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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 & Math Forums, November 1, 2011
Presentations from Nov. 1 Science and Math Forums are available under the Articles & Resources button to the left!
A recent initiative by the RAMSP Science and Math Committees is a series of periodic forums that bring together teachers across our region for an evening of sharing and exposure to new strategies, both for individual courses and for a school's curriculum broadly. On November 1, 2011,RAMSP hosted parallel forums for science teachers and math teachers, the latter for the first time. More than 170 educators attended, representing all grade levels, and among them were 25 future teachers enrolled at Winona State's Rochester campus, more than half of whom are likely to teach in our area after they graduate. The two groups shared a keynote speaker, Michael Lindstrom from SciMathMN, who presented on Frameworks for Education Standards. Michael walked the educators through online resources. A link to his PowerPoint presentation is available under the Articles & Resources button.
After dinner, which was offered to teachers in RAMSP school districts at no charge, the science educators broke into smaller groups and used laptops to explore the Frameworks website together. The math educators adjourned to an auditorium to receive two presentations. "MCA III Math Results – What do we do now?" was the focus of Sue Wygant, Math Specialist with the Minnesota Department of Education. She shared thoughts and ideas about using the MCA III results as a basis for actions to improve student outcomes. Her PowerPoint presentation and a related Math Standards document are available under the Articles & Resources button.
The evening concluded with "The Reverse Learning Classroom/Byron Innovations," presented by Byron High School math teachers Troy Faulkner and Rob Warneke. They shed light on the exciting revolution of their "flipped" math education format that has recently earned the district national recognition of Intel's School of Distinction Award for High School Math. Under the Articles & Resources button is a link to slides excerpted from a presentation in which they took part, for Intel and Tech & Learning.
The RAMSP Science and Math Committees plan to offer more forums during the second half of the school year. Both committees surveyed attendees for evaluations of the November 1st event and suggestions for future forums. The Math Committee will reach out soon to the ten new volunteers who responded to the Committee's request for assistance with planning these events.
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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.
January 18, 2012 (Wed.)
February 15, 2012 (Wed.)
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
December 2011 No Meeting
January 4, 2012 (Wed.)
February 1, 2012 (Wed.)
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 - Jan. 17, Feb. 21, 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: 2011 - Dec. 12
2012 - Jan 9, Feb 13, Mar 12, Apr 9, May 14, Jun 11
Science Committee Meeting
Century High School
1st Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Dates: 2011 - Dec. 7
2012 - Jan. 4, Feb. 1, 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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