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ILLINOIS   MATHEMATICS   AND   SCIENCE   ACADEMY 


r'-^IIVI^A       '^  Pi()ncerini>  Ecliicalioiuil  Coiiumiiiity 


Volume  14  No.  1  •  Winter  2000 


IMSA-Chicago  Public  Schools 
Consortium  to  Prepare  Quality  Teachers 

Speaker  Hastert,  Congressman  Blagojevich  Help  Secure  $4  Million  Grant 


On  December  20,  Speaker  of 
the  House  Dennis  Hastert, 
U.S.  Representative  Rod  Blagojevich, 
Chicago  Public  Schools  CEO  Paul  Vallas 
and  IMSA  President  Dr.  Stephanie  Pace 
Marshall  announced  the  establishment  of 
a  unique  partnership  designed  to  increase 
the  number  of  well  qualified  teachers  for 
the  21st  Centui7.  Special  emphasis  will 
be  given  to  the  high  needs  areas  of  mathe- 
matics, science  and  technology,  and  urban 
and  rural  settings. 

At  a  press  conference 
held  in  the  Tellabs 
Studio  for  Professional 
Development  at  IMS.A. 
Speaker  Hasten  said  the 
IMSA-Chicago  Public  -      ' 

Schools  (CPS) 


partnership  was  an  important  step  in 
ensuring  evei7  student  a  good  education. 

■"We  need  to  put  the  best  teacher  in 
every  classroom  in  this  state  and  in  this 
nation,"  Hasteil  said.  "Eveiy  kid  in  this 
country  deserves  a  good  school  and  a 
good  learning  experience." 

The  three  components  of  the 
Consortium  include: 

OJointly,  the  CPS  and  IMSA  will 
plan,  develop,  implement  and  disseminate 
model  programs  to  address  the  critical 
needs  of  recruitment,  preparation  and 
retention  of  quality  teachers  in  Chicago 
and  other  urban  centers: 

©The  CPS  will  develop  programs 
to  help  launch  the  National  Teaching 
Academy  of  Chicago 
(in  Chicago): 
©IMSA  will 
develop  programs 
to  help  launch  the 
Institute  for  the 
Ad\ancement 
and  Renewal 
of  Learning 


Speaker  dj  the  House 
Dennis  Hastert  visited 
IMSA  December  20. 
IW9  to  announce  a 
'1.7  million  gift  front 
the  U.S.  Department 
of  Edncation.  The  grant 
Mill  he  used  to  help 
uh  rccise  the  number  of 
\iell  qualified  teachers 
for  the  21st  century. 
Pholo  b\  Rich  Malec  Photography 


and  Teaching  in  Mathematics,  Science 
and  Technology  (on  IMSA's  campus). 

Initial  funding  includes  a  $4  million 
grant  from  the  U.S.  Department  of 
Education:  the  CPS  will  receive 
$2.3  million  and  IMSA  will  receive 
$1.7  million.  Public  and  private  sector 
investments  also  will  be  sought. 

Among  other  things,  TTie  Consortium  will: 

•  Attract  exceptional  teachers  to  teach 
in  Chicago  and  other  areas  of  Illinois 

"  Provide  ongoing  professional 

development  and  mentoring 
'•  Create  alteniati\'e  pathways  to 

teacher  licensure 

•  Recruit  some  of  Illinois'  best  and 
brightest  high  school  and  college 
students  to  explore  careers  in  teaching 

•  Support  career  teachers  in  their 
pursuit  of  advanced  certification 
through  the  National  Board  of 
Professional  Teaching  Standards 
"Already  the  National  Commission 

on  Teaching  and  America's  Future  has 
reported  that  50,000  unqualified  teachers 
have  been  hired  annually  on  an  emergency 
basis  to  meet  this  growing  demand," 

(Continued  on  page  8) 


SIDE 


Center® IMSA  Activities 5 

From  the  President 2 

Great  Minds  Program/Calendar 3 

IMSA  Open  House 7 

News  in  Brief 7 

Real  Science  CD-ROM 4 

Women  Leaders  Luncheon 6 


r^lMSA 


Illinois  Mathematics  and  Science  Academy 

1500  West  Sullivan  Road 
Aurora.  Illinois  60506-1000 
630/907-5000 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

Chairman 

John  H.  McEachem  Jr. 

President 

Wayne  Circuits  Incorporated 

Vice-Chairman 

Sheila  MB  Griffin 
Vice  President  and  Director 
Strategic  Marketing  Office 
Motorola  Incorporated 

Trustees 

Dr.  Joseph  Cipfl 

Executive  Director 

Illinois  Community  College  Board 

Fred  Conforti 

President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer 

Pittway  Systems  Technology  Group 

Dr.  Sherry  R.  Eagle 

Superintendent 

Aurora  West  School  District  #129 

Dr.  Forest  Etheredge 

Dean 

School  of  Business  and  Professional  Studies 

Aurora  University 

Steve  Isoye 

Science  Department  Chairperson 

Highland  Park  High  School 

Dr.  Glenn  "Max"  McGee 

State  Superintendent 

Illinois  State  Board  of  Education 

Dr.  Luis  Nunez 

Chemist 

Separation  Science  and  Technology  Section 

Argonne  National  Laboratory 

James  D.  Pearson 

President 

Aurora  Metals  Division  L.L.C. 

Dr.  Marsha  R.  Rosner 

Professor 

The  Ben  May  Institute  for  Cancer  Research 

The  University  of  Chicago 

Dr.  Keith  Sanders 
Executive  Director 
Illinois  Board  of  Higher  Education 

Jesus  Manuel  Sosa 

Administrator 

Chicago  Public  Schools.  Region  One 

Sharon  Tenhouse 

Teacher  and  Parent  Educator 

Community  Unit  School  District  #2  (Liberty.  IL) 

Dr.  Alfonzo  Thurman 
Dean.  College  of  Education 
Northern  Illinois  University 

Dr.  Michael  S.  Turner 

Department  Chairman 

Department  of  Astronomy  &  Astrophysics 

The  University  of  Chicago 


President 

Dr.  Stephar 


;  Pace  Marshall 


NOVA  is  published  three  times  a  year  by  the 
IMSA  Office  of  Institutional  Advancement 
and  Public  Policy. 

Send  comments  or  questions  to: 
Editor  and  Writer 

Brcnda  Buschbacher 
brenda{s  imsaedu 


From  the  President 


Dear  IMSA  shareholders. 


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/  .  /     elcome  to  the  new  millennium!  It  is  indeed  exciting  to  be  a  part  of  history 
\_     as  we  celebrate  the  new  century.  At  the  Illinois  Mathematics  and  Science 


Academy,  I  am  pleased  to  report  many  new  and  exciting  initiatives  for  the  beginning 
of  the  year  2000.  Let  me  cite  a  few  highlights: 

First,  we  are  very  proud  to  announce  that  two  IMSA  faculty  members.  Mathematics 
teacher  Susan  Eddins  and  Biology  teacher  Dr.  Donald  Dosch,  successfully  completed 
all  of  the  requirements  for  certification  with  the  National  Board  of  Professional 
Teaching  Standards  (NBPTS).  This  is  a  rigorous  and  competitive  national  certification 
process  that  credentials  successful  candidates  as  Master  Teachers.  The  success  rate  is 
less  than  50%  of  those  applying  so  we  congratulate  and  celebrate  their  success. 

As  noted  in  the  cover  story,  we  are  excited  to  announce  the  formation  of  a  unique 
partnership  between  IMSA  and  the  Chicago  Public  Schools,  designed  to  increase 
the  number  of  well  qualified  teachers  for  this  new  century.  The  partnership,  the 
Consortium  for  the  Advancement  of  Teaching,  was  announced  at  a  special  press 
conference  at  IMSA  by  Speaker  of  the  House  Dennis  Hasten,  U.S.  Representative  Rod 
Blagojevich  and  Chicago  Public  Schools  CEO  Paul  Vallas.  We  are  extremely  excited 
about  the  impact  that  this  unique  partnership  can  make  and  hope  that  it  can  serve  as 
a  model  to  be  replicated  nationwide. 

From  March  1-4.  we  will  host  the  13"'  Annual  Professional  Conference  of  the 
National  Consortium  for  Specialized  Secondary  Schools  of  Mathematics,  Science 
and  Technology  (NCSSSMST).  IMSA  is  a  founding  member  of  the  Consortium  so 
we  are  especially  pleased  to  host  the  event  which  will  bring  together  approximately 
300  educators  from  around  the  country. 

Keynote  speeches  will  be  presented  by  Robert  W.  Galvin,  chairman  of  the 
executive  committee.  Motorola.  Inc..  Dr.  Paul  Sereno.  world-renowned  paleontologist 
and  dinosaur  hunter,  and  Benjamin  Zander,  conductor  of  the  Boston  Philharmonic 
Orchestra.  We  are  delighted  to  have  the  Motorola  Foundation  as  our  exclusive 
corporate  sponsor.  You  can  visit  our  website  at  www.imsa.edu/ncsssmst/  for 
additional  conference  information. 

Finally,  on  April  4  IMSA  will  be  hosting  the  Annual  Horwitz  Lecture  on  Ethics 
featuring  keynote  speaker  Rabbi  Lawrence  Kushner.  Rabbi  Kushner.  who  will 
present  Invisible  Lines  of  Connection:  Social  Responsibi!ir\-  and  Cowardice,  has 
served  as  rabbi  of  Congregation  Beth  El  in  Sudbury,  Massachusetts  for  the  past  27 
years  and  is  widely  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  creative  religious  writers  in  America. 

As  the  NCSSSMST  conference  host  this  year.  IMSA  has  chosen  the  theme 
Liberating  Goodness  and  Genius  for  the  World.  What  greater  calling  can  you  imagine? 
As  we  enter  into  a  new  century,  we  hope  you  will  join  us  in  our  quest  to  liberate  the 
soodness  and  senius  of  all  children. 


Sincerelv, 


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Stephanie  Pace  Marshall,  Ph.D 
President 


1999-2000  IMSA  Great  Minds 
Program  Draws  Sold-Out  Crowds 

Bill  Kurtis  One  of  Headline  Speakers 


rhe  IMSA  Great  Minds  Program, 
now  in  its  second  yeai".  got  off  to  a 
successful  start  in  1999  and  most  recently 
featured  some  of  the  prominent  figures  in 
national  print  and  television  media. 
On  December  1.  1999.  Malcolm 
Browne,  New  York  Times  Senior  Writer. 
Paula  Apsell.  Executive  Producer  of  the 
award-winning  PBS  television  series 
NOVA,  and  Bill  Kurtis  (pictured). 
E.xecutive  Producer  and  host  of  the 
award-winning  The  New  Explorers  and 


Investigative  Reports  with  Bill  Kurtis 
\isited  IMSA  to  present  the  Great  Minds 
Program  dialogue  Science  and  the  Media. 

During  the  dialogue,  which  was 
attended  by  more  than  430  middle  and 
high  school  students  and  teachers  from 
throughout  the  Chicagoland  area,  the 
three  panelists  discussed  how  media 
coverage  influences  the  public  percep- 
tion of  science,  and  the  challenges  media 
face  in  communicating  science  in  an 
informative  yet  interesting  way.  The 


Spring  2000  Great  Minds  Program  Calendar  of  Events 


1/06/00  The  Science  and  Politics 
of  Climate  Change 

Nobel  Laureate 
Dr.  Mario  Molina 

\l2Am  Frontiers  of 

Educational  Technology 

Roger  Schank.  Robert 
Tinker.  Louis  Gomez, 
Alan  November 

2/09/nn  Stories  of  a  Scientist- 

Physicists  Dr.  Leon  Lederman 
&  Dr.  Edward  "Rocky"'  Kolb 


2/23/00  Science,  Law  &  Technology 

Dr.  Marsha  Rosner  and 
Attorney  Charles  Laff 

4/t)4/0()  Richard  L.  Horwitz 
Lecture  on  Ethics 

Rabbi  Lawrence  Kushner 

4/ 1 2/00  Science  Education 
in  the  21st  Century 

Ronald  Anderson.  Rodger 
Bybee.  George  "Pinkey"" 
Nelson.  Lynn  Haeffele. 
Jane  Kahle.  Ronald  Gidwitz 
and  Norman  Lederman 


panelists  also  answered  questions  from 
the  audience  such  as  "how  does  the 
media  decide  what  science  stories  to 
report'"  .  "how  does  the  media  educate 
themselves  about  science?,"  and  "how 
does  the  media  separate  science  from 
science  fiction?" 

Earlier  in  the  year  iin  October  12. 
IMSA  Resident  Scholar  and  Nobel 
Laureate  Dr.  Leon  Lederman  presented 
the  Great  Minds  Program  community 
lecture  Science  in  the  21st  Century:  Issues 
and  Predictions.  The  evening  lecture, 
vv  hich  was  open  to  the  public,  was 
attended  by  approximately  250  guests. 

On  October  13.  Dr  Lederman  and 
Dr.  Edward  "Rocky"  Kolb.  professor 
of  Astronomy  and  Astrophysics  at  the 
L'niversity  of  Chicago  and  Member  of 
the  NASA  Fennilab  Astrophysics 
Group,  presented  the  dialogue  Stories 
of  a  Scientist.  The  dialogue  was  filled 
to  capacity  by  middle  and  high  school 
students  and  educators.  Because  of  the 
osei'whelming  response,  an  encore  perfor- 
mance is  being  held  February  9.  2000. 

Watch  for  future  stories  in  NOVA 
on  the  following  Great  Minds  Program 
Events  listed  in  the  chart  at  lower  left. 

For  more  information  on  a 
particular  event,  contact  Dr.  Judy 
Scheppler  at  (630)  907-5899  or  visit 
the  Great  Minds  Program  website  at 
webdb.irnsa.edu/ereatminds. 


Dr.  Ethicinl  "Roikx"  Kalh  talk.',  with  .stiiJeiil.s 
follcnviiii;  the  ilialoguc.  Stories  of  a  Scientist 
on  October  13.  IW9. 


