2. The New Cartwheel of Education Support for Saint Joseph County PARTNERS www.nd/~nismec/nismec11.htm Guided Inquiry is our Focus

3. The Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics & Engineering Collaborative (NISMEC) Our Programs in the coming year – part 1 Spring Conference: Diversity and Math/Science Edcuation at IUSB, April 2008 In-service workshops to provide advice and support for teaching science using the guided inquiry method - (with stipends) For Elementary School teachers Summer Teacher Science Institutes in Guided Inquiry: week-long workshops at Saint Mary’s College - June 2008. For Middle School teachers Summer Programs: MS-squared for Middle School Teachers in Mathematics and Science 1 and 2 week workshops in June 2008 For High School teachers see Quarknet ( http:// www.nd.edu/~quarknet / ) and RET ( [email_address] ) for further information - on support for high school teachers and students in 8 week research programs in physics, chemistry, biology and nanotechnology at Notre Dame.

4. Summer Teacher Training Institute Demonstrations of the Math Circles approach for all K-12 teachers - July 6th to 12th, 2008 (Free) The Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair : an Intel ISEF-affiliated fair held annually at Notre Dame - March 2008 Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics Career Conference for middle school girls: one-day career conference held annually Spring 2008 at Notre Dame Sensing Our World Summer science camp for middle school students: one-week non-residential camp held at Notre Dame July 2008 ( JINA ) The Riverbend Community Math center - math homework clinics, family math programs Future Plans include a Community Science Museum Contact information Website: http://www.nd.edu/~nismec/nismec11.htm The Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics & Engineering Collaborative (NISMEC) Our Programs in the coming year – part 2