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Board Member Spotlight: Dr. Jacob Foster, STEM Consultant

Thursday, June 1, 2017 For Immediate Release Board Member Spotlight: Dr. Jacob Foster, STEM Consultant photo courtesy of Jake Foster The Museum Institute for Teaching Science [...]

By MITS Admin|2019-02-16T07:56:46+00:00June 1st, 2017|News|

MITS Offers Course on Sustainability and Green Energy

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 For Immediate Release Introduction to Sustainability and Green Energy with Robert Rak As part of the third year of their Massachusetts Mathematics and Science Partnership [...]

By JanineW|2019-02-16T08:07:20+00:00August 3rd, 2016|News|

MITS Professional Development Seminar Highlights How Educators Can Enhance Their Programs to Meet the Revised Science Standards

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 For Immediate Release MITS Professional Development Seminar Highlights how Educators Can Enhance Their Programs to Meet the Revised Science Standards On March 19, over 50 formal [...]

By admin|2019-02-22T03:34:56+00:00April 2nd, 2014|News|

“It was great to learn about how other teachers do things and find success.” – Fitchburg Public Schools Teacher

“Thank you so much. This has been an EXCELLENT course and I hope to take many more in the future.”
– Winchester Public Schools Teacher

“I am thinking a lot about how to make my lessons more engaging and more authentic as a result of today’s activities. I am also thinking of how to integrate phenomena learning into my classroom. I see how cool it is and how good it could be for engagement and learning.” – Easton Public Schools Teacher

“I loved this workshop! I was excited to go back for a second day when usually I can’t wait to leave from the first day in most workshops I attend. I hope to get more comfortable with using the Arduino and coding so that I can get some of my students interested too!” – Engaging Students in the Engineering Design Process Using Sensors Participant