IMSA  FUND  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

President 

James  R.  Thompson 

Michael  J.  Birck 

Chairman  of  the 

President  and  CEO 

Execuiive  Committee 

Tellabs,  Inc. 

Winston  &  Straw n 

Vice  President 

Vice  President 

William  J.  While 

Robert  Malotl 

Professor 

Retireii  Chairman 

Northwestern  University 

FMC  Corporation 

SecretarjTTreasu  re  r 

Susan  S.  Schanlaber 

President 

The  Landmark  Group.  Inc. 

Directors 

G.  Carl  Ball 

Richard  Lumpkin 

President 

Chaimmn  and  CEO 

Ball  Foundation 

Consolidated 

Communications,  Inc. 

G.  Thomas  Castino 

President  and  CEO 

Robert  M.  Malchione 

Underwriters  Laboratories, 

Vice  President 

Inc. 

The  Boston  Consulting 

Group.  Inc. 

Dr.  Floyd  English 

President  and  CEO 

Timothy  McCormick 

Andrew  Corporation 

Vice  President 

Farmer's  State  Bank 

Larry  Flynn 

of  Emden 

Major  Accounts  Vice 

President 

Andrew  M.  Oh 

Nortel 

Research  Analyst 

Stifel.  Nicolaus  and  Co. 

Peter  Fox 

Senior  Managing  Director 

James  D.  Pearson 

Bear  Steams  and  Company 

President 

Aurora  Metals  Division 

Dr  Philip  Francis 

L.L.C. 

President 

Mascon  Management 

James  T.  Schaefer 

Consulting 

Real  Estate  Consultant 

David  J.  Geary 

Honey  Jacobs  Skinner 

Vice  President-North  America 

Partner 

Lucent  Technologies 

Sidley  &  Austin 

Joanne  Hansen 

WilhamA.  VanSanten 

President 

Partner 

Fumas  Foundation.  Inc. 

Wood.  Phillips.  VanSanten. 

Clark  and  Mortimer 

Leon  Jackson 

President 

Joset  Wright 

Multi-Fac  Corporation 

President 

Ameritech  Illinois 

James  Lancaster 

Retired  Executive 

Linda  Anderson* 

Vice  President 

C/i7c  Leader 

First  Chicago  NED  Corp. 

Roger  E.  Anderson* 

Steven  H.  Lesnik 

Retired  Chainnan  and  CEO 

CEO 

Continental  Bank  of 

Kemper  Lesnik 

Chicago 

Organization 

Gordon  R.  Lohman 

Retired  Chairman 

and  CEO 

Amsted  Industries,  Inc. 

Vice-president  for  Institutional  Advancement 
CEO,  IMSA  Fund 

Ted  Parge 

*  Honorary  Members 


"Printed  by  Authority  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
6500.  01/00,  Purchase  Order  No.  200854." 


The  Center@IMSA  Programs 

IMSA  Students  Share  Love  of  Science 
through  the  Real  Science  CD-ROM 

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IMSA  students  have  developed  the 
second  issue  of  Reed  Science,  an 
interactive  CD-ROM  designed  for  upper 
elementary  school  students  (grades  3-5). 
hi  it,  students  can  learn  everything  from 
Atoms  to  Rockets. 

The  1 999  issue  was  developed 
during  the  1998-99  school  year  by 
students  involved  in  the  Real  Science 
club,  headed  by  Editors  Jorge  Reyes  "99 
(Chicago).  Janessa  Stream  "99 
(Ro.'isville).  Hari  Phatak  "99  (Wilmette} 
and  Neha  Narula  "99  (Barringion). 
More  than  1200  elementary  schools 
were  mailed  surveys  in  1998  about 
Real  Science  topic  development:  350 
schools  returned  the  survey  and  as  a  result 
received  a  free  Real  Science  CD-ROM 
this  fall.  The  concept  and  first  issue  of 
Real  Science  was  developed  in  1995  by 
IMSA  students  Matt  Brody  "95  (Highland 
Park)  and  Ai-vind  Sekar  '95  (Danville). 

Huong  Banh,  ESL/Computer  Teacher 
from  Willard  Elementary  in  Evanston,  is 
pleased  with  the  1999  issue  and  gives  it 
high  marks  for  ease  of  use  and  content. 
Students  use  the  CD-ROM  individually 
in  the  computer  lab  and  in  a  classroom 
setting,  "ifs  great.  My  students  really 
enjoy  this,"  Huong  said.  Topics  in  the 
Real  Science  "99  issue  include: 


Aerodynamics,  Atoms.  Cell  City, 
Polymers,  Plutonium  and  Rockets. 
Interviews  with  Nobel  Laureate  Dr. 
Leon  Ledernian  and  Captain  James 
Lovell  are  also  included.  The  printing  of 
Real  Science  '99  CD-  ROMS  and  book- 
lets was  donated  by  Mr.  John  Benson  of 
Beta  Graphics  Corporation  in  Aurora. 

Real  Science  2000  is  currently  under 
development  and  will  contain  articles  to 
address  curriculum  areas  needing  more 
information,  technology  or  resources  as 
identified  in  the  fall  '98  survey.  Some  of 
the  topics  for  the  2000  issue  include: 
Seasons.  Tropical  Rainforests.  The  Lives 
of  Stars.  Parts  of  Plants,  Our  Solar 
System  and  "On  the  Road  at  Feniiilab." 

Editois  for  Real  Science  2000  include: 
Jonathan  Berger  "00  (Wayne).  Ashlee 
Riddle  '00  (Elgin),  Denny  Tu  '00 
(NapeiTille).  Cindy  Xi  '01  (Napennlle) 
and  Margai-et  Wat  '01  (NapeiTille).  Senior 
Editor  Ashlee  Riddle  has  this  to  say  about 
her  experience,  "Real  Science  has  been  a 
wonderful  way  for  IMSA  students  to 
acquire  new  writing  and  multimedia 
skills,  and  to  find  a  way  to  reach  out  to 
the  young,  curious  minds  of  Illinois'  chil- 
dren." Real  Science  2000  will  be  mailed 
out  to  participating  Chicagoland  elemen- 
tai7  schools  in  May.  2000. 


^rvices  for  Illinois  Students  &  Teachers 


Registration  Now  Open  for  Programs  of  The  Center@IIVISA 


'I'liis  spring  and  snnimer.  llie  Illinois 
Mathematics  and  Science  Academy  will 
once  again  fill  its  classrooms  with  students 
and  teachers  from  throughout  Illinois.  For 
the  following  opportunities,  student  ages 
are  specified;  professional  development 
experiences  are  most  appropriate  for 
middle  and  high  school  teachers. 

Call  The  Ci'it!cr@IMSA  at  (630) 
907-5^56  III-  email  center@imsa.edu 
for  more  detailed  information  <m  these 
or  other  programs  available,  or  to 
register  for  the  following  professional 
developmeni  programs: 


FOR  TEACHERS 


Spring  2000 

Experiences  in  Mathematics 

2/.^  So,  What  is  Matheiuatica? 

2/16  Paper,  Pencil  or 

Graphing  Calculator? 

2/16  Patterning, 

Discoveries,  Connections 

2/23  My  Students  Have  /7-<V9'v. 
\'ow  What  Do  I  Do? 

Reform  Based  Calculus: 

A  Series  of  3  Individual  Workshops 

(participate  in  one  or  all  three) 
3/8  Workshop  I: 

Differential  Equations 
Fall  Workshop  II:  Derivatives 
Fall  Workshop  III:  Integrals 

3/ 1 4  Assessing  What  Counts 

4/ 1 4  Mathematical  Investigations 

(IMSA's  curriculum) 

Summer  2000 

Experiences  in  Mathematics 

and  other  Areas 

6/ 1 6  or  How  to  Apply  for  Teaching 
Fall       Awards  or  Master  Teacher 
Certification 

6/12-15  Patterning,  Discoveries, 
Connections 

6/26-30  C++  Practicum 

7/10-12  T3  PCALC-CALC  Seminar 

7/13-14  Mathematica  in  the  Classroom 

(no  previous  experience  reipiired) 


7/10-21  Illinois  Prohlem-Iiased 

Learning  Network  Summer 
Institute  {Sunimer  Sleuths) 

7/10-14  Biotechnology  in  the  Classroom 

8/7- 1  ( )  Harris  Institute  for  Introduction 
to  Problem-Based  Learning 

(Morton  Arboretum  location) 

In  addition  to  the  above  scheduled 
professional  development  programs. 
The  Center@lMSA  is  also  coordinating 
Project  Keystone,  funded  by  the  ISBE 
Scientific  Literacy  Program.  A  series 
of  two-day  Institutes  offered  in  six  loca- 
tions across  Illinois  immerses  teachers 
in  strategies  for  curriculum  alignment 
with  Illinois  Learning  Standards  while 
addressing  implications  of  international 
research  fmdings  relating  to  curriculum 
and  instruction. 

Numerous  learning  opportunities  in 
other  areas  will  also  be  available  thi.s 
spring  and  summer  including: 

•  Standards-based  Education 

curriculum  materials  evaluation, 
unburdening  the  curriculum,  etc. 

•  Science  Content  and  Pedagogy 

physical  ami  earth  science  concepts 
and  strinegies.  scientific  inquiry,  etc. 

•  Strategies  for  Learning: 

Technology  -  IMSA  Internet  Toolkit, 
locating/evalualing/iutegraling  infonua- 
tion  resources,  online  opportunities,  etc 


Problem-based  learning-specific 

/()  special  education,  gifted,  culiim 
research,  cognitive  cocuhing. 
mcasurenicn!  striUcgies  and  tools,  etc. 

For  more  information  on  dates  and 
locations,  contact  The  Center&IMSA 
at  (630)907-59.56  or  email  center@imsa.edu 
oi  check  our  web.site:  www.imsa.edii/center 
(some  customizing  opportunities  are  also 
available  to  meet  your  specific  district's 
or  school's  needs;  please  call  us). 

Registration  for  summer  programs  for 
Illinois  students  begins  March  I.  2000. 
Call  the  IMSA  Kids  Institute  at  (630) 
907-5041  or  email  klong@imsa.edu  to 
be  placed  on  the  nuuling  list  for  the 
following  progrcuns. 


FOR  STUDENTS 


Science  Explorers 

6n9-2}  Session  I 

7/3 1  -8/4  Session  II 

For  students  entering  4-6lh  grades 

6/26-30  Math  Explorers 

For  students  entering  7th  and  8th  grades 

7/17-20  Summer  Sleuths 

For  students  enternig  7-9th  grades 

Explorations  in  Biotechnology 

6n9-M)  Session  I 

7/\l-2»  Session  II 

For  high  school  science  students 


Elvii!  Harms.  Jr. 
Fennilab  Engineering 
Physicist,  gives  a 
tour  (if  the  Antipriiton 
Siiiirce  enclosure  to 
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IMSA  Fund  Hosts  Luncheon  for  Women  Leaders 


Focus  on  Female 
student  Research 
and  Preparing 
Tomorrow's 
Workforce 


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IMSA  senior  Mita  Patel  presents  lite 
findings  of  her  research  on  heart 
disease  conducted  at  Loyola  University 
Medical  Center 

(At  rii;htl  IMSA  senior  Danielle  Neuell 
discusses  education  with  event  co-chair 
Honey  Jacobs  Skinner  (left)  and  luncheon 
guest  Melanie  Hununer  president  of 
Hummer  Financial  Advisory  Sen'ices, 
Inc.  in  Chicago. 


everal  female  IMSA  students 
V>r^,#  recently  had  the  unique  opportu- 
nity of  discussing  their  passion  for 
inquiry  and  research  at  a  luncheon  held 
for  Chicago  area  women  leaders. 

The  luncheon,  sponsored  by  the  IMSA 
Fund  for  Advancement  of  Education, 
was  held  to  raise  awareness  about  IMSA 
and  its  programs,  and  more  specifically, 
to  showcase  the  unique  learning  opportu- 
nities available  for  female  students.  The 
event  was  co-chaired  by  IMSA  Finid 
Board  Member  Honey  Jacobs  Skinner 
and  Former  First  Lady  of  Illinois  Jayne 
Carr  Thompson.  In  welcoming  the 
guests.  Thompson  spoke  about  the 
importance  of  preparing  tomorrow's 
women  leaders. 

"Although  more  women  are  beginning 
to  pursue  careers  in  mathematics, 
science  and  technology,  women  are  still 
underrepresented  in  these  fields." 
Thompson  said.  "This  must  change,  for 
the  sake  of  women  and  for  the  sake  of 
business  and  society  who  simply  need 
more  talented  women  to  provide  exper- 
tise and  leadership  in  these  fields  which 
are  so  important  to  future  economic 
development  and  quality  of  life  in  our 
state,  nation  and  world." 


During  the  luncheon,  women  leaders 
from  the  corporate,  education  and  private 
sectors  who  have  an  interest  in  exem- 
plary educational  programs  heard 
research  presentations  by  IMSA  seniors 
Alexa  Bisinger  of  Naperville  and  Mita 
Patel  of  Mattoon.  Both  Alexa  and  Mita 
participate  in  mentorship  at  IMSA.  and 
have  made  substantive  contributions  to 
their  respective  fields  of  research. 

"Through  their  research.  IMSA 
students"  substantive  contributions  are 
making  the  world  better;  from  discovering 
a  new  technique  in  immunology  to  identi- 
fying better  intervention  programs  for 
abused  children,  from  identifying  why 
prostheses  disintegrate  in  the  human  body 
to  creating  mathematical  formulas  to 
predict  the  shelf  life  of  products."  said 
Mentorship  Coordinator  Dr.  Peggy 
Connolly.  "Thanks  to  the  support  of 
people  like  you.  IMSA  students  are  trans- 
forming human  thought  and  experience." 

Other  IMSA  student  participants  at  the 
event  included  IMSA  seniors  Annie 
Vankata  Naria  of  Springfield.  Ashlee 
Riddle  of  Elgin.  Donielle  Newell  of 
Naperville  and  Grace  Yang  of  Chicago. 
IMSA  student  Kathleen  King  of  St. 
Charles  served  as  the  pianist  for  the  event. 


