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CSME Participates in the 2025 Beyond100K Summit!

The 2025 Beyond100k Summit brought together partners in STEM education to map new possibilities for ensuring all young people can belong and thrive in STEM. Key learning threads focused on Teacher Representation & Pathways and Classrooms of Belonging.

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Celebrating Our Science Master Teacher Leaders: A Journey of Growth, Leadership, and Impact

As the final year of the Science Master Teacher Leader Academy (MTLA) program comes to a close, we celebrate a remarkable group of educators whose passion for science, commitment to student learning, and drive for continuous improvement have made a lasting impact on their classrooms and across our district.

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CARE 6-12 Brings Environmental Research to Chicago Public Schools

A groundbreaking collaboration between Loyola University Chicago and CPS empowers science teachers with real-world air-quality research and classroom-ready tools.

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Celebrating Seven Years of Innovation: The CFC and CSME Partnership

Over the past seven years, the CFC and CSME Partnership has exemplified what is possible when school districts and research institutions work hand-in-hand to support educators and advance student learning.

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CSME Presents at NSTA New Orleans 2024!

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Conference in New Orleans was a great success! Our team had the privilege of attending and leading two workshops. Click here to learn more about the sessions led by CSME team members, Kayla Cherry and Sarah Stults.

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ETHOS: Building STEM Awareness Through Ethical Communication in Neuroscience

CSME partners with LUC neuroscience faculty to engage local high-school and middle-school students in STEM research and ethics.

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The Chicago Symposium Series Comes to Loyola!

Loyola CSME hosts the 26th Chicago Symposium Series, Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice.

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CSME Team Presents on Science Teacher Leadership at NSTA Denver 2024

CSME coaches present on the CPS Master Teacher Leader Academy at NSTA’s National Conference in Denver in March 2024.

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Chicago Symposium Series, Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science: Research and Practice

Members of the CSME team attend the Chicago Symposium Series on Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Science hosted by Governors State University.

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Dr. Gholdy Muhammad: Cultivating Joy & Genius through Coaching at 9th Annual ICIC Conference

CSME coaches attend the 9th annual Illinois Council of Instructional Coaching Conference to learn more about cultivating joy and genius through coaching from Dr. Gholdy Muhammad.

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CSME Article on CPS Science Master Teacher Leader Program

Chicago teachers participating in master teacher leader cohort learn leadership skills and help other teachers implement curricular program with equity.

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Welcoming Delegates from Burkina Faso

In August 2023, CSME and Loyola STEM faculty collaborated to host Burkina Faso delegates, extending support to the newly founded Kosyam Jesuit University of Science to develop a practical STEM curriculum.

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CSME Presents at NSTA Chicago!

The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Conference was held in Chicago this summer! Our team had the privilege of attending and leading two workshops.

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CSME Science Coach Advocates for Teachers at Legislative Forum

On February 22nd, CSME Science Coach Kayla Cherry addressed the Legislative Education Forum in Springfield to advocate for the needs of teachers in and outside of the classroom.

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Supporting Science Education in Local Middle Schools

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support Loyola's Center for Science and Math Education's implementation of new middle grade science curriculum in Chicago Public Schools.

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CSME Published in The Learning Professional

We're thrilled to have our work featured in The Learning Professional published by The Learning Forward Journal! Interested in learning more about our Math and Science Connections Project? Read about it beginning on p. 36. Thank you to all who made this project an incredible learning experience!

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