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DESE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES ON CORE ACADEMIC STANDARDS
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is offering an opportunity for district personnel who are responsible for district English language arts and mathematics curriculum and/or staff development to participate in TWO Professional Learning Series beginning this summer:
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Presented by DESE Communication Arts Consultant, Diane Audsley and Mathematics Consultant, Cindy Bryant, each series will focus on the shifts and implications for English language arts and mathematics curriculum, instruction and assessment with the implementation of the Missouri new core academic standards.
Math and Science Initiatives for Educators and Students
The ExxonMobil Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States, provides support for math and science opportunities for educators and students. Information about specific programs, such as the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy and the Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp for middle school students can be found at the link below.
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Nominations for PAEMST 2012 for mathematics and science teacher science in grades K - 6 are now open. Please contact Cindy Bryant, Mathematics Consultant or Shaun Bates, Science Consultant if you have any questions.
Missouri Math-in-CTE Project
The Office of College and Career Readiness is undertaking a project with the National Research Center in Career Technical Education called Math-In-CTE. The Math-in-CTE project is a research-based curriculum integration model designed to enhance mathematics that is embedded in career and technical education (CTE) content. It is a process that provides the opportunity for math and career education teacher teams to work together in communities of practice and to identify where math intersects with career education concepts and applications.
College Prep Certificates
The Department will no longer produce College Prep Certificates for dissemination. The change is a result of the expectation that all students will be “College and Career Ready,” and that the standards for successful entry into the workplace are the same as those required for successful entrance into a college or university. In addition, graduation requirements now closely reflect the credit standards that had been required for the certificate. Districts may continue to offer such recognitions locally if desired.
Please contact Jackie Wieberg at (573) 751-4234 if you have additional questions.
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