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Professional  Contributions 

Recent  examples  include: 

President  Dr.  Stephanie  Pace 
Marshall  cd-produccd  the  play  2L\i 
Centuiy  Learning:  Education  on  Trial 
presented  during  the  annual  State  of  the 
World  Forum  in  San  Francisco.  CA.  The 
play  was  written  hy  I  MSA  Social  Science 
teacher  Dr  Robert  Kiely  and  Novice 
Network  Administrator  Anthony  DiSanlo. 

Mathematics  teacher  Susan  Eddins 
and  biology  teacher  Dr.  Donald  Dosch 
recently  earned  certification  with  the 
National  Board  for  Professional 
Teaching  Standards.  The  NBPTS  desig- 
nation is  a  rigorous  and  competitive 
national  certification  process  that  creden- 
tials successful  candidates  as  Master 
Teachers.  Eddins  also  recently  presented 
Good  Tasks  +  Discourse  =  Matheniatical 
Connections  at  the  National  Council  of 
Teachers  of  Mathematics  Western 
Regional  Conference. 

Mathematics  teacher  Don  Porzio 
presented  Using  Tl-92  Geonietiy 
to  Create  Geometric  Models  for 
Optimization  Problems  at  the  1 2th 
Annual  International  Conference  on 
Technology  in  Collegiate  Mathematics. 

Director  of  Enrollment  Services 
Dr.  LuAnn  Smith  co-presented 
Advising  and  Recruiting  the  Young 
Intellectual  at  the  55th  National 
Conference  of  the  National  Association 
for  College  Admission  Counseling. 

Dr.  Susan  L.S.  Bisinger,  coordinator 
for  strategic  initiatives,  co-presented 
Effective  Staff  Development  in  20 
Minutes  at  the  annual  conference  of 
the  National  Staff  Development  Council. 

8  faculty  and  staff  members  presented 
at  the  5 1st  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Illinois 
Council  of  Teachers  of  Mathematics. 

Deb  Gerdes.  professional  development 
and  research  coordinator,  co-presented 
Investigation  II:  Problem-based  Learning 
with  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control  at 
the  Fall  Forum  Pre-conference  for  the 
Coalition  of  Es.sential  Schools.  Classroom 
teachers  were  engaged  in  a  one-day  PEL 
immersion  experience  organized  around 
data  from  the  CDC. 

Karen  Meyer,  research  associate, 
and  Dr.  Steve  Cordogan.  coordinator 
of  research  and  evaluation,  presented  a 
research  paper  on  SAT  Scores  and  the 


Student  Descriptive  Questionnaire  at  the 
29th  Annual  Conference  of  the  Illinois 
Association  for  Institutional  Research. 
In  addition.  Cordogan  and  Research 
Specialist  Jay  Thomas  presented  a 
research  paper  on  Web-based  Sun-eys 
in  Institutional  Rcseai\h  and  Evcdiiation. 

Dr.  Ray  Dagenais.  coordinator  of 
strategic  science  initiatives,  co-authored 
the  chapter  The  Emeritus  Teacher  in  the 
book  LZ/i?  Cycle  of  the  Career  Teacher. 
In  addition.  Dagenais"  past  publication 
on  the  subject  of  Mentoring  was 
referenced  in  another  chapter  titled 
The  Apprentice  Teacher. 

Dr.  David  Barr.  director  of 
Learning-at-a-Distance  Programs, 
presented  Searching  the  Internet: 
Tools/Techniques  at  the  Illinois 
Education  and  Technology  Conference. 

Tracey  Rosenberg,  instructional 
program  assistant  in  English,  was 
awarded  a  Fulbright  grant  to  Romania  for 
the  1999-2000  school  year.  The  Fulbright 
Program  is  designed  to  ""increase  mutual 
understanding  between  the  people  of 
the  United  States  and  the  people  of 
other  countries."  Rosenberg  is  based  in 
Bucharest,  Romania,  and  is  researching 
and  writing  a  novel  about  Jewish 
dissidents  during  the  communist  era. 

Charter  Librarian  and  Archivist 
Martha  CJuarin  assisted  Peoria  High 
School  (PHS)  for  two  days  with  the 
preservation  of  school  and  community 
documents.  PHS  was  founded  in  1856 
and  is  the  oldest  high  school  in  Illinois. 
Guarin  studied  archival  preservation  at  the 
National  Archives  in  Washington,  D.C. 

Student  Achievements 

Recent  examples  include: 

Ahkil  Narang  of  Crystal  Lake  and 
Samir  Meghani  of  Naperville  were 
named  two  of  only  10  Midwestern 
Regional  Finalists  in  the  national 
Siemens-Westinghouse  Science  & 
Technology  Competition.  The  competi- 
tion, in  its  inaugural  year,  was  open  to 
indiv  iduals  or  teams  of  high  school 
students  who  develop  independent 
research  projects  in  the  physical  or 
biological  sciences,  or  mathematics. 
In  addition,  Jason  Chang  of  Glenview 
was  named  a  regional  semitlnalist  in  the 
competition. 


Heidi  Kim  of  Flossmoor  ( 1999  gradu- 
ate) co-authored  the  paper /I  role  for 
hcpatocMc  growth  factor  during  earlv 
post-implantiUum  growth  of  the  placental 
lineage  to  be  published  in  the  medical 
journal.  Biology  of  Reproduction. 

Loretta  Li  of  Naperville  was  one  of  50 
students  selected  from  U.S.  high  schools 
to  attend  the  16th  annual  Research 
Science  Institute  at  the  Massachu.setts 
Institute  of  Technology.  During  the  six- 
week  session,  Loretta  attended  classroom 
instruction  and  research  activities  on  the 
MIT  campus  in  the  summer 

Andrea  Llenos  of  Carol  Stream 
received  a  perfect  score  of  36  on  the  ACT 
exam.  She  was  one  of  only  60  students 
nationwide  to  receive  a  perfect  score. 

43  IMSA  seniors  qualified  as 
semifinalists  m  the  2000  National  Merit 
Scholarship  Corporation  competition. 
Three  qualified  as  semifinalists  in  the 
2000  National  Achievement  Scholarship 
Program  and  two  students  qualified  as 
finalists  in  the  2000  National  Hispanic 
Recognition  Program. 

40  IMSA  students  attended  the 
workshop  Don  7  Put  The  Fhuues  Out: 
A  Life  in  the  Arts  by  nationally  recog- 
nized functional  potter  Steven  Hill  at 
Waubonsee  Community  College. 


FermiUih  Direct, >r  .Muhae!  Wilhcrcll  in:^hl) 
gets  a  tiiur  of  the  new  Grainger  Center  for 
Imagiiuition  and  Inquiiy  during  the  IMSA 
Open  House.  Also  pictured  are  Dr  Judy 
Schepplen  IMSA  Coordinator  of  Student 
Impun/Director  of  the  Grainger  Center,  and 
IMSA  Resident  Scholar  Dr  Leon  Ledcnnon. 
The  Open  House  was  held  Dec.  7 and  was 
ullendecl  h\  200  i;ues/s. 


Consortium  (continued fi-om  cover) 

Blagojevich  said.  "We  cannot  afford  to 
ignore  tiiis  disturbing  trend." 

The  Institute 

(envisioned  for  IMSA  's  campus) 

The  Institute  is  envisioned  to  be  an  inter- 
active, intergenerational  learning  and 
teaching  laboratory/center  in  mathematics, 
science  and  technology  for  Illinois  teach- 
ers, educational  leaders,  policymakers 
and  students.  It  will  be  clo.sely  linked  to 
IMSA's  pioneering  academic/residential 
program  for  Illinois  students  and  will  build 
on  and  significantly  scale  up  programs  and 
services  for  Illinois  educators,  policymak- 
ers and  students  currently  offered  by  The 
Center® IMSA  (see  pp.  4-5). 

Marshall  thanked  Hastert  for  his 
leadership  in  helping  to  create  this  part- 
nership. "We  believe  this  partnership  and 
The  Institute  to  be  designed  on  IMSA's 
campus  will  enable  us  to  fulfill  in  an 
innovative  and  bold  manner,  our  legisla- 
tive mandate  to  the  teachers  and  school 
systems  of  the  State  of  Illinois," 
Marshall  said. 

National  Teaching  Academy  (Chicago) 
The  National  Teaching  Academy  is 
a  Pre  K-8  Chicago  Public  Elementary 
School  and  a  9-12  Chicago  Public  High 
School  that  combines  classroom  instruc- 
tion and  student  learning  with  teacher 
recruitment  and  preparation. 


pictured  l-lo-r:  Chicaga  Public  Sclu«,ls  CEO  Paul  Vallas:  IMSA  Vice  Presuleiu  for  Pulylic  Policy 
and  Service  Dr  Micliael  Pcdmisano;  Diane  Grigsby  Jackson,  Chief  of  Staff  to  Paul  Vallas;  IMSA 
President  Dr.  Stephanie  Pace  Marshall:  Speaker  of  the  House  Dennis  Hastert:  U.S.  Rep.  Rod 
Blagojevich:  Board  of  Trustees  Chairman  John  McEachern.  Jr 


Vallas  said  IMSA  will  play  an  active 
role  in  the  training  of  teachers  who  attend 
the  National  Teaching  Academy. 

"In  partnering  with  IMSA.  our  mentor 
(master)  teachers  will  go  through  various 
training  programs  at  IMSA  .so  that  we 
can  take  their  skills  up  to  another  level," 
Vallas  said. 

IMSA  mathematics  teachers  Sue 
Eddins,  who  was  recently  certified  by  the 
National  Board  of  Professional  Teaching 
Standards  and  serves  on  the  board  of  the 


National  Council  for  Teachers  of 
Mathematics,  said  the  focus  on  teacher 
recruitment,  preparation  and  retention 
makes  the  IMSA-CPS  partnership 
very  compelling. 

"It  is  incredibly  exciting  to  know  that 
IMSA  will  be  working  on  the  grassroots 
level  of  a  unique  partnership  that  can  have 
such  as  significant  impact  on  teaching  and 
student  performance  nationwide,  she  said." 


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ILLINOIS    MATHEMATICS   AND    SCIENCE   ACADEMY 


r'-^IIVI  jA       ^  Pioneering  Educational  Coiiiniunity 


Volume  14  No.  2  •  Spring  20(){) 


IMSA  Hosts  National  Education  Conference 

Theme:  Liberating  Goodness  and  Genius  for  the  World 


Z.       pproximately  300  educators  from 
— 1_  around  the  country  gathered  at 
the  Illinois  Mathematics  and  Science 
Academy  March  2-4  for  the  13th  Annual 
Professional  Conference  of  the  National 
Consortium  for  Specialized  Secondary 
Schools  of  Mathematics,  Science  and 
Technology  (NCSSSMST).  IMSA  is  a 
founding  member  of  the  Consortium. 

The  conference,  sponsored  by  a  gener- 
ous contribution  from  the  Motorola 
Foundation,  featured  keynote  speakers 
Robert  Galvin,  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee.  Motorola,  Inc.:  Dr.  Paul 
Sereno.  professor  at  The  University  of 
Chicago  and  world-renowned  paleontol- 

Di:  Paul  Sereno.  i>rofessor  at 
The  University  of  Chicago 


ogist  and  dinosaur  hunter;  and  Benjamin 
Zander,  conductor  of  the  Boston 
Philhannonic  Orchestra  {see  photos  inset). 

Educators  attended  presentations 
and  panel  discussions  by  IMSA  faculty 
and  staff  and  educators  from  other 
Consortium  schools  in  tlve  strands — 
Student  Research  and  Inquii7.  Student 
Leadership  Development.  Under- 
represented/Underserved  Populations, 
Professional  Development,  and  Public 
Policy  for  Mathematics,  Science  and 
Technology  Education. 

Conference  Program  Coordinator 
Dr.  Susan  Bisinger  said  she  was 
extremely  pleased  with  the  quality  of 
programming  for  this  year's  conference. 

■"The  individual  break-out  sessions 
covered  a  breadth  of  topics  that  engaged 
all  the  participants,"  Bisinger  said.  "The 
presenters  did  a  terrific  job!"  (see  page  3 
for  liighliglits  of  these  sessions.) 

Steve  Howard,  mathematics  teacher 
at  Central  Virginia  Governor's  School, 
was  especially  impressed  with  the 
keynote  speakers.  "The  speakers  you  had 
were  FABULOUS!  They  could  have 
been  a  conference  all  by  themselves!" 

The  most  interactive  keynote  presen- 
tation was  given  by  Zander,  whose 
transformational,  motivational  and  inspi- 
rational speech  Leadership.  Teamwork, 
Creativity.  Relationship,  Partnership 
and  tlie  Liberation  of  the  Human  Spirit 
featured  a  German  sing-a-long,  an 
impromptu  cello  performance  and  a 
lesson  in  how  to  transform  the  "ordinary" 
song  "Happy  Birthday  to  You"  into 
something  "extraordinary." 

"The  role  of  classical  music  is  to  take 
people  out  of  the  box  of  ordinary  life  . . . 
and  take  people  into  the  world  of  possi- 

(Continiied  on  page  .^) 


Robert  Calvin,  chainnan  of  the  exeeulivi 
committee.  Motorola.  Inc. 


Benjamin  Zander,  conductor  Boston 
Philhannonic  Orchestra 


AAAS  Research  Conference 6 

From  an  IMSA  Partner  in  Education 2 

Great  Minds  Program 5 

Horwitz  Lecture  on  Ethics 4 

National  Education  Conference 3 

News  in  Brief 7 

Smithsonian  Network 8 

Summer  Proaram  Resistralion 8 


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Illinois  Mathematics  and  Science  Academy 

1500  West  Sullivan  Road 
Aurora.  Illinois  60506-1000 
630/907-5000 


BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

Chairman 

John  H.  McEachem  Jr. 

