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linois Mathematics and Science Academy "Within the kaleidoscope, science enables the art to dance." - Stephanie Pace Marshall, Ph.D.

About the cover: The kaleidoscope is an instrument of wonder and transformation. It is a symbol and metaphor of IMSA's vision, "liberating goodness and genius for the world" and mission, "transformation through connections within and among mathematics, science, the arts and the humanities."

To create a learning enterprise that liberates the genius and goodness of all children and invites and inspires the power vision and creativity of the human spirit for the world.

The mission of the Illinois Mathematics

and Science Academy,

mission a pioneering educational

community, is to transform mathematics and science

teaching and learning by developing ethical leaders

who know the joy of discovering and forging

connections within and among mathematics, science,

the arts, and the humanities by means of an exemplary

laboratory environment characterized by research,

innovative teaching, and service. ear IMSA shareholders,

The new century colls us to invite learners of all ages into big

questions of the human experience, questions that will shape Sheila MB Griffin our collective future. Who will generate and use knowledge

for the world? Who will ask breakthrough questions that lead

to global solutions? Today's children in today's schools will

- if they are challenged to develop their full potential as tephanie Pace Marshall. Ph.D. President thoughtful inquirers, ethical leaders and responsible stewards

of the world's resources.

ANGE, AND THEREFORE THE PLACE TO BEGIN, LIES AT VERY CORE OF EDUCATION -WITH TEACHING ITSELF.

This has been IMSA's work since we opened in 1986. Now, in This Report also highlights two new programs for Illinois our 15th Anniversary year, we are ready to further expand students: IMSA Excellence 2000+ for middle school our statewide programming and to more proactively share students, launched at the request of the Illinois General what we have learned about what works in the field of Assembly; and the Illinois International Career Academy for mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning. high school students, commissioned by the Illinois Board of The time is right, the needs are great, and the stakes for Higher Education to advance the recommendations of the public education have never been higher. Governor's Joint Task Force on International Education and help build a workforce to compete in a global society. Recently, Illinois Governor George Ryan conducted a statewide Education Summit to address a growing crisis, As we strive to liberate the genius and goodness of the shortage of high quality teachers. This and Before tomorrow's leaders through a new system of teaching It's Too Late, a report to the nation from the National and learning, we are mindful of the words of 1991 IMSA Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the graduate Scott Gaudi, profiled in October 2000 by 21st Century [also known as the Glenn Commission Report], DISCOVER magazine as one of the "20 scientists to watch have furthered IMSA's resolve to help develop and support in the next 20 years." He said: "IMSA taught me to see with well-qualified teachers. new eyes and to become a trailblazer." Our state, nation and world need trailblazers for the future. We can and we The Glenn Commission concluded that "the most powerful must find, challenge and support the Scott Gaudis of our instrument for change, and therefore the place to begin, state - wherever they live and learn. lies at the very core of education - with teaching itself." In this Annual Report, we highlight how IMSA serves as an instrument for change by providing exemplary professional Sincerely, development programs, including one in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science,

In 2000-01, IMSfl continued to refine the Business Plan, focusing on students' development as ethical learners and leaders, and highly skilled inquirers and researchers. Strategic initiatives that expanded included Mathematical Investigations, Scientific Inquiries, Student Inquiry and Research and Student Leadership Development.

Student Leadership Development Program

Student Leadership Development (SLD) programs, developed in partnership with Northwestern University, Free the Children Foundation, Leaders Today and the National Coalition Building Institute, provides opportunities for students to become ethical leaders at IMSA, in the community and in the world. The IMSA SLD Committee defines "lead" as "to invite, inspire, mobilize, and guide ourselves and others to make positive differences in our homes, schools, communities and the world."

StfiGSlPaLrship Development Highlights

•The Board of Trustees adopted students on facilitation and •Six students attended a •IMSA seniors enjoyed an inspiring the IMSA Residential Life leadership skills; IMSA seniors national leadership conference talk by Helen Zia, an accomplished Standards which set expectations then led groups of sophomores in and attained certification in second generation Chinese- for student learning and public speaking and advocacy. leadership organization; American journalist and guest performance related to self, speaker for the annual Richard L. •More than 300 students and staff 14 students attended a diversity community and self-care. Horwitz Lecture on Ethics. attended the first Leadership leadership workshop and became • IMSA implemented its Leadership Symposium which included an National Coalition Building Education and Development inaugural leadership lecture in Institute certified facilitators; two (LEAD) program in partnership memory of Bernard Hollister, a students traveled to Kenya with with Leaders Today, an charter member of IMSA's social Free the Children members for international organization science faculty who died in unique leadership development dedicated to promoting future November of 2000. The guest and service learning experiences. leaders. Marc Kielburger of speaker was former Illinois Leaders Today trained IMSA Senator Paul Simon. a 9 ' n a f / ^ -C IMSA Class of2001 graduates Anitra Sumbry and Mathew Knisley are greeted by children in Kenya during their trip sponsored in part by the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education and organized by Free the Children and Leaders Today.

Scientific Inquiries Program

As an educational laboratory for Illinois, IMSA serves as an exemplar and catalyst to transform mathematics and science teaching and learning. In 2000-01, IMSA piloted Scientific Inquiries (SI), a new integrative one-year science core curriculum for IMSA sophomores. Scientific Inquires integrates concepts from chemistry, physics, biology, and earth and space science. It will provide a unique model for the design and delivery of science education in other Illinois schools.

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•Pilot year SI program •Connections among (concepts •Performance assessments used What's Ahe from) the physical sciences, earth by SI faculty included written ^(562 components included inquiry journey excursions (units), and space sciences, life sciences, papers, free responses to »The Scientific Inquiries essential questions (questions scientific inquiry and technology problem-centered situations, curriculum will continue that guide learning), enduring are taken advantage of short writes and poster to be modified and refined understandings (what's most (overlapped) to form a truly presentations. In addition, in order to offer an worth knowing), evidence of integrative experience for students. students were given a pre- introductory science and post test to determine understanding, assessment tasks •Students explored six essential experience that will serve their content knowledge and learning experiences (in questions which anchored the IMSA students well in their class and out-of-class activities). before the course began and pilot SI curriculum. continuing studies of after it was completed. science at IMSA.

•Instructional materials currently in use for Scientific Inquiries will be information that will IMSA is piloting its reviewed and additional support decisions related Leadership Education and program materials will be to program improvement. Development (LEAD) created that will assist curriculum for public IMSA teachers as well as •The development of future speaking, advocacy, ethical other teachers in working online learning experiences decision-making, with students. for Ml and SI will offer additional support for negotiation and media "Research studies for other Illinois students contact. This utilizes, Scientific Inquiries will be and teachers. adapts and extends the undertaken to provide groundbreaking curriculum of Leaders Today. PROGRAMS SERVING STUDENTS AND STAFF

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IMSA Ecology students collect data on predator- prey relationships while examining a moose carcass.

Student Inquiry and Research Program

The Student Inquiry and Research (SIR) Program challenges students to engage in scholarly and scientific investigation as well as creative and artistic expression. SIR encourages students to become skeptical inquirers who work at increasingly higher levels of independence, guided by professionals knowledgeable in their fields. Students participate in SIR through Mentorship, Student Plans of Inquiry and IMSA Courses.

Student lrriquiry and Research Highlights

•Lisa Kelly of Libertyville, Eric one of 12 national recipients of •Students in Ecology investigated Szczesniak of Buffalo Grove, the Summer 2001 Undergraduate the nature of vocalizations of and Christine Tsai and Margaret Research Fellowship sponsored wolves and coyotes. This led to What's Ahe Wat of Naperville presented their by the American Society for an analysis based on computer ^6T)2 research at Sakharov's Readings, Pharmacology and Experimental techniques of pre-recorded a highly selective research Therapeutics, Inc. She is the sounds. Students then worked •150 students are working conference in St. Petersburg, only high school student to win with real coyotes in a field on approved Inquiry projects, Russia. the award in the history of setting. a significant increase from the competition. 115 in 2000-01. •Kelly McArdle of Elmwood Park •Nan Sethakom of Gibson City and Anson Tang of Quincy •Eleven students attended and presented A Modification of the •Students are working on presented Neonatal I Perinatal presented at the 2001 American Kirby-Bauer Disc Assay for research projects in fields Factors in Predicting the ClinicalJunio r Academy of Science Inquiry-Based Teaching in the such as microbiology, Course of Triplet Births at 34 (AJAS)/American Association for Microbiology Classroom at the forensics, biotechnology, Weeks Gestation at the annual the Advancement of Science American Society of Microbiology cell biology, and meeting of the American (AAAS) Annual Meeting and annual meeting. biochemistry in the premier Academy of Pediatrics in Chicago. Science Innovation Exposition. IMSA research facility, the •Pooja Agarwal of Chicago, Grainger Center for • Margarat Wat of Naperville was •Fourteen IMSA students and one Roy Droste of Grafton, and Imagination and Inquiry. named one of 10 national student from Batavia High School Cindy Xi and Margaret Wat finalists in the Neuroscience wrote biographies of famous of Naperville presented Kids •137 students are currently Research Prize competition living American scientists for the Institute Programs at the working on approved sponsored by the American book Portraits of Great American National Association of Biology mentorships in interactive Academy of Neurology. In Scientists, published in November Teachers annual meeting. research partnerships at addition, she also was named 2001 by Prometheus Books. prominent institutions throughout Chicagoland.

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GENDER GEOGRAPHY Student ighlights Chicagoland/ •Mean SAT I composite score for IMSA seniors was 1354, 354 Metropolitan area points above the national average for college-bound seniors. Other areas of Illinois •Mean ACT composite score for IMSA seniors was 29.6,8.6 points above the national average for college-bound seniors. •Of IMSA juniors and seniors taking the Advanced Placement ETHNICITY Examinations, 85% scored "3" or better and 64% scored "4" or better. White 49% •Mean SAT II score for IMSA seniors taking the Mathematics Asian 31% -Level IIC Test was 744, 81 points above the national average for college-bound seniors. Mean IMSA score for African American 9% the English Writing SAT II Test was 664, 69 points above the national average for college-bound seniors. Latino 4%

For more information regarding student testing, Other/Non-Reporting 3% contact the College and Academic Counseling Office Bi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic 3% at (630) 907-5056 and request the IMSA Profile. E Native American less than 1%

Mathematical Investigations Program

The Mathematical Investigations Program (MI) is the core pre-calculus sequence at IMSA. While a more traditional program would offer separate courses in algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry, MI provides an integrated learning experience. Students in MI are four students participated introduced to concepts and skills from across the mathematics curriculum in a mathematically in the NCSSSMST Student natural way. MI helps IMSA students to become skilled problem finders and problem solvers Conference, "Engineering with a deep conceptual understanding of mathematics. the 21st Century."

IMSA will adapt the Mathematical algebra component of Investigations Highlights IMSA's Mathematical •Ml students explored units such •Ml students investigated new •Weekly problem sets in Ml Investigations Program as Linear Thinking and Functions ideas in class by working challenged students to use all and work toward the which addressed different collaboratively on daily their mathematical tools development of a content ideas centered around explorations that expose (including using current professional development a single mathematical concept. students to new aspects of the knowledge and experimenting curriculum so that the Ml In doing this, students gained main idea of a unit. with unusual ideas). curriculum can be shared insight into how different areas with other high school of mathematics fit together. mathematics educators.

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In 2000-01, IMSR doubled the number of Business Plan strategic initiatives serving educators and students throughout Illinois. Strategic initiatives primarily serving Illinois students and educators that expanded or were introduced included the Problem-based Learning Network (PBLN@IMSA), Standards-based Education: IMSA 2061, Alternative Certification, IMSA Excellence 2000+, Illinois International Career Academy and the IMSA Kids Institute.

Illinois International Career Academy

The Illinois International Career Academy (ICA) prepares students for academic and professional pursuits in international business and helps build the workforce the state needs to compete successfully in a global economy. Administered by IMSA on behalf of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the program engages Illinois high school students in problem-based learning to investigate a broad range of economic, political and cultural issues impacting the diverse global economy. The student experience, spanning three summers and two school years, includes an internship with an Illinois multinational company.

UlinolPlrftVrnalLal Career Academy Highlights • For 10 days in June, the •Off-campus experiences included The ICA includes an interactive •Six teachers and 24 teens were participants immersed themselves a visit to the Mercantile Exchange web site linking students, selected to participate. They are in the study of international to learn about international teachers and partners. The site from Bloomington High School, issues. Topics included Aids in currency markets, a lecture features an electronic magazine, Carbondale Community High Sub-Saharan Africa, the Economic featuring Dr. Henry Kissinger and news releases, a photo gallery, School, Glenbrook South High Crisis in Indonesia, Arms Control meeting NATO Secretary-General curriculum samples, chat rooms, School in Glenview, Illinois in Southeast Asia, collapse of the Lord Robertson following his and discussion boards. Mathematics and Science Thai Baht and the Price of Oil, presentation, NATO's Challenges: Academy in Aurora, Jones and others. Illusions and Realities of the Academic College Prep in Alliance. Chicago, and University Laboratory High School in Urbana.

