Welcome to the
Mission Statement
The mission of the Elementary Math and Science Alliance is to excite area elementary teachers and their students about science and mathematics by providing activities focusing on “best practices”. Best practices will include:
- hands-on activities connected to the Kentucky Core Content
- real world applications
- higher level thinking strategies
- inquiry based instruction
We meet several times each year to share activities and provide resources so that teachers can teach the lessons in their own classrooms.
Affiliates
The Elementary Math and Science Alliance encourages area teachers to become involved in affiliated organizations to help improve teaching.
Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics
www.kctm.org
Kentucky Science Teachers Association
www.ksta.org
CINSAM NIGHT
Wednesday Sept. 19, 2007
The Elementary Math and Science Alliance met during CINSAM Night on September 19, 2007 to brainstorm possible workshops for the 2007-2008 school year. A brief demonstration of force and motion utilizing a skateboard and a seesaw had our creative juices flowing. We decided to concentrate on geometry for our fall math workshop, earth science for our winter science workshop, and an integrated math and science workshop for the spring.
CINSAM Night Force & Motion Resources (1.91MB .zip)
2007-2008 Alliance Activities
CINSAM Elementary Math and Science Alliance Presents
You, Too, Can Be a Transformer
Join other elementary math teachers for this hands-on geometry workshop led by 2007 Math Educator Service Award (MESA) recipient Carol Muzny
Wednesday, November 14
4:00-4:30 Registration
4:30-6:30 Workshop
Related Lesson Plans http://www.figurethis.org/
What? “The Active Earth” Workshop
Imagine taking a workshop that will assist you in working through a topic, give you lesson plans, and provide you the materials that would enable you to teach it the very next day! Experience the latest in the process of inquiry to explore earth science subjects like earth’s layers, plate tectonics, the rock cycle, soil porosity, etc. Each participant will be given lesson plans and will put together kits with the supplies needed to teach the lessons.
Who? Presenters Thomas Brackman and Reeda Hart
For: Teachers in grades 3-8
When? February 28, 2008 4-6 pm
The Active Earth Workshop Resources (2.89MB .zip)
To Be Announced
Integrating Mathematics and Science Workshop
Spring, 2008
Teacher Leader, NKU Faculty Sponsors
Eric Rowley NKU Science Education rowleye1@nku.edu
Sara Eisenhardt NKU Mathematics Education eisenhards@nku.edu
Katy Murray, River Ridge Elementary Katy.Murray@kenton.kyschools.us
If you have questions, ideas for future alliance activities, or lesson plans to share on our web page, please contact us.
