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Grant to aid math education in state

Dr. Linda Griffith and Belinda Robertson, Department of Math, recently received a $167,949 grant from the National Science Foundation through the º£½ÇÉçÇø Department of Higher Education.

This grant will fund the newly created position of an Elementary Science Specialist within the º£½ÇÉçÇø Center for Mathematics and Science Education.

The specialist will assist º£½ÇÉçÇø school personnel at seven to ten K-6 elementary schools within Conway?s 75-mile radius. The specialist will make presentations to pre-service science classes and graduate classes for practicing teachers, provide professional development, model-teach in science classrooms, and be involved in º£½ÇÉçÇø Science Teachers Asssociation Activities. The targeted schools will receive intensive services based on their needs and professional development that includes both content and pedagogy.