Featured Speakers: Dr. William H. Schmidt,
Distinguished Professor and Internationally Recognized Education Researcher and Natalie Rasmussen, Minneapolis North Community High School
This briefing was held on February 12, 2010 and featured new TIMSS information regarding the status of Science at grades 4 and 8 in Minnesota as well as the achievement gap in both math and science. The analysis showed a very strong link between poverty (as measured by Free/Reduced Price Lunch status) and low achievement. This topic will be the focus of further analysis and potential solution proposals as our work progresses.
Download Dr. Schmidt’s February 12, 2010 presentation in ppt or pdf format.
SciMathMN would like to recognize 3M as the primary sponsor of this event.
Note: The presentation slides and final report from the Oct. 21 event are available from our publications page.