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Educators from Chicago Public Schools attend an IMSA Problem-based Learning workshop.

Standards-based Education: IMSA 2061

IMSA 2061 provides professional development programs in standards-based education practices for mathematics and science teachers, education leaders and schools. Teachers learn to use the tools, research and experiences of education reform to improve student learning. IMSA 2061 Introductory Workshops help educators become aware of how to design standards- based lesson plans for individual teachers and revise entire K-12 science programs (i.e. better coherence and articulation of concepts across grade levels).

200|ttsS?]o61 Highlights

•Twenty-nine educators from What's Ahead Crete Monee C.U.S.D. 201U, the •Twenty-nine educators from 20 four school districts and two West Suburban Consortium for schools and nine districts within consortia attended the first IMSA 'IMSA 20< Academic Excellence (WSCAE), the WSCAE attended the second 2061 Introductory Workshop at by the Illinois State Board and MECCA (Metro East IMSA 2061 Workshop held at IMSA. Districts and consortia of Education (ISBE) to do Consortium for Child Advocacy). Riverside Brookfield Township represented were Homewood a series of seven one-day Additionally a representative High School. WSCAE represents Flossmoor C.H.S.D. 233, Oak workshops on mathematics from the West 40 Intermediate 16 school districts in western Lawn-Hometown School District and science standards for Service Provider attended the Cook County. 123, Indian Prairie C.U.S.D. 204, key leaders involved in the workshop. Building a Presence in Mathematics and Science national initiative. In cooperation with the readiness to benefit from In the spring, ICA teams IMSA 2061 will begin Lake County Regional systemic professional will collaborate with facilitating the work of its Office of Education (ROE), development. The criteria mentors from six Illinois new cohort group in Crete IMSA will host an IMSA are being used in ISBE's businesses to address MoneeC.O.D. 201U as 2061 Introductory Scientific Literacy problems and opportunities they design a coherent Professional Development created by the economic K-12 science curriculum Workshop in the spring. Grant Program. recession. aimed at science literacy •In partnership with the for all students. Teachers Academy for •Students are preparing •The ICA program expands Mathematics and Science white papers for the next to eight high schools sites •In January, IMSA 2061 (TAMS), IMSA developed International Career for 2002. Two new schools began working with its research-based quality Academy (ICA) summit: a will join the ICA starting newest cohort of five criteria for professional roundtable discussion of next summer bringing the school districts within development programs in the economic development total number of students the West Suburban mathematics and science, of Central Asia, tied to enrolled in the ICA to 56. Consortium for Academic professional development current events in Excellence (WSCAE). providers, and school Afghanistan. PROGRAMS SERVING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS

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The Kids Institute Program What's Ahead for The IMSA Kids Institute was launched in 1998 to stimulate curiosity and excitement about mathematics, science, and technology among young learners in Illinois. Guided by faculty, •A grant from the Harris Family Foundation will IMSA students create an array of hands-on enrichment programs that integrate the concepts enable the Excellence of science, mathematics, and technology to solve real-world problems. They become instructors 2000+ Program (E2K+) to who share their love of learning with young people in Illinois. Students in grades 3-9 develop expand to seven additional problem-solving skills and learn from positive young role models (IMSA students) who are schools sites in Champaign, teaching them. Chicago, Danville, Des Plaines, Kankakee, Marion, and Quincy. ids InstitutS&1 e Highlights •The E2K+ web site enables •Kids Institute programs served participating teachers to •Eight East and West Aurora •Nearly 700 schools in Illinois 300 students last summer and share their instructional schools participated in a 16-unit received a copy of the Real more than 600 during the experiences with IMSA Mars Online program during the Science 2001, an interactive school year. professional development school year. More than 100 CD-ROM produced by IMSA specialists and each other. • Mars Online was a feature of students integrated science, social students for Illinois 3rd-5th grade the summer Science Explorers studies, technology, mathematics, classrooms. Real Science 2001 is •The 2002 Kids Institute will program in Aurora, Chicago, and and language arts to address the designed to help spark young feature a new summer Liberty. Students used a problem- challenge of sustaining life on students' interest in science. program, Math + Science centered approach to establish a Mars. The project culminated with 4 Girls. The week-long colony on Mars in the year 2030. a Mars Fair held at IMSA. More program for middle school Using software, creativity, and than 200 students, parents, and girls uses problem-based resourcefulness, they researched educators attended the event. learning to integrate topics and recommended how humans on math, science, and •New middle school summer could establish prosperous technology and exposes programs enrolled nearly 100 communities despite the them to scientific and middle school students in challenges of high temperatures, technology-related careers. uneven surfaces and lack of Explorations in Science, Digital water and vegetation. Art, and German Explorers.

