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ROCKMAN
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AL's selected projects and reports.
Below are links to specific projects and downloadable
reports.
BILL
NYE the science guy
is a high energy, inquiry-based educational television
program presenting science content directed at fourth
grade students.
The
Buddy System Project
is an effort to use technology to enhance learning in the
schools and extend learning beyond the school day and
into the home.
The
Center for Learning Technologies in Urban
Schools
develops science curricula that use cutting-edge
computing technologies and works with classroom teachers
to refine these curricula for use in K-12
schools.
A
Computer for Every Teacher
was a project of the Indiana Department of Education to
provide each teacher and administrator in four schools
with a computer and printer, along with software and
training, for their personal and professional
use.
California
Technology Assistance Project:
CTAP Region IV is a California state-funded regional
project that assists school districts with planning for
and using educational technology to improve student
achievement.
Core
Values
is a middle-school curriculum and technology project
implemented by the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)
in order to improve teaching and learning in social
studies, English, and English language development
classes. The Project seeks to support teachers as they
integrate these traditionally distinct courses through
intensive professional development, a curriculum-focused
website, and the distribution of computer technologies
and other curriculum resources.
CUIP
is a collaborative project between Chicago Public
Schools and the University of Chicago. Through CUIP the
University of Chicago provides technology and training to
schools in the neighborhood which surrounds
it.
Foundations
is a technology and curriculum project for all fifth
grade language arts and social studies teachers in
Oakland Unified School District's elementary schools.
Foundations provides teachers with technology, training,
curricular resources and support. This project dovetails
into the Core Values project and serves to prepare
incoming middle school students for a technology-rich
environment.
Hi-STAR
focused professional development and resources on reading
instruction, especially through the use of Accelerated
Reader. In partnership with the seven school-site
librarians and teacher teams, Hi-STAR sought to build
site-level capacity to teach reading.
The
Laptop Program
research is sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. The
program seeks to facilitate "anytime, anywhere" learning
by helping schools acquire laptop computers and Microsoft
Office Software tools for every student.
The
Learning NETworks!
is a collaborative project between Chicago Public Schools
and Northeastern Illinois University/Center for Inner
City Studies funded by a U.S. Department of Education
Grant, PT3 - Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use
Technology.
PBS
MATHLINE® Middle School Mathematics
Project
is a professional development program, created to improve
the teaching of mathematics, providing an opportunity for
teachers to be members of an online learning
community.
Principals'
Technology Leadership Training
Program
sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education gives
principals four days of professional staff development,
including a two-day instructional session on
computers.
Project
CIRCUIT.
With consortium members Clemson University, Pickens
County Schools, and Anderson School District Five,
CIRCUIT will create and close the circuit of teacher
preparation by uniting inquiry, technology, and
reflection in a coherent teacher preparation
model.
Student
Radon Research Project is
a science curriculum module on radon developed by the
Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley and sponsored by
a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Technology
Innovation Challenge Grants.
ROCKMAN
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AL is
currently evaluating many challenge grants, including:
- A.C.T.
Now!
- The
Learning Cooperative
- MetroLINC
- Primary
Sources
- Students
As Agents of Change
- Tech-Know-Build
- and
Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Technology
-T4
University
of California Museum of
Paleontology
(UCMP). Museum staff, scientists, and graduate students
are designing interactive Internet-based modules, called
"Explorations Through Time, " for teaching the process of
paleontology in middle school and high school.
ROCKMAN
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AL is
working with the project team, as well as teachers and
students, to pilot the first of these modules.
ROCKMAN
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AL is
also working with UCMP on their development of a
extensive website on evolution to serve as a resource for
K-12 teachers.
Virtual
Immersion in Science Inquiry for Teachers
(VISIT):
is an Online Collaboratory for teachers of grades 9 - 12
mathematics, science, social studies, and technology
subjects supported by a grant from the National Science
Foundation Teacher Enhancement program.
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