The University of Toledo

Grants / Projects

ATLANTIS
ATLANTIS focuses on short-cycle higher education (SCHE) in Europe and the United States and its contribution to social and economic development at the regional, state, national and international levels

Career: Teaching Practices That Support Fraction-Based Algorithmic Thinking
The objective of this project is to develop a prototypical model of core teaching practices that engage and support students in algorithmic thinking when studying fraction operations

EC-NET
(Exceptional Children Need Exceptional Teachers) The primary focus of Project EC-NET is to revise the current special education licensure program to be consistent with best practices in special education, to revise the current program to meet HQT requirements, to develop mentoring and induction in core content areas for special education teachers, and to recruit and train students from minority populations

ISLA: International Summer Leadership Academy
The International Summer Leadership Academy collaborates with institutions in Europe to provide a global perspective on topics relevant to short-cycle institutions today. Its pedagogical approach combines classroom-learning from experts in given areas with workshops, multi-cultural immersion, and interactive peer learning

Inquiry Master Teachers Program Advancing Content for Teachers (IMPACT)
IMPACT offers public school science teachers in grades 4-12 the opportunity to earn a Master of Science degree in Biology (Ecology track) within two years

K-5 Algebraic Thinking Initiative
The K-5 Algebraic Thinking Initiative is a professional development project to support teachers in developing and implementing the Patterns, Functions and Algebra benchmarks and indicators in the Ohio Academic Content Standards for Mathematics

Leadership for Educators: Academy for Driving Economic Revitalization in Science (LEADERS)
Leadership for Educators: Academy for Driving Economic Revitalization in Science (LEADERS), a program funded by the National Science Foundation, is a mathematics and science partnership that gathers and merges the expertise of four essential entities in the economic revitalization of the Great Lakes Region—K-12 school districts, higher education, the renewable energy industry, and informal science education sites. The core partners  of the LEADERS partnership share a vision of student-centered education that knits community economic growth with science education

Middle Grades Mathematics Initiative: Rational Number and Algebra
This professional development project is designed to support 6th through 8th grade mathematics teachers as they implement the Patterns, Functions, and Algebra Standard and aspects of the Number, Number Sense and Operation Standard related to rational number (fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportional reasoning) in the Ohio Academic Content Standards for Mathematics

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

Parent Mediated Television Viewing
The purpose of the project was to examine the effects of teaching parents to use praise, comments, pause, and open ended questions on the acquisition of language skills and language usage of children with language delays.

Project ASSURE

Project ASSURE is a personnel preparation training grant focusing on preparing teachers and early interventionists to work with children with significant disabilities ages 0-8

Project: Creating Adaptive Culturally Diverse Learning Environments
This study seeks to understand the problems encountered by immigrant minority middle school students and to discern what schools and teachers can do to mitigate students' feelings of exclusion and create an environment in which all students can grow—intellectually, interpersonally, and socially.

Project DIRECT
Project DIRECT is a research and professional development project focused on Defining Itinerant Roles for Early Childhood Teachers (DIRECT)

Project 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

Project Need to Read
Purpose: evaluate currently available computer based reading programs for alignment with principles of effective instructional design (b) implement several programs (including a DI based computer reading program) in schools and homes in Ohio and Utah, and (c) evaluate outcomes for struggling readers in school and home based computerized reading programs in Ohio and Utah.

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. Our goal is to increases opportunities for people with disabilities at The University of Toledo and we are committed to the creation of employment positions that meet human resource needs and educate employers on the potential of this underutilized workforce

Teacher's Info-Port to Technology (TIPT)
PT3 is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education designed to improve teacher preparation programs to allow educators to more effectively integrate technology into their teaching

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

Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship
The Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with backgrounds in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to transition into teaching careers in Ohio's high-need secondary schools

Vision Program Expansion Project
The nation is experiencing a shortage of vision teachers.  Dr. Sakui Malakpa, professor and coordinator of the vision program in the Department of Early Childhood, Physical and Special Education at The University of Toledo has received a grant from The Ohio Department of Education to address this shortage throughout the State of Ohio. The goal is to increase the number and quality of teachers of the blind and visually impaired.  

Science Education Grants in JHCOE (pdf 2.7MB)