WELCOME
We are hi-ce--the Center for Highly Interactive Classrooms, Curricula & Computing in Education--a group of educators, computer scientists, psychologists, scientists, and learning specialists located in the School of Education, at the University of Michigan. We are dedicated to educational reform through inquiry-based curricula, learner-centered technologies, comprehensive professional development, and administrative and organizational models.
NEWS
Joe Krajcik explains significance of nanoscience-related education to Congress
On Tuesday, April 16, Associate Dean for Research Joe Krajcik testified about the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act before the House Committee on Science and Technology in Washington, D.C. To read the testimony, go to:
http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=2146
Betsy Davis new editor of the Elementary School Journal
Betsy Davis of hi-ce, along with fellow UM faculty members Joanne Carlisle and Ed Silver, have been named the new editors of the Elementary School Journal. The journal publishes research that can have implications for elementary and middle school classrooms. To learn more about ESJ, see
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/page/esj/brief.html
César Delgado and Cory Forbes receive funding from National Science Foundation to attend ICLS 2008
The proposals of César Delgado and Cory Forbes for the doctoral consortium pre-conference workshop at ICLS have been accepted by the Doctoral Consortium Committee for ICLS 2008. Just 44 proposals from advanced doctoral students representing The European Union, Switzerland, The United States, Canada, Israel, and Singapore were accepted by the Committee. César and Cory, congratulations for being selected to participate in this unique international program!
Summer Nanoscience Academy 2008
From July 21 to August 1 hi-ce hosts a Summer Nanoscience Acadamey for Ypsilanti Public School Students in grades 7-9 for Fall 2008.
The Academy is being held at University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus.
IQWST Teacher Professional Development Workshop - Summer 2008
The hi-ce project IQWST is running a professional development workshop for 6th and 7th grade teachers in the days of July 14-18. About 50 teachers from all over the country are participating.Hice Staff and Students on the Move!
We wish our hice colleagues well in their new ventures. This spring Marry Starr has started working for the Instructional Development and Educational Assessment (IDEA) Institute, a UM-collaboration between School of Education and the Collage of Literature, Science, and Arts. Anna Switzer is now working for Expeditionary Learning Schools.
Welcome to Visitors and New Hice Staff and Students!
Dr. Nir Orion from the Department of Science Teaching of the Weizmann Institute of Science will be visiting hi-ce for 3 weeks this summer, from July 16th to August 3rd. During his visit, Dr. Orion will be collaborating with the IQWST Earth Science team. Dr. Orion will be leading a teatime chat during his visit, and will be available to meet with members of the University of Michigan community.