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MTI
open house
January 22, 2003
The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) will host an open
house on the afternoon of January 22 from 2:00 to 4:00
PM at its new office, located at 2E Mechanic Street
in Gardiner, Maine. The new home, directly across the
street from its former office, is over the Log Cabin
Fuel building. For further information, visit the MTI
Web site.
Staying
Connected: Integrating Technology at the Middle Level
January 22, 2003
Maine's
middle schools are engaged in a first-of-its-kind educational experience: providing
one-to-one computer access for all 7th graders. How are schools and teachers taking
advantage of this opportunity to transform the learning experiences of young adolescents? "Staying
Connected: Integrating Technology at the Middle Level" will provide participants
a number of hands-on learning experiences related to classroom practice that integrates
technology effectively. Sessions will be offered for those with beginning to advanced
levels of technological expertise. This will be a valuable opportunity for 8th
grade and high school teams to prepare for upcoming years, as well as for 7th
grade teams to expand their repertoire of skills. The
conference will be held January 22, 2003 from 3:00 - 8:00 PM at the Scarborough
Middle School in Scarborough, Maine. The cost is $35 and the deadline to register
is January 17. Agenda: 3:00
3:30 Registration 3:30
4:30 Opening Session Keynote
Speaker: Mike Muir Interactive
Discussion 4:30
5:30 Session One 5:30
6:30 Dinner 6:30
7:30 Session
Two 7:30
8:00 Dessert and Closing
The
conference is a collaborative effort by Triple C Middle School Principals, Southern
Maine Partnership, Maine Association of Middle Level Educators, and the New England
League of Middle Schools. To
register, contact Kat Gowen at (207) 780-5498, kgowen@usm.maine.ede
or visit the Southern Maine Partnership
site for more details. Genetic
Control of Morphogenesis
January 23, 2003
The Maine Medical Center Research
Institute (MMCRI) has announced its 2003 lecture series. The first of the 20 lectures
will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 11:30 AM at the MMCRI office in
Scarborough, Maine. Howard Lipshitz, a professor of molecular and medical genetics
at the University of Toronto and senior scientist and head of the program in developmental
biology at the Research Institute of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto,
will give a presentation on genetic control of morphogenesis. In
1991 Maine Medical Center Research Institute was established as the Research and
Development Division of Maine Medical Center (MMC). The mission of MMCRI is to
support patient care and medical education at Maine Medical Center, as well as
to introduce new and innovative diagnostic modalities into the area for the betterment
of regional healthcare. MMCRI is divided into both basic and clinical research
divisions, including the Center for Molecular Medicine, the Clinician Researcher
Division, the Clinical Trials Center, and the Center for Outcomes Research and
Evaluation. The calendar
of 2003 lectures can be found at the MMCRI Web site. Advanced
Composite Hull-forms: Making Ships Faster
January 23, 2003
The University
of Maine Research Café program will feature an upcoming talk on advanced composites.
The presentation, by UMaine Department of Mechanical Engineering professor Vince
Caccese, will focus on Advanced Composite Hull-forms: Making Ships Faster. The
talk will be held from 4:00 - 5:00 PM on January 23, 2003, at the University Club
in the Fogler Library on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine. Research
Café presentations are sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President for Research. Maine
Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative annual conference
January
24-25, 2003
The Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative
(MMSTEC) has announced that its annual conference will focus on what Maine teachers
are doing differently in the classroom that makes a difference in student learning.
The conference will be held in Augusta, Maine, on January 24-25, 2003, and is
open to university faculty, grade 6-12 in-service teachers, and teacher candidates. MMSTEC
is a collaborative comprised of the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA)
and five University of Maine campuses (Farmington, Fort Kent, Orono, Presque Isle,
and Southern Maine). The collaborative has been awarded $5.1 million dollars by
the National Science Foundation to help address the growing state-wide shortage
of grades 6-12 qualified teachers of mathematics and science. The initiative currently
is in its third year. In
previous years the collaborative's annual conference focused on the theme: "What
does current research tell us about student learning in mathematics and science,
and what are the implications of such findings on our teaching?" This
year, the collaborative asked MMSTEC teachers and faculty to address three questions
in their classroom: - What
are you doing differently in the classroom?
