Alliance for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

College of Education

CURRENT PROJECTS/INITIATIVES

Program: SEMAA
Contact: Dr. Susan Brown, Director
Phone: 646-1397
E-mail: susanbro@nmsu.edu
Website: semaa.nmsu.edu

SEMAA (Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy) provides historically underrepresented and underserved youth-young women, Hispanic, and Native American- a better understanding of and a greater appreciation for, science, engineering, math and technology through avenues of academic enrichment, inquiry-based, career awareness, parental partnerships and a progressive transition from elementary through secondary and continuing to post- secondary.

Program: MC²
Contact: Dr. Karin Wiburg, Associate Dean for Research
Phone: 646-1397 646-2755
E-mail: kwiburg@nmsu.edu

MC² (Mathematically Connected Communities) is a vision for middle school teachers to be thoroughly prepared to teach mathematics in a way that meets national and state standards, and addresses the diverse learning needs of their students enabling the students to achieve high levels in mathematics.

Program: The NMSU Learning Games Initiative
Contact: Dr. Barbara Chamberlin, Extension Educational Media And Instructional Design Specialist
Phone: 646-2848
E-mail: bchamber@nmsu.edu
Contact: Dr. Karin Wiburg, Associate Dean for Research College of Education
Phone: 646-1500
E-mail: kwiburg@nmsu.edu
Contact: Harry Schulte, Director NASA Digital Media Lab
Phone: 646-2157
E-mail: hschulte@nmsu.edu

The NMSU LGI is an interdisciplinary initiative designed to improve achievement through educational games and simulations in formal and informal learning. It includes: Design and production of games and simulations in math, science, and literacy; research and evaluation of effectiveness of student learning and achievement; collaborative work with informal educators; pre and in-service teacher instruction and workshops ad the Learning Games Lab.

Program: MathStar
Contact: Dr. Karin Wiburg, P.I.
Dr. Susan Brown, Co-director
Phone: 646-1500
E-mail: kwiburg@nmsu.edu
Website: mathstar.nmsu.edu

MathStar cultivates standards-based mathematics reform for the improvement of student learning with focus areas in: math improvement for middle school students; leading in professional development and student learning needs; use of advanced technology for mathematics instruction and teacher professional development and professional workshops and on line classes.

Program: NEEP
Contact: Dr. Luis Reyes, P.I.
Dr. Herman Garcia, P.I.
Phone: 646-2326
E-mail: louireye@nmsu.edu

NEEP (Navajo Early Childhood Education) is to help Navajo children find success in school through numeracy and literacy.

Program: CeBIEL
Contact: Dr. Maria Luisa González, Director
Phone: 646-3825
E-mail: margonza@nmsu.edu

CeBIEL (Center for Border and Indigenous Educational Leadership) is located in the offices of Educational Management and Development. CeBIEL supports the following outreach program that provides administrators opportunities to become knowledgeable in the STEM fields:

Program: MAISA
Contact: Dr. Dana Christman, Director
Phone: 646-7330
E-mail: danachri@nmsu.edu

MAISA (Model of American Indian School Administration) is a federal grant to provide a collaborative, comprehensive Master’s degree in Educational Management and Administration leading to licensure for aspiring American Indian administrators serving schools with American Indian populations with a focus on issues of culture, linguistic diversity and leadership and development.