CIESE Funded Programs
Since 1988, CIESE has received more than $30 million in grants, contracts, and awards from the U.S. Department of Education, the NJ Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education, the National Science Foundation, the AT&T Foundation, Public Service Electric & Gas, and a range of other public agencies, corporate and private foundations, and school district sources to implement curriculum development, teacher professional development, and research programs.
Selected programs are described below:
BUILD IT (2006-2009)
This $1.2 million comprehensive NSF ITEST project will provide over 2,600 students from socioeconomically and racially diverse middle and high schools throughout New Jersey with intensive, in-class IT experiences in the design, construction, and programming of underwater robotic vehicles.
Partnership to Improve Student Achievement (PISA) (2007-08)
This New Jersey Department of Education sponsored mathematics and science partnership among Stevens Institute of Technology, Montclair State University, and Liberty Science Center, will provide Grades 3-5 teachers from Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Newark and Weehawken with high quality, research-based, classroom-focused professional development, innovative curricula and materials, and a dynamic and supportive learning community designed to address topics in key content areas in life science and technology education.
Honeywell Teachers for the 21st Century (2008)
With funding from Honeywell Hometown Solutions, CIESE is providing professional development to Jersey City and other New Jersey middle school science teachers to engage them in proven strategies that use technology-supported science curricula, combined with hands-on science investigations, to increase student interest and achievement in science.
Engineering Our Future New Jersey (2006-2008)
This Stevens initiative is designed to promote engineering and technology education in elementary, middle and high schools throughout New Jersey. With support from Verizon Communications, CIESE will provide professional development to 2,000 K-12 teachers throughout New Jersey by partnering with school districts, other institutions of higher education, and related engineering, technology, science and research organizations.
Research in Engineering Education (RIEE) (2004-2008)
A joint initiative between CIESE and the School of Engineering, this project seeks to create innovative tools and pioneer new instructional methodologies to increase student learning, engagement, and persistence in technological fields. Through funding from the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, 17 Stevens faculty members have received catalyst grants to improve and enhance undergraduate engineering, science, and mathematics education to address critical and pervasive challenges in engineering education worldwide, such as deepening student understanding of an ever-increasing breadth of technical knowledge needed by engineers; increasing student engagement and interaction in large lecture classes; infusing systems thinking earlier in an undergraduate's education; and making stronger connections between undergraduate coursework and relevant, real-world problems.
Four Rivers, One World (2007-2008)
In collaboration with iEARN, CIESE will conduct teacher professional development workshops on water quality testing and analysis. The workshops will consist of hands-on, on-location training for teachers in New Jersey, New York, Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.
Pathways Project (2003-2007)
The Pathways Project was envisioned to fill a critical need in preparing tomorrow's teachers. Involving faculty from 33 community colleges over four years in Internet-based training, Pathways is designed to promote best practices using technology-based instruction. This $1.5 million initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, includes a faculty training program called the "Savvy Cyber Professor," a library of over 200 Internet-based "Real World Learning Objects" and membership in an online community to support course implementation.
New Jersey Community College Strategic Partnership (NJCC SP) (2004-2007)
In collaboration with six New Jersey County Colleges (Burlington, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, and Middlesex), this faculty training program focuses on improving teaching and learning in P-12 science, mathematics, and technology, and extends the US DOE funded Pathways project. NJCC SP aims to infuse dynamic, research-based teaching methods—those that utilize Internet-based real world data—into the preservice education of New Jersey’s teachers in order to increase student interest and achievement in science and mathematics in grades P-12.
Collaborative Research of Mid-Atlantic COSEE: Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (2003-2007)
A partnership between: Center for Environmental Science / University of Maryland (CES), Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE)/Stevens Institute of Technology, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hampton University, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR), Mid-Atlantic Bight National Undersea Research Program, New York Aquarium, Rutgers University Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS), University of Delaware College of Marine Studies, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The goal of the NSF funded $2.5 million, five-year partnership is to integrate research and education programs to encourage lifelong learning experiences for everyone. COSEE aims especially to reach out to K-12 educators, students (K-16), coastal managers, families, and underserved audiences. COSEE-Mid-Atlantic uses Coastal Observing Systems in an effort to attain its goal and to promote awareness and understanding of our oceans.
