| Title |
Description |
Funding
Source |
Partner
Institutions |
Director
Name |
| Earth Science Week Open House |
An open house in the UNI Dept. of Earth Science to educate the public about the many components of the Earth Sciences. This will be held as a part of national Earth Science Week. This year's date for the Open House is Sunday, Sept. 30.
Project Status: Planned for within a year |
UNI Earth Science Dept. , BMC Aggregates |
BMC Aggregates, Iowa Geological Survey (DNR), IOWATER, NRCS |
Jim Walters
Prof. of Geology
UNI
319-173-2707
|
| General Education & Special Education Teachers Co-Teaching in the Mathematics Classroom |
Teachers struggle with the question of how to meet the diverse needs of all the students in the general education classroom. Co-teaching with the special education teacher can provide some of these answers. Two teachers working together can provide differentiation of instruction through flexible grouping, sharing of resources, and planning for the big ideas. Assignments can be accommodated and alternative tests written to meet the individual needs of students. Accessing the general education curriculum in a meaningful and understandable way can happen with two teachers collaborating together. This project is modeled for pre-service teachers conducting field experiences at Price Laboratory School. It is also a model site for practicing teachers who want to see co-teaching in action.
Project Status: Current |
Price Laboratory School |
|
Kim Miller and Anne DuChene
Special Education and General Education Teachers
UNI
319-273-3127
|
| Geology of Iowa for Teachers short course |
An intensive one-week short course held in the summer at UNI
and geological sites in eastern Iowa. Teachers receive 2
credit hours while exploring the geology of Iowa though
hands on activities in the field and the lab.
Project Status: Current |
Iowa Limestone Producers Assoc.(ILPA) |
ILPA, Iowa Geological Survey (DNR), IOWATER, USGS, NRCS |
Jim Walters
Prof. of Geology
UNI
319-273-2707
|
| Standards-based Communication Technology Education Units on the Achievement of Selected Standards for Math, Science, and Technological Literacy by Middle and High School Students |
This research will focus on the four communications
technology units of instruction. 1) A unit that explores
Internet and webpage technologies. 2) A unit that explores
electronic imaging. 3) A unit that explores desktop
publishing. 4) A unit that explores digital video. These
instruments will be measured by means of pretest and
posttest content knowledge. Conclusions will be based on
inferential statistical methods on the administered
Criterion-referenced tests data provided by students' scores
in science, mathematics, and technology content. An analysis
of data will ascertain the variables that influence
students scores.
Project Status: More than 1 year away |
n/a |
n/a looking at Waterloo Public Schools |
Carl Blue
Assistant Professor
UNI
319-273-2753
|
| UNI Annual Earth Science Update Conference |
A one-day event held in the UNI Earth Science Dept. and attended by Earth Science teachers from around the state. Updates in the Earth Sciences provided by way of guest presenters, activities, discussions, etc.
Project Status: Current |
UNI Earth Science Dept. |
|
Tim Cooney
Prof. of Earth Science and Science Education
UNI
319-273-2918
|
| UNI Middle Level Education Major |
The Middle School Teacher Endorsement at UNI has prepared teachers of grades 5-8 in the areas of math, science, social studies, and language arts (The Generalist MLE Endorsement 21D)for the past 10 years. The next phase in the preparation of Middle School Teachers in Iowa allows students to become "highly" qualified in two or more areas of subject area specialization by taking at least 12 semester hours of coursework in a specialization area such as math and science, AND at least 12 semester hours of coursework in effective programs and practices of middle level schools.
Project Status: Current |
UNI |
|
Donna Douglas and Jean Schneider
Associate Professor
UNI
319-273-2167
|
| Women in STEM: An Interdisciplinary Initiative in Research for Increasing the Number of Women Teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
The goal of this project is to increase the number of women
teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics in Iowa schools. Through extensive interviews
with existing women STEM teachers, the project seeks to
identify not only barriers to the recruitment and retention
of women in STEM teaching, but also catalysts that propel
women into STEM teaching fields. Additionally, an
improvement model will be proposed to support the reduction
of these barriers and the employment of these catalysts
into Iowa school systems in which women STEM teachers work.
Project Status: Current |
To be determined |
No institutions other than UNI at this time. |
Phyllis Baker
Director, Women's and Gender Studies
UNI
319-273-7102
|
