The Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics and Engineering Collaboration
NISMEC

Guided Inquiry is our Focus

Recent additions

June 1-5, 2009 Notre Dame Workshop 1B on Guided Inquiry and Vernier Labquest Probes-
photos...
June 19, 2009 Ivy Tech Workshop on Middle School Mathematics - George Rickey Day- photos...
June 22-26, 2009 Notre Dame Workshop 2B on Guided Inquiry and Vernier Labquest Probes- photos...

The Spring 2008 NISMEC Newsletter
Other News and archived newsletters

Partners



Academic Institutions: science, mathematics and engineering outreach

University of Notre Dame,

Saint Mary’s College
,
Indiana University at South Bend (IUSB)

Ivy Tech

School Corporations:

John Glenn
South Bend
Union North
New Prairie
Mishawaka
South Bend Catholic Schools
Penn-Harris-Madison

Partner Institutions and Community Organizations:

ISTEM
Indiana Science, Technology,
Engineering & Math Network
Memorial Hospital Foundation
The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics
The Riverbend Community Math Center
ETHOS, Encouraging Technology and Hands-On Science, Elkhart
St. Joseph County Park District
Quarknet at Notre Dame
NIESC, Northern Indiana Educational Services Center

Mission statement and initial goals


Some NISMEC History

The Spring 2008 NISMEC Newsletter
Other News and archived newsletters
HASTI 2008 NISMEC talks Beginning: First NISMC Meeting, 10 March 2004, at the Notre Dame Giovanini Center
------The Guided Inquiry Method (GIM) and Joe Bellina's remarks on Teacher Science Workshops

First NISMC Organizational meeting, 7 May 2004 at Saint Mary's Science Hall

NISMEC photos 2004 - a compendium

NISMEC photos at Southern Wells School District, 7 March 2005

An assessment test yourself and your class!

Some Children's and Science Museums

Healthworks Kids' Museum Memorial Hospital, South Bend
Hannah Lindahl's Childrens Museum Main St., Mishawaka
Curious Kids' Museum Benton Harbor
The Childrens' Museum Indianapolis
COSI The Columbus Science Museum
Chicago Science Museum on the Lake Front at 57th Street
Scitech Hands-on Museum in Aurora, Illinois, just west of Chicago
DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville, just west of the Tri-state I-94, Chicago
The Exploratorium San Francisco

Some Other interesting science sites

Guided Inquiry, Lillian C. McDermott and The Physics Education Group of the Physics Department, University of Washington
Phystech Reference Set With the support of NSF, The American Physical Society (APS) created Phystech as a support group for innovations focussed toward precollege science teaching. Also you can check out other APS initiatives in education.
A Progress Report On Decade-Long Science Education Reform Movement from Bayer, 11 May 2004
ITN The Innovative Science Teaching NewsletterVirtual Museums and more
STSCE A BIBLIOGRAPHY of "Students' and Teachers' Conceptions and Science Education"
SDSA San Diego Science Alliance
The Knowledge Loom Brown University Education Alliance: Educators Learning and sharing together
The Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (MCTP)
Science Toys Construction fun
Physics Videos, from Wake Forest University
Physics Demos, from Glenbrook South Highschool
A Web-based physics course, First principles, from Michigan State University

Governmental and other science support links

SEFI Science Foundation of Indiana
HASTI Hoosier Association of Science Teachers
NSTA National Science Teachers Association
Education in St. Joseph County, Chamber of Commerce
IDEA Indiana Department of Education
--------- Indiana Academic Standards Resources
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. National Science Foundation, Education Department
The Siemens Foundation, Scholarships and awards
CIESE Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education
The Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley
GLOBE A worldwide, hands-on education and science program
TERC Research in Science and Math Learning
Yahoo K-12 science listing
South Bend City Directory

For further information about our organization, or for suggestions for further inclusions in this web-page, contact Gordon Berry at hgberry@nd.edu or 574-631-4012



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