The purpose of each Project is to design and plan activities related to a specific aspect of one of the Center's goals. Each Project includes public school and university educators and meets once a month for about 2 hours. Members of the Project receive small stipends for their work, reimbursement for travel, and school districts will be reimbursed for substitutes should that be necessary. The two current Projects are Recruitment and Retention, and the Written-Taught-Tested Curriculum.
Recruitment
This Project is related to Goal 5: increase the recruitment of pre-service and retention of in-service teachers of mathematics and science, and increase the number of faculty positions dedicated to mathematics and science teacher education. The focus is on the recruitment of pre-service teachers. Public school and university educators will develop a multi-year plan for involving public school students in mathematics and science enrichment and career selection opportunities, such as lecture series, contests, Future-Teacher clubs, network-supported content assistance, undergraduate teaching assistance programs, and summer scholars programs.
Written-Taught-Tested Curriculum
This Project is related to Goal 1: Improve professional development opportunities for in-service mathematics and science teachers and Goal 2: increase access to quality mathematics and science and P-16 students' opportunities to learn. Public school and university educators will develop a plan to examine the written-taught-tested curricula in targeted schools in southeast Ohio for alignment with state and national mathematics and science standards. Recommendations for professional development to improve this alignment will result.
For More Information
Individuals interested in serving on either one of these Projects should contact Albert Cote, Center Coordinator, cote@ohio.edu, 740.593.9681
