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Center for Curriculum Materials in Science
The Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (CCMS) is a partnership of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Michigan State University, Northwestern University, and the University of Michigan. It is focused on the analysis, design, and use of science curriculum materials, and is designed to prepare leaders in instructional and curriculum materials research and development in science. The agenda includes doctoral and post-doctoral education of future leaders in a multi-institutional setting, research and development on the processes and products of instructional and curriculum materials in science, and related work on implementation and teacher education.
http://ed-web2.educ.msu.edu/CCMS/
Center for Higher and Adult Education
The Center for Higher and Adult Education jointly emphasizes the importance of policy and international work in postsecondary education for the 21st century. We are indebted to the Dr. Mildred B. Erickson Distinguished Chair in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education Endowment, established in 2003 by her son, Dr. Bruce Erickson, for providing us with start-up funds for this endeavor. Before retiring as Assistant Dean for Lifelong Education in 1981, Mildred Erickson spent her career helping non-traditional students, especially women, get back into college and to attain the self-respect and credibility that comes with an education. We are pleased to honor her legacy with our Center, research and commitment to enhancing lives through higher education. http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/halecenter/
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) is a joint effort of Michigan State University, the University of Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania State University. The center's mission is to develop a national faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse student audiences. As part of this effort, the CIRTL Professional Development Program will embed within a learning community opportunities for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty to develop teaching-as-research skills in classroom teaching, teaching with technology and teaching to diverse student audiences.
Center for Physical Activity and Health
The Center for Physical Activity and Health (CPAH) was established to study the effect of physical activity on human health and well being throughout the lifespan. The center, which is a collaboration between the departments of kinesiology and epidemiology, aims to position MSU as a leader for impacting the lives of Michigan and U.S. citizens in terms of appropriate physical activity intervention strategies. http://www.msu.edu/~cpah/index.htm
Center for the Scholarship of Teaching
From its inception, the Center for the Scholarship of Teaching (CST) has sought to find ways to support a community of scholars who want to study teaching practice and the student learning that comes from that practice. The center is designed to have local and practical impact, as well as contribute to the national dialogue about the scholarship of teaching. Four purposes stand out as central in fulfilling this mission: to engage in a set of activities meant to provide insight into how to improve teaching in the broader MSU community; to work toward establishing rigorous and alternative means for faculty review and promotion; to create more cross-college communication in order to engender teachers who are more knowledgeable in their subject areas; and to contribute to the national discourse concerning a scholarship of teaching - what it might look like, how it might be represented, disseminated and enhanced. http://www.educ.msu.edu/cst/
Center for Teaching and Technology
The Center for Teaching and Technology (CTT) in the College of Education has two primary goals: to provide support for faculty, staff and students in their effort to use technology to enhance their professional productivity and to conduct research about the use of technology in education. http://ott.educ.msu.edu/ctt/
Confucius Institute at Michigan State University
MSU Confucius Institute (CI-MSU) was established in collaboration with China Central Radio and TV University under the authorization and sponsorship of China’s National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Its objective is to meet the ever-increasing demand for Chinese education in the U.S., providing quality Chinese learning materials and experience to both K-12 students and adults and helping training qualified teachers of Chinese. Currently, CI-MSU is working on three major projects: podcast of existent video-based Chinese learning materials and daily news, online Chinese courses for K-12 students and adults, and Chinese instructor training program.
http://confucius.msu.edu/
Division of Science and Mathematics Education
The Division of Science and Mathematics Education (DSME) has as its mission to improve science and mathematics education from kindergarten through the undergraduate years through the professional development of preservice and inservice teachers and faculty members. Founded in 1989, the division is a unit jointly housed within the College of Education and the College of Natural Science. Academic specialists and faculty members with partial appointments in various departments and colleges, graduate and undergraduate students, and professional and clerical staff work together to conduct a variety of courses, degree programs, and other activities in support of the mission. http://www.dsme.msu.edu/
Education Policy Center at Michigan State University
To meet the need for information and analysis and to deepen the education policy debate in Michigan and the nation, the Board of Trustees established the Education Policy Center (EPC) at Michigan State University in 2000. Based in the College of Education, the center actively recruits the participation of faculty with related interests and expertise from other colleges within the university as well as other experts from across the country and around the world. The center builds on the foundation of MSU's land-grant mission and the College of Education's national and international reputation for education policy research in its mission to support and inform policy debates at every level of government. The center's outreach activities seek to improve the quality of education for students at all levels of the state and nation's education systems, from early childhood through post-secondary education.
http://www.epc.msu.edu/
Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning
The Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning (IRTL) is an umbrella organization designed to promote, encourage and enhance research throughout the college. As the college's research office, the institute works with faculty on research funding opportunities, and seeks to identify and facilitate outside funding opportunities in the form of grants and contracts from federal or state agencies, and provide in-house seed grants.
Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
Housed within the Department of Kinesiology, the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (YSI) has been a respected leader in coaching education and research on youth sports for more than 25 years. The institute's primary goal is to help children and youth develop to their maximum potential through physical activity in the context of sport, including recreation, physical fitness, cultural, and other productive activities. The institute provides up-to-date information to coaches and others involved with youth sports.
http://www.educ.msu.edu/ysi/
Literacy Achievement Research Center
The Literacy Achievement Research Center's (LARC) mission is to promote and coordinate research efforts to increase literacy and academic achievement of children and adolescents. The center, which is funded by a grant from Michigan State University Research Excellence Funds, draws on faculty expertise from within the College of Education and throughout the university. http://www.msularc.org
Teachers for a New Era
Teachers for a New Era is an initiative funded by the Carnegie Corporation, and the Annenberg, Rockefeller, and Ford foundations. The $5 million project engages faculty from throughout the university and K-12 teachers. An essential aspect of the team's focus is on the kinds of subject matter knowledge prospective teachers need to improve student learning, the use of assessment to strengthen the entire MSU teacher education program, recruitment of diverse students, and the development of a two-year induction program for beginning MSU teachers. The goal is that by implementing the innovative changes, MSU will prepare even better teachers and serve as a model for other teacher education programs.
http://www.tne.msu.edu
US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence
The US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence at Michigan State University aims to develop and disseminate effective models of education that integrates the strengths of both the Eastern and Western educational practices through scientific research of excellent schools and educational programs in China and the United States through modern technologies. The center is funded with a 5 million dollar donation from the Hong Kong-based Sun Wah Education Foundation. The center works closely with its sister center Beijing Normal University.
http://ott.educ.msu.edu/excellence/web
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