Carl Bailey Jr., President of the Seattle Urban League Young Professionals, gave a shout out to Washington MESA, Seattle MESA, and Washington STEM after Seattle MESA Day. A team of SULYP volunteers helped judge the competition. View Carl’s message »
Washington STEM investments pay off
One year after the launch of Washington STEM, the organization summarizes how its investments to date are producing benefits. Washington MESA’s expansion of the Summer Math Scholars program to Vancouver, First Nations, Yakima Valley/Tri Cites, and two sites in Tacoma is cited as one of the successes. More:
Washington STEM eNEWS »
Full press release »
Next Generation Science Standards
There is no Common Core for Science. The new standards will be called The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Same same but different!
California MESA news
COS MESA Community College student selected for NASA program
College of the Sequoias freshman Isis Frausto-Vicencio of Exeter and Dr. Robert Urtecho, dean of math, science and engineering, appeared today on KSEE (NBC) 24′s ‘Central Valley Today.’ 3/22/12, College of the Sequoias Public Information Office
Recruiting disadvantaged youth to succeed
Educators in Brazil have embarked on a liberal-arts curriculum that includes language, mathematics and statistics, humanities and the arts, the natural sciences, and the biological and health sciences as an experiment for recruitment and meeting the educational needs of an extemely diverse student population. They posit that disadvantaged students needed to learn more about abstract reasoning, the natural world, quantitative and qualitative research, and other subjects they would otherwise never encounter. Below are two perspectives; an administrator and a student in the program.…..
“These kids haven’t seen great films, they haven’t read great literature, they don’t speak foreign languages,” Mr. Knobel says. “I think it will open doors and broaden horizons.”
“The most difficult thing is adapting to the pace, to the demands, being in class all day long,” says Ms. Valeria, recalling her first year. “At school we studied five hours a day. We are here from 10 to 6. There’s a lot of reading and a lot to take in.”
Link to Full Article:
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Brazil-a-Liberal-Arts/131234/
Tacoma MESA Day
Tacoma MESA students, teachers and parents had a fun STEM experience at the Pacific Lutheran University this past Tuesday, March 27th. The students presented their capstone projects in Digital Media, Engineering designs and in communication. Several students also demonstrated their pilot prosthetic arm devices. Congratulations and “Well Done” Tacoma MESA staff. https://sites.google.com/a/plu.edu/tacoma-mesa/
SW Washington MESA Day
This Saturday March 24th 2012, MESA students in Vancouver will showcase their efforts in design engineering during the annual MESA day at Clark College Vancouver. A great place to observe PBL and student engagement in action.
http://ecs.vancouver.wsu.edu/sw-washington-mesa
See you there!
Spokane MESA hosts annual Wind Energy Challenge
Rogers High School students participate in
the Wind Energy Challenge.
The annual Wind Energy Challenge hosted by the Spokane MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement) Center has area middle school students excited about science. After perfecting their designs, 170 eighth grade MESA students from six Spokane public schools will test their windmills’ abilities to convert energy into both mechanical and kinetic power. Full WSU News story »
MESA Days
Washington MESA Days are here!!
This is a time when MESA partners and supporters join to encourage our K-12 students in their engineering designs wind energy competition. The students compete with corresponding research in windmill designs for sustainable energy production.
New Science Standards Framework
I would like to hear from teachers about their thinking regarding the Conceptual Framework for the New K-12 Science standards. The draft framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. Follow the link below to read more: