The University of Toledo

Department of Early Childhood, Physical and Special Education
Research and Projects

GRANTS WHICH ARE ACTIVE

The Partner Project
The Partner Project (2012-2015) is designed to assist community college faculty who want to enhance their early childhood curriculum to better prepare associate-degreed teachers to work with young children with diverse abilities. It will entail a year-long curriculum revision process followed by a year-long implementation and evaluation period with three community colleges in Ohio, Professional Development webinars for community college EC faculty members, and working with teachers at inclusive community-based early childhood programs that could serve as model practicum sites.  The Partner project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Grant# H325N110014

NURTURES
NURTURES is a partnership between Toledo Public Schools, day care centers/nursery schools, The University of Toledo (education, engineering, & science departments), and community resources (e.g., Imagination Station, Zoo, Toledo Botanical Gardens) that will work with teachers and families to create a complementary, integrated system of science education for grades PK-3 in the Toledo area.
NURTURES is supported by National Science Foundation grant #1102808

 

 

GRANTS WHICH HAVE ENDED

EC-NET
Project EC-NET is a five-year (2007-2012) under-graduate level personnel preparation program which focuses on the appropriate training of Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate Educational Needs.

Direct Connections
The focus of Project DIRECT CONNECTIONS is on the preparation of early childhood special educators to serve as highly qualified itinerant early childhood special education (ECSE) teachers across Ohio.

Parent Mediated Television Viewing
A research and innovation to improve services and results for children with disabilities:  initial career award supported by the Office of Special Education Programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Project SCOUT
Project SCOUT (Securing Career Opportunities at The University of Toledo) is a customized employment program involving partnerships with community agencies representing individuals with disabilities.

Project Need to Read
This project is for the evaluation of computer-based reading paired with home and school instruction.