- Do
you think that what you are doing increases student learning?
- What
evidence have you gathered to support your claim in question two?
The
2003 conference will highlight findings from these questions. For
more information on the conference
agenda, visit the MMSTEC Web site. Microelectronics
Scholarship Consortium information meeting
January 25, 2003
The Microelectronics
Scholarship Consortium will hold its annual information meetings for high
school students on January 18 and 25, 2003. The first meeting will be in South
Portland, Maine, and the second meeting will be held in Orono, Maine. The
primary purpose of the Consortium is to provide merit-based scholarships and co-op
work experience to promising students interested in the microelectronics/semiconductor
industry and majoring in engineering and science at the University of Maine. The
Microelectronics Scholarship Consortium was founded in 1999 at the University
of Maine. Its founding members are Fairchild Semiconductor, National Semiconductor,
and Quadic Systems (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tundra Semiconductor). In 2001,
Texas Instruments and Analog Devices become members of the Consortium. The
program is administered through the UM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
but students from all engineering and science departments are invited to apply. "National
Semiconductor in South Portland has a long history of success in hiring co-op's
and graduates from U-Maine's engineering programs. We view this as an investment
for both our site and the engineering community within the State of Maine." Steve
Swan, process engineering manager at National Semiconductor in South Portland,
Maine. High
school seniors who will attend the University of Maine and study in an engineering
or science degree program are also eligible for first-year scholarships. The
microelectronics/semiconductor industry is very interested in growing engineering
expertise at the University of Maine. The Consortium companies have found UM graduates
to be among their best-educated, hardest working, most reliable, and loyal employees.
They have recognized this talent must be cultivated early. Highly capable high
school students must be recognized and encouraged to develop their intellectual
expertise and given the opportunity to participate in one of the fastest growing
industries of the 21st century. For
information about the consortium's meetings, contact Prof. Dave Koteck at kotecki@eece.maine.edu. Challenger
Learning Center of Maine Teacher Workshop: Living and Working in Space
January
25, 2003
How do astronauts get to work? How do they protect themselves
in space? How do they work in microgravity? What is it like to wear a space suit?
What do they eat and how do they go to the bathroom? The
Challenger Learning Center of Maine will offer a teacher workshop on January 25,
2003, at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, to demonstrate how teachers
can use inquiry based lessons and hands on activities to help students discover
the science of living in space. The
registration fee is $25.00. A light lunch will be served at 12:00. CEU's
(.6) are available through the University of Maine. Teachers
will receive lesson plans, NASA teacher guides, lithographs, and posters related
to these topics. Materials and lessons presented support student achievement of
Maine's Learning Results. For
further information, contact Annette Brickley at albrickley@hotmail.com. Registration
for workshop closes one week prior, or when the workshop is full. Attendance is
limited to no more than 25. International
Trade Pricing & Quotations
January 30, 2003
The Maine International
Trade Center's International Trade Pricing & Quotations seminar is designed to
cover four critical elements in selling a product or service internationally.
This seminar teaches exporters how to accurately fill out a Pro Forma Invoice,
freshen up on INCOTERMS and find out how to consistently profit from an international
business transaction. International Trade Pricing & Quotations, the second seminar
in the Lee Group International Program Series, will be held on January 30, 2003,
from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Geiger on Mount Hope Avenue, Lewiston, Maine. The cost
is $30.00 for members and $60.00 for non-members of the Maine International Trade
Center and free to all Maine state legislators. For more information, contact
Catherine G. Macri at macri@mitc.com, (207)
541-7455, or visit the MITC Web site.
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