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1992
A large Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) grant from NSF—a five-year $10 million grant—establishes the organization.
July 14, 1991, Articles of Incorporation precede the September 1, 1992, official founding, when the National Science Foundation awarded the Statewide Systemic Initiatives program(opens in a new tab).
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Beacon Schools
Beacon Facilitators were charged with creating coherent K–12 science and math instructional programs in their schools and home districts.Beacon College
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1998
Continued Standards
Continuing science & math standards-based professional development were promoted statewide.
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2001
Governor's Academy
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Maine Mathematics and Science Teacher Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC)
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2002
10 Years
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2002
NNECN Tri-State
Content-specific mentoring program for teachers is launched.
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2004
- Curriculum Topic Study
- Quest – PBS
- NASA Goddard
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Mathematics: Access and Teaching in High Schools (Maine-MATHS)
2004-2007
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MAP & LAD
(Maine Assessment Portfolio & Local Assessment Development Curriculum)
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2005
Linking Science Inquiry & Language Literacy (LSILL, LSILL2, LSELL)
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SC4
The Science Content, Conceptual Change, and Collaboration (SC4) Partnership
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2006
Building Administrator Leadership and Numeracy Capacity for Educators (BALANCE)
2006-2010
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2007
Creating a Network of Educators to Communicate about Teaching Mathematics II (CNECT-Math)
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Power Sleuth
This initiative produced four curriculum guides for grades 4–8; Family Energy was born out of these funds (from Efficiency Maine/PUC).
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2008
SCITEC
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2008
PRISMS
(Phenomena & Representations in Science and Mathematics)
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2010
School professional development budgets were slashed, and MMSA re-organized in the new fiscal environment.
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Governor's Teacher Leadership Academy
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- Early Mathematical Thinking (EMT)
- Citizen Science in the Classroom (CSIC)
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2011
- TIES (Teachers Integrating Engineering into Science K-12)
- Powersleuth meets Powermete
- EaSIE
- M4CTE
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2012
20 Years
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STEM Guides
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Reach Center
Beginning of informal education work after school in rural Maine.
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Engineering Ambassadors
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2014
MEEF
(Maine’s Energy Education Future)
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2015
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2017
Teacher Professional Development
- Exploring Computer Science
- 3D – TSE
- Weather Blur
Advocacy
- STEM Collaborative
Informal Educator Professional Development
- Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM (ACRES)
- Maine State Science Fair
Assessment Trainings
- Project evaluation services
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2020
ACRES
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2021
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2022
ACRES
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STEM Workforce Ready 2030