PresUienl 

Wayne  Circuits  Incorporated 

Vice-Chairman 

Sheila  MB  Griffin 
Vice  President  and  Director 
Strategic  Marketing  Office 
Motorola  Incorporated 

Trustees 

Dr.  Joseph  Cipfl 

Executive  Director 

Illinois  Community  College  Board 

Fred  Conforti 

President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer 

Pittway  Systems  Technology  Group 

Dr.  Sherry  R.  Eagle 

Superintendent 

Aurora  West  School  District  #129 

Dr.  Forest  Etheredge 

Dean 

School  of  Business  and  Professional  Studies 

Aurora  University 

Steve  Isoye 

Science  Department  Chairperson 

Highland  Park  High  School 

Dr.  Glenn  "Max"  McGee 

State  Superintendent 

Illinois  State  Board  of  Education 

Dr.  Luis  Nufiez 

Chemist 

Separation  Science  and  Technology  Section 

Argonne  National  Laboratory 

James  D.  Pearson 

President 

Aurora  Metals  Division  L.L.C. 

Dr  Marsha  R.  Rosner 

Professor 

The  Ben  May  Institute  for  Cancer  Research 

The  University  of  Chicago 

Dr.  Keith  Sanders 
Executive  Director 
Illinois  Board  of  Higher  Education 

Jesus  Manuel  Sosa 

Administrator 

Chicago  Public  Schools.  Region  One 

Sharon  Tenhouse 

Teacher  and  Parent  Educator 

Community  Unit  School  District  #2  (Liberty.  IL) 

Dr  Alfonzo  Thurman 
Dean.  College  of  Education 
Northern  Ilhnois  University 

Dr  Michael  S.  Turner 

Department  Chairman 

Department  of  Astronomy  &  Astrophysics 

The  University  of  Chicago 

President 

Dr.  Stephanie  Pace  Marshall 

NOVA  is  pubUshed  three  times  a  year  by  the 
IMSA  Office  of  Institutional  Advancement 
and  Public  Policy. 

Send  comments  or  questions  to: 
Editor  and  Writer 

Brenda  Buschbacher 
brenda@imsa.edu 


From  an  IMSA  Partner 
in  Education 


Dear  IMSA  Shareholders, 

Zs  a  long-term  partner  in  education  and  teacher  professional  development  with 
_^_  the  Illinois  Mathematics  and  Science  Academy.  I  am  pleased  to  share  highlights 
of  the  Smithsonian  Institution's  work  with  IMSA  to  help  transform  mathematics  and 
science  teaching  and  learning  in  Illinois. 

The  Smithsonian  Institution's  support  of  IMSA  began  in  1992  with  a  unique  part- 
nership designed  to  develop  innovative  curriculum  models  in  mathematics  and  science 
that  could  be  shared  with  teachers  to  help  improve  mathematics  and  science  teaching 
and  learning.  Eight  years  later,  the  IMSA-Smithsonian  Partnership  continues  to  grow 
and  is  now  focused  on  measuring  the  impact  of  curriculum  models  in  schools. 

This  year,  1 1  Illinois  middle  and  high  schools  are  working  with  IMSA  as  part  of  the 
Smithsonian  Research  and  Diffusion  Network.  The  Network  is  supported  by  a  grant 
from  the  Smithsonian  Institution  and  is  designed  to  gather  evidence  to  see  how  innovative 
educational  approaches  are  transforming  teaching  and  learning  in  Illinois. 

Members  of  the  Smithsonian  Research  and  Diffusion  Network  use  several  IMSA- 
developed  curriculum  models  in  their  classrooms  including  problem-based  learning, 
integrated  science,  mathematical  investigations,  interdisciplinary  instruction  and 
curriculum  alignment  with  state  standards. 

As  Director  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution's  Center  for  Education  and  Museum 
Studies,  working  with  IMSA  gives  me  great  hope  and  excitement  for  the  future  of 
education  in  America.  IMSA's  commitment  to  educational  excellence  and  teacher 
professional  development  serve  as  a  model  for  the  rest  of  the  country. 

I  am  proud  to  work  in  collaboration  with  IMSA  and  want  to  thank  you,  our 
shareholders  in  the  public  and  private  sectors,  for  supporting  IMSA's  work. 


Sincerely, 


Ann  Bay 

Director,  Smithsbnian  Center  for 

Education  and  Museum  Studies 


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bility."  Zander  said.  "My  job  is  to  remind 
people  of  the  rhythm  of  transformation." 

Speaking  on  the  theme  of  leadership. 
Zander  said  that  we  all  have  the  choice 
to  lead  and  to  transform  all  of  life's 
experiences. 

"Tliere  are  three  possible  responses  for 
all  life's  situations:  resignation,  anger  and 
possibility,"  Zander  said.  "It's  all  invented 
...  so  why  don't  we  invent  something  that 
lights  up  our  life  and  the  life  of  the 
people  around  us.  because  we  actually 
have  the  choice  to  do  that  all  the  time." 

The  NCSSSMST  is  the  nation's  fore- 
most alliance  of  schools  dedicated  to 


transforming  mathematics,  science  and 
technology  education.  There  are  more 
than  60  member  .schools  in  the 
Consortium  representing  about  half  the 
states.  Affiliate  members  include  colleges 
and  universities  throughout  the  U.S. 

Two  IMSA  staff  members  ser\e  on  the 
NCSSSMST  Board  of  Directors.  They  are 
mathematics  teacher  Susan  Eddins  and 
research  specialist  Jay  Thomas. 


Ricsenter  Dana  Yaiicoskie  shows  lu>w  to  use 
pain-  paper  to  explore  math  topics  such  as 
Ali;ehra  I  &  II  and  Precalcuhis. 


Children  from  Cabruu  Green  in  Chicago 
demonstrate  their  love  for  biochemistry  in  a 
DNA  Learning  Lxib  presentation.  IMSA 
students  help  to  teach  the  children  as  part  of 

CI  mentorship  and  community  setrice  project. 


Fostering  Leadership 
through  the  Community 
Development  Program 

Unlocking  Goodness  and 
Genius  through  Research, 
Inquiry  and  Investigations 

Teaching  Inquiiy  with  the 
Latest  Technologies 

Physics  for  Eve ly one 

Crossing  Boundaries: 

Integrating  Math 

and  Science 

State  Standards  and  the 
Specialized  School 

Where  Do  They  Go  From 

Here?  A  Longitudinal  Study 

of  NCSSSMST  Graduates 

Panel:  Identifying 

and  Serving 
Talented  Minorities 

Economic  Theoiy.  Derivative 
Trading  and  the  Internet 

Forensic  Science  in 
High  School 

The  Discovery-Based 

Learning  Approach 

to  Diversity 


Benjamin  Zander  leads  NCSSSMST 
conference  participants  in  a  rousing 
rendition  of  "Happy  Birthday  to  You.' 


EMSA  FUND  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

President 

James  R.  Thompson 

MichaelJ.  Birck 

Cliairman  of  the 

President  and  CEO 

Executive  Committee 

Tellabs,  Inc. 

Winston  &  Strawn 

Vice  President 

Vice  President 

William  J.  White 

Robert  Malott 

Professor 

Retired  Chainnan 

Northwestern  University 

FMC  Corporation 

Secretary /Treasurer 

Susan  S.  Schanlaber 

President 

The  Landmark  Group.  Inc. 

Directors 

G.  Carl  Ball 

Richard  Lumpkin 

President 

Chairman  and  CEO 

Ball  Foundation 

Consolidated 

Communications,  Inc. 

G.  Thomas  Castino 

President  and  CEO 

Robert  M.  Malchione 

Underwriters  Laboratories, 

Vice  President 

Inc. 

The  Boston  Consulting 

Group,  Inc. 

Dr.  Floyd  English 

President  and  CEO 

Timothy  McCormick 

Andrew  Corporation 

Vice  President 

Farmer's  State  Bank 

Larry  Flynn 

of  Emden 

Major  Accounts  Vice 

President 

Andrew  M.  Oh 

Nortel 

Research  Analyst 

Stifel,  Nicolaus  and  Co. 

Peter  Fox 

Senior  Managing  Director 

James  D.  Pearson 

Bear  Steams  and  Company 

President 

Aurora  Metals  Division 

Dr.  Phihp  Francis 

L.L.C. 

President 

Mascon  Management 

James  T.  Schaefer 

Consulting 

Real  Estate  Consultant 

David  J.  Geary 

Honey  Jacobs  Skinner 

VicePresident-I^hrth  America 

Parmer 

Lucent  Technologies 

Sidley  &  Austin 

Joanne  Hansen 

William  A.  VanSanten 

President 

Partner 

Furnas  Foundation.  Inc. 

Wood.  Philhps,  VanSanten. 

Clark  and  Mortimer 

Leon  Jackson 

President 

Joset  Wright 

Multi-Fac  Corporation 

President 

Ameritech  Illinois 

James  Lancaster 

Retired  Executive 

Linda  Anderson* 

Vice  President 

Civic  Leader 

First  Chicago  NBD  Corp. 

Roger  E.  Anderson* 

Steven  H.  Lesnik 

Retired  Clminnan  and  CEO 

CEO 

Continental  Bank  of 

Kemper  Lesnik 

Chicago 

Organization 

Gordon  R.  Lohman 

Retired  Chairman 

and  CEO 

Amsted  Industries.  Inc. 

Vice-president  for  Institutional  Advancement             | 

CEO,  IMSA  Fund 

Ted  Parge 

*Honorary  Members 

"Trinted  by  Authority  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 

6500.  04/00.  Purchase  Order  No.  201 172," 

Rabbi  Lawrence  Kushner  Attracts 
Crowd  of  400  to  Ethics  Lecture 


L— )      abbi  Lawrence  Kushner  attracted 
~^  more  than  400  people  to  the 
eighth  annual  Richard  L.  Horwitz 
Lecture  on  Ethics  held  April  4  in  the 
IMSA  auditorium. 

Rabbi  Kushner.  widely  regarded  as 
one  of  the  most  creative  religious  writers 
in  America,  presented  his  lecture 
Invisible  Lines  of  Connection:  Social 
Responsibility  and  Cowardice. 

The  lecture  series  is  held  in  memory 
of  Auroran  Richard  Horwitz.  IMSA's 
first  legal  counsel,  who  died  in  August 
1990.  Lectures  are  presented  by  promi- 
nent leaders  in  education,  goveminent 
and  the  private  sector  for  IMSA  faculty, 
staff,  alumni  and  seniors,  and  friends 
and  family  of  Richard  Horwitz. 

Rabbi  Kushner  served  as  rabbi  of 
Congregation  Beth  El  in  Sudbury. 
Massachusetts,  a  suburb  of  Boston,  for 
the  past  27  years.  Through  his  lectures, 
articles  and  10  books,  he  has  helped 


shape  the  agenda  for  personal  and 
institutional  spiritual  renewal. 

A  well-published  author,  his  most 
recent  books  include  Eyes  Remade  for 
Wonder  ( 1998)  and  Invisible  Lines  of 
Connection  (1996).  Following  the 
lecture,  Kushner  signed  copies  of  his 
books  and  met  with  students,  staff  and 
guests  for  a  special  reception. 

The  Horwitz  lecture  is  supported  by 
the  Richard  L.  Horwitz  Ethics  Lecture 
Fund  within  the  IMSA  Fund  for 
Advancement  of  Education.  The  IMSA 
Fund  is  a  not-for-profit  corporation  that 
enlists  investments  of  corporate,  founda- 
tion and  individual  donors  in  the 
Academy.  These  investments  support 
curriculum  development  projects, 
statewide  outreach  programs,  minority 
recruitment  programs,  laboratory 
equipment  purchases,  facility  enhance- 
ments, special  student  activities  and  a 
permanent  endowment. 


Registration  Open  for 
Summer  Programs  of 


IMSA  is  accepting  registration  for  a  variety  of  profes- 
sional development  experiences  being  offered  from 
May  through  August  in  mathematics,  science  and 
problem-based  learning.  These  experiences  are  most 
appropriate  for  middle  and  high  school  teachers. 
Call  The  Center@IMSA  at  (630)  907-5956  or  email 
center@imsa.ei:lu  for  more  information  or  to  register 
for  a  professional  development  program. 

In  addition,  registration  is  open  for  programs  of  the 
IMSA  Kids  Institute  for  students  in  grades  7-12. 
Call  the  IMSA  Kids  Institute  at  (630)  907-5041  or 
email  klong@imsa.edu  lo  register. 


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Great  Minds  2000  Program  Events 


Dr.  Louis  Gomez  speaks  about  educational  technology 
during  the  Great  Minds  Dialogue  "Frontiers  of 
Educational  Technology"  held  Januaiy  24. 


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Nobel  Laureate  Dr  Mario  Molina  speaks  about  global 
warming  during  the  Great  Minds  Lecture  "The  Science 
and  Politics  of  Climate  Change  "  held  January  6. 


Dr  Bob  Tinker  d  Alan  November  discuss  thei 
views  of  educational  technology  in  the  future. 


(l-to-r)  Nobel  Umreate  Dr  Mario  Molina,  IMSA 
President  Dr  Stephanie  Pace  Marshall  and  Nobel 
Laureate  Dr  Leon  Ledennan. 


IMSA  Students  Present  Impressive  Work  at 
National  Professional  Conferences 


LMSA  students  recently  showcased 
the  results  of  their  hard  work  while 
attending  several  national  professional 
conferences. 

Nineteen  IMSA  students  and  one 
student  from  Niles  West  High  School 
represented  the  Illinois  Junior  Academy 
of  Science  at  the  AAAS/AJAS  Annual 
Meeting  and  Science  Innovation 
Exposition  February  17-22  in 
Washington,  D.C. 

The  166th  national  meeting  of 
the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science  (AAAS) 
brought  together  more  than  5,000 
scientists,  engineers,  educators, 
policy-makers,  and  researchers  in  a 
multi-disciplinary  forum  to  share  the 
latest  research  advances. 

