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$2.5 Million Grant to Accelerate Math, Science Learning in Schools |
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Roxanne Ring |
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Aug 23, 2004 |
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Thanks to a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, The University of Toledo College of Education will help economically disadvantaged elementary students achieve their potential in math and science.
The project, “Accelerating Achievement in Math and Science in Urban Schools,” will be directed by Dr. Laurence J. Coleman, the UT Judith Daso Herb Professor of Gifted and Talented Education, and is being awarded as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.
The funds will be used to identify economically disadvantaged fourth- and fifth-graders with potential in math and science from underrepresented groups, such as minority youth, limited English proficient children and students with disabilities, and engage them in more advanced math and science work. These students are typically underserved in gifted and talented programs. Coleman will work collaboratively with Toledo Public Schools and will follow the progress of the cohort of elementary children for five years. The program will be simultaneously implemented by Miami University and Dayton City Schools.
According to Coleman, the goal of the project is to demonstrate that by providing these children with educational experiences that are common for advantaged children, the students will be successful in advanced math and science experiences that are not intended for students of their age.
The project will include training teachers to help them identify underserved students with potential for advanced learning in science and math, and advanced education in providing appropriate differentiated instruction in their classes. Saturday enrichment experiences and a two-week residential summer experience also will be part of the program and will take place at The University of Toledo.
This project will serve as a research study to demonstrate a model of service for urban youth that can be replicated in other urban districts in the United States; it is designed to serve up to 200 students and train up to 40 teachers.
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