URI pilots urban after school science program
By Kelley McGee
Anchorwoman, Education Reporter
Published: November 12, 2008
Afterschool programs can be educational, but they should be fun as well.
The University of Rhode Island has taken on the challenge of showing some local middle school students that science can be interesting and fun.
NBC 10’s Kelley McGee reports.
NSF science education grant to RI
Radio interview by WRNI of Dan Murray re: RITES science eduaction grant program
Parents Support STEM Education
Parents strongly influence student interest and motivation to succeed and succeed in STEM coursework. A program in Kentucky recruits parents to promote and support greater student success in STEM education.
Physics First in Science Education Reform
Biology first, chemistry second, physics third: The traditional American high school science curriculum follows this order. Education reformers do not believe this needs to be the case. In part due to poor student performance in international science assessments, some educators are rethinking the way science should be taught in the United States.
Fostering Learning in the Networked World
Report of the NSF Taskforce on Cyberlearning
Teacher Externship Pilot
Five Rhode Island teachers worked this summer in Teacher Externship assignments at leading technology companies. Follow the media coverage about this inovative pilot project to connect classroom curriculum to authentic applications in industry.
Teacher Externship at Rite-Solutions
Follow Catherine Gurspan-Tobiassen's blog about her experience working in a teacher externship at Rite-Solutions. This pilot program places middle and high school STEM teachers in summer work assignments to help them connect classroom curriculum to authentic workplace applications.
Teacher Externship at Cox Communication
Follow Keith Doucette's blog about his experience working in a teacher externship at Cox Communication. This pilot program places middle and high school STEM teachers in summer work assignments to help them connect classroom curriculum to authentic workplace applications.
Chemical Safe Schools receives EPA award
Boston, Mass. – April 22, 2008 - Rhode Island's Chemical Safe Schools Committee was honored recently with the EPA's pres 2008 Environmental Merit Awards.
The merit awards, recognizing significant contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving, are a unique way that EPA can recognize individuals and groups that are making significant impacts on environmental quality in distinct ways.
Technology Counts 2008 Report
March 27, 2008: Education Week Vol. 27, Issue 30
The Push to Improve STEM Education
Business leaders, governors, and others are urging a redoubled commitment to strengthening U.S. students’ preparation to succeed in the subjects known by the increasingly familiar shorthand of STEM.
URI Technology Education Initiative
March 26, 2008:
KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island’s School of Education has won a $5.6 million state grant to develop a new model of technology training for new and prospective teachers.
"This project is an answer to the question, ‘How do we ensure that teachers effectively use technology to enhance student learning?'" David Byrd, director of the URI School of Education, said in a statement.
RI NECAP Math results 2007/8
February 27, 2008: Governor Donald L. Carcieri released the results of the 2007-08 New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) tests of high-school students in mathematics, reading, and writing.
Mathematics Summit
About 250 educators attended a daylong mathematics summit at Rhode Island College, called by Governor Carcieri in response to the dismal test scores, kicking off a statewide conversation about how to improve math curriculum and instruction