Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in a post "Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education" [Hake (2010)].
The abstract reads: *************************************** ABSTRACT: Two recent initiatives that seek to improve U.S. science/math education may be of interest: (1) the Carnegie Mellon University led <http://bit.ly/aiKeDi> "HP Catalyst Initiative" <http://bit.ly/arHUhV>, and (b) the Michigan State University "Institute for Research on Mathematics and Science Education" <http://irmse.msu.edu/>. *************************************** To access the complete post please click on <http://bit.ly/d8QBmz>. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) <rrh...@earthlink.net> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi> <http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com> <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> REFERENCES [All URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 30 October 2010.] Hake, R.R. 2010. "Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education," online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/d8QBmz>. Post of 30 Oct 2010 15:50:57 -0700 to AERA- L, PhysLrnR, and Net-Gold. The abstract and link to the complete post are being distributed to various discussion lists and are also online on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/cr67kd>. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6116 or send a blank email to leave-6116-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu