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Math, Science, and Social Studies Learning Teams 

Focus

To empower district-level educators, through collaboration, to enhance the math-based, science-based, and social studies-based experience of all students within the schools of Marquette-Alger RESA.

Learning Team Leaders

  • Math: Chrissy Columb, Marquette-Alger RESA.
    • For meeting and membership information send inquiries to ccolumb@maresa.org.
  • Science: Erich Ziegler, Marquette-Alger RESA.
    • For meeting and membership information send inquiries to eziegler@maresa.org.
  • Social Studies: Joe Levandoski and Brenton Fitzpatrick, Marquette Area Public Schools.
    • For meeting and membership information send inquiries to jlevandoski@mapsnet.org or bfitzpatrick@mapsnet.org.

Curriculum Committees

These committees are unique as they incorporate a partnership between all 13 local school districts, Marquette-Alger RESA, and Northern Michigan University (NMU). 

  • Dr. Derek Anderson (NMU) and Dr. Travis Smith (Marquette-Alger RESA) co-facilitate the Social Studies Curriculum Committee.
  • Dr. Kristen White (NMU), Chandra Ziegler (Marquette-Alger RESA), and Colleen Sundholm (Marquette-Alger RESA) co-facilitate the Literacy Curriculum Committee.

Focus

  • Curriculum Review – Engage in curriculum mapping, review assessments and instructional practices, and identify key standards, gaps, and overlaps.  
  • Curriculum Resources – Improve efficiencies through common language and shared forms. Improve Marquette-Alger RESA PD offerings accordingly.
  • Curriculum Evaluation Process – Create/improve LEA curriculum review processes by developing a standard model.

Meetings and Membership

The committees generally meet four or more times throughout the school year at Marquette-Alger RESA. Substitute teacher costs are eligible for reimbursement.

Each committee is open to 30 K-12 teachers from across the two-county area. If you are interested in participating in this effort, please contact Dr. Travis Smith for social studies (tsmith@maresa.org) or Chandra Ziegler for literacy (cziegler@maresa.org).

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