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James R. Thompson Leadership Lecture And Founders' Day Celebration, Leon Lederman

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

1996 Imsa Founder's Day, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Learning Opportunities 1996/1997, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Course Catalogs

MASTER LIST OF APPROVED COURSES - REVISED NOV 96

1996 Convocation, Stephanie Pace Marshall, Gregg Sinner, Beth Greiner '97, Badri Rengarajan '89

Convocation

• Prelude: Mr. Jonathan Bescanon, Foreign Language Faculty
• Welcome: Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Executive Director; Dr. Gregg Sinner, Principal; Ms. Beth Greiner, Student Council President
• Musical Selection: Mr. Jonathan Bescanon
  
• Keynote Speaker: Mr. Badri Rengarajan,1989 IMSA Graduate
  

1996 Imsa Convocation, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

1: "To Know Ourselves", The U.S. Department Of Energy, The Human Genome Project

Genomics: Past & Future

AT THE END OF THE ROAD in Little Cottonwood Canyon, near Salt Lake City, Alta is a place of near-mythic renown among skiers. In time it may well assume similar status among molecular geneticists. In December 1984, a conference there, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, pondered a single question: Does modern DNA research offer a way of detecting tiny genetic mutations—and, in particular, of observing any increase in the mutation rate among the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and their descendants? In short the answer was, Not yet. But in an atmosphere of rare intellectual fertility, …

Making History: Quarks, Neutrinos, And Virtual Perfection: Interviews With Robert W. Galvin And Leon M. Lederman, Timothy J. Gilfoyle

Documents

In 1986, Leon Lederman helped establish the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, one of the nation's first residential secondary schools created specifically for gifted students in the sciences. "Kids hate to be different," Lederman recognizes, "and very bright kids know they're different when they're in normal schools, and they react to that differentness in many different ways. But here, they're all the same. They're all . . . academically gifted and work together and collaborate and . . . have excellent teachers. While the building was a hand-me-down from the overbuilding of schools in the early '70s, it works, and …

Commencement Of The Class Of 1996, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Ceremony

No abstract provided.

1996 Imsa Commencement, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Reconnecting The Sciences, John Eggebrecht, Raymond Dagenais, Don Dosch, Norman J. Merczak, Margaret N. Park, Susan C. Styer, David Workman

Faculty Publications & Research

During the last three years at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, we have been working on a partial reconstruction of Whitehead's "one subject matter," a course reconnecting biology, chemistry, earth and space sciences, and physics into an Integrated Science program.

1996 Eighth Annual Imsa Presentation Day, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

"Attached is the Eighth Annual Presentation Day 1996 Program and Abstract Packet. We will be showcasing the research and achievements of students and staff of the IMSA community, as well as several off-campus presenters."

1995-96 Annual Report, The Power Of An Idea, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

In this First Decade Report, we demonstrate how the power of ideas uniquely explored, interpreted and embodied in practice at IMSA, has inspired and empowered others to be agents of change in the transformation of mathematics and science teaching and learning within their own communities. During the past ten years, we have extended and enriched ideas such as Discovery-Based Learning, Integrative Learning, Apprentice Investigation, Institutional and Program-Based Research, Technology Integration in the Curriculum and Collaborative Inquiry. The embodiment of these ideas in our practice and in the practice of our educational partners throughout Illinois and the nation, benefits students at …

Annual Report 1995-1996, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

It is our privilege to share with you, our shareholders, the 1995-96 report to our investors in the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education.

In more ways than one, this was yet another exceptional year for the IMSA Fund. Once again, we secured more than one million dollars in gifts and pledges to support "margin of excellence" initiatives at the Academy. We have averaged more than one million dollars in gifts during the past four years .... allowing us to touch the future of mathematics and science education in Illinois, and the nation.

This year, a $350,000 grant from The …

The Power Of An Idea..., Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSA History

It is our privilege to share with you the First Decade Report of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, an educational laboratory engaged in serious inquiry about critical issues of teaching and learning.

Ten years ago, IMSA opened its doors with 210 students, 12 faculty members, 21 courses, no residence halls, no computers, no external programs, many unanswered questions and an uncertain future. During our early years, we faced many challenges; these strengthened our resolve and deepened our commitment to transform teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology.

While IMSA is still a very young enterprise, in ten short …

Imsa 1996 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling

IMSA Profile

"IMSA offers advanced courses and other learning experiences in mathematics, science, the arts and the humanities, with an emphasis on connections within and among the disciplines. Students learn how to integrate content and skills, demonstrating broad knowledge of important concepts. This teaching approach focuses on the quality of understanding rather than the quantity of information."*

*Excerpt from the IMSA 1996 Profile