Physics and Astronomy
5709 Bennett Hall 
University of Maine
Orono, Maine  04469-5709
207-581-1021
amie.gellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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