2011 mssef year in review

SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOR SPONSORS, PARTNERS & FRIENDS

2011 REVIEW

ABOUT MSSEF

Mission: Integrating inquiry-based learning into K-12 STEM

classrooms, and extending inquiry activities into

student research projects in science and engineering

Audiences: Middle & High School -- Grades 6-12

-Students –Teachers

-School Administrators – Science/Engineering Coordinators

-Volunteer scientists/engineers from industry & academia

Programs: Statewide science fair programs in Massachusetts schools

Curious Minds Initiative (CMI)

Regional Science Fair Leadership Council

International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF)

THE 2011 SCIENCE FAIRSShowcasing year-long research by MA students

MA High School @ MIT

MA Middle School @ Worcester Tech HS

International @ Los Angeles

MASSACHUSETTS STATE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIRMay 5 – 7, 2011

Arrival

Set Up

Final

Instructions

Before Judging

HIGH SCHOOL JUDGES Record Number -- 296 Volunteers!

Orientation, Student

Interviews, Camaraderie, Snack

Breaks

JUDGING

GLIMPSES!

SCIENCE FAIR BANQUETFRIDAY EVENING SOCIAL !

DJ, Music, Dancing, Giveaways, Fun & Relaxing

After a long day of judging and presentations

MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIRJune 4, 2011

Financial Aid Seminar for

Science Fair Parents

GEMS Workshop for Middle &

High School Science Teachers

Central MA

Middle School

Science Fair

STEM EXPO

AWARD RECOGNITION CEREMONYRecord number of students in Fair

2011 Cabot Grand Prize Winners

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIRMay 8-13, 2011

19 MA Delegates (left)

Compete with Over

1,600 Delegates from

60 Countries Around

the World

AROUND ISEF !Project Set- Up; Formal Evening; Our Delegates with Commonwealth Flag;

Project Presentations; Award Ceremony; a MA Winner!

ADDRESSING MAJOR PRIORITIES IN OUR NATION’S STEM AGENDA

CURIOUS MINDS INITIATIVEHelping schools develop a culture of STEM inquiry & science fair programs

Graduate Level Professional Development Courses

for Science Teachers

Motivating Students with the “Real World” Discovery Process

Teaching Science Through the Inquiry Process – TSIP

Organizing a Science Fair – OSEF

Project-based Classroom Science – PCS

TSIP & OSEF COURSES IN SUMMER

PCS PILOT IN FALLHosts: Regis College, UMASS Boston & EDC

THE CHALLENGE

“Technology has changed the way the world works, and with

it, the skills needed to keep it running. But prospective [job]

candidates lack the skills required to fill these [new] roles. The

data about the STEM skills gap is astounding. ”

MASS HIGH TECH, July 20, 2011

“Corporate Partnerships Required to Increase STEM Skills”

By Mike Rhodin, senior VP, software solutions, IBM Corp.

MSSEF Partnerships Building

Next Generation STEM Workforce

MSSEF’s Curious Minds Initiative is changing

way to teach STEM –

• Making STEM relevant, demanding, rigorous, exciting

• Enabling students to learn to think for themselves

and to “own” their own research

• Building corporate and academic partnerships to

solve the challenge together!

Through the generosity of our sponsors and donors, science

educators, volunteers and collaborators, thousands of Massachusetts

high and middle school students have experienced science through

inquiry and hands-on experiences during the past year.

Your support is highly valued. We look forward to your continued

participation as the new school year begins.

The MSSEF Board of Directors extends appreciation and thanks to all

of our valued friends.

IN APPRECIATION

Barnas G. Monteith, Chair, Board of DirectorsCora Beth Abel, Executive Director

Ellie Tishler, Director of Corporate DevelopmentBrownwen Beaudoin, Manager of Programs

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