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CSU
and partners to create teaching center The Center for Learning and Teaching in the West is funded by a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The center is made up of a consortium of five universities, including three non-Colorado institutions: Montana State University, the University of Montana and Portland State University. The center also is partnering with Portland Public Schools, Fort Belknap College and 68 high-need secondary schools in Colorado and Montana. It is expected to begin operations next year. Functions of the center will be based at each institution.
"This initiative will
allow us to build on more than a decade's experience in doctoral programs
in content areas and share that expertise, not only with students
and school districts, but also with our partners in the center,"
said UNC President Hank Brown. Al Dyer, interim provost
at Colorado State, said the center "is a key example of how universities
across the region can work together to leverage faculty expertise
and institutional resources." The primary goal of the
center is to improve the preparation and number of highly qualified
science and math educators in secondary schools and higher education.
The center will focus its efforts on helping science and math teachers
in high-need schools enhance their knowledge and skills. Participants in the center
will include doctoral and postdoctoral students co-enrolled in science
and math programs and education programs at each collaborating institution.
They will learn by working with center faculty from all five institutions
and by working with each other on outreach and research. Center participants can
take core courses via distance technology, participate in cross-institutional
research groups and travel to other participating institutions to
support math and science education reform efforts in rural and urban
schools. Through participation in these activities, they will gain
an understanding of barriers to and opportunities for improving education
in diverse communities. The center will provide practical field experiences
through its partnership with the 68 secondary schools working with
the consortium. "Colorado State University
and the University of Northern Colorado are recognized for training
and producing a significant percentage of Colorado's math and science
educators," said Ed Geary, director of the Center for Science,
Mathematics and Technology Education at Colorado State and co-principal
investigator on the project. "We're hopeful that through the
efforts of the center, we can create a new generation of teacher leaders
who will assist all Colorado students in succeeding in math and science." UNC's John Moore, the co-principal
investigator for the center and director of the UNC Math and Science
Teaching Center, said its activities build on programs UNC has developed
over the past 15 years. "The center will allow
us to solidify our Ph.D. programs in mathematics, chemistry and biology
education and share our experience and expertise with our partners
and a significant number of educators and students across the West,"
Moore said. As one of the center's
priorities, dozens of faculty members from partnering institutions
will share in adapting and developing curricula for doctoral and postdoctoral
students in science and math education. |
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