Archive for February, 2010
The Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) is a teacher incentive program designed to encourage students to become California teachers in a range of critical teacher shortage areas and in several types of high need schools. Administered by the California Student Aid Commission, the program assumes up to $19,000 in outstanding educational loan balances in return for four consecutive years of qualifying teaching service.
For information and application, visit CSU APLE website: www.csusuccess.org/aple
Today’s Student, Tomorrow’s Teacher: Modeling Innovative Teaching to Inspire Science and Mathematics Teachers
In the Wisconsin Emerging Scholars (WES) program, students work together on difficult problems in a multicultural setting. The problems are carefully designed by a graduate student Teaching Assistant who also guides the students with the help of an undergraduate Student Assistant (SA). This kind of classroom not only produces more successful science, mathematics, and engineering majors, but it also inspires many students to go into teaching. In this talk, Dr. Gómez will describe the Emerging Scholars model, the WES program in particular, and the activities and students they have inspired.
Dr. Concha Gomez
Biography
Concha Gómez received her A.B. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics at UC Berkeley. While a graduate student at Berkeley, she was an instructor for the Professional Development Program- the original Emerging Scholars program founded by Uri Treisman in the late 1970s. Her experiences in that program compelled her to think about mathematics teaching at all levels and to work closely with undergraduate students, especially students underrepresented in the sciences. Her first job after graduation was as an assistant professor at a small liberal arts college in the Northeast. In 2004, she returned to her native Midwest to teach undergraduate mathematics and become the director of the Wisconsin Emerging Scholars (WES) program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It was in that position that her passion for mentoring students and future teachers at all levels blossomed.
Date: February 17, 2010
Place: HENSILL HALL BLDG. RM 245
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Refreshments will be served.
SFSU’s College of Education currently has 14 scholarships available for credential or master’s degree candidates in education, ranging from $200-5,000.
Please click here for the complete list of scholarships.
Completed scholarship applications should be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office in Burk Hall 240, no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 12, 2010.
The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles will be hosting the 2010 Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) on March 19-20. IPC is an exciting and enriching event designed to foster increased participation of underrepresented minority women in the mathematical sciences by allowing participants to discover the infinite possibilities a background in mathematics and statistics can offer in their academic and professional journeys.
Six college scholarships in the amount of $1000 will be awarded to students who intend to major in mathematics or statistics; other related majors. Short interviews will be conducted with finalists on the evening of Friday, March 19th and the morning of Saturday, March 20th.
The scholarship awardees will be announced during the Dr. Etta Z. Falconer Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. This award is made possible by the Oracle Corporation.
Please click here for eligibility requirements.
HOW TO APPLY
1.) Register for the conference (Registration Deadline: February 26)
2.) Complete second half of registration form
3.) Send an email to saying you wish to be considered for the Oracle Infinite Possibilities College Scholarship.
Click here for more information on the Infinite Possibilities Conference 2010.
Mission Language and Vocational School (MLVS) is currently looking for graduating student volunteers interested in applying their skills to help provide tutoring, training and counseling to adult trainees. MLVS’s mission is to improve the socio-economic condition of limited or non-English speaking, low-and moderate-income Latinos and other minorities in San Francisco and the Bay Area through job-specific language, vocational classroom training programs and the creation of economic development projects.
MLVS offers classes in:
- English as a Second Language
- Business English
- Math
- Writing
MLVS Student Services Department is also interested in anyone studying psychology or social services to help out as well.
For more information contact the MLVS Education Coordinator at 415-641-3705 or by email at tkyger@mlvs.org.
Please click here for more information about this school.
Improving Science and Mathematics Education: The Intersection of Collaboration, Innovation, and Inspiration
The Center for Sciene and Mathematics Education presents a guest education seminar: This talk will explore Dr. Passmore’s experience in the design and implementation of programs for prospective, pre-service, and in-service science and mathematics teachers as well as her work in the design of authentic K-12 learning environments. In the talk she will explore the advantages of collaborations among many different stakeholders, explain how innovation can provide the seed for good design, and assert that when the right conditions are met, members of the community are inspired to create complex environments for students where meaningful learning can occur.
Cynthia Passmore is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at UC Davis. Her expertise is in science education with a particular focus on designing learning environments that provide opportunities for students to engage in authentic scientific reasoning. Her research examines student learning in classrooms designed around data-rich investigations that allow students to develop, revise, or apply scientific models. Additionally, she researches the design and implementation of teacher professional development. Dr. Passmore received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and was herself a high school science teacher for 6 years.
***TOMORROW***
Date: Wednesday, February 10th 2010
Place: SCIENCE BLDG. RM 256
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Attendance is FREE for Students, Faculty and Staff
Light Refreshments Will Be Served
** MSTI FELLOWS ** You will get early field experience credit for attending this talk!
