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Curriculum reform


A CETP-Endorsed Course is a course that has received a 4 or a 5 on the CETP-PA Protocol for Classroom Observation on at least two separate occasions. Courses at SRU that are in the process of being endorsed or have already been endorsed are listed under the following link for classroom observations. A CETP Graduate is a student who has taken at least two CETP-endorsed courses.

CETP-PA Definitions and Terms

CETP-PA Protocol for Classroom Observation

CETP-PA endorsed, NCISE evaluated, and other observed courses at SRU

Courses Influenced by CETP-PA

Faculty Collaborative Pairs

A CETP-influenced course is any course in which the faculty member has participated in a
CETP activity and has reported a subsequent change in that course. (CETP-PA Steering Committee, September 22, 2001, Shippensburg, PA)

A CETP-endorsed course is designated by the local campus and, as a minimum, has received a 4 or 5 on the CETP-PA Protocol for Classroom Observation on two separate observations. (CETP-PA Steering Committee, September 22, 2001, Shippensburg, PA)

Each year of the CETP-PA project, a collaborative pair of faculty is compensated to attend a course taught by each other, discuss the teaching methods used, and reflect on their experiences. The first goal is to increase the amount of constructivist teaching that students experience in their content and pedagogy courses at SRU. Students should not be told to teach in a constructivist manner without seeing those techniques modeled in their university courses. The second goal is to increase student's understanding of the connections between teaching methods and what is learned about science/mathematics/technology. One member of each pair is from the College of Education, and the other member is from the College of Health, Environment, and Science.

2000-2001 report by Drs. Carmine DeCarlo and Ben Shaevitz for PHYS 101 (Concepts of Science I) and ELEC 362 (The Teaching of Elementary Science)

2000-2001 report by Drs. Elise Grabner and Edwin Buchert for MATH 210 (Elementary Mathematics) and ELEC 342 (The Teaching of Elementary Mathematics)

Course Revisions

 

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education
Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Project.
NSF Cooperative Agreement #9986753


 


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