IMSA Annual Report 2000/01 IMSA Excellence 2000+ Program

In January 2001, Illinois middle school students from seven schools became the first participants of IMSA Excellence 2000+, an exciting journey of mathematical and scientific exploration and discovery. IMSA Excellence 2000+ is an after-school enrichment program for Illinois middle students who are talented and interested in mathematics and science, with special emphasis on students historically underrepresented and underserved in mathematics and science. Students participate in the program for up to two years giving them a strong foundation for future study in mathematics and science and exposing them to scientific and technical career fields. The program also includes a professional development component for participating Illinois teachers.

IMSA Excellence 2000+ started at the request of the General Assembly, with the strong support of House Speaker Michael Madigan and Governor George Ryan. It is modeled, in part, after the highly successful after-school Mitchell Excellence 2000 enrichment program in Israel for junior IMSA ExVeTlenyJ 2000+ high school students "living in the Israeli periphery." Highlights

•The first year pilot was held at •More than 200 students were made and used altitude trackers seven schools, two in Chicago, served in the first year of the to collect data and measure how two in northern Illinois and three E2k+ program. high the rockets fly. in central/southern Illinois. The •The learning experiences • More than 20 teachers from the sites were: Bell Elementary emphasized logic, mathematical seven sites completed the first School, Chicago; Central Junior thinking, and experimental year of professional development High School, Belleville; Grant scientific thinking. Topics related seminars at IMSA, forging new Middle School, Springfield; to students' lives so they would links with colleagues from Hillsboro Junior High School, become motivated to learn math around the state. Hillsboro; Michele Clark Middle and science. For example, School, Chicago; Thompson • New curriculum units were students launched bottle rockets Junior High, Oswego; and West developed focusing on using NASA specifications. They Middle School, Rockford. Chromotology, Patterns and Sequences, Networks, Learning Behavior, Rocketry, Outdoor Math, and the Solar System. With a grant from BP, Real Science 2002 an in-service day will be production is underway sponsored for teachers with a team of 25 on integrating the Real students and five student Science CD-ROM into editors. This year, Real ri e i m science curriculum. The BP Science will begin testing grant also will support the video streaming of a Science Explorer program A Science Explorers, Jr. from the Kids Institui i with a summer camp on web site. participant examines „ energy solutions. pond organisms. •The City of Aurora •Fifty IMSA students are contributed $30,000 tutoring East Aurora to the IMSA Kids Insi elementary school students as part of the Kids Institute newest program, Project READ.

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IMSA students observe bison during a population study at Grand Teton National Park.

Problem-based Learning Network (PBLN@IMSA)

IMSA's Problem-based Learning (PBL) Network serves teachers in Illinois and beyond through What's Ahea professional development in regional and summer institutes, annual symposia, and online courses; research in their classrooms; and support in an interactive and online network of •IMSA began a "trair colleagues and PBL experts as teachers use PBL to improve student achievement. trainers" program for teachers to enable them to provide in-district Problem-based Learning (PBL) staff development ProbTem^asea learning in fiscal year 2002. Highlights •IMSA led a PBLNet network •IMSA will provide •All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade • PBL staff collaborated in the forum at the Association for professional development teachers in the Aurora West design of the professional Supervision and Curriculum in PBL for IMSA's Excellence School District 129 received development component of the Development annual conference. 2000+ (E2K+) teachers extensive PBL professional International Career Academy and The Problem Log, published three beginning their third and development characterized by in the curriculum development times a year by PBLNet, an ASCD final year. IMSA will mentor immersion over time, practice in component of the Benedictine member network, promotes the teachers as they context, and ongoing support University-IMSA Alternative sharing of information, methods collaboratively design a PBL during implementation. This model Teacher Certification program. and materials for PBL in K-16 unit for use with students in builds the support system •Thirty-six educators attended the classrooms. The newsletter's the E2K+ Program. necessary for new learning to annual Neison and Bette Harris editor/facilitator is Debra Gerdes, become embedded in practice. •IMSA will conduct PBL Institute for PBL Design; 24 IMSA's professional development workshops for teachers in •IMSA conducted professional educators and nine alternative leader for Problem-based McLean County in development institutes for the certification teacher candidates Learning. collaboration with Illinois Tinley Park/Orland Park high attended the annual Summer State University. school district, the Indian Prairie Sleuths Institute for PBL school district in Naperville/ Coaching, then facilitated PBL •The second edition of Aurora, Morgan Park Academy learning experiences for 119 Problems as Possibilities by in Chicago, Crow Agency in Illinois students in grades seven former IMSA staff members Montana, and the Foothills through nine. Linda Torp and Sara Sage school district in High River, will include a new chapter Alberta, Canada.

