Panel of MSP Action Research Grant Recipients Discuss Their Research Projects with MSP Induction Participants

Teacher-researchers Patty Benitez, Michael Garcia, Sue Spotts, and Yogesh Velankar were guests at the November 20, 2004 Induction Seminar. In addition to explaining their research questions, methodologies, and findings, the panel discussed the challenges and rewards of conducting research in their own classrooms. Here are photos from their visit.

CRER and MSP Award Action Research Grants to El Paso Area Math and Science Teachers, Host Teacher Action Research Colloquium

The teachers will use the funds to execute their proposed classroom research projects during the 2004-2005 school year under the mentorship of UTEP faculty. In addition, the 2004 Teacher Action Research Colloquium, held on November 13, 2004 in the Templeton Suite of the Union East at UTEP, recognized the MSP Action Research Grants recipients from 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.

To learn about the 2003-2004 teacher-researchers, their research projects and findings, click here.

To learn about the 2004-2005 teacher-researchers and their research projects, click here.

To view photos of the 2004 Teacher Action Research Colloquium, click here.

CRER and EPCAE Awarded a Research Grant from the National Science Foundation to Study Gender Equity Issues

The Center for Research and the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence have been awarded a grant of over $140,000 from the National Science Foundation. The grant, Teaching Gender Equity in Mathematics and Science (TGEMS), is a two-year supplement to the Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant awarded to the Collaborative in 2002. The purpose of TGEMS is to provide middle and high school teachers with a professional development program on gender equity in math and science classrooms. TGEMS is a replication and extension of the research-based model, "Weaving Gender Equity into Math Reform" created by Technical Education Research Centers, Inc, developed as a response to the under-representation of women in math and science careers. TGEMS will be delivered over a two-year period as a component of the MSP Induction Project, an initiative aimed at retention of new math and science teachers in El Paso area public schools. Anticipated products of TGEMS include sample lessons for teaching gender equity in math and science and a protocol for teacher preparation. Dr. Susana Navarro, Executive Director of the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence, is the principal investigator. Several staff members of the Center for Research on Educational Reform are also involved in the implementation of TGEMS. Dr. Arturo Pacheco is the co-principal investigator, Dr. Penelope Espinoza will serve as the project director, and Ms. Zulma Méndez is the research associate for the project.