Elizabeth Public School District (2001-2007)
In this ongoing district partnership, CIESE works with middle school mathematics teachers to improve teaching and learning through technology. Initial work with 11 schools and 120 teachers resulted in an increase in district test scores. This led to an extended partnership funded through the New Jersey MATRIX grant.
Passaic Math Achievement to Realize Individual eXcellence (MATRIX) (2004-2007)
This three-year partnership with the Passaic-City School District aims to improve sixth, seventh, and eighth grade student achievement in mathematics through ongoing teacher professional development and in-class support that focuses on effectively integrating technology into teaching and learning.
Elizabeth Math Achievement to Realize Individual eXcellence (MATRIX) (2004-2007)
This three-year partnership with Elizabeth Public Schools aims to increase student achievement in mathematics in grades six through eight by providing classroom teachers with ongoing professional development and in-class support that focuses on integrating technology into the curriculum and instruction. CIESE is working with Elizabeth Public Schools to align authentic mathematic problems and activities to the district curriculum and develop a cadre of core mentor teachers in the district.
GEAR-UP College Knowledge Passaic (2005-2006)
In partnership with Passaic Public Schools, CIESE provided high quality hands-on mathematics professional development to teachers of seventh grade students. The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program of the U.s. Department of Education designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
Students Using Technology to Achieve Reading/Writing (STAR*W) (2003-2006)
CIESE collaborated with Hoboken Public Schools in this three-year, $750,000 partnership to increase student achievement in Language Arts Literacy in grades three through five through the use of technology. CIESE administered, implemented and provided all services for this grant, which was funded by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Trenton Savvy Cyber Teacher ® (2004-2008)
For over ten years, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) has enabled CIESE to bring its Internet-based curriculum and professional development training to schools across the state of New Jersey. PSE&G has funded the Savvy Cyber Teacher® professional development program, whereby 30-hours of hands-on professional development is being provided to elementary teachers in the Trenton school district.
Enhancing the Capacity of Math and Science Teachers (2004-2005)
This $20,000 planning conference gathered faculty from several prestigious independent colleges across the country to explore the possible use and necessary adaptations of a faculty development program for college faculty who teach preservice teachers. The program, called the Savvy Cyber Professor, is currently being developed and implemented in partnership with community colleges under the Pathways Project umbrella.
Teaching Math with Technology (TMT) in Piscataway (2004-2005)
In a one-year program partnership, with $85,000 funded by the NJ Department of Education's P-12 Higher Education/Public School Partnership grant program, CIESE collaborated with Piscataway Township Schools to provide 40 hours of hands-on professional development, teacher mentoring and web-based support in Piscataway Township’s three middle schools to improve student mathematics achievement through technology.
Stevens/Hoboken Partnership (2002-2005)
This four-year, in-district technology program was designed to teach effective use of Internet resources in the K-12 classroom, including web page building and in-class support.
New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative (NJSSI) (1994-2004)
Serving Hudson and Bergen Counties, CIESE served as a Regional Center and Specialty Site for NJSSI’s science, mathematics, and technology education outreach and dissemination program. CIESE collaborated with school and district administrators and teachers to promote rigorous, standards-based curriculum and professional development opportunities for K-12 science, mathematics, technology, and general classroom teachers and served as a facilitator to help schools and districts identify useful resources to strengthen teaching and learning in these core subjects.
New Jersey High-Tech Workforce Excellence: K-12 Partnership Enhancement (2000-2003) This was a $1 million, three-year program funded by the New Jersey Department of Education to enhance opportunities for educationally and economically disadvantaged students by increasing their interest and participation in science, math and technology education. CIESE provided intensive professional development to science, math, and technology teachers from the Newark, Jersey City, Irvington, Passaic, Elizabeth, Union City and Keansburg public school systems to strengthen teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and other core subjects through the meaningful integration of Internet-based curriculum resources. CIESE worked with 30 K-8 schools and 30 high schools to engage students in authentic investigations of real-world phenomena, including collaboration with scientists, engineers and other experts located around the world. Dr. Gayle W. Griffin, Assistant Superintendent for the Newark Public Schools was quoted for attributing “dramatic increases in students' science achievement scores…in those schools that worked with Stevens...”