Students  from  IMSA  and  Niles  West 
made  oral  and  poster  presentations  on 
their  research  projects  as  representatives 
of  the  Illinois  Junior  Academy  of 
Science  (see  list).  As  part  of  the  annual 
AAAS  meeting,  the  American  Junior 
Academy  of  Science  showcases  the  work 
of  promising  future  scientists  who  repre- 
sent their  state  Junior  Academies  from 
across  the  nation. 

IMSA  students  conducted  their 
research  as  part  of  the  Student  Inquiry 
and  Research  Program  (SIR).  This  chal- 
lenges students  to  engage  in  scholarly  and 
.scientific  investigation,  as  well  as  creative 
and  artistic  expression.  This  process 
culminates  in  the  exhibition  of  products 
of  ethical  research,  study  and  creativity. 

In  addition  to  presenting  at  the  AAAS 
conference,  students  also  made  presenta- 
tions at  the  joint  National  Conferences  of 
the  National  Association  of  African 
American  Studies,  National  Association 
of  Hispanic  and  Latino  Studies,  National 
Association  of  Native  American  Studies 
and  International  Association  of 
Asian  Studies. 

The  joint  national  minority  conference 
was  held  February  21-26  in  Houston, 
Texas,  and  IMSA  was  the  only  high 
school  invited  to  attend. 


Students  Bayly  Wheeler  of  Glen  Ellyn 
and  Anjali  Joshi  of  Schaumburg  made 
presentations  on  the  CYCLE'S  WIZ 
Factory  of  Learning  program  for 
students  from  North  Town  Cabrini 
Green.  Wheeler  and 
Joshi  created  the 
"Girls  Love  Math 
Lab"  for  students  in 
grades  K-2  from  the 
Cabrini  Green  low- 
income  housing 
development.  Students 
Kiyomi  Davis  of 
Calumet  City  and 
Nicole  Brown  of  Oak 
Lawn  made  a  presen- 
tation on  the  IMSA 
Science  Explorers 
program  for  students 
in  grades  4-6. 


The  trips  for  the  IMSA  students  were 
sponsored  in  part  by  the  Lucent  Young 
Scientist  Program,  created  by  a  grant 
from  Lucent  Technologies  of  Naperville. 


In  partnership  with  the  Smithsonian  Institution.  IMSA  student 
Jennifer  Vanichsomhat  of  Chicago  introduces  5th  grade  students 
at  Stuart-Hol}son  Magnet  School  in  Washington  D.C.  to  IMSA's 
Science  Explorers  Program. 


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Alexa  BJsinger  (Naperville) 

Meivy  Mathew  (Downers  Grove) 

The  Effects  of  Hypoxia  on  the  Frequeticy  of 

Investigations  of  How  Mutations  in  Large 

Gasp-like  Rhythm  Generation  in  Mice 

T-Antigen  Affect  SV40  Growth 

Jason  Chang  (Glenview) 

Akhil  Narang  (Crystal  Lake)  and  Samir 

Cloning  and  Characterization  of  a  Novel 

Meghani  (Naperville) 

NLS  Receptor,  Importln  a  4,  from 

Optimization  of  Magnetic  Field  Homogeneity 

Caenorhabditls  elegans 

With  Respect  to  the  Nuclear  Magnetic 

Sylvie  Chau  (North  Aurora) 

Resonance  Spectrometer  Coil  Geometry 

The  ADP  Pathway  as  a  Mechanism  for  Platelet 

Donielle  Newell  (Naperville)  & 

Activation  in  HIT 

Jennifer  Vanichsomhat  (Chicago) 

Jennifer  Creamer  (Brimfield) 

Science  Explorers:  Hands-On  Learning. 

Underhalr  Structure  of  Castor  Canadensis  and 

Mita  Patel  (Mattoon) 

Its  Historical  Implications 

Monitoring  of  the  Anti-platelet  Effects  of  New 

Thomas  Kim  (Naperville) 

Drugs  for  the  Management  of  Acute 

Isolation  and  Characterization  of  Human 

Myocardial  Infarction 

Antl-alphaGal  IgG  Antibodies 

Ashlee  Riddle  (Elgin) 

Jennifer  Leung  (South  Barrington)  and 

Fabrication  of  Porous  Structures  Using 

Jill  Starzyk  (St.  Charles) 

Layered  Manufacturing 

Pediatric  AIDS:  HIV- 1  Viral  Burden,  VIRAL 

Clara  Shih  (Arlington  Heights) 

BURDEN.  CD4/CD8  Counts,  and  the  role  of  VPR 

Development  of  a  PVDF  film  sensor  for 

in  Disease  Prevention 

Infrastructure  monitoring 

Loretta  Li  (Naperville).  Steven  Andreoli 

Himabindu  Vidula  (Naperville) 

(Wheaton),  and  Matthew  Noesen  (Bartlett) 

Assaying  the  Effects  of  FGF  on  Mouse 

Analysis  of  the  MLL  Breakpoint  Cluster  Region 

Embryonic  Stem  Cell  Differentiation  to 

to  Identify  Sequence  Polymorphisms 

Myocardial  Cells 

Grainger  Center  Awards 

IMSA's  Grainger  Center  for  Imagination 
and  Inquiry  received  the  Shirley  Cooper 
Award  from  the  American  Association 
of  School  Administrators,  American 
Institute  of  Architects  and  Council  of 
Educational  Facilities  Planners;  this  is 
one  of  the  top  honors  given  by  AASA 
each  year.  The  Grainger  Center  also  was 
recognized  for  excellence  in  the  design 
of  Educational  Environments  by  the 
Illinois  Association  of  School  Boards. 

Fort  St.Louis  des  Illinois 


For  lhree+  years.  IMSA  sriidetils  wider 
the  siipeiTision  of  social  science  teacher 
Dr.  Claiborne  Skinner,  have  researched  and 
Iniih  an  incredible  diorama  that  depicts  "The 
Siei;e."  a  10-day  battle  between  the  Iroquois, 
the  French  officers,  and  Illiniwek  Indians  in 
the  Fort  (see  photo).  Tlw  defeat  of  the  Iroquois 
was  a  prelude  to  the  French  and  Indian  Wars 
and  France 's  claitn  to  the  entire  Mississippi 
Valley.  It  marked  a  turning  point  in  the 
history  of  colonial  America. 
Fort  St.Louis  des  Illinois,  from  1682- 1691 
France 's  westernmost  outpost,  will  go  on 
permanent  display  at  Starred  Rock  State  Park 
in  Utica.  Illinois,  this  year 


Recent  examples  include: 
President  Dr.  Stephanie  Marshall 

was  recently  appointed  to  a  national 
commission  for  the  National  Academy  of 
Science  to  recommend  programming  for 
the  advanced  study  of  math  and  science 
for  American  youth. 

Gemian  teacher  John  Stark's  article 
"Educating  Global  Citizens.""  was 
published  in  the  January-August  2000 


edition  of  Lenmelten.  Issue  3,  a  journal 
of  the  Goethe  Institute.  New  York,  for 
German  students  in  the  USA. 

Tonda  Hager,  coordinator  for  profes- 
sional development  in  mathematics, 
presented  a  workshop  on  advocacy  for 
girls  in  mathematics  and  science  at  the 
Association  of  Girl  Scout  Executive  Staff  "s 
spring  2000  conference  in  Elgin.  IL. 

Mathematics  teacher  Ruth  Dover 
recently  presented  a  workshop  on  tech- 
nology applications  in  the  mathematics 
classroom  at  the  Teachers  Teaching  with 
Technology  Annual  Conference  in 
Dallas.  Texas. 

Julia  Husen,  Russian  teacher, 
presented  a  session  on  video  assessment 
in  foreign  language  classrooms  at  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Slavic  Studies  conference  in 
St.  Louis. 

Mathematics  teacher  Dr.  Don  Porzio 
is  serving  on  the  Program  Committee 
for  the  13th  Annual  Illinois  Council  of 
Teachers  of  Mathematics  (ICTM) 
International  Conference  on  Technology. 

Ted  Parge,  vice-president  for  institu- 
tional advancement,  was  appointed  to  the 
board  of  directors  for  Avery  Coonley 
School  in  Downers  Grove,  IL. 

Eight  staff  members  presented  sessions 
for  320  Illinois  educators  at  IMSA"s 
Great  Minds  Program  Frontiers  of 
Educatiou  Technoloiiy  Jan.  24.  They  were 
Dr.  David  Barr,  Ruth  Dover,  Dr.  Don 
Porzio,  Dr.  Mark  Horrell,  Britta 
McKenna,  Dr.  Steven  Rogg,  Catherine 
Veal  and  Matt  Wicks. 

Dr.  David  Barr.  director  of  Online 
Learning  Programs,  presented  Introduction 
to  Internet  Information  Literacy  Concepts 
to  .school  and  public  librarians  in  Illinois 
School  Districts  203  and  204. 

English  teacher  Dr.  Riva  Kuhl  served 
as  Poet-in-Residence  at  the  Mary 
Anderson  Center  for  the  Arts  in  Mt.  St. 
Francis,  Indiana,  from  May  1-7. 

Recent  examples  include: 

IMSA  captured  tnst  place  in  overall 
points  in  this  year's  North  Suburban 
Math  League  competition.  Kartik 
Lamba  of  Downers  Grove  placed  first 
overall  at  the  Senior  level. 


Donielle  Newell  of  Naperville,  one  of 
20  outstanding  African-American  high 
school  seniors  nationwide,  is  the  only 
student  from  Illinois  to  be  named  a  Ron 
Brown  Scholar.  She  was  awarded  a 
$40,000  college  scholarship  by  the  CAP 
Charitable  Foundation  (USA). 

Jason  Chang  of  Glenview  was  named 
a  semifinalist  in  this  year's  Intel  Science 
Talent  Search  competition  for  his 
research  on  a  cell's  regulation  of  the 
nuclear  transport  process. 

Yogesh  Raut  of  Springfield  was 
named  First  Team  All-State  for  the  1999- 
2000  season  by  the  Illinois  High  School 
Scholastic  Bowl  Coaches'  Association. 
The  Science  Olympiad  Team  recently 
won  the  regional  competition  and  quali- 
fied for  state  competition.  Eleven  of  the 
1 5  team  members  earned  one  or  more 
first  place  medals. 

Matt  Noesen  of  Bartlett,  Margaret 
Anderson  of  Chicago  and  Carl  Pickerill 
of  Genoa  have  won  a  year-long  student 
trip  to  Germany  sponsored  by  the  U.S. 
Congress  and  the  German  Bundestag. 
Because  of  their  high  scores  on  the 
American  Mathematics  Competition  test, 
96  students  are  eligible  to  participate  in 
the  American  Invitational  Math  Exam. 
Fourteen  students  are  on  the  Chicago 
Area  All  Star  Math  Team. 

Student  saxophonist  Mark  Zelesky  of 
Calumet  City  received  an  award  in  the 
National  Foundation  for  Advancement 
in  the  Arts'  2000  Arts  Recognition  and 
Talent  Search  program. 

Winn  Wasson  of  Dixon.  Christopher 
Young  of  Westchester  and  Ryan  Kelly 
of  Makanda  scored  in  the  99th  percentile 
on  this  year's  national  German  exam 
sponsored  by  the  American  Association 
of  Teachers  of  German. 

Angela  Campbell  of  Geneva  partici- 
pated in  the  NASA  Reduced  Gravity 
Student  Flight  at  Johnson  Space  Center 
in  Houston. 

Seven  students  won  awards  in  the 
Advanced  level  of  the  1 8th  National 
Russian  Contest. 


Smithsonian  Partnership  Flourishes:  Networic 
Established  to  Research  Effects  on  Student  Learning 


(  -«_  ince  1992,  the  Smithsonian 
C^^  Institution  has  generously 
supported  IMSA's  work  to  develop 
innovative  curriculum  models  in  science 
and  mathematics  to  share  with  schools 
throughout  Illinois.  Eight  years  later, 
the  IMSA-Smithsonian  Partnership 
continues  to  flourish  with  the  recently 
established  Smithsonian  Research  and 
Diffusion  Network. 

The  Smithsonian  Research  and 
Diffusion  Network,  developed  this 
year  and  supported  by  a  grant  from  the 
Smithsonian  Institution,  is  designed  to 
gather  evidence  to  see  how  these  inno- 
vative approaches  are  transforming 
teaching  and  learning  in  Illinois  schools. 

Dr.  Linda  Brazdil.  coordinator  of  the 
Network,  said  it  is  important  to  help 
support  teachers  in  their  work  and  to 
gather  evidence  that  shows  how  innova- 
tions are  affecting  changes  in  classroom 
instruction  and  school-wide  practices. 

■'While  the  ultimate  goal  is  improved 
student  learning,  it  is  changes  in  teachers' 
knowledge,  skills  and  attitudes  that  lead 
to  modifications  in  classroom  conditions 
and  activities  that  enhance  student 
learning."  Brazdil  said.  "Changes  in 
school-wide  practices  also  are  necessary 


to  sustain  and  support  innovations  so  that 
student  achievement  is  improved." 

Illinois  schools  selected  for  the 
network  represent  urban,  suburban  and 
rural  communities.  All  of  the  schools  in 
the  network  have  a  history  of  long-term 
involvement  in  IMSA's  professional 
development  programs  and  have  teachers 
and  administrators  that  are  committed  to 
curriculum  innovation.  Members  of  the 
Smithsonian  Research  and  Diffusion 
Network  in  the  1999-2000  year  include: 

Alan  B.  Shepard  High  School 

Aurora  West  High  School 

Burr  Ridge  Middle  School 

Charleston  Middle  School 

Hinsdale  Central  High  School 

Lisle  High  School 

Morton  High  School 

Newark  High  School 

Niles  North  High  School 

Roxana  High  School 

Williamsville  Junior  High  School 

The  curriculum  models  being  tested 
at  partner  schools  include  problem-based 
learning,  integrated  science,  mathema- 
tical investigations,  interdisciplinary 
instruction  and  curriculum  alignment 
with  state  standards. 


In  addition  to  gathering  important 
evidence  about  student  learning  in  the 
classroom,  the  network  also  provides 
opportunities  for  professional  develop- 
ment in  classroom-based  action  research. 

