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SciMathMN Holds Second Annual Policymaker Briefing February 13, 2008 The Policymaker Briefing was keynoted by Dr. Rodger Bybee, Director Emeritus of BSCS, a nationally known, nonprofit education research organization. BSCS commissioned the report, A Decade of Action: Sustaining Global Competitiveness - A Synthesis of Recommendations from Business, Industry and Government for a 21st Century Workforce. The conclusions and recommendations in this report can assist Minnesota policymakers in setting priorities for the urgency that surrounds STEM education. The report identifies the changes that will most impact the development of a high quality K-12 STEM education system to move student achievement forward in the critical STEM fields. Also featured were Minnesota educators who have developed and used some exemplary approaches to professional development for teachers in the STEM disciplines. Documents from the Policymaker Briefing (PDF):
We would like to thank our overall program sponsors including:
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TIMSS Testing to Again Involve Minnesota Students in an International Comparison The Minnesota Legislature appropriated $500,000 in funding to allow Minnesota students to participate in 2007 in the international test now known as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). An additional $150,000 was raised from Minnesota businesses. SciMathMN was the sponsor of the original TIMSS testing in Minnesota in 1995. What differences will be evident over the past decade? Will Minnesota continue the strength in 8th grade science and will there be improvement in the average performance in mathematics that characterized the 1995 testing results? Click here to see results of the 1995 testing of Minnesota students at grades 4, 8 and 12 and to link to other current TIMSS information. The 2007 results will be released in December 2008. |
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SciMathMN strengthens its mission and work through affiliation with several partners. Among them are: National Alliance of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions (NASSMC) www.nassmc.org Triangle Coalition www.trianglecoalition.org Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) www.mctm.org Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MnSTA) www.mnsta.org Minnesota Technology Education Association (MTEA) www.mtea.net Science Museum of Minnesota www.smm.org |
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