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Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics (TEACH MATH)
RISE serves as external evaluator for the TEACH MATH project. RISE also supports the TEACH MATH project through data management and analyses of the TEACH MATH pre- and post-course methods dataset.
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Touch Terrain: Using 3-D printed terrain models to improve spatial thinking in the geosciences
ISU faculty members Chris Harding, Aaron Wood, Jacqueline Reber, and Igor Beresnev received a Miller Grant from the ISU Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to use 3D printed terrain models and develop and assess map-centric STA exercises for classes, labs, field trips and the ISU field camp in Wyoming. RISE will serve as…
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Undergraduate Research Programs
RISE conducts the evaluations of a number of undergraduate research programs, including NSF-sponsored REU programs, on an annual basis with the goal of evaluating student learning, program satisfaction, and challenges encountered in the program.
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University of Northern Iowa IDREHSI Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Brandi Geisinger serves as the lead evaluator for the NSF Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Hyperspectral Imaging (IDREHSI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Northern Iowa. Annual evaluation of the REU program includes pre- and post-program surveys and focus groups.
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University of Northern Iowa. 2012 MSP Title II Grant: Making Sense of Mathematics and Teaching. 3rd Year and Overall Program Evaluation.
Making sense of Mathematics and teaching II: Learning and Leading (MSMTII) is a three-year professional development program designed to increase elementary teachers’ mathematical content knowledge for teaching, improve their instructional practices, and as a result, improve their students’ achievement in mathematics.
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University of Notre Dame Computing RET
Mari Kemis and Brandi Geisinger lead the evaluation of the NSF-funded Computing Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program at the University of Notre Dame. The annual evaluation of the Computing RET program utilizes pre-program, post-program, and follow-up surveys, as well as weekly reflections during the program and a post-program focus group.
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Vision 2020
The Research Institute for Studies in Education (RISE) at Iowa State University serves as external evaluator for Fayette County Kentucky school district’s “2020 Vision: Critical Languages for the 21st Century” project designed to incorporate instruction in Chinese and Japanese language and culture into the K-12 curriculum.
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WESEP Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Brandi Geisinger is the lead evaluator of the NSF Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). Annual evaluation of the REU program includes pre- and post-program surveys and focus groups.
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Wind Energy Science and Policy Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (WESEP IGERT)
RISE collaborates with an external evaluator to evaluate the WESEP IGERT program’s impact on students and faculty in the program and the field of wind energy science as a whole.