Catalyst Grant. The Challenge: Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Two million...

Catalyst Grant

The Challenge:Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology

Two million well-prepared, technology proficient teachers are needed in less than a decade.

Future teachers must know how to use the power of new technologies to improve the teaching and learning process.

Regional Consortium

The Eisenhower Consortium for Math and Science @ SERVE

Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History

John C. StennisSpace Center

Objectives

Prepare technology-proficient facilitation teams from six southeastern states to model technology integration in their teaching practice.

Facilitate the articulation between College of Arts and Science faculty, School of Education faculty and school districts.

Provide ongoing dissemination support.

Master-Trainer Institutes Four-day Professional Development Institutes held in

Miami Six State Facilitation Teams

Alabama

Alabama A & M UniversityAlabama State UniversityAthens State University

Auburn UniversityJacksonville State University

Talladega College Troy State UniversityUniversity of Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of MontevalloUniversity of North AlabamaUniversity of South Alabama

Technology in Motion TrainersAlabama Commission On Higher

EducationSERVE

FloridaBarry University

Bethune-Cookman CollegeBroward County Public

SchoolsDeerlake Middle School Florida A&M University

Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida Memorial College

Mainland High SchoolMiami-Dade County

Public SchoolsSt. Thomas University

Stetson UniversityUniversity of Central Florida

SERVE

GeorgiaArmstrong Atlantic State

UniversityBaldwin High School

Columbus State UniversityGeorgia College & State

University Muscogee County School

DistrictPaine College

Piedmont CollegeState University of West Georgia

SERVE

Mississippi

Cleveland School District Delta State University

Itawamba Community CollegeInstitute for Effective Teaching

PracticesJ.L. Scott Marine Education Center

Jones County Junior CollegeMississippi State University

Mississippi Valley State UniversityTupelo Middle School

University of Southern Mississippi Mississippi Institutions of

Higher LearningNASA Office Of Education,

Stennis Space CenterSERVE

North Carolina

Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsFayetteville State UniversityGranville County Schools

Mount Olive CollegeMeredith College

North Carolina State UniversityPender County Schools

The Science House at NSCUNC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources/ Division of

Water Resources University of NC at Charlotte

University of NC at Wilmington Wake County Public Schools

Winston-Salem State UniversitySERVE

South Carolina

Coastal Carolina UniversityCollege of Charleston

Francis Marion UniversitySouth Carolina State University

Timmonsville High SchoolUniversity of South Carolina

Beaufort University of South Carolina

Salkehatchie University of South Carolina

SumterWinthrop University

SERVE

Training Design

Pedagogic flexibility

- Hands-on, self-pacedStand-alone training modulesAdaptable to YOUR context

Training Design

Collaborative teamworkTime to exploreSupports National Science

Education StandardsModels authentic assessmentOnline resources for each

module

START Welcome Reception @ RSMAS

OLÉ Field Research Expedition & Videoconference with Smithsonian Scientists

OLÉ Online Research Expedition

Exploring the Miami Museum of Science

START Replication Strategies

Total Module Replications

December 2001

Total Number of Trainees

December 2001

Report and share your replication activities!

Questions? Suggestions?

Concerns?

Cheryl Lani JuarezProject Director305.646.4220

cjuarez@miamisci.org