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Alternative Certification Candidate Renee Link of Algonquin demonstrates the Compressional wave and Shear wave of an earthquake.

Alternative Certification Program

In an effort to help stem the impending Illinois teacher shortage, the Alternative Certification Program, developed in partnership with Benedictine University, offers a fast-track alternative certification program for persons interested in teaching middle or high school science. The program recruits, trains and certifies qualified science teachers for Illinois schools, drawing from a pool of science professionals with at least five years experience in their fields.

AfteYnalfve Certification Highlights

•Candidates successfully •The Alternative Certification •At the invitation of Naperville completed the first eight-week Program successfully placed CUSD #203, IMSA and BU made on assessment in PBL; the problem-based intensive training teachers in science classrooms an Alternative Certification book is available through program. The program included in schools in Bartlett, Clifton, presentation to more than 170 www.ascd.org. topics in content knowledge, Dundee, East Aurora, McHenry, employees of local industries. IMSA will begin planning curriculum and assessment, Palos Heights, Roselle and for the expansion of the learning theory and effective Wauconda. Alternative Certification instructional methods. •Candidates successfully Program to include middle •At the end of the internship year, completed a student teaching and secondary successful candidates can be experience at IMSA in mathematics teachers. awarded the IMSA Recognition. conjunction with the Summer IMSA will work to double Sleuths program for middle the number of teacher school students. candidates in the rnative Certification rrogram to include two cohort groups.

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Professional Contributions of IMSA Staff and Alumni Benefit Illinois, the U.S. and the World

The following are examples of the significant contributions IMSA staff and alumni are making Scott Gaudi '91 of Staunton, is in their professional fields and in their communities, helping the state and nation to meet its an astronomer and Hubble Fellow needs in mathematics, science and technology. The information on IMSA alumni is, in part, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. taken from the 2001 IMSA publication, Reaching for the Stars, highlighting some of the many He was named one of the "Twenty accomplishments of African-American and Latino IMSA alumni. Scientists to Watch in the Next 20 Years" by Discover Magazine. Joe Prieto published the article IMSA President Dr. Stephanie Dr. Susan Bisinger presented Asa Flanigan '92 of Kankakee, Applying to College in the State Pace Marshall presented If I Quality Criteria for Professional is a M.D./Ph.D. student in the of Anxiety in Newsbrief. a Could Make a School to an Development to the Alliance for Department of Microbiology at publication of the Illinois international group of students at Illinois Education at Illinois State the University of Illinois. He Association for College Admission the International Society for University in Bloomington. conducts research in infectious Technology in Education Student Counseling. Dr. Steven Rogg presented IMSA diseases, especially salmonella, Technology Leadership Symposium 2061 Partnership at the annual Diana Rios Liz '89 of Aurora, is a an international problem in in Chicago. She also presented The meeting of the Illinois Council of pharmacist and certified diabetes developing countries. Call for a New Story of Learning Teachers of Mathematics in specialist in Aurora. at the Executive Leadership Katherine Ashford '93 of East Springfield. Summer Institute in California. Michael Rodriguez '89 of South St. Louis, is a systems engineer at Dr. David Barr presented Holland, is a senior engineer at TALX Corporation in St. Louis. Dr. Raymond Dagenais was Motorola. He volunteers with the Evaluating Web Resources at the Gregory Veramendi '94 of elected to serve a two-year term Illinois Educational Technology Les Turner ALS Foundation and the Evanston, works at Fermi National as Vice-President of the Illinois Conference in Springfield. Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Science Teachers Association. Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia Glenn Schwartzwalder Jill Howk Gengler '89 of Melvin, as part of his studies toward a Susan Eddins co-published the moderated the session College is the coordinator of the Distance Ph.D. in Physics at the University article NCTM's Principles and Athletics and Institutional Values:Educatio n program of the of California at Berkeley. Standards for School Mathematics:Sending a Consistent MessageGraduat e School of Library and Aimee Chong '94 of Carbondale, Implications for Administrators indurin g the College Board Midwest Information Science at the is a city planner and deputy the National Association of Regional Conference. University of Illinois at project manager at Cambridge Secondary School Principals Champaign-Urbana. Active Systematics in Chicago. publication BULLETIN. professionally, she presents at state and national library Dorothy Pleas '95 of La Grange association conferences. Park, is a validation engineer at Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago. Programs serving the IMSA

Some initiotives ot IMSfl serve both the internal IMSR community and the external community beyond the walls of IMSR. Strategic initiatives serving both the IMSA community and other Illinois teachers and students include the Great Minds Program, On-Line Learning and Minority Recruitment and Retention Programs.