The  Smithsonian  Research  and 
Diffusion  Network  provides  valuable 
benefits  for  both  IMSA  and  the  member 
schools.  "The  network  schools  are  able 
to  receive  technical  support  from  IMSA 
in  the  design  of  action  research  projects, 
data  collection/analysis  and  reporting  of 
results,"  Brazdil  said.  "Most  importantly, 
the  network  schools  will  have  data  high- 
lighting the  effects  of  their  innovations 
and  supporting  continued  innovation 
to  enhance  student  achievement  in 
mathematics  and  science." 

"IMSA's  involvement  with  the 
Smithsonian  Research  and  Diffusion 
Network  gives  us  formative  data  to  help 
improve  our  professional  development 
programs  statewide  and  to  measure  the 
usefulness  of  IMSA-developed  models 
to  teachers  in  local  school  settings." 


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Volume  14  No.  3  •  Summer  2000 


Seniors  Present  at  Prestigious  Russian  Research 
Conference;  Elsenheimer  Wins  Highest  Honor 


I     n  1999-2000.  IMS  A  student  researchers 
|_  presented  their  work  at  several  national 
and  international  scientific  conferences.  The 
year's  presentations  ended  half  way  around 
the  globe  in  Russia  May  14-21  at  Sakharov"s 
Readings,  a  highly  selective  research  confer- 
ence in  St.  Petersburg. 


Sakharov's  Readings  Presentations 

Si.  Petersburg,  Russia  •  May  14-21,  2000 

Probing  the  Birth  of  the  Solar  System  -  this 
research  involves  the  analysis  of  meteorites  to 
determine  the  chemical  and  environmental  conditions 
present  dunng  the  creation  of  the  solar  system. 
EVISA  Student  Researcher:  Rebecca  Elsenheimer 
(Lisle)  Mentors:  Drs.  Steven  Simon  and 
Lawrence  Grossman.  University  of  Chicago 

Underhair  Structure  of  Castor  Canadensis 
and  its  Historical  Implications  -  this  research 
challenges  centuries-old  beliefs  about  the  morpho- 
logical structure  of  animal  pelts. 
IMSA  Student  Researcher:  Jennifer  Creamer 
(Brimfield);  Co-Investigators:  Erikka  Conrad 
(IMSA  '99);  Nicole  Gerlach  (IMSA  "98);  Zachary 
Shipp  (IMSA  '98)  Mentor:  John  Thompson.  IMSA 

Optimization  of  Magnetic  Field  Homogeneity 
with  Respect  to  the  Nuclear  Magnetic  Resonance 
Spectrometer  Coil  Geometry  -  this  research 
in\'olves  refining  imaging  equipment  with  applica- 
tions for  medicine  such  as  more  sensitive  diagnosis 
of  brain  tumors.  IMSA  Student  Researchers: 
Akhil  Narang  (Crystal  Lake);  Samir  Meghani 
(Naperville)  Mentor:  Dr.  Alan  Feinerman, 
University  of  lUinois  at  Chicago 

Monitoring  of  the  Anti-Platelet  Effects  of  New 
Drugs  for  the  Management  of  Acute  Myocardial 
Infarction  -  this  rese;irch  involves  determining  the 
efficacy  of  new  medicines  used  to  treat  coronary 
disease.  IMS.\  Student  Researcher:  Mita  Patel 
(Mattoon)  Mentors:  Drs.  Jawed  Fareed  and  Debra 
Hoppensteadt.  Loyola  University  Medical  Center 

Development  of  a  PVDF  Film  Sensor  for 
Infrastructure  Monitoring  -  this  research  involves 
developing  a  technology  to  monitor  stresses  in 
structures  such  as  bndges  and  highways  as  well 
as  medical  equipment,  IMS.A  Student  Researcher: 
Clara  Shih  (Arlington  Heights)  .Mentors: 
D.  Satpathi.  J.P.  Victor.  M^L.  Wang.  H.  Y.  Yang 
and  C.  C.  Shih,  University  of  Illinois 


Si.x  seniors  were  among  210  young 
researchers  from  throughout  the  world 
who  were  invited  by  the  Russian 
Academy  of  Sciences  to  participate  in 
the  conference.  IMSA  students"  research, 
which  was  reviewed  by  a  panel  of  scien- 
tists and  researchers  from  the  Academy 
and  the  loffe  Physics  Institute,  repre- 
sents geophysics,  imaging  technology, 
pathology  and  engineering  fields. 

The  research  conference  is  held 
annually  as  a  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  physicist  and  Nobel  Peace  Laureate 
Dr.  Andrei  Dmitrievich  Sakharov.  The 
IMSA  students'  trip  was  underwritten  in 
part  by  The  Lucent  Technologies  Young 
Scientist  Fund. 

"The  invitation  to  present  research 
at  this  prestigious  conference  is  an 
acknowledgment  of  the  substantive 
contributions  to  science  these  young 
researchers  have  made,"  said 
Mentorship  Coordinator  Dr.  Peggy 
Connolly.  "It  is  a  well-deserved  honor, 
and  I  am  very  appreciative  of  the 
mentors  who  guided  the  students  to 
this  level  of  accomplishment." 

Rebecca  Elsenheimer  of  Lisle  received 
the  highest  recognition  given  at  the 
conference  for  her  work  on  the  birth  of 
the  solar  system.  Delivered  in  Russian. 
Elsenheimer's  presentation  was  cited  for 
"fundamental  and  physically  significant 
choice  of  problem." 

In  addition.  Akhil  Narang  of  Crystal 
Lake  and  Samir  Meghani  of  Naperville 
were  awarded  honors  for  "Impressive 
synthesis  of  theoretical  research  and 
experimental  development." 


IMSA  stiiJciU  Rchcccci  Elsfiilwiimr  of 
Lisle  dtUvt'icd  Iwr  research  in  Russian. 


Mita  Patel  of  Mattoon  presents  her  research 
on  coronary  disease  treatments.  Standing  with 
Palel  is  IMSA  Russian  teacher  Julia  Hiisen. 


Commencement  -  Class  of  2000 3 

From  IMSA  Parents 2 

Great  Minds  Program  Calendar 3 

IMSA  Fund  Highlights 4 

IMSA  Kids  Institute  5 

IMSA-Shcpard  Research  Partnership  ....8 

Staff  Professional  Contributions 6 

Student  Achievements 7 


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BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

Chairman 

John  H-  McEachem  Jr. 

President 

Wayne  Circuits  Incorporated 

Vice- Chairman 

Sheila  MB  Griffin 
Vice  Presiden!  and  Director 
Strategic  Marketing  Office 
Motorola  Incorporated 

Trustees 

Dr.  Joseph  Cipfl 

Executive  Director 

Illinois  Community  College  Board 

Dr.  Sherry  R.  Eagle 

Superintendent 

Aurora  West  School  Dislnct  #129 

Dr.  Forest  Etheredge 

Dean 

School  of  Business  atid  Professional  Studies 

Aurora  University 

Steve  Isoye 

Curriculum  Leader  for  Science 

Warren  Township  High  School 

Dr.  Glenn  "Max"  McGee 

Stale  Superintendent 

Illinois  State  Board  of  Education 

Dr.  Luis  Nuiiez 

Chemist 

Separation  Science  and  Technology  Section 

Argonne  National  Laboratory 

James  D.  Pearson 

President 

Aurora  Metals  Division  L.L.C. 

Dr.  Marsha  R.  Rosner 

Director 

The  Ben  May  Institute  for  Cancer  Research 

The  University  of  Chicago 

Dr.  Keith  Sanders 
Executive  Director 
Illinois  Board  of  Higher  Education 

Jesus  Manuel  Sosa 

Administrator 

Chicago  Public  Schools,  Region  One 

Sharon  Tenhouse 

Teacher  and  Parent  Educator 

Community  Unit  School  District  #2  (Liberty.  IL) 

Dr.  Alfonzo  Thurman 
Dean.  College  of  Education 
Northern  Illinois  University 

Dr.  Michael  S.  Turner 

Department  Chairman 

Departtnent  of  Astronomy  &  Astrophysics 

The  University  of  Chicago 

President 

Dr.  Stephanie  Pace  Marshall 


NOVA  is  published  three  times  a  year  by  the 
IMSA  Office  of  Institutional  Advancement 
and  Public  Policy. 

Send  comments  or  questions  to: 
Editor  and  Writer 

Brenda  Buschbacher 
brenda@imsa.edu 


From 

IMSA  Parents 


Dear  IMSA  Shareholders, 

,    -^^  raduation  2000  was  a  wonderful  day  that  will  forever  be  fondly  remembered 
\^i_  by  our  family  and  others.  Many  emotions,  reflections  and  ideas  for  the 
future  all  converged  upon  us  as  we  watched  the  graduates  receive  their  diplomas 
and  academic  medallions. 

An  emotional  day . . .  thinking  about  how  our  first  bom  soon  would  be  attending  an 
educational  institution  2000  miles  away.  An  emotional  day...  appreciating  that  our 
son.  Jonathan,  had  been  given  a  wonderful  opportunity  at  IMSA,  receiving  one  of  the 
best  educations  possible.  An  emotional  day. . .  saying  goodbye  to  people  who  cared  for 
and  about  Jonathan  with  extraordinary  dedication.  We  savored  these  emotions  because 
as  parents,  we  knew  we  had  helped  direct  Jonathan  to  the  "right"  place. 

A  day  of  reflection...  recalling  how  overwhelmed  we  were  three  years  ago  to 
learn  of  the  vast  number  of  opportunities  that  awaited  each  IMSA  student.  A  day 
of  reflection...  remembering  how  initially  at  IMSA  we  felt  technologically  and 
scientifically  in  a  different  world.  We  didn't  care,  however,  because  it  seemed  to  be 
what  the  students  were  looking  for.  A  day  of  reflection...  recalling  how  Jonathan 
organized  his  room  away  from  home  and  how  we  took  comfort  in  IMSA's  high 
expectations  for  ethical  behavior. 

A  day  viewing  the  future...  being  grateful  for  an  institution  that  has  shaped  and 
expanded  inquisitive  minds,  preparing  them  for  a  world  with  many  unknowns  ready 
to  be  discovered.  A  day  viewing  the  future...  admiring  dedicated  students  who 
embrace  a  larger  service  that  transcends  individual  self-interest.  A  day  viewing 
the  future...  appreciating  students  who  are  genuinely  committed  to  improving  their 
respective  locales  and  the  entire  universe. 

Graduation  solidified  our  commitment  to  a  renaissance  development  for  our 
children.  A  craving  for  expansion  was  evident,  and  the  excitement  of  approaching 
scientific  mysteries  is  ever  present.  However,  fostering  a  renaissance  atmosphere 
does  not  occur  automatically  or  magically.  It  requires  hard  work,  discipline,  consis- 
tency, an  integrated  approach  and  dedication  from  all  involved  -  the  board,  staff, 
students  and  parents.  We  appreciate  IMSA's  commitment  to  the  renaissance 
student.  Our  sincere  thanks  to  the  People  of  Illinois  for  supporting  IMSA's  work 
and  to  an  institution  that  make  us  feel  proud. 

Sincerely, 


Carol  and  John  Berger 


Former  NASA  Astronaut  Dr.  Mae  Jemison  Urges 
Graduates  to  Take  Risks  and  Care  for  Planet  Earth 


s  the  first  African  American 
_  female  astronaut  to  travel  into 
space.  Dr.  Mae  C.  Jemison  knows  what 
risk-taking  means.  As  the  owner  of  a 
company  dedicated  to  using  science  and 
technology  for  the  benefit  of  everyday 
life,  she  understands  what  caring  for 
Planet  Earth  means. 

"Technology  is  just  a  tool,"  Jemison 
told  IMSA  Class  of  2000  graduates. 
"At  its  best,  technology  should  address 
and  further  three  needs:  to  be  loved, 
to  feel  safe  and  to  be  happy." 

Proud  family  members  and  friends 
assembled  on  June  3  at  the  Paramount 
Arts  Centre  in  Aurora  to  hear  Jemison's 
words  of  wisdom  and  honor  191  seniors 
as  they  received  their  diplomas  and 
academic  medallions. 

Jemison  said  that  the  field  of  science 
is  misunderstood  by  many,  including 
those  who  are  closest  to  it.  She  said  there 
is  much  more  to  science  than  just  the 
mathematical,  technical  side. 

"At  the  heart  of  science  are  the  words 
I  think,  I  wonder  and  I  understand," 
Jemison  said.  "To  me,  science  is  a 
search  for  understanding  and  technology 
is  putting  that  understanding  into  some 
practical  use." 


Donielle  Newell  of  Naperville  and 
Mathew  Blaine  Eubanks  of  Eldorado 
were  the  student  speakers. 

Impressive  Service  to  Illinois 

All  members  of  the  Class  of  2000 
contributed  at  least  80  hours  of 
community  service  to  Illinois.  However, 
the  Class"  cumulative  hours  totaled  more 
than  20,000  with  70  students  completing 
100  or  more  hours.  Examples  included: 

Michael  Sunu — 324  hours  at  Edward 
Hospital  in  Naperville  and  the  Muscular 
Dystrophy  Association  in  Hinsdale 

Ajali  Vijayakumar — 30 1  hours  at 
Veteran's  Administration  Hospital  in 
Chicago  and  CYCLE  Program  in 
Cabrini  Green  in  Chicago 

Stacey  Cruz — 296  hours  at  Elssy 
Fabcla  Foundation  and  McCleery 
Accelerated  School,  Aurora 

Amith  Bokka — 266  hours  at  Rush 
Copley  Medical  Center,  Aurora 

Sarah  Hoffman — 257  hours  at  Alexian 
Brothers  Medical  Center  in  Palatine  and 
McCleery  Accelerated  School  in  Aurora 

Jessica  McAlear — 250  hours  at  ADOPT 
(Animals  Deserving  of  Proper  Treatment) 
in  Naper\'ille. 


