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Cognition and Instruction: Research Projects
Currently Funded Projects:
Teachers for a New Era Project (http://www.tne.uconn.edu)
Teachers for a New Era is an initiative designed to improve teacher quality by reforming outstanding teacher preparation programs. Teachers for a New Era is organized by three design principles. First, programs will emphasize to preservice teachers the importance of demonstrating student achievement through evidence. Second, the initiative will fully integrate faculty from the liberal arts and sciences, enriching future teachers' general and subject matter knowledge. Lastly, support will be extended to beginning teachers from their individual colleges and universities. Project Director: Scott.Brown@uconn.edu
IES Grant project (www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/ies.html)
Developing Internet Comprehension Strategies among Poor, Adolescent Students at Risk to Become Dropouts. Contact: Donald.Leu@uconn.edu
CTELL - Case Technologies to Enhance Literacy Learning (http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/ctell.html)
The CTELL project seeks fundamental improvement in pre-service teacher education and early literacy learning. We do this through an on-going research effort to develop and study the use of multimedia cases of best practice instruction for pre-service education in early literacy. This work is based on partnerships with teachers, schools, teacher educators, and universities.Contact: Donald.Leu@uconn.edu
NCREL Grant Project (http://www.newliteracies.uconn.edu/ncrel.html)
Evaluating The Development of Scientific Knowledge and New Forms of Reading Comprehension During Online Learning. Contact: Donald.Leu@uconn.edu
K-12 Geometry Tutorial Program (http://www.geometry.uconn.edu/)
The K-12 Geometry Tutorial Program (www.geometry.uconn.edu/) seeks to support K-12 students in algebra, calculus, and geometry using a mathematics visualization environment - Sketchpad software. Contact: Robert.Hannafin@uconn.edu
ACT2- Advancing Creative Technology project (http://www.wm.edu/act2online/)
The ACT2- Advancing Creative Technology project (http://www.wm.edu/act2online/) seeks to produce highly competent teachers who can seamlessly integrate technology into subject matter content areas by designing, implementing, and assessing authentic, student-centered learning activities in diverse educational settings. A critical feature of ACT 2 is the creation of five Technology Partnership Schools to ensure that all preservice teachers have intensive, technology-rich clinical experiences.Contact: myoung@uconn.edu
Previously Funded Projects:
The GlobalEd Project (http://www.globaled.uconn.edu) was created out of a need to systematically and scientifically evaluate the perceived gender differences in leadership, decision-making styles and values and in approaches to technology. The Project does this by using the ICONS (International Communication and Negotiation Simulation) approach to conduct international negotiation over three years with students in middle school and high school social studies programs.
The Classroom of the Sea Project (http://www.cos.uconn.edu) was created to enhance scientific literacy and provide greater opportunities for deaf students by developing and testing the effectiveness of an authentic learning environment and problem-based learning to teach science. The model is also demonstrated to others, so that they may adopt them under different authentic learning contexts.
The Educational Technology Assessment (http://teachtech.education.uconn.edu/) was designed to measure an individual's competency according the 2001 State of Connecticut's Teacher Technology Competencies. The assessment focused on the four strands within the State Competencies: Educational Technology Concepts and Operations; Creating Learning Environments and Experiences; Productivity and Professional Practice; and Social, Legal, Ethical, and Human Issues.
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