AR Girls registration is open for the summer 2020 workshop program which will run in three art centers across Maine: Fiddlehead Art and Science Center in Gray, Wintergreen Art Center in Presque Isle and Waterfall Arts in Belfast. The AR Girls project is the first of its kind in the nation aimed at increasing the participation… [Read More]
OpenSciEd to Release New NGSS-Designed Units in February!
Looking for high-quality, open-source, NGSS-designed middle school science units? OpenSciEd will be releasing the second round of open-source, NGSS-designed middle school science units in February! OpenSciEd (www.openscied.org) was launched to ensure that any science teacher, anywhere can access and download freely available, high quality, locally adaptable full-course science instructional materials. Each OpenSciEd unit undergoes an… [Read More]
Reflecting on 2019 at MMSA
Through our professional learning opportunities and research/evaluation activities MMSA has been building capacity to meet the challenges we see ahead for STEM education in Maine and across the country. Check out these highlights and join us as we work together to create lasting systemic reform for STEM education! Census of Community-Based Environmental Learning… [Read More]
Census of Community-Based Environmental Learning in Maine 2019 Report
PRESS CONFERENCE AND CELEBRATION for the release of the Census of Community-Based Environmental Learning in Maine 2019 Report Legislators, educators, school administrators, and community organizations all gathered together on Monday January 13, 2020 in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State House to celebrate the release of the Census of Community-Based Environmental Learning, a… [Read More]
A Visit from John Cruickshank, Senior NSF Official
MMSA welcomed a senior NSF official, John Cruickshank, for a site visit to review our six current NSF-funded projects and to share news about upcoming funding opportunities. Mr. Cruickshank oversees policy, grants, and conflict management for NSF educational research programs, and serves as a senior advisor across many aspects of the agency. Some years ago, John… [Read More]
$1.5 Million Grant Helps Bring Computational Thinking to Maine Classrooms
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 19, 2019 With the help of a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) will be working to support rural teachers and students from the Gulfs of Maine and Mexico as they integrate computational thinking into their innovative, community-based citizen science projects…. [Read More]
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance 3
The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance finds inspiring new ways to get people excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math today so that our youth can become the innovators and workforce of tomorrow. MMSA offers targeted professional learning opportunities for your school or district. Our educator support spans implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards… [Read More]
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance 2
The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance finds inspiring new ways to get people excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math today so that our youth can become the innovators and workforce of tomorrow. MMSA offers targeted professional learning opportunities for your school or district. Our educator support spans implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards… [Read More]
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance finds inspiring new ways to get people excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math today so that our youth can become the innovators and workforce of tomorrow. MMSA offers targeted professional learning opportunities for your school or district. Our educator support spans implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards… [Read More]