Ciberaprendiz (2002-2003)
Ciber@prendiz: Aplicaciones de la Internet para el Aprendizaje Educativo (AIAE) was a curriculum and technology based teacher professional development pilot project sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This project focused on preparing educators and administrators from Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Perú in the use of "Unique and Compelling" educational applications of the Internet in their classrooms.
National Internet in Education Teaching Program: Alliance + (1998-2003)
Alliance+ presents a proven model for wide-scale dissemination of teacher professional development in the use of technology in K-12 education. This $9.2 million, five-year initiative awarded by the U.S. Department of Education led to the piloting of the Savvy Cyber Teacher ® professional development program, in which over 8,000 teachers participated. To learn more about this professional development program, visit http://www.stevens.edu/ciese/savvycyberteacher.
Afghan Women's Program (2003)
CIESE received a grant from the US State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Citizens Exchange Office to undertake an intensive summer training program for nine women science and mathematics instructors from universities in Afghanistan. The program provided professional development in mathematics, science and educational technology to support classroom learning in Afghanistan’s high schools.
Applying Technology and Triarchic Enhancement to Instruction and Assessment in a School Science Curriculum
(2000-2002)
This NSF-sponsored research project, conducted in collaboration with the PACE Center at Yale University, investigated the effects of triarchic instruction and real-time Internet learning on instructional outcomes. Student achievement in high school physics was evaluated based on learning with/without triarchic instruction and with/without use of computers.
NASA/CIESE Partnership (1997-2001)
CIESE partnered with NASA's Goddard Space Center in a telementoring project to engage and motivate disadvantaged Hispanic and Latino students and their teachers in science. The Stevens/NASA telecollaborative partnership paired engineers and researchers with teachers and their Hispanic students in grades five through nine. The schools involved were the Joseph Brandt Middle School in Hoboken, School 40 in Jersey City, and four schools in Union City: Woodrow Wilson School, Roosevelt School, Edison School and Union Hill High School.
Internet Knowledge Exploration (IKE) (1998-2001)
With support from the 1998 New Jersey Department of Education Eisenhower Professional Development program, CIESE partnered with the Paterson, New Brunswick, and Bayonne school districts in New Jersey in an intensive elementary school professional development effort focused on improving teacher proficiency with educational technology. The program utilized Internet-based communications tools and curriculum resources in grades 4-6 in science, mathematics and language arts/literacy. CIESE collaborated with Bank Street College and St. Peter's College in the development and delivery of professional development activities in the area of language arts. St. Peter's College incorporated the use of Internet-based resources into their teacher education programs based on the CIESE model.
Science LINK (1998-2001)
With funding from the AT&T Foundation, 30 middle school teachers from Paterson, Passaic, and Plainfield Public Schools were engaged in an intensive, three-year developmental process to learn the tools and techniques of the Internet and to discover compelling curriculum applications which engage students in authentic investigations of science.
Project LINK (1998)
In collaboration with Teaching Matters Inc. (TMI), CIESE worked with New York City school districts to bring its Internet-based curriculum materials and approaches to middle school mathematics and science educators. Funding was provided by Pfizer Inc., the Greenwall Foundation, Chase Manhattan Bank, Union Carbide, and others along with the districts themselves.
New Jersey Networking Infrastructure in Education (NJNIE) (1994-1997)
This $2.9 million, three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation was one of the first in the country to explore Internet application in K-12 science and mathematics. CIESE worked with approximately 3,000 teachers from 700 schools across the state of New Jersey, resulting in the development of Savvy Cyber Teacher ® and a library of Internet-based real time data and collaborative projects for K-12 science and mathematics.
Grants for Curriculum Development
CIESE has been contracted by a variety of agencies to develop curricular materials using real-time data and global telecollaboration. For a listing of curriculum development projects, visit our curriculum development page.
For More Information Please Contact:
CONTACT:
Pat Slater
201-216-5375
Patricia.Slater@stevens.edu
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