Foundation of Blood Research ECOSCIENCEWORKS

EcoScienceWorks is an NSF ITEST project for seventh and eighth grade science teachers and students in Maine. Its major goal is to develop computer-based curriculum for the Maine laptop program that will spur student interest in computer modeling in science while learning ecology.

Island Institute CREST: Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology

A three-year, $1.2 million grant to the Island Institute from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a U.S. government agency. The grant has been made under NSF’s “ITEST” (Information Technology Experiences for Students & Teachers) program. The project that has been funded is called “CREST” (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology), and in addition to the Island Institute, involves 11 island and coastal high schools and middle schools, and a number of academic institutions.

The Maine ScienceCorps

The Maine ScienceCorps connects science teachers and students at rural high schools with the biosciences research community of the University of Southern Maine (USM) and the Education Division of the Foundation for Blood Research (FBR).

Gulf Of Maine Research Institute: Vital Signs

Vital Signs is a field-based science education program that builds on the knowledge and skills that students gain as 5th or 6th graders in the Cohen Center for Interactive Learning.

Vital Signs links 7th and 8th grade students and scientists in the rigorous collection and analysis of essential environmental data across freshwater and coastal ecosystems

Maine Professional Development Collaborative - New Literacies Research Lab

The Maine Professional Development Collaborative is a group of highly skilled middle and high school teachers working with Don Leu and his colleagues at the New Literacies Research Lab at the University of Connecticut to develop and study a powerful professional development model for 1-to-1 laptop classrooms. In 2009 the project is working to integrate online learning skills into the English and Science classroom. The project is structured in a team approach, where each colleague has an important voice and insights to share as they build the professional development model together through action research.

East Alliance2 for Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (EAST-2)

EAST-2 is funded by the National Science Foundation, and located at the University of Southern Maine, with a mission to increase the number of students with disabilities receiving degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To learn more go to the website at EastAlliance2.Org