Research Study Information Page for new PBS TeacherLine Course
"Global Climate Change Education for Middle School"

You are invited to participate in an exciting opportunity to help evaluate the effectiveness of a new online graduate course, “Global Climate Change Education for Middle School” (GCC Course), by serving as a Control Teacher.

As an incentive, you will receive $50 stipend for completing the evaluation instruments, and for completing a PBS TeacherLine online course in science, math, or technology for middle school educators during the 2010 fall term starting October 27, 2010. The course enrollment fee will be covered by the Study.(see list of eligible courses)

The Research Study and the development of the GCC Course is funded by a NASA grant awarded to PBS TeacherLine.

Please see research study details below. If you are interested in participating as a Control Teacher, please complete and return the Control Teacher Form (PDF).

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For further information review their web information.

Research Study
The Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP) at The University of Memphis and Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. are conducting the research study. The study will focus on addressing the following research questions.

To what extent has participation in the GCC Course:

Strengthened teacher knowledge of the science of climate change?
Increased teacher awareness of relevant, available NASA resources?
Led to actual integration of NASA data and resources into classroom instruction?
Fostered greater use of interdisciplinary approaches in GCC instruction?
Led to increased adoption of effective STEM teaching techniques?
Data Collection: Control Teacher participants will complete a pre-post assessment at the same time that you are taking a PBS TeacherLine online course in math, science, or technology for middle school educators this fall. The course enrollment fee will be covered by the Study.


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Study Participation
The study is open to grade 5-8 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics teachers who agree to

complete the online PBS TeacherLine course in which they are enrolled, and
participate in the Control Teacher Activities (see below).
Control Teacher Activities
To participate in the GCC Research Study control teachers must:

Teach grade 5-8 science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics
Sign, complete, and return Control Teacher Form (PDF).
Complete a PBS TeacherLine course in science, math, or technology for middle school during the fall term. Courses begin on October 27, 2010, and end on December 7, 2010. The course enrollment fee is waived. However, the Study will not cover the costs of graduate credit fees.(see list of eligible courses)
Control teachers cannot enroll in STEM412: Global Climate Change Education for Middle School course.
Participate in the following data collection procedures:
- Pre-Teacher Climate Change Assessment at start of course
- Post-Teacher Climate Change Assessment at end of course

***Research Study activities for Control Teachers will take place during the fall 2010 term.

If you have questions, please contact Crissy Ross, the research associate for the study, by phone: 901-678-1399 or email: clcox2@memphis.edu

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Elligible PBS TeacherLine Courses (inclusive of grades 5-8) for CREP Study
You can click on any of the courses for more detail.

SCIE120 Scientific Inquiry and Field Work: Discovering with Technology
SCIE514 Regulation & Behavior
SCIE516 Reproduction & Genetics
SCIE546 Understanding Heat Transfer
SCIE564 Structure of the Earth System
RDLA130 Teaching Reading in Science


TECH145 Teaching with WebQuests
TECH160 Putting Technology to Use in the Classroom: Where to Start
TECH195 Teaching and Learning with Graphic Organizers: Inspiration
TECH300 The Computer for Personal Productivity
TECH320 Introduction to a One Computer Classroom
TECH335 Publishing on the Web
TECH340 Evaluating and Organizing Internet Resources and Content
TECH325 Searching & Researching on the Internet
TECH330 Communicate & Collaborate Online
TECH345 Developing Understanding with Dynamic Media and Storytelling

MATH160 Gender Equity in the Mathematics Classroom
MATH165 Enabling Students with Special Needs to Succeed in Math
MATH221 Count On It: Number Sense (K-5)
MATH216 The Odds Are Good: Probability (6-8)
MATH181 Math in Everyday Life (K-5)
MATH120 Fostering Cooperative Learning, Discussion & Critical Thinking in Elementary Math
MATH246 Rational Numbers, Fraction, Decimals and Percents
MATH415 Seeing Math: Transformations fo Linear Functions
MATH440 Seeing Math: Transformations of Quadratic Functions
MATH455 Seeing Math: Data Analysis
RDLA135 Teaching Reading in Mathematics

Please note: Not all PBS TeacherLine national courses may run for the fall term. If there are not enough enrollments to fill one of the above classes, you may be asked to transfer to another course. If the course is on the above selected list, you are still eligible for the stipend under the requirements of the study. If you choose a course NOT on this list, or choose to drop the course, you will not be eligible for the stipend. For all questions, please contact Crissy Ross, the research associate for the study, by phone: 901-678-1399 or email: clcox2@memphis.edu

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