Curriculum
- Overview
An Internet pioneer, CIESE received one of the nation’s
first grants in 1993 to explore Internet use in K-12 science
and mathematics education. Since then, teachers and students
worldwide have benefited from CIESE online projects.
Specializing in quantitative, inquiry-based science and
mathematics web-based curricula, CIESE capitalizes on the
interactive nature of the Internet. CIESE curriculum projects
do not simply mirror traditional lesson plans that are
posted online, nor do they fall into the
category of web quests or simulations. Years of exploring
the Internet in education and working with partners to
discover the most effective Internet applications has led
us to identify those Internet-based lessons that cannot
be taught any other way and justify the challenges teachers
face in order to use this technology in the classroom.
CIESE curriculum projects use ‘real-time’ data
from government and commercial databases; engage students
in telecollaborative projects using ‘pooled’ data
from shared, Web-based databases; involve student publishing
on the Web; and provide access to unique and primary source
information. For more than a decade, we’ve witnessed
these ‘unique and compelling’ Internet-based
educational applications make learning come alive, for
teachers and students alike, with powerful effects on student
achievement...more
Building upon our success in the K-12 arena, CIESE recently
extended its expertise into the realm of higher education.
Exciting curriculum is now being developed which utilizes
the ‘unique and compelling’ Internet applications
that CIESE is known for; infusing this technology into
curriculum courses at the post-secondary level.
Through "real-world learning objects," concise
instructional activities that utilize "real world" data
from the Internet to teach a discrete topic such as exponential
functions in mathematics or human genetics and the dominant
trait in science, teaching and learning in undergraduate
courses in science, mathematics, language arts, and educational
technology are being strengthened and enhanced.
To learn more about how your school district or institute
of higher learning can benefit from CIESE’s expertise,
please visit these related links:
Higher Education Curriculum
K-12 Education Curriculum
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