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Rochester Area Math Science Partnership
Over twenty years ago, local leaders from the Rochester School District, Mayo Clinic, and IBM came together to form a partnership to encourage and support math and science in the school district. Since then RAMSP has grown to include three institutions of higher education, workforce development, and 13 area school districts. The partnership provides educational support and services to over 31,000 students and 1,900 teachers in an area covering more than 2,800 square miles in southeast Minnesota.
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Science Educator Forum
RAMSP held its first 2012 forum and dinner for science educators on May 1 at RCTC's Heintz Center, and the evening's focus on "inquiry-based" scientific instruction proved to be so popular that the RAMSP science committee is quickly exploring ways to maintain the event's momentum. Dr. John Deming of Winona State, an expert on scientific education, served as the keynote speaker at a RAMSP science forum for the second time in as many years, and after dinner he spent a second hour in a breakout session with more than 40 elementary teachers to explore a specific inquiry-based experiment in detail. All told, more than 80 educators from the thirteen RAMSP districts (see list below) attended.
The next RAMSP forum and dinner for science educators will be planned for the fall of 2012, but atop the RAMSP science committee's agenda for its meeting of May 9 was offering teachers roadmaps for additional inquiry-based experiments this summer, to provide sufficient time to integrate them into syllabus planning for the next school year. Look for materials about inquiry-based instruction to be posted under "Articles & Resources" to the left.
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RAMSP hosted its second forum for math educators at RCTC on March 22. It began with a keynote address by math teacher Seth Brown, 2011 Milken Educator Award recipient at Wayzata West Middle School. He described his "chairless classroom," various approaches to closing achievement gaps, and how he has students use technology. After dinner were breakout sessions on "Best Practices – Teaching With Results" and MCA III Strategies. Presentations from this event will soon be available via the "Articles & Resources" button to the left.
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Presentations from the science and math forums held jointly on November 1 are available via the "Articles & Resources" button to the left. More than 170 educators attended. The two groups shared a keynote speaker, Michael Lindstrom from SciMathMN, who presented online resources about the Frameworks for Education Standards. Among the presenters in breakout sessions were Sue Wygant of the MN Dept. of Education, who discussed MCA III math results, and Byron High School math teachers Troy Faulkner and Rob Warneke, described their success with the revolutionary "flipped" or reverse classroom approach.
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2011 RAMSP Outstanding Educator Awards
On December 15, the Rochester Area Math Science Partnership held its annual dinner and presented the 2011 Outstanding Educator Awards to three math and science teachers from districts in the area. RAMSP Board members, the awardees, and their nominators were joined by many guests, including at tables reserved by the Byron and Rochester Public Schools, Rochester Community and Technical College, the University of Minnesota-Rochester, Winona State University-Rochester, and the Rochester Regional Science Fair steering committee. As a result, attendance was twice as high as in years past.
The 2011 Outstanding Educators who received awards that night are:
• Jennifer Green, high math teacher, Byron Public Schools
• Roger Larsen, eighth grade earth science teacher, Rochester Public Schools
• Cheryl Moertel, high life science teacher, Rochester Public Schools
Their profiles were printed in the Olmsted County Journal. See http://olmstedcountyjournal.com/three-area-outstanding-educators-honored
For more information, e-mail or call 507-250-2611.
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RAMSP 2011-2012 CALENDAR
RAMSP BOARD MEETINGS
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Rochester Community & Technical College
Coffman Center/Room 206-208
December 15, 2011 (Thurs.)
--Annual Awards Banquet 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
April 18, 2012 (Wed.)
June 27, 2012 (Wed.)
RAMSP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Workforce Development, Inc.
1302 7th Street NW, Rochester, Minnesota
March 7, 2012 (Wed.)
April 4, 2012 (Wed.)
May 2, 2012 (Wed.)
June 6, 2012 (Wed.)
RAMSP COMMITTEE MEETINGS SCHEDULE
Continuous Improvement Committee Meetings
Northrup Bldg. 201 8th Street NW
3rd Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Dates: 2012 - Mar. 20, Apr. 17, May 15
Math Committee Meeting
Webinar/Conference Calls
Workforce Development, Inc.
1302 7th Street NW, Rochester
2nd Monday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Dates: 2012 - Mar 12, Apr 9, May 14, Jun 11
Science Committee Meeting
Century High School
1st Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Dates: 2012 - Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 2, Jun. 6
AD HOC COMMITTEES
Development, Grants and Resources
Workforce Development, Inc.
Date: TBD, 1:30 pm
Recruitment Task Force Meeting
UM-R Room 349 - 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Dates TBD
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| Second Mobile Science Lab On-Line!
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Mobile Science Lab
RAMSP joined other partners in an effort to secure a second Mobile Science Lab for Southern Minnesota. The latest equipment, tools and supplies are now more available than ever for school district science classes. Teachers can participate in a training on how to use the curriculum and supplies to support teaching state standards to their students. Please contact the Southeast Service Cooperative for more information (http://www.ssc.coop/site/default.aspx?PageID=1 or 507-288-1282).
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