Lehigh Valley Partnership
The Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia seeks to improve the region's math and science education. The ultimate outcomes will be increased student achievement in math and science, more qualified teachers, and world-class math and science instruction that continuously evolves in response to research on how students learn most effectively.
Lehigh Valley Initiatives
One benefit of this project is that it emphasizes partnerships between
school districts and higher education institutions. In the Lehigh
Valley, five area colleges and the Da Vinci
Center of Science and Technology are working with middle and high
school teachers and intermediate units to improve math and science
instruction in eight area school districts.
Lehigh Valley Partnership initiatives are as follows:
1. Teacher Networking
and Professional Development Opportunities
2. Professional Development for K-16 Disciplinary Faculty
3. Recruiting a Diverse Pool of Candidates into Science and Math
Teaching
Projects
Spring
2006 MSP-Lehigh Valley Newsletter (downloadable PDF file)
Notes
from December 2005 Environmental Science Symposium (downloadable WORD
file)
"Getting
to Know You" 2004 Survey from New Teacher Networking Event
(downloadable WORD file)
Muhlenberg
MSP Student Intern Projects (PowerPoint file)
Upcoming Events:
Sciences,
Math and Related Technologies (SMART) Career Workshop
When: April 1, 2006
Who: middle school girls from grades 5-8.
Where: the event will be held at the
Bethlehem campus of Northampton Community College in spring 2006; there
will be another SMART program offered at the NCC Monroe Campus
(Tannersville,
PA) in fall 2006. The NCC coordinator for this event is Barbara
Canfield, 610-861-5559,
bcanfield@northampton.edu
What: a one day workshop intended to interest middle school girls in the science, math and related technologies. There will be hands-on interactive presentations for girls and their parents from area faculty, industry scientist and undergraduate students.
MSPGP
Mathematics Symposia Series 2005-2006
What: Opportunities for middle and high school teachers and college faculty who teach mathematics to network and collaborate on issues of mutual interest and to support each other’s work.
Time: 4:30 pm -6:30 pm
When and Where: Lehigh Valley Math Symposium # 3 will be held in Shankweiler 109 at Muhlenberg College on Thursday, April 6, 2006. Parking is available along the circle off of Chew Street or in the staff parking lot behind Shankweiler off of 26th St. The co-conveners of this session are Christa Wolak of Allentown School District and Ned Schillow of Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Slated
agenda:
1) A mile wide and an inch deep—what
really are the essentials? Identifying the core ideas in a crowded
curriculum
2) Best practices: Another chance to share teaching ideas and activities
3) Quantitative literacy: Nationally, of every 400 entering high school 9th graders, only 180 go on to higher education, and only 1 majors in math. What do we want math literacy to be? (And it’s not going to be solving for x!)
4) Math symposia for the 2006-7 academic year
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All participants are encouraged to bring along about 25 copies of a short handout lesson or activity as a best practices take-home handout that they are willing to share with the other participants. |
RSVP: If you plan to attend, please respond to Ned Schillow at nschillow@lccc.edu so that appropriate preparations can be made for refreshments.
Research
Seminar on Molecular Evolution at CedarCrest College
When: Wednesday, April 19 (4:00 PM)
Where: Science Center 136
Who: Adam Eyre-Walker, a noted expert in molecular evolution.
Lehigh Valley College Professors Serving as Mentors
Feel free to contact these
individuals with questions on content information and pedagogy.
Click on the science/mathematics area for which you are seeking help.
Lehigh Valley Partners
Colleges and Nonprofit Organization
Allentown
Bangor Area
Bethlehem Area