CESAME-NM.ORG is now CESE.ORG!
The Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education has obtained the Domain Name cese.org.
While our original domain name (cese.org) will still be valid, please start using our easier-to-remember address for bookmarks and links!
Why not bookmark it right now?
CESE 2012 Annual Meeting set for Saturday, June 23rd
Mark your calendars for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Coalition for Excellence in Science and Math Education. This will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012. The location for the event is the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology lecture hall on the UNM Campus, just north of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and just east of University Blvd.
CESE is pleased to announce that our keynote speaker for the annual meeting is longtime CESE supporter Sen. Pauline Eisenstadt.
Stay tuned for more details in the Beacon.
We hope to see you there!
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Special Issue on Education Misconceptions – June Beacon Is ON LINE!
The June 2012 Beacon (Vol. XVI, No.2) has been posted online!
Contents:
SPECIAL ISSUE: Some Commonly Held Beliefs about Education in New Mexico that are False and Misleading—Walt Murfin and Kim Johnson, President’s Message —Terry Dunbar, Announcement of the 2012 Annual Meeting.
The common beliefs examined include:
- Poverty is the Demographic Factor Most Strongly Associated with School Performance
- Small Schools Tend to be Superior
- High Performing Schools Also Usually Have High Growth
- Pre-K and Kindergarten Helps Children to Perform Better in Later Grades
The June Beacon can be downloaded here.
The entire collection of CESE Beacons is available here.