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How Design Can Get Kids On the Path to Tech Careers: A Conversation with Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, the Founder of a New Type of Science and Math Academy
No full textAn interview with Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall about educational design and the design of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. IMSA sought not only to develop decidedly different scientific minds, but also to develop a decidedly different residential learning community -- one that was nurturing and innovative, and one that instilled a sense of stewardship, and an obligation to give back. As a dynamic teaching and learning laboratory, IMSA continues to evolve, yet the roots of our founding ideas and goals remain
Dr. Leon Lederman and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall: Part 1
No full textDr. Leon Lederman and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall discuss the idea for a science and math school, the founding of IMSA, and the early years. Dr. Lederman begins by talking about the Saturday Morning Physics education program for kids at Fermilab. He knew that there were specialized schools elsewhere, particularly in New York City, and that may have given him the idea that Illinois could have one. He gave a talk about the idea and it eventually led to a discussion with the governor. Dr. Pace Marshall heard about his idea and they began working together with support from the governor. They convened a board and, because of political circumstances, ended up with a timeline of about seven months between its first meeting (Oct. 1985) and when the school would open (Aug. 1986). The board members took on active roles to complete the work needed to open on time.
The historical context of the school\u27s founding was also important: it was 1983 when Lederman approached the governor with the idea, during the Reagan administration and the Cold War. The original legislation to establish the school was defeated in 1983, but a second attempt tacked onto broader education legislation passed in 1985.
They discuss the challenges of starting out, and being warned of arguments against the school\u27s existence, one of which was a charge of elitism. Dr. Pace Marshall\u27s response was to argue that the institution aggregates talent in the same way that other fields do, not separating students by social class. In fact in many ways IMSA\u27s academic and residential programs ameliorated other problems.
Returning to the opening of the school, at the time of the initial board meeting they lacked a building, textbooks, computers, or any other supplies they needed. They had to convince parents and students to trust them and the opportunity they would have. They went around the state talking to all kinds of people, selling an idea that did not yet exist. Some schools also didn\u27t like the thought of giving up their best students. In the end between eight and nine hundred students applied to be in the charter class and 210 were accepted. Both the students and faculty took enormous risks in coming the first year, because they couldn\u27t know for sure the school would continue to exist. On the positive side, they got to shape the institution and the curriculum.
IMSA opened on September 7, 1986 with 210 students. There were not yet any residence halls so the students lived in the main building. The promise from the state was that when another group of students were accepted the next year, the funding would double. They did not hold to that promise, and wanted the school to disinvite the second class. Instead, Dr. Pace Marshall recommended to the board that they stay open until the money ran out and then close if the state refused to give them the promised funding.
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Dr. Leon Lederman, Terri Willard ’89, David Kung \u2789, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall
No full textDr. Leon Lederman, Terri Willard \u2789, David Kung ’89, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall discuss the early years of IMSA and the charter class experience. Willard and Kung start by recalling how they decided to come to IMSA. Dr. Pace Marshall asks them about their earliest memories of the school. They remember the challenges of living away from home. Dr. Lederman asks them to reflect on their learning experiences. Experiential learning stands out for both Willard and Kung - visiting a cemetery for history class, performing Shakespeare\u27s Tempest for English, teaching peers calculus in math class - and the innovative approaches of the teachers. Dr. Pace Marshall asks how the IMSA experience changed them, and both speak to it as a gift. All four participants in the conversation speak to how the sorts of opportunities IMSA offers might be extended or applied to other students.
Recorded at the 2009 Alumni Reunion by IMSA Media Services.
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Dr. Leon Lederman, Gabriel Demombynes ’89, Jeffrey Truitt ’89, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall
No full textDr. Leon Lederman, Gabriel Demombynes ’89, Jeffrey Truitt ’89, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall discuss the early years of IMSA and the charter class experience. Dr. Pace Marshall asks Demombynes and Truitt to reflect on why and how they decided to come to IMSA as members of the charter class. They remember arriving before the dorms were built and their first impressions. The charter class played a formative role in the school, including choosing the school mascot. It was voted on by the students, but Dr. Pace Marshall vetoed the choice because of concerns that it would be misread by the external community. They discuss what was unique about IMSA as an educational institution and how students learned - “the IMSA way”. Demombynes and Truitt also share their memories of working on the first student newspaper.
Recorded at the 2009 Alumni Reunion by IMSA Media Services.
Duration: 0:14:54
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A Decidedly Different Mind
Full text linkDr. Stephanie Pace Marshall explains the need for educational transformation grounded in the design of a generative and more natural system of learning and schooling
Dr. Leon Lederman, Brian Maier ’89, Kevin Schraith ’89, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall
No full textDr. Leon Lederman, Brian Maier \u2789, Kevin Schraith ’89, and Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall discuss the early years of IMSA and the charter class experience. Dr. Lederman starts the conversation by asking what they did wrong at the beginning. Schraith says he thinks some of the things that weren\u27t all figured out - the places where the seams showed - were the most memorable, they allowed for valuable chaos . Dr. Pace Marshall asks Schraith and Maier how they found out about IMSA and why they came as part of the charter class. She also asks about what they remember learning, good or bad experiences. Schraith recalls his English classes and learning how to interpret and debate evidence. Dr. Pace Marshall asks how the IMSA experience has mattered throughout their lives, and they speak to both the intellectual and the social aspects of their experiences. They also discuss what residential life was like.
Recorded at the 2009 Alumni Reunion by IMSA Media Services.
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Educating the Whole Child: The Real Story of Wholeness and Belonging
Full text linkIn her 2008 keynote address to the Massachusetts ASCD, Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall outlines why we--as leaders, storytellers and mapmakers--must ensure that the story, map, and landscape of schooling does not constrain our children’s potentials, silence their spirit, demean their passion, ridicule their dreams, or deny them access to wisely learn whatever it is that they want to know
Blessed Unrest: The Power of Unreasonable People to Change the World
Full text linkIn her keynote address at the 2008 NCSSSMST Professional Conference, Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall addresses what work can be done with the collective resources of its Consortium members which beg to be shared and connected--and also explores what the source of ...our Blessed Unrest that will give us the courage to become unreasonable advocates for our children and for STEM transformation
1989 Convocation
Full text linkOpening Selections: Gustav Holt Processional: Jean Joseph Mouret Welcome: Dr. John Peoples, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Director; Mike Peil, Student Council President Introductions: Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall Musical Selections: LeRoy Anderson Keynote Speaker: Dr. Charles Brown, Scientist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Recessional: Charles Marie Wido
1988 Convocation
Full text linkOpening Selections: First Class Brass, George Frederich Handel Processional: Jean Joseph Mouret Welcome: Dr. Leon Lederman, Director, Fermi Laboratory, Vice President Board of Trustees; Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Director; David Kung, Student Council President Introductions: Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, Director Musical Selection: Franz Von Suppe Keynote Speaker: Dr. Donald Frye, Former Chief Executive Bell & Howell Co., Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Northwestern University Recessional: George Frederich Hande
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