The IMSA Great Minds Program provides opportunities for Illinois educators, students and the general public to learn from, interact with and be inspired by "great minds" of our time. Dialogues, seminars and community lectures presented by the Great Minds Program have featured Nobel Laureates and other nationally and world-renowned leaders in mathematics, science, the arts and humanities. By reconnecting mathematics, science and the humanities to the human experience, the Great Minds Program helps to create conversations that matter to students and educators. Not surprisingly, some of the great minds include IMSA alums.

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•More than 1500 guests attended •More than 700 people attended •A group of 14 IMSA students, •A series of white papers entitled: Great Minds Program events Great Minds Program community working under the supervision "Physics First? Redesigning the hosted on the IMSA campus and lectures held at IMSA for the of Dr. Leon Lederman, wrote a Science Curriculum for High delivered to some via distance general public. Some of the book for middle school students Schools", "Frontiers of learning technologies. featured speakers included: profiling key scientists of the Educational Technology" and Dr. Leon Lederman 20th Century. The book, Portraits "Science Education for the 21st •More than 700 Illinois teachers of Great American Scientists, was Century: What Will It take to and students participated in published in Fall 2001. Deliver a Standards-Based Great Minds Program dialogues i Spears Curriculum?" were created held at IMSA. Topics included pharmac following the Great Minds Science, Law and Technology, Program dialogues with Illinois Stories of a Scientist and Science ceo of Hy and national education experts. Education in the 21st Century: and Hyatt, These white papers were Pushing the Envelope on Student Former U.S. Sen, Paul Simon director of the Public distributed free of charge to Assessment. Institute at Southern AMEKk_ approximately 600 people in University SCIENTISTS Illinois and beyond. Sam Choi alumnus, found LEON M. LEDERMAN, Dr. Lynn Margulis NOBEI LAURI Ml Dr. Lawrence Kraus uthor of The Physics of Star Trek

Report 2000/01 What's Ahead for On-line Learning Program

•The Great Minds Program IMSA's On-line Learning Program continued to expand throughout Illinois to include "anytime will host two community and anyplace" access to training in the use of IMSA's Internet Toolkit. In addition, IMSA lectures made possible in continued to play a key leadership role in the development of the Illinois Virtual High School, part by a grant from the an initiative of Governor George H. Ryan administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. Tellabs Foundation. They feature Admiral William nHine cearnma. Owens, ceo of Teledesic Highlights and senior military • IMSA Director of Virtual Learning •The IMSA Internet Toolkit • IMSA began online training assistant to Secretaries of Mathew Wicks served as co-chair was named an official digital workshops in Digital Information Defense Frank Carlucci of the Illinois Virtual High School resource for the Illinois Virtual Literacy for 50 Illinois educators, and Dick Cheney; and Mr. (IVHS). In its pilot semester, High School. The IMSA Internet focusing on topics such as how Alfred Berkeley III, launched in January 2001, the Toolkit offers students and to develop successful search chairman of NASDAQ. IVHS offered 16 courses to teachers software tools and strategies, how to apply •The Great Minds Program students throughout Illinois in a learning materials to help them copyright laws to web materials will host the dialogue, wide variety of subjects, including find, evaluate and use Internet and how to incorporate multi­ Frontiers of Educational an introductory Physics course information resources more media resources into documents. Technology: Bridging the taught by an IMSA instructor. effectively. Digital Divides for middle and high school educators throughout Illinois. The event, made possible in part by a grant from the Minority Recruitment and Retention Programs Tellabs Foundation, will feature presentations by IMSA's interconnected Minority Recruitment and Retention Programs seek to increase the world-renowned number of talented underrepresented minority students who apply to, enroll in and complete authorities such as Robert the Academy's program. IMSA offers a wide variety of pre-admissions enrichment programs Tinker, president of The for students in grades 7-9 and retention programs for students enrolled at the Academy. Concord Consortium, Marc These programs are designed to nurture these populations so that they will be afforded an Hamilton, director of early opportunity for success and contributions to the community, state and world. technology for global education and research at Sun Microsystems Inc., Minority Recruitment and and Tom Carroll, executive •IMSA will expand IMSA's Retention Highlights director of The National 21 st Century Information •350 7th and 8th grade students •33 Chicagoland 9th graders Commission on Teaching Skills program by working from 10 Chicagoland schools participated in the three-week and America's Future. with more than 100 visited IMSA for one-day field SEAMS summer residential middle and high schools trip experiences that included enrichment program. »IMSA will host a pre- throughout the state. conference workshop on hands-on science laboratories •20 Chicagoland 9th graders •IMSA will begin the pilot of as part of Project School Visit. the IMSA Internet Toolkit participated in the 12-week the Each One Teach One for the Illinois Computing •54 IMSA sophomores (selected Saturday EIP Program at Loyola Peer Mentor Program. This Educators (ICA) statewide underrepresented minorities and University. program pairs incoming conference. others enrolled at IMSA) minority sophomores with •IMSA students were paired with participated in the three-week •IMSA will offer a full junior/senior minority minority professional mentors in summer and year long EXCEL semester 3-credit online students. Together, they the weekly Tutor Model Program. Program. course in Digital participate in social, Information Literacy. cultural and educational events throughout the year. Fiscal Year 2001

