Eleven CIC faculty members participated in a two-day meeting to develop plans for extending a proven method of preparing prospective K-12 teachers of math and science using “real world” data available via the Internet. CIC’s partner in this initiative and the host for the December 2-3 meeting is the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of Technology, which received a grant from the National Science Foundation to support the conference.
     The Center, through its Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology grant from the U.S. Department of Education and earlier work, has created curricula for K-12 classrooms using Internet-based, real-world, real-time data in math and science; established an online library of technology-based learning tools; and documented improved K-12 learning resulting from the use of these materials. The Center also has designed a faculty development program for undergraduate students preparing to be K-12 teachers. Faculty members who have participated in workshops offered by the Center have suggested that access to these materials and online communities might be useful for a broad range of independent college and university teacher preparation programs.
     The 11 participants were selected from more than 60 nominations of faculty members who have worked with pre-service teacher education in math and science and who have experience in the use of technology in instruction.
     Participants: Marshall Brooks, professor, Department of Education, North Carolina Wesleyan College; Robert Cook, professor, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Keystone College (PA); Johnny Duke, associate professor, Department of Sciences and Mathematics, Shorter College (GA); Mary Hatton, assistant professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Endicott College (MA); Courtney Howard, assistant professor, School of Education, Claflin University (SC); Lynn Maelia, professor, Division of Natural Sciences, Mount Saint Mary College (NY); John Mascazine, associate professor, Department of Education and Physical Education, Ohio Dominican University; Eileen Moore, professor, Division of Education, Birmingham-Southern College (AL); Cynthia Osterhus, assistant professor, School of Education, Catawba College (NC); Maryellen Schulz, associate professor and director of the Education Program, Department of Early Childhood Education, College of Saint Mary (NE); and Maureen Yoder, professor, Technology in Education Division, Lesley University (MA).