Above:  IMSA  President  Dr.  Stephanie  Marshall 
is  pictured  with  Stanford  University  graduate 
Dr  Mae  Jemison  and  soon-to-be  Stanford 
student  Jonulhon  Berber 

Below:  Vanessa  Clark  is  overjoyed  that  her  years 
of  hard  work  at  IMSA  have  finally  paid  off! 


Great  Minds  Program  -  Save  the  Dates! 


The  Great  Minds  Program  supports 
IMSAs  learning  agenda  by  creating 
unique  teaching  and  learning  opportuni- 
ties to  help  shape  mathematics  and 
science  education  policy  in  Illinois 
and  the  nation.  The  intellectual  resources 
of  the  Great  Minds  Program  are  shared 
with  students  and  teachers  throughout 
Illinois  and  the  nation  through  seminars, 
dialogues,  community  lectures,  on-line 
chat  groups  and  the  website 
( http  ://wcbdb.  i  msa.edu/greatmi  nds/) . 

Fall  2000  Great  Minds 
Program  Calendar  of  Events 

Great  Minds  Seminars 

far  IMSA  students,  stuff  and  invited  quests 

September  1 8,  2000 
Douglas  Hofstadter,  Mathematician 
Title:  A  Jolly  Romp  in  the  EucUdnal 
Plane.  Where  Points  and  Lines  Have 
Their  Roles  Reversed 


October  5.  2000,  10:30  am-noon 
Lynn  Margulis.  Biologist  on 
Endosybiotic  Theory 
Title:  The  Living  Earth  from  Space 
Great  Minds  Community  Lecture 

for  the  genend  public 

October  17,2000,7:30  pm 
(post-reception  with  book  signing) 
Nobel  Laureate  and  IMSA  Resident 
Scholar  Dr.  Leon  Lederman 
Title:  Science  and  Anti-Science: 
Technology  and  Its  Burdens 
Great  Minds  Dialogues 

for  Illinois  educators  and  students 

October  25,  2000,  10:00  am-noon 

for  high  school  students  only 

Chemist  Dr.  Luis  Nufiez  and 

Physicist  Dr.  Herman  White 

Stories  of  a  Scientist 

For  more  information,  contact 

Dr.  Judith  Scheppler  at  (630)  907-5899 

or  email  greatminds@imsa.edu. 


IMSA  FUND  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Chairman 

President 

James  R.  Thompson 

Michael  J.  Birck 

Chairman  of  the 

Chairman 

Executive  Commiliee 

Tellabs,  Inc. 

Winston  &  Strawn 

Vice  President 

Vice  President 

William  J.  White 

Robert  Malott 

Professor 

Retired  Chairman 

Northwestern  University 

FMC  Corporation 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Susan  S.  Schanlaber 

President 

The  Landmark  Group,  Inc. 

Directors 

G.  Carl  Ball 

Richard  Lumpkin 

President 

Chairman  and  CEO 

Ball  Foundation 

Consolidated 

Communications.  Inc 

G.  Thomas  Castino 

President  and  CEO 

Roberi  M.  Malchione 

Underwriters  Laboratories, 

Vice  President 

Inc. 

The  Boston  Consulting 

Group.  Inc. 

Dr.  Floyd  English 

President  and  CEO 

Timothy  McCormick 

Andrew  Corporation 

Vice  President 

Farmer's  State  Bank 

Larry  Rynn 

of  Emden 

Major  Accounts  Vice 

President 

Andrew  M.  Oh 

Nortel 

En  treprenuer-  in- Res  iden  ce 

Reactivity 

Peter  Fox 

Senior  Managing  Director 

James  D.  Pearson 

Bear  Steams  and  Company 

President 

Aurora  Metals  Division 

Dr.  Philip  Francis 

LLC. 

President 

Mascon  Management 

James  T.  Schaefer 

Consulting 

Real  Estate  Consultant 

David  J.  Geary 

Honey  Jacobs  Skmncr 

Vice  President-North  America 

Partner 

Lucent  Technologies 

Sidley  &  Auslm 

Joanne  Hansen 

William  A.  VanSanten 

President 

Partner 

Fumas  Foundation.  Inc. 

Wood,  Phillips.  VanSanten. 

Clark  and  Mortimer 

Leon  Jackson 

President 

Joset  Wright 

Multi-Fac  Corporation 

President 

Ameritech  Illinois 

James  Lancaster 

Retired  Executive 

Linda  Anderson* 

Vice  President 

Civic  Uader 

First  Chicago  NBD  Corp. 

Roger  E.  Anderson* 

Steven  H.  Lesnik 

Retired  Cltaimmit  and  CEO 

CEO 

Continental  Bank  of 

Kemper  Lesnik 

Chicago 

Organization 

Gordon  R.  Lohman 

Retired  Chairman 

and  CEO 

Amsted  Industries,  Inc. 

Vice-president  for  Institutional  Advancement             | 

CEO,  IMSA  Fund 

Ted  Parge 

*Honorary  Members 

"Printed  by  Authority  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 

6500  09/00,  Purchase  Order  No.  210345." 

Internet  Toolkit  Gets  $50,000  Boost; 
IMSA  Fund  Welcomes  New  Investors 


I— I    —    his  summer.  State  Senator 
|_       Chris  Lauzen  presented  IMSA 
with  a  S50.000  check  from  the  Illinois 
Department  of  Commerce  and  Community 
Affairs  (IDCCA).  (See  photo  below). 
The  grant  will  support  further  dissemina- 
tion of  IMSAs  Internet  Toolkit  to 
Illinois  educators.  This  is  part  of  IMSAs 
Internet  Information  Fluency  project. 

The  Toolkit,  developed  by  IMSA, 
includes  a  set  of  learning  materials  and 
software  tools  that  helps  educators  more 
easily  and  effectively  navigate  the  web 

"In  the  coming  year,  the  grant  will 
help  us  to  field  test  the  online  workshop 
with  50  Illinois  educators  (teachers, 
librarians  and  media/technology  coordi- 
nators) and  develop  model  lesson  plans 
using  Internet  Toolkit  materials  and 
tools,"  said  Dr.  David  Barr,  director  for 
development  of  online  resources. 

SBC  Supports  Minority 
Recruitment 

The  IMSA  Fund  was  named  one 
of  five  not-for-profit  organizations 
to  share  a  $210,000  contribution 
awarded  in  connection  with  the  SBC 
2000  Senior  Open  golf  tournament  held 
June  8.  2000. 

The  $25,000  contribution  will  advance 
outreach  programs  for  minority  students 
in  mathematics  and  science.  Some  of 
these  include  the  Early  Involvement 


Program  for  9th  graders  from  Aurora, 
East  St.  Louis  and  Joliet  and  the 
Summer  Enrichment  for  Academics 
in  Mathematics  and  Science  program 
for  8th  graders  from  Chicago. 

"This  recent  contribution  will 
allow  us  to  expand  our  outreach  efforts 
throughout  Illinois  so  that  we  can  recruit 
and  retain  more  minorities  who  want  to 
pursue  careers  in  mathematics  and 
science,"  Ted  Parge,  IMSA  vice-presi- 
dent for  institutional  advancement  said. 

New  Investors 

Several  new  investors  were  recently 
added  to  the  ranks  of  those  contributing 
to  IMSAs  external  and  internal  programs 
for  students  and  teachers. 

These  include: 

•  Pritzker  Foundation  (for  the  Great 
Minds  PvogTum-see  pg.  3). 

•  Nalco  Foundation  (for  minority 
recruitment  and  retention  programs), 

•  American  Honda  Foundation 

(for  the  Kids  Institute-j'ce  opposite  page), 

•  ComEd  (for  minority  recruitment  and 
retention  programs). 

Other  1999-2000  highlights  included 
a  $20,000  grant  from  The  Lumpkin 
Foundation  for  development  and  dissemi- 
nation of  the  Internet  Toolkit  and  $5,000 
from  Ford  Motor  Co.  for  scholarship 
support  of  deserving  IMSA  students. 

In  reflecting  on  the  fiscal  2000 
year,  Parge  noted  that  the  additional 
$1 .6  million  federal  grant 
for  IMSA  (part  of  the  IMSA- 
Chicago  Public  Schools 
partnership)  brings  the  total 
amount  for  external  funding 
of  Academy  programs  to  a 
record  $2.9  million. 

"IMSA  was  created  as  a 
working  partnership  between 
L  \        the  public  and  private  sector 
4  :    ■    and  the  financial  results  of 
l_      FY  2000  clearly  demonstrate 
growth  in  these  key  areas," 
Parge  said. 


Pictured  (l-to-r)  are  Dr  David  Barr  State  Senator  Cliris 
Lauzen  and  IMSA  President  Dr  Steplumie  Marstudl. 


IMSA  Kids  Institute  Expands  Summer  Programs 

Biotechnology  and  Math  Explorers  Attract  New  Illinois  Students 


I      n  1998.  the  IMSA  Kids  Institute 
[_  began  with  just  50  students  who 

signed  on  as  IMSA's  first  class 
of  Science  Explorers.  Since  then,  the 
Kids  Institute  has  grown  to  serve  nearly 
300  Illinois  students  in  the  summer  and 
600  students  during  the  school  year. 
In  addition.  350  Illinois  schools  each 
received  a  copy  of  the  1999  edition 
of  the  Real  Science  CD-ROM. 

Building  on  this  success.  IMSA  hosted 
two  new  "camps"  this  year.  Math 
Explorers,  for  students  entering  8th  and 
9th  grades  in  the  fall  of  2000.  was  held 
June  26-30.  Explorations  in  Biotechnology. 
sponsored  by  the  Chicago  Public  Schools 
for  Chicago  students  entering  10th  grade 
in  the  fall,  was  held  June  19-30. 

IMSA  also  hosted  two  sessions  of 
Science  Explorers  for  students  entering 
4th-6th  grades  and  Summer  Sleuths  for 
students  entering  7th-9th  grades. 

Chicago  Students  Delve  into  DMA 

Students  from  se\en  Chicago  high 
schools  spent  two  weeks  at  IMSA. 
pert'omiing  experiments  such  as  bacterial 
transformation.  DNA  spooling,  polymerase 
chain  reaction,  restriction  enzyme  analysis, 
and  gel  electrophoresis  of  proteins. 

These  experiments  were  part  of  the 
Explorations  in  Biotechnology  camp,  a 
program  led  and  developed  by  IMSA  staff 
members  Dr.  Don  Dosch.  Dr.  Steve  Rogg. 
Dr.  Judith  Scheppler  and  Dr.  Sue  Styer. 

Guest  Speakers  Kelly  Connerton- 
Moyer  of  Loyola  University  Medical 
Center,  and  Russell  "Bo"  Kowalczyk 
from  MediChem.  spoke  about  genetic 
birth  defects  and  work  at  biotechnology 
companies  respectively. 

The  final  day.  students  presented 
posters  about  medical  advances  related 
to  biotechnology. 

iVIath  Explorers  Solve 
Complex  Problems 

More  than  50  Chicagoland  students 
cracked  codes  using  cryptography, 
constructed  mobiles  using  geometry 
principles,  designed  fractals  on  computers 
and  played  mathematical  games 


Cldcknisc  fiDiii  lop  "Silence  Explorers" 
Emily  Biiiker  (left)  and  Sam  Shanbmin 
of  St.  Charles  are  testinti  natural  water 
filtration  techniques. 

Chica,i;o  Puhlic  School  students 
peiforni  experimenis  in  IMSA's 
Grainger  Center  for  Inuigination 
and  bujuin: 

Science  Explorers  students 
denwnstrate  what  type  of  shoe 
are  needed  on  Mars  during  the 
Mars  Millennium  Day. 


using  logic  during 
IMSA's  inaugural  Math 
Explorers  Program. 

This  experience  was  developed  by 
IMSA  students  with  assistance  from 
Academy  mathematics  faculty. 

Mathematics  teacher  Chuck  Hamberg. 
featured  mathematician  for  the  week, 
said  the  'explorers"  were  introduced  to 
mathematical  concepts  not  typically 
found  in  a  middle  school  math  curricu- 
lum including  branches  of  discrete 
mathematics.  He  said  it  was  exciting  to 
see  IMSA  students  sharing  their  passion 
for  mathematics. 

"It  was  wondert'ul  to  watch  the  IMSA 
students  grow  as  "coaches'  and  build  upon 
and  modify  their  curriculum  based  upon 
the  learners'  questions."  Hamberg  said. 


Real  Science  2000  CD-ROM 

The  Kids  Institute  recently  released 
the  newest  issue  of  its  Real  Science 
CD-ROM  and  plans  to  distribute  it  to 
more  than  500  Illinois  schools  this  fall. 

The  Real  Science  2000  CD-ROM. 
funded  in  part  by  Nortel  Networks,  is  an 
interactive  science  CD  entirely  produced 
by  IMSA  students  for  Illinois  3rd-5th 
grade  classrooms.  The  purpose  of  the 
project  is  to  help  spark  young  students' 
interest  in  science. 

The  latest  version  is  now  compatible 
on  Windows  or  Macintosh  platforms. 

For  a  free  copy  of  the  Real  Science 
2000  CD-ROM,  contact  Kathleen  Long  at 
630.907.5041  or  email  kl0n2@imsa.edu. 


Professional  Contributions  of 
IMSA  Staff  Benefit  Education 


By  Catherine  C.  Veal 

ne  way  the  Illinois  Mutlwinatics 
I       '     and  Science  Academy  senses  the 

educational  community  in  Illinois 
and  beyond  is  through  the  professional 
contributions  of  its  faculty  and  staff. 
Many  give  generously  of  their  time, 
expertise  and  talent  to  help  improve 
education  in  Illinois  and  beyond. 
Examples  of  professional  contributions 
by  IMSA  staff  in  1999-2000  include: 

Dr.  Stephanie  Pace  Marshall,  presi- 
dent, wrote  an  invited  article  "A  New 
Story  of  Learning  and  Schooling"  for 
the  millennial  edition  of  The  School 
Administrator.  December  1999.  She 
also  was  named  to  the  National  Academy 
of  Sciences  Committee  for  the  Study 
of  Programs  for  Advanced  Study  of 
Mathematics  and  Science  in  American 
High  Schools.  Nobel  Laureate  and 
Resident  Scholar  Dr.  Leon  Lederman 
presented  Science  Education  Research 
on  IMSA's  Great  Minds  Program  and 
the  ARISE  program  at  the  National 
Association  for  Research  in  Science 
Teaching  Conference. 

