Your help could further MMSA’s vision of a brighter STEM future for the State of Maine and the nation. Today, I ask you to support MMSA and become a part of the movement to support exciting new ways for our youth to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
WeatherBlur’s Fun Final Event
Nothing beats getting 200 students from seven different schools across Maine to meet up and share their experiences on being citizen scientists. This is exactly what happened on May 11, when over 250 students and educators from the WeatherBlur cohort descended on the Hutchinson Center in Belfast to display their work via poster sessions and… [Read More]
Exploring Computer Science Curriculum
In 2015, the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance was awarded a National Science Foundation’s STEM+C grant. Since then MMSA along with our partners University of Maine Augusta and RSU 26/Orono School Department have trained over 60 teachers with the NSF funded Exploring Computer Science (ECS) curriculum. Through a week-long summer institute and four follow-up professional… [Read More]
Maine High School Students Exhibit at International STEM Competition
On May 13, 2018, three high school students flew to Pittsburgh to represent Maine at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). They are among 1,700 teens from around the world who are sharing their original science and engineering projects with peers, judges and the public. These three students were the grand award winners… [Read More]
Search and Rescue Dogs Go High-Tech in DownEast Maine
Alan Curtis Maine Game Warden First Responders Teen Science Cafes On April 6, 2018 students at Narraguagus Jr./Sr. High School in Harrington, Maine got to experience a Teen Science Café with local celebrity, Alan Curtis, of the popular TV show “North Woods Law.” Alan is a Maine Game Warden who works with his black lab,… [Read More]
Applications for Code.org’s Professional Learning Program for CS Principles and CS Discoveries *Deadline Extended*
Educate Maine and the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance are excited to announce that applications for Code.org’s Professional Learning Program for CS Principles and CS Discoveries are now open. If you have an interest in teaching either of these courses in 2018-19, please apply today! Code.org’s Professional Learning Program is an intensive, year-long professional learning… [Read More]
Cutting-edge Research on Video-based Professional Development
Last month, our research staff had the opportunity to present our latest research on video-based professional learning communities at the national annual meeting of NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teaching) in Atlanta. We organized and chaired the session, which brought together national leaders from Stanford, Northwestern, and TERC, along with MMSA. The session… [Read More]
Young Scientists and Engineers Share their Work at 2018 Maine State Science Fair
The 2018 Maine State Science Fair was a huge success, and the excited buzz emanating from the Thomas College gymnasium provided solid evidence for that claim. On March 24, 300 Maine teens exhibited their science and engineering projects to their peers, teachers, parents, and judges. Representing 30 high schools, these students vied for nearly 100… [Read More]
WeatherBlur Students Pick Up Trash in Searsport on News Center Maine
Third graders at Searsport Elementary School have spent the year picking up trash around the town’s pier to study beach pollution. Author: Rob Nesbitt Published: 1:38 PM EDT March 16, 2018 Updated: 9:28 PM EDT March 16, 2018 SEARSPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER Maine) — Searsport Elementary School is just a walk away from the beach. It’s the reason why… [Read More]
Exploring with Big Data to Provide Maine Middle-School Aged Youth with a Bright Future
MEDIA RELEASE PDF Version The National Science Foundation has provided the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) and its partner TERC in Massachusetts, a grant to design and test a model for materials to have middle-school aged youth in Maine and Massachusetts out-of-school programs and summer camps work with real, big data sets. Jan Mokros… [Read More]