School of Education Sigma Bulletin
This School of Education electronic publication contains current announcements of meetings, presentations, dissertation committees, grants received, employment opportunities of interest to graduate students, and similar items. Sigma is available via email weekly in Fall and Winter terms and biweekly in Spring and Summer.
Sigma Bulletin, June 30 – July 13, 2008
A. DEAN'S UPDATES
B. CALENDAR
C. LOOKING AHEAD
A. DEAN'S UPDATES
Read today's Dean's Updates (Topics include new chancellor, University of Illinois-Chicago; Dean’s evaluation committee) by clicking
on this link:
<http://sitemaker.umich.edu/soe.dean/updates&mode=single>
B. CALENDAR
June 30: Dissertation Defense by Ravin Pan on “Teaching Algebra in an Inner-City Classroom: Conceptualization, Tasks and Teaching,” 10:00 am, Brownlee (Room 2327).
July 14-18: Seventy sixth and seventh grade science teachers will gravitate to the School of Education July 14- 18, 2008 to attend the Investigating and Questioning Our World through Science and Technology (IQWST) professional development. The workshop will introduce the sixth and seventh grade physics, chemistry, Earth science and biology units and provide opportunities for teachers to deepen their understanding of the unique features of the IQWST approach to teaching and learning middle school science.
C. LOOKING AHEAD
- July 21 - August 1: Elementary Mathematics Lab. At its heart: a mathematics class for rising fifth graders, taught by Dean Deborah Loewenberg Ball, which is then studied by practitioners, researchers, prospective teachers, mathematicians, and teacher educators. For more information, contact Laura Roop at laurroop (at) umich.edu
- July 21 - August 1: Summer Nanoscience Academy: A collaboration focused on learning about the cutting edge "science of small," involving Ypsilanti middle school students, practicing teachers, the research team of the Center for Highly Interactive Curriculum, Collaboration, and Computing Education (hi-c3e), a nanoscience center, and the UM Medical School's Project Hope staff. Contact Yolanda Campbell at Yodav (at) med.umich.edu for more information.
- July 21 - August 1: IDEA Science Summer Camp. Instructional Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) Institute's first summer science program designed for Detroit's Cass Tech High School students, held on the UM campus.
- August 28: Fall Re-connection.
- September 5: All-School meeting, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Details to follow.