Sources of Operating Resources State Appropriated General Funds 84% Locally Generated - State Appropriated - "IMSA Income Fund" 4% Locally Generated - "IMSA Local Fund" 2% Private Grants and Contracts 4% Governmental Grants and Contracts 7% Total Operating Resources $18,664,143

Expenditures Other Expenses .1% Travel 1 % Equipment 5% Commodities 3% Telecommunication Services 1% Contractual Services 24% (includes health care services, food services, utilities, etc.) Personal Services 66%

To support and expand the Academy's research, innovative teaching and external service programs/initiatives, the Illinois General Assembly appropriated an operating budget of $16.3 million in 2000-01. IMSA's Office of Advancement and the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education work to secure additional investments of various constituencies including individuals, corporations, foundations, educational institutions and governmental agencies to advance the Academy's mission. During 2000-01, $2,213,958 in private sector revenues, and governmental grants and contracts was secured. IMSA parents paid a $950 fee in 2000-01 to offset some of the costs of cocurricular programs and residential services. To receive a copy of the 2000-01 IMSA Fund Annual Report, contact the Office of Advancement at (630) 907-5040.

IMSA Annual Report 2000/01 IMSA BORRD OF TRUSTEES Winter 2002 CHAIRMAN TRUSTEES Sheila MB Griffin Dr. Victoria Chou Dr. Chris Quigg President Dean Senior Theoretical Physicist Griffin Holdings College of Education Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory University of Illinois at Chicago ST Dr. Marsha R. Rosner 1 VICE-CHAIRMAN Dr. Joseph Cipfl Director Dr. Luis Nunez Executive Director The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research Chemist Illinois Community College Board The University of Chicago Separation Science and Technology Section Dr. Sherry R. Eagle Dr. Keith Sanders Argonne National Laboratory Superintendent Executive Director Aurora West School District #129 Illinois Board of Higher Education 2ND VICE-CHAIRMAN Dr. Forest Etheredge Jesus Manuel Sosa Steve Isoye Dean Administrator Curriculum Leader for Science School of Business and Professional Studies Chicago Public Schools, Region One Warren Township High School Aurora University Sharon Tenhouse Superintendent Teacher and Parent Educator Illinois State Board of Education Community Unit School District #2 (Liberty, IL) Kevin Murphy Science Teacher Dr. Michael S. Turner Lyons Township High School Department Chairman Department of Astronomy Et Astrophysics James D. Pearson The University of Chicago President Aurora Metals Division L.L.C.

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IMSA Office of Advancement Marketing and Communications Staff: Catherine C. Veal, vice president for advancement • Jane St. Pierre, director of marketing and communications Brenda Buschbacher, coordinator of public information Support services provided by: Linda McPherson, Jill Mosshamer and Tina Yang. Writer and Editor: Brenda Buschbacher Contributing Writer: Jane St. Pierre Photo Credits: page 3 - photo courtesy of Mathew Knisley '01 page 4 - John Thompson page 7 - Center@IMSA staff page 8 - Britta McKenna page 9 - Britta McKenna page 10 - John Thompson page 11 - Dr. Susan Bisinger page 13 - photo courtesy of Beth Malecha '90 r^lMSA

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