Susan  Eddlns.  curriculum  and 
assessment  leader  in  mathematics, 
was  a  co-teacher  on  a  grant  given  to 
The  University  of  Chicago  to  upgrade 
the  mathematical  content  knowledge  of 
teachers  in  the  Chicago  Public  Schools. 
She  also  helped  write  the  Principles 
and  Standards  for  School  Mathematics 
(2000).  the  update  of  the  original 
National  Council  of  Teachers  of 
Mathematics  Standards  ( 1989). 
Dr.  Raymond  Dagenais.  curriculum 
and  assessment  leader  in  science, 
was  the  principal  author  of  the  chapter 
The  Emeritus  Teacher  in  the  book  Life 
Cycle  of  the  Career  Teacher,  published 
by  Corwin  Press  in  January  2000. 

Dr.  Judy  Scheppler.  coordinator  of 
student  inquiry,  co-authored  the  book 
Biotechnology  Explorations:  Applying 
the  Fundamentals.  Washington.  D.C.: 
ASM  Press.  The  book  {see  graphic  above) 
exposes  high  school  and  college  students 
to  modem  DNA  technologies. 


Mathematics  teacher  Chuck 
Hamberg  was  a  member  of  the 
AYA/Mathematics  Standards 
Committee  for  the  National 
Board  for  Professional  Teaching 
Standards.  His  colleague  Ruth 
Dover  presented  Logistic 
Differential  Equations  at  this 
year's  National  Council  of 
Teachers  of  Mathematics 
Annual  Meeting  and  sessions 
at  the  Teachers  Teaching  with 
Technology  national  conference. 

Matthew  Wicks,  director 
of  virtual  learning,  co-chaired 
the  Illinois  Virtual  High  School 
Steering  Committee. 

Mentorship  Coordinator 
Dr.  Peggy  Connolly  presented 
Creating  Power  from  Potential: 
Young  Women  Scientists  &  Scholars 
at  the  Women's  Leadership  Institute 
Symposium. 

Willa  Shultz.  foreign  language 
teacher,  led  a  National  Coalition 
Building  Institute  Diversity  Workshop 
for  The  Institute  for  Educational 
Leadership.  Her  colleague  John  Stark 
served  on  the  editorial  board  of  Tlte 
Unterricht.sprax.sis ,  a  journal  devoted 
to  applied  linguistics  and  the  teaching 
of  German  published  by  the  American 
Association  of  Teachers  of  German. 

A  number  of  staff  presented  sessions 
at  the  13th  Annual  Professional 
Conference  of  the  National  Consortium 
for  Specialized  Secondary  Schools  of 
Mathematics.  Science  and  Technology 
Conference.  Examples  include: 

•  Paula  Altekruse,  study  skills 
specialist,  a  session  on  empowering 
passive  learners; 

•  Don  Porzio  and  Michael  Sloan. 
mathematics  teachers,  a  workshop  on 
the  Texas  Instruments  TI-89  calculator; 

•  Dr.  John  Eggebrecht.  science  teacher, 
and  Susan  Yates,  mathematics  teacher. 

a  session  on  integrating  mathematics  and 
science  (they  also  presented  at  the 
National  Science  Teachers  Association 
and  the  National  Council  of  Teachers  of 
Mathematics  Annual  Meeting); 


•  Jay  Thomas,  research  specialist, 
(see  photo  opposite  page)  a  session 
on  the  results  of  the  first  year  of  the 
NCSSSMST  longitudinal  study,  an 
investigation  involving  10  member 
schools  and  more  than  400  student 
interviews  and 

•  Dr.  Steve  Cordogan.  a  session  on 
SAT  scores,  weighting  and  prediction 
(he  also  presented  papers  at  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  American  Educational 
Research  Association). 

Dalia  Bach,  music  teacher,  led  a 
session  for  choral  educators  from  Illinois 
and  neighboring  states  at  the  American 
Choral  Directors  Association  Annual 
State  Conference.  Wellness  Team 
members  Barbara  Baber,  John  Martin 
and  Nancy  Todnem  presented  the 
Wellness  standards-based  curriculum 
to  the  Naperville  Central  High  School 
health  and  physical  education  staff. 
The  editor  of  the  society  newsletter  News 
and  Notes.  Dr.  Christian  Nokkentved, 
social  science  teacher,  served  on  the 
executive  council  of  the  Society  for  the 
Advancement  of  Scandinavian  Studies. 

Sandee  Donahue,  coordinator  of 
information  resource  center  and  elec- 
tronic media,  served  as  chair  of  the 
Illinois  Library  Association  (ILA) 
Awards  Committee.  In  April,  she  was 
elected  Vice-President/President  Elect 
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STUDENT       A    C    H    1 


Kelly  McArdle  of  Elmwood  Park, 
Brian  Park  of  Park  Ridge,  Erica  and 
Alison  Ruddy  of  Aurora,  and  Margaret 

Wat  of  Naperville  presented  their 
research  at  the  Seventh  Annual  Student 
Research  Symposium  of  the  National 
Consortium  for  Specialized  Secondary 
Schools  of  Mathematics.  Science  and 
Technology  June  8-11  at  Lynchburg 
College  in  VA. 

Jung  Hong  of  Niles  won  first  place 
for  the  Individual  Written  Competition 
(Senior  Division)  at  the  Future  Problem 
Solving  Program  International 
Conference  June  8-11  at  the  University 
of  Georgia  in  Athens,  GA. 

Nia  Dukov  of  Chicago  took  first  place 
in  the  National  Spanish  Exam  competi- 
tion (Level  2)  for  the  Chicagoland  area. 
More  than  600  secondary  school  students 
took  the  exam. 

Clara  Shih  of  Arlington  Heights  was 
one  of  only  two  Illinois  students  selected 
to  be  a  2000  Presidential  Scholar  by 
The  White  House  Commission  on 
Presidential  Scholars. 

Kartik  Lamba  of  Downers  Grove  and 
Dan  Mellis  of  Chicago  were  two  of  only 
175  students  nationwide  who  qualified  to 
take  the  semi-tlnal  exam  for  the  U.S. 
Physics  team. 


Christine  Tsai  of  Naperville  was 
accepted  to  MIT's  Research  Science 
Institute  this  summer.  Only  51  U.S.  high 
school  juniors  are  selected  each  year. 

Maria  Wilson  of  Quincy,  Su-san 
Johnson  of  St.  Charles.  Noah  Lauricella 
of  Dwight,  Kevin  White  of  Baillett  and 
Mark  Zelesky  of  Calumet  City  were 
named  to  the  Illinois  Music  Educators 
Association  1999-2000  All-State  Honor 
Roll  in  Band,  Choir  and  Orchestra. 

Brian  Fitting  of  North  Aurora,  Yun  Ji 
of  Hoffman  Estates.  Zhihao  Liu  of 
Lisle,  Nicholas  Rupprecht  of  Gumee 
and  Denny  Tli  of  Naperville  were  among 
200  students  nationally  who  qualified  to 
take  the  USA  Mathematical  Olympiad 
(USAMO).  IMSA  had  the  second 
highest  number  of  qualifying  students 
in  the  nation. 

Catherine  Kuo  of  Skokie.  Andrea 
Llenos  of  Carol  Stream  and  Katassa 
Tenhouse  of  Liberty  received  the  rank 
of  "National  Outstanding"  in  the  second 
annual  High  School  Mathematical 
Contest  in  Modeling  (HiMCM).  Only 
1 1  teams  out  of  128  that  competed 
nationwide  received  this  ranking. 

Nicholas  Rupprecht  of  Gumee. 
Zhihao  Liu  of  Lisle.  Taiyang  Liang 
of  Naperville,  and  Charles  Wang  of 


Machesney  Park  helped  the  Chicago  A 
team  win  a  first  place  tie  (Division  A)  in 
the  25th  Annual  American  Region  Math 
League  (ARML)  Competition.  Rupprecht 
and  Liu  aLso  were  two  of  only  14  students 
nafionwide  who  correctly  an.swered  7  out 
of  8  possible  individual  problems. 

Four  projects  by  IMSA  students 
received  superior  ratings  at  the  14th 
Annual  Illinois  History  Exposition  in 
Springfield.  A  video  by  Kathleen  King 
of  St.  Charles  and  Lisa  Kelly  of 
Libertyville  qualified  for  National 
History  Day  competition. 


IMSA  Research  Specialist  Jay  Thomas  senes 
on  the  NCSSSMST  Board  of  Directors. 


of  the  Illinois  Association  of  College 
and  Research  Libraries  which  represents 
the  interests  and  concerns  of  academic 
libraries  in  the  state. 

Charter  Librarian  Marti  Guarin, 
who  serves  on  the  Board  of  the  Illinois 
School  Library  Media  Association  repre- 
sented public  libraries  at  the  American 
Library  Association's  35th  Annual 
Legislative  Day  in  Washington,  D.C., 
meeting  with  legislators  about  library 
and  education  issues. 

Vicki  Burgholzer,  instructional 
program  assistant  in  science,  presented 
a  hands-on  demonstration  of  biodiver- 
sity in  the  animal  kingdom  for  7th  and 
8th  graders  at  Our  Lady  of  the  Wayside 
School  in  Arlington  Heights,  Illinois. 

At  the  American  Association  for 
College  Registrars  and  Admission 
Officers  annual  convention.  Registrar 


Sandi  Miller  facilitated  several  sessions 
dealing  with  high  school  issues  and 
federal  record  keeping  regulations. 
Miller  has  served  as  the  National 
Committee  Chair  on  High  School  Issues 
for  the  AACRAO. 

Through  their  professional  contribu- 
tions, faculty  and  staff  demonstrate  their 
strong  commitment  to  teaching  and 
learning,  professional  development,  and 
educational  research  and  public  policy. 

Catherine  C.  Veal  is  I  MSA's  chief  of  stuff. 


Interdisciplinary 
Favorable  Marks 

multi-year  research  study 
between  IMSA  and  Shepard  High 
School  in  Palos  Heights.  Illinois,  is 
showing  promising  results  in  measure- 
ments of  student  performance  and 
behaviors  after  implementation  of  an 
interdisciplinary  curriculum  program. 

The  research  partnership  began  in  1993 
when  Shepard  teachers  and  administrators 
wanted  to  better  meet  the  needs  of 
"at-risk"  students.  They  joined  the 
Interdisciplinary  Teaching  and  Learning 
Consortium,  co-sponsored  by  IMSA  and 
the  Association  for  Supervision  and 
Curriculum  Development  (ASCD). 

The  Interdisciphnary  Teaching  and 
Learning  (ITL)  Program  at  Shepard  began 
in  Fall  1993  with  one  coordinator  and 
four  teachers  who  shared  the  same  48 
students  for  two  of  their  five-period  teach- 
ing load.  The  ITL  Program  integrated 
English  1,  Algebra.  World  History  and 
Biology  through  themes,  concepts,  skills 
and  strategies. 

Because  of  the  positive  outcomes 
the  first  year,  the  ITL  Program  expanded 
the  following  year  to  include  mainstream 
students,  including  an  honors  group. 
Later  changes  included  the  incorporation 


Curriculum  Program  Receives 
in  IMSA  Research  Study 


of  problem-based  learning,  in  which 
the  role  of  "teacher"  is  transformed  to 
that  of  "facilitator"  as  students  work 
collaboratively  to  solve  real-world 
problems.  IMSA  and  other  proponents  of 
this  approach  maintain  that  the  "real-life 
relevance"  in  problem-based  learning  is 
more  meaningful  to  students  than  the 
traditional,  discipline-based  approach. 

By  1998-99.  participadon  had  increased 
to  600  freshmen,  sophomores  and  juniors, 
as  well  as  39  teachers  from  various  disci- 
plines and  academic  levels  serving  on  14 
interdisciplinary  teams. 

Interdisciplinary  Findings  Positive 

The  research  study  of  the  ITL  Program 
focused  on  the  461  students  who  were 
members  of  the  Shepard  Class  of  2000. 
tracking  the  initial  members  of  the  Class 
and  other  students  who  enrolled  in  the 
ITL  Program  during  high  school. 

The  study  compared  the  interdiscipli- 
nary students  to  the  traditional- 
curriculum  students  using  academic 
performance  measures  including  GPA. 
scores  on  the  Iowa  Test  of  Educational 
Development  and  its  subsections, 
percentages  of  students  taking  the  ACT 
tests  and  ACT  scores.  The  study  also 


used  behavioral  measures  including 
attendance,  tardiness  and  suspensions. 

Findings  of  the  first  three  years  of  the 
four-year  study  include: 

•  Academic  performance  levels  as 
measured  by  GPA,  were  much  higher  for 
interdisciplinary  students: 

•  The  percentage  of  interdisciplinary 
students  taking  the  ACT  by  the  end  of 
their  junior  year  was  much  higher  and 
their  average  scores  were  higher; 

•  The  Iowa  Test  of  Educational 
Development  scores  were  equal  or 
higher  for  the  interdisciplinary  students; 

•  Students  in  the  interdisciphnary 
program  demonstrate  lower  rates  for 
absences,  suspensions  and  leaving  school. 
Transfer  patterns  in  and  out  of  both  the 
interdisciplinary  and  discipline-based 
programs  strongly  demonstrate  a  prefer- 
ence for  the  former  by  most  smdents: 

•  Interdisciplinary  teachers  expressed  a 
strong  preference  for  their  current  teaching 
experience  over  prior  non-integrative  ones. 

For  more  informaUon.  contact 
Dr.  Steve  Cordogan  at  (630)  907-5071 
or  cordogan@imsa.edu. 


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