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Tremendous Technology Night

Tremendous Technology NightThe Portage Lake District Library hosted K-6 students and their parents for an evening of fun, science and technology led by Michigan Tech students on Tuesday, September 24, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Families learned about the basics of circuitry and electrical engineering with a night of creative and playful interactive lessons.

This event was conducted by the Western U.P. Center for Science, Math, and Environmental Education and Michigan Technological University.

Shari Stockero in NSF Discovery Interview

Shari StockeroStudying and Improving Teacher Education Experiences
Researcher hopes to incorporate her findings into teacher education coursework, initially in mathematics instruction

When a student raises a question in the classroom or has a comment, it can provide a learning opportunity that goes beyond the lesson already underway. Yet, an inexperienced teacher often will miss the moment.

“Novice teachers don’t always notice the importance of student ideas,” says Shari Stockero, an assistant professor of mathematics education at Michigan Technological University. “A lot of time, I think novice teachers are focused on what they need to do during the lesson, or are focused on classroom management, and often bypass important student thinking.”

Read more at National Science Foundation Discoveries, by Marlene Cimons.

Michigan Tech Teacher Education Program a 2013 Award Finalist

Student TeachingThe Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) has named the Teacher Education Program at Michigan Tech as a 2013 finalist for the Frank B. Murray Award for Excellence and Innovation in Program Self-Study. TEAC is dedicated to helping educator preparation programs improve and be accountable for their quality. The award recognizes a program’s evidence of quality that makes it worthy of accreditation.

The teacher education program at Michigan Tech is nationally accredited by TEAC and has received a rating of “exemplary” from the Michigan Department of Education.

Our program’s graduates meet all state mandates for teacher licensure as defined by the Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers.

TheTeacher Ed program has been accredited by TEAC through 2019.

Teachers Learn About Great Lakes Transportation

Maritime TransportationTeachers from schools throughout the Great Lakes watershed are spending this week in Green Bay, Wis., learning about ship building and shipping on the Great Lakes. The four-day teacher institute is sponsored by Michigan Tech, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, North Coast Marine Manufacturing Alliance and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, with funding from the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education.

Read more at Tech Today, by Jennifer Donovan.

Jeon Group Presents on Human-Computer Interaction

HCII 2013Assistant Professor, Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon (CLS) and his colleagues presented three projects at the 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII2013), Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21-26, 2013.

Jeon, M., and Lee, J-H. “The ecological AUI (Auditory User Interface) design and evaluation of user acceptance for various tasks on smartphones.”

Jeon, M. “Lyricons (Lyrics + Earcons): Designing a new auditory cue combining speech and sounds.”

Jeon, M., Winton, R. J., Henry, G. A., Oh, S., Bruce, C. M., and Walker, B. N. “Designing interactive sonification for live aquarium exhibits.” This third paper has won the Best Poster Award among 303 posters.

HCI International Conference accommodates more than 3,500 participants from all around the world.

From Tech Today.