{"id":1036,"date":"2011-11-14T17:55:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T17:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2017-10-13T21:44:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T21:44:40","slug":"1036","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/alumni\/2011\/11\/14\/1036\/","title":{"rendered":"News & Highlights: Gone Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Student<\/a>
\nNovember 14, 2011
\nBy Sarah Certa \u201911<\/strong><\/p>\n

WSU-Rochester professor\u2019s program earns White House visit.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are a few ways to get your foot inside the White House. While you might not guess that zebra fish would be the ticket, for several students, scientists, and educators, those little fish swam a long way.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Winona State University-Rochester, Rochester Public Schools, and the Mayo Clinic have collaborated to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in elementary classrooms.<\/p>\n

The partnership, named the Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEdOut), is \u201can authentic opportunity for our pre-service teachers to stretch themselves as scientists, and as teachers,\u201d says Maggie Hoody, assistant professor of education at WSU-Rochester.<\/p>\n

At the core of the project is Rochester\u2019s Lincoln K-8 Choice school\u2019s research on zebra fish, which share 75-percent of our genetic code. Because the embryo growth of zebra fish takes place outside of the fish, students are able to observe the development of the two-day gestation period, as well as blood circulation and other processes.<\/p>\n

Last winter, eight Lincoln Choice students, along with several educators and scientists from WSU-Rochester, Rochester Public Schools, and the Mayo Clinic, demonstrated the zebra fish project\u2019s impact at the country\u2019s largest general science conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The group toured the White House and received a surprise visit from President Obama, who commended InSciEdOut for its success in demonstrating that partnerships can make dramatic changes in science proficiency in American public schools.<\/p>\n

Lincoln students have also had opportunities to work alongside scientists in the Mayo Clinic\u2019s zebra fish research lab, testing modules developed by their teachers. The students gave their teachers feedback on how well the modules worked, exemplifying InSciEdOut\u2019s focus on both student and teacher development, as well as communication and partnership between students and teachers.<\/p>\n

Since the start of InSciEdOut\u2019s efforts, substantial improvements in science proficiency have been seen among Lincoln\u2019s K-8 students, and over half of eighth-grade students received \u201cExceeds Expectations\u201d in state science standards, making Lincoln Choice the only school in Minnesota where science excellence is now the norm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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