Universities, publishers and researchers to showcase leading scientific, technological and mathematical programs available to New Jersey schools during "Decision Makers Institute" on April 26 at Stevens
More than 100 of New Jersey’s leading K-12 educators will review leading mathematics, science and technology programs from universities, publishing companies and researchers for their classes during "The Decision Makers Institute" symposium April 26, at Stevens Institute of Technology beginning at 8:30 a.m., in the Bissinger Room, on the fourth floor of the Wesley J. Howe Center on the university’s Hoboken campus.
The Decision Makers Institute will allow offer school officials to review new programs featuring high quality, standards-based content and which provide the opportunity for comprehensive teacher training to promote classroom implementation. Participants will learn information and contacts for these exemplary mathematics, science, and technology resources. The educators will also gain an overview of the programs, their associated costs and identify potential funding strategies to help support the costs of training and implementation.
In addition, Gordon Thomas, a physicist for Bell Laboratories of Lucent Technologies, will discuss "How a Light Beam Can Laugh" and other breakthroughs in communication technology as the keynote speaker. Dana Egreczky, director of Education Programming at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, will also discuss funding strategies for schools as the featured luncheon speaker.
For more information, or to register before April 9, please contact Greg Thomas at gthomas_ciese@yahoo.com, or 201-216-8066. There is a $25 registration fee that includes continental breakfast and buffet style lunch. As space is limited, priority will be given to participants from Hudson and Bergen counties who are served by the NJSSI Regional Center at Stevens. However, educators from other counties are encouraged to register, as an effort will be made to accommodate as many participants as possible on a first-come, first-served basis.
This symposium is sponsored by Stevens’ Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) and the New Jersey Systemic Initiative, a comprehensive mathematics and science education reform effort funded by the National Science Foundation.
WHAT: "The Decision Makers Institute" at Stevens Institute of Technology
WHEN: April 26, 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: Stevens Institute of Technology, Bissinger Room, Fourth Floor, Wesley J. Howe Center, Hoboken, N.J.
CONTACT: Greg Thomas, Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education, (201) 216-8066, email: gthomas_ciese@yahoo.com
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.
