The
Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning establishes
research-based partnerships to improve the quality of teaching
and learning. The Center serves as a regional clearinghouse for
the collection and dissemination of research on teaching and learning,
and generates solutions to educational problems through collaborative,
action research activities in K-12 school sites. Faculty resources
are devoted toward developing and transmitting research-based
curriculum guides, journal articles, paper presentations, and
training materials which are designed to improve the quality of
teaching and learning. The Center promotes the sharing of resources,
both human and financial, among all partners and seeks to obtain
support for educational improvement efforts.
Currently,
the Center staff is working with the Capital Area Intermediate
Unit #15 and 22 public school districts within the region to incorporate
the standards, instructional resources, and assessment tools currently
being used in these local school districts into an Internet-accessible,
computerized database. As a result of these efforts, the school
districts now are able to analyze a variety of issues related
to their own curricula, make comparisons across neighboring school
districts, and share valuable resources within the region. And,
in another project, the Center staff are providing technical assistance
to the Milton Hershey School, a residential school facility serving
children at-risk at the elementary and secondary school levels.
Specifically, two faculty are providing assistance in the areas
of research, curriculum development, professional development,
and technology.
