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Faculty
Professional Development Center: FPDC Opportunities
Center
for the Impact of Technology on Education
CITE
was founded in 1999 to provide a collegial network for university
researchers and K-16 educators committed to studying the impact
of technology on teaching and learning. Through scholarly study
of the uses of technology in K-16 education, CITE researchers will
inform K-16 practitioners about how to most effectively use technology
to improve the lives of students—through high academic achievement
and the development of full human beings. CITE is committed to cutting
edge research. K-16 Research may be conducted in the Ameritech Classroom,
in the field, and in universities, especially the Colleges of Education.
Specific questions within the K-12 research agenda should be co-designed
by classroom teachers and university faculty. University faculty
and students as well as field-based educators are invited to submit
proposals to study the impact of technology on education. For
the year 2000 CITE is especially interested in proposals that focus
on the following questions:
1)
Under what conditions can technology be used for problem solving,
inquiry, and critical thinking, and what is the impact of such use
on student learning?
2) Under what conditions do preservice teachers learn to make decisions
about effective uses of technology for higher order thinking?
3) What
alternative assessments can be used to measure learning when technology
is used for higher order thinking?
For
more information about CITE or the submission of research proposals
please contact: Dr. Gay Fawcett, Director hfawcett@kent.edu
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Linking
the Future to the Present: Technology Empowering Our Students
In
1996, the College of Education approved a set of technology competencies
designed to ensure that each graduate of the teacher education program
will have acquired appropriate technology skills and the ability
to apply them effectively. To assist in the effective integration
of these technology competencies throughout the curriculum, it is
necessary to provide all faculty with models of effective use so
they can transform their own teaching strategies. In 1999 the College
of Education received a Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology
(PT3) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. One of the primary
goals of this project is to provide faculty development through
the use of learning groups called Technology Triads, composed of
College of Education faculty, faculty from the liberal arts and
sciences, and K-12 teachers. The Technology Triads will collaboratively
plan for the infusion of technology into pre-service teacher education
and develop high level, technology-based learning materials. Funds
of up to $5,000 per triad are available for educational software,
materials and/or activities applicable to the technology plan. This
is one of many incentives for participation in the grant.
If
you are interested in participating or would like additional information,
please contact: Jackie Peck, Project Director jpeck@educ.kent.edu
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Funds
for Interdisciplinary Research
The
Provost’s Office has made available a limited number of grants
(from $500 to $20,000) to support interdisciplinary activity with
an emphasis on projects that are likely to lead to long-term programs.
It is particularly interested in proposals that create models that
can show ways to work effectively across units, both from a programmatic
and budgetary perspective. Although a priority will be given to
proposals that focus on curriculum, proposals for other aspects
of cross-discipline endeavors will also be considered. Proposals
will be reviewed on a continuous basis, beginning no earlier than
April 15. Preliminary questions may be directed to: Dr.
Lois Muir, Associate Provost lmuir@kent.edu
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The
Eisenhower Professional Development Program Request for Proposals
The
Ohio Board of Regents is pleased to announce the continuation of
a competitive grant program that provides federal funds to public
and private colleges and universities and nonprofit organizations
to support sustained and intensive high quality professional development
for elementary and secondary teachers of mathematics and science.
Under the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program
(and its predecessors), the Ohio Board of Regents in the past fifteen
years has awarded over $25 million for projects designed to improve
the teaching of mathematics and science at the pre-college level
by linking our college and university faculty and educational nonprofit
organizations with elementary, middle school and high school teachers.
The
Request for Proposals describes the application procedures for these
competitive funds. We anticipate the availability of approximately
$2 million for grants which would operate during the period of September
25, 2000 to December 31, 2001. Proposals are to be submitted to
the Board of Regents by May 24, 2000. Would you kindly share
this notice with those who have an interest in mathematics and science
education, particularly those faculty in the colleges and/or departments
of biological sciences, chemistry, education, geology, mathematics
and physics. As collaboration between institutions of higher education
and elementary and secondary schools is essential in these projects,
we are notifying school district personnel about the availability
of these funds. We encourage elementary and secondary school leaders
to evaluate the professional development needs of their teachers
and to contact a college or university to assist them in meeting
these needs. The
Request for Proposals is available as a 24-page PDF (357K) document,
suitable for viewing with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have
access to Adobe Acrobat Reader and want a copy of the RFP, or if
you have questions or need specific information about the Eisenhower
Program, please contact Russell Utgard (rutgard@regents.state.oh.us)
or 614-752-9541 or Pei-Hsing Wu (pwu@regents.state.oh.us)
or 614-752-7538).
Technology
Grant Opportunities
Follow
this link for a list, organized by discipline, of grants available
for technology . Further links will take you to the grant administrators.
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