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Research & Grant Activities in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching. Presenters: Dr. Kimberly Walls, Department Head, & Faculty Members in Curriculum & Teaching ~November 2, 2012~. C & T. Excellence in Teacher Education. Department of Curriculum and Teaching.
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Research & Grant Activities in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching Presenters: Dr. Kimberly Walls, Department Head, & Faculty Members inCurriculum & Teaching ~November 2, 2012~
C & T Excellence in Teacher Education Department of Curriculum and Teaching
C&T Research & Grant Activities… • Align with AU research mission • Impart new knowledge • Contribute scholarshipthrough dissemination • Inform and are informed by Teaching, Outreach, and Service • Supports economic development by transforming teaching and improve learning for students • At AU • Colleges and universities • Pre-K to Grade 12 schools • In Alabama, across the nation, and globally
C&T Academic Programs • Agriscience Education • Business/Marketing Education • Career/Technical Education • Early Childhood Education • Elementary Education • English for Speaker of Other Languages (Master’s Only) • English Language Arts Education • Foreign Languages Education • Mathematics Education • Music Education • Reading Education (Master’s Only) • Science Education • Social Sciences Education
Who/What is Curriculum & Teaching? • 74 degree programs across 12 program areas • 15 distance degree programs • 90 students completing graduate programs • 286 students completing internship • 25 tenure-track and 4 clinical faculty • 28 part-time and GTA instructors • 4 professional staff members • 144 cluster teachers
Funded Projects Involving Professional Development for Teachers • Alabama History Education Initiative • George Washington Carver Museum • PIH Network/Plowing Freedom’s Ground • Building Language for Literacy • Strategic Teaching for Improved Performance in Reading • TEAM-Math • AMSTI • Engaging Middle School Students in Networked Science and Engineering Projects
Funded Projects with Local, Regional, & National Student Communities • A.U. World Affairs Seminar • A.U. East Alabama Tiger Strings • Beethoven and Me • Premier Agricultural Workshop Series
International Projects • Teacher Exchange Program with Costa Rica • Malawi Project
Amounts of Funded Grants • 2010 $ 802,766 • 2011 $ 799,155 • 2012 $ 2,367,777
Strategic Plans for Institute for Discipline-Based Teacher Education Research and Outreach
Discipline-Based Pedagogy and Teacher Education Literacy Technology Social Studies STEM Integrated Curriculum Global Education
The Institute for Discipline-Based Teacher Education Research Agriscience Business/Marketing Career and Technical Early Childhood Elementary English for Speakers of Other Languages English Language Arts Foreign Language Mathematics Music Reading Science Social Science RESEARCH Intra- and Inter- disciplinary Will provide a forum that brings together teaching, research, outreach/professional development, and the dissemination of publications exploring teaching and learning in and across various disciplines. Discipline-Specific Teacher Educators Community of Scholars Pre- Service Teachers TEACHING Facilitating Research- Supported Practice OUTREACH Connected to Research PK-12 STUDENTS In-Service Teachers Parent Groups School Leaders State/Federal Depts. of Education Disciplinary Experts DISSEMINATION Research Results Research-Supported Practices
Featured Funded Grant & Research Projects • Persistent Issues in History (PIH) Network • Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (MTE-Partnership) • TEAM-Math
PIH Network Teachers learn teaching practices tested & refined in the context of real classrooms.
PIH Inquiry: Will “civilization” promote the general welfare?
TEAM-MathDr. Marilyn Strutchens & Dr. Gary Martin The Transforming East Alabama Mathematics (TEAM) grant project is aimed at improving education and student performance in Math across East Alabama through a partnership of teachers and university faculty engaged in ongoing professional development activities throughout the school year and during summer institutes and academies.
TEAM-Math Partners • Auburn University • Alexander City • Auburn City • Barbour County • Bullock County • Chambers County • Elmore County • Lanett City • Tuskegee University • Lee County • Macon County • Opelika City • Phenix City • Russell County • Tallapoosa County • Tallassee City
The TEAM-Math Teacher Leader Academy… is creating a cadre of full-time teachers in high-needs schools who have the potential to make a significant impact on mathematics instruction among their colleagues. Fellows work together to improve their own mathematical and pedagogical content knowledge and learn how to effectively lead efforts for improving instruction in their school and district by working on an advanced degree in the field and participating in leadership workshops with colleagues.
TEAM-Math Curriculum Analysis Project This project conducted a review of textbook materials for their alignment with the new Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, Alabama’s state course of study that is based on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Over 50 teachers from 14 districts in the area participated in reviewing textbook series across the grades, resulting in a final report released to local schools and districts to aid them in their review of textbooks.
Malawi ProjectDrs. Octavia Tripp, Nancy Barry, Angela Love, etc. Collaborations among several Colleges and Departments at AU such as Nursing and Nutrition have involved C&T faculty in planning and site visits to determine the needs and scope of this international outreach project.
For information on C&T research & grants, go tohttp://www.education.auburn.edu/academic_departments/curr/research/index.html
