Making a Difference for Students,
Inside the Classroom and Out
Cindy L. Hasselbring
Einstein Fellow 2011-13
National Science Foundation
Education and Human
Resources Directorate
Office of the Assistant
Director
Teaching Background
• Mathematics teacher, Milan High School,
Michigan, 16 years
• Advanced Algebra, Functions, Statistics and
Trigonometry (FST), AP Statistics
• Developed and implemented AP Statistics
course
• Experienced with interactive whiteboard
technology
• Conference speaker, software lesson creator
Involvement in Leadership
Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers
Network of Michigan Educators
Involvement in STEM
NASA Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunity
Women Soar, You Soar girls aviation camp
Girls field trip to NASA Glenn Research Center
Elementary School Space Day
Network of Educator Astronaut
Teachers
• First time I had heard of
“STEM”
• Had opportunity to
attend workshops,
events, and opportunities
• Learn about NASA
resources
• Connect with NASA
engineers, scientists, and
astronauts
NASA Resources
• www.nasa.gov
• NASA Education Express
email (comes weekly)includes teacher PD
programs, webinars,
student opportunities,
etc. (free to sign up!)
• K-4, 5-8, 9-12, Higher
Education, Informal
Education
• Podcasts, Videos,
Lesson Plans, activities,
images
Network of Michigan Educators
• Consists of Presidential
Award winners, National
Board Certified teachers,
Milken Award winners,
Michigan Teachers of the
Year
• Mission: To improve
teaching and learning by
connecting recognized
educators as a resource
to inform practice,
research, and policy.
Problem Statement for Reduced Gravity
Flight - Capillary Action Experiment
• Our experiment is designed
to evaluate the effects of a
reduced gravity
environment on capillary
action (highest fluid
column) in a series of tubes
of different inside
diameters. We will also
analyze the effect of
varying the surface tension
of water on capillary action,
by comparing the results
for water and a solution of
water and dissolved
granulated plant food.
Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunity
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/home/index.html
Women Soar, You Soar camp
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Engaging Girls in STEM
Professional Development
• National Board Certification, 2002, 2011
• Toyota International Teacher Program, 2005,
2006, 2010 (Japan and Costa Rica)
• Presidential Award for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2005
• NCTM Annual meetings
• NASA Workshops
National Board Certification
• Hold a bachelor’s degree
• Have completed three full years of
teaching/counseling experience
• Possess a valid state teaching/counseling license
for that period of time, or, if teaching where a
license is not required, have taught in schools
recognized and approved to operate by the state
• Four portfolio entries and 6 assessment exercises
Five Core Propositions of NBPTS
1. Teachers are committed to students and their
learning.
2. Teachers know the subjects they teach and
how to teach those subjects to students.
3. Teachers are responsible for managing and
monitoring student learning.
4. Teachers think systematically about their
practice and learn from experience.
5. Teachers are members of learning
communities.
National Board Certification Options
• Take One! (3 grad credit hours from GMU)
• National Board Certification
• National Board Certification Renewal (every
10 years)
Toyota International Teacher Program
Japan, Costa Rica
Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching
(PAEMST)
• Award for K-12 math
and science teachers
• www.paemst.org
• A certificate signed by
the President of the
U.S.
• $10,000 and a trip to
the White House
• 2 winners per state per
year
• Recognition and prof.
development
opportunities
• Build lasting
relationships with
colleagues from across
the country
• This year is open for 712th grade teachers to
apply (deadline May 1,
2013)
Components of PAEMST Application
• Administrative - forms
• Narrative – written response (12 page limit)
and supplemental materials (10 page limit)
• Video – 45 minutes maximum
Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching
Evaluation
• Mastery of mathematics or science content appropriate
for the grade level taught.
• Use of instructional methods and strategies that are
appropriate for students in the class and that support
student learning.
• Effective use of student assessments to evaluate,
monitor, and improve student learning.
• Reflective practice and life-long learning to improve
teaching and student learning.
• Leadership in education outside the classroom.
NSF Education and Human Resources
Office of the Assistant Director
My sponsor,
Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy
• Priority and Performance
Goal groups
• NSF-ED K-16 Math
Initiative
• FC-STEM and FI-STEM
committees
• EHR All Hands Quarterly
meeting
• South Korean Teacher
Exchange
• Other things supporting
OAD work
A day in the life of this Einstein
Fellow…
• 0 to 6 meetings a day (at NSF and outside of
NSF)
• Create agendas, arrange meetings, write
reports and summaries, write e-mails, edit
documents, create Power Points, read reports
• Provide the voice of a teacher in meetings
about education policy, sometimes no other
teachers are present.
Teaching Strategies I have used
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Warm-up questions
Using writing as a tool in teaching math
Reading apprenticeship
Provide relevance to content-aviation, space
(simulation)
• Provide relationships to content-history,
culture, music
• Students take ownership of learning
• Team approach
Problem Solving Strategies
1. Read for understanding
2. Paraphrase in your own words
3. Visualize a picture or diagram
4. Hypothesize a plan to solve the problem
5. Estimate or predict the answer
6. Compute the answer
7. Check to be sure everything is correct
https://sites.google.com/site/collaborationworks/documents/rel
ease-1-0
4 Methods of Math Instruction to Help
Struggling Students
• Systematic and Explicit Instruction-guide students
through instructional sequence, students learn to
regularly apply strategies
• Self-Instruction-Students learn to manage their
own learning
• Peer Tutoring-Pairing students together to learn
and practice
• Visual Representation-Use pictures, number lines,
graphs, and manipulatives to teach mathematical
concepts
http://nichcy.org/research/ee/math#explicit
Feel free to contact me!
hasselbringc@einsteinfellows.org