Curriculum Development

Project TITUS incorporates curriculum development into professional development. Faculty in teacher education programs are invited to collaborate with TITUS facilitators and Chicago Public School teachers to design curriculum modules for use in their methods courses. This approach helps faculty use technology in ways that model effective approaches for the K-12 classroom. Faculty Mini-grant Proposal Request Submit a proposal for funding and technical support to develop a module for your own course. download the form here MSWord Version    PDF Version Browse the Modules Create New Modules Design Teams Early Childhood Education Cathy Main worked with CPS teacher Ann Aune, local dance artist Angie Pfiefer, and student teacher Liz Oehlerton as well as TITUS GA Gwen Jackson, to create the Reflection with Video module. Elementary Education Jane Montes worked with Whittier Elementary teacher Kim Alamar on the Reflection with Multimedia Artifacts module. Elementary Education/Math Lena Licon Khisty worked with Whittier Elementary School teachers Claudia Greene, Judy King and others on the Everyday Data module. Elementary Education/Math Rico Gutstein as both UIC faculty and a Ruiz Elementary School teacher created the Racial Profiling module for graphing calculators. Elementary Education/Social Studies Josh Radinsky, Adrian Capehart and Irma Olmedo worked with Ogden Elementary School teacher Mario Garcia on the Mapping Our Community module. Teaching of History Ann Marie Ryan,Paul Buelow and Josh Radinsky worked with Crane High School teacher Larry Waites and Joe McDermott on the Historical Inquiry with On-Line Documents module, which has also been used by Robert Johnston, Leon Fink and John Lapham in the History Department. Teaching of History Ann Marie Ryan, Matt Brown(LITD) and Josh Radinsky(TITUS) facilitated a continuining education course for UIC-Graduate History teachers working in CPS, and participating teachers have developed a number of modules, including: Englewood High School teacher Jackson Potter and Crane High School teacher Brian Wