Join us for these upcoming professional learning and K-12 STEM opportunities! | |
Professional Learning Opportunities | |
Audience: Grades 8-12 Math Teachers
Dates: September 29 - 30, 2022
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. each day, lunch provided
Location:
The Max: Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience
2155 Front Street
Meridian, MS 39301
Registration Deadline: September 12, 2022
Cost: $300.00 (includes 1.2 CEUs)
This session is offered in partnership with GEAR UP Mississippi.
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Audience: Grades 8-12 Teachers and Administrators
Dates: September 26, 2022
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., lunch provided
Location:
The Inn at Ole Miss
120 Alumni Drive
University, MS 38677
Registration Deadline: September 16, 2022
Cost: $30.00 non-refundable seat deposit
This event is sponsored in part by a grant from the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence.
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Audience: Grades K-12 Science Teachers
Dates: October 3 - November 30, 2022
Location: Online via Canvas
Registration Deadline: September 19, 2022
CEUs: 1.2 CEUs
Stipends will be provided to teachers who complete the STEPS course.
| Support for STEPS participants comes from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program. | |
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Audience: Grades 9-12 Mathematics Teachers
Dates: October 21, 2022
Time:
9:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M., lunch provided
Location:
Woodward Hines Foundation
2616 Lakeward Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
Registration Deadline: October 3, 2022
Cost: $165.00 (includes lunch and 0.5 CEUs)
This session is offered in partnership with GEAR UP Mississippi.
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Audience: K-12 Math or Science Teacher Leaders
Dates: November 4, 2022
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., lunch provided
Location:
University of Mississippi
Jackson Avenue Center
1111 Jackson Avenue West
Oxford, MS 38655
Registration Deadline: October 17, 2022
Cost: $210.00 (includes lunch and 0.6 CEUs)
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Audience: K-12 Teachers
Dates: November 11, 2022
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
(one hour lunch break on your own)
Location:
The Franklin Chess Center
63 Main St.
Meadville, MS 39653
Registration Deadline: October 31, 2022
Cost: $150.00 (includes 0.6 CEUs)
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Audience: K-12 Teachers
Dates: December 9-10 & 16-17, 2022
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. each day
Location:
Center for Mathematics and Science Education
1111 Jackson Avenue West
Oxford, MS 38655
Registration Deadline: November 13, 2022
Cost: $450 per institute (includes 2.4 CEUs)
This institute is one of four in the CMSE Middle Math Institutes. Educators who complete all four institutes will be eligible to receive a Mississippi Middle Level Mathematics (901) Supplemental Endorsement.
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Onsite Professional Development Sessions
Let us help you get your school year off to a great start! Contact us to schedule an existing session or to talk through specific content needs for your school. Please check out our website for more information about the variety of sessions that we offer. Our Professional Learning Division can be reached via email at cmsepd@go.olemiss.edu or by phone at 662-915-6621.
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STEM Excursions
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE) - in partnership with University of Mississippi departments, faculty, staff, and students - provides lasting impressions and valuable learning experiences to students through the CMSE's STEM Excursions Program. The purpose of STEM Excursions is to generate interest in and expose students in grades 7-12 to STEM Education and the University of Mississippi.
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Nanobiotech Excursion
The CMSE is proud to announce that we will be offering a Nanobiotech STEM Excursion field trip opportunity for grades 7-12. Students will spend the day as an engineer immersed in the field of Nanobiotechnology. Learn about the cutting edge technology of multimodal biomaterials from engineers in the field and engage in hands-on demonstrations and laboratory facility tours.
Click the link below to learn more today!
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2141666. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. | | |
2022 - 2023 FIRST Tech Challenge Season!
FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams will be kicking off their season on September 10, 2022. The POWERPLAYSM FIRST Tech Challenge season events will be exciting in Mississippi!
Contact us to learn how you can get involved and attend these events!
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Date | Event Name | Location | City | September 10, 2022 | Kick - Off Event | Hartfield Academy | Flowood, MS | December 3, 2022 | Qualifier
Tournament #1 | Hartfield Academy | Flowood, MS | December 10, 2022 | Qualifier
Tournament #2 | The Lamar School | Meridian, MS | January 7, 2023 | Qualifier
Tournament #3 | Grenada Middle School | Grenada, MS | January 14, 2023 | Qualifier
Tournament #4 | Bogue Chitto Attendance Center | Bogue Chitto, MS | January 28, 2023 | Qualifier
Tournament #5 | St. Patrick's Catholic School | Biloxi, MS | February 11, 2023 | Qualifier
Tournament #6 | Laurel Christian School | Laurel, MS | March 3-4, 2023 | Mississippi FIRST
Tech Challenge Championship | University of Mississippi | Oxford, MS | April 18-22, 2023 | FIRST Championship | George R. Brown Convention Center | Houston, TX | | |
Part 1 of the Game Manual which gives details about the robot rules and judging was released in mid-July. Information and details about this year's game will be released at Kickoff! For more information about how to get started with the Mississippi FIRST Tech Challenge program (including opportunities for team grants), please contact Mannie Lowe at first@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-6621. Click the link below to learn more! | | |
Other Opportunities For You | |
The Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics is hosting the 2022 MCTM Fall Conference - Math in Context: A Spoonful of Context Helps the Content Go Down - on October 21-22, 2022 at Northwest Rankin High School. Registration to attend the conference is now open! | |
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The Mississippi Science Teachers Association will be hosting the MSTA State Conference on October 23-25, 2022 at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, MS. Pre-conference registration is open for all interested attendees. Early bird registration ends September 30, 2022. Use the link below to register. | | |
The North Mississippi VISTA Project (NMVP) is currently recruiting for yearlong VISTA positions. These are full-time positions that offer a modest living allowance and an education award or cash stipend at the conclusion of service. The CMSE serves as a VISTA site for the NMVP. Applications for an October 24th start date are due September 30th. Come join our team! | |
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A VISTA Farewell
I have had the privilege of serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Center for Mathematics and Science Education for the past two years. I have learned so much about K-12 and Higher Education during my years of service. Programs, like the CMSE and North Mississippi VISTA Project, make a huge difference in the lives of so many, and I am thankful to have been a part of that. The CMSE is dedicated to promoting STEM education at the local, state, and national levels. I look forward to hearing about their exciting work in the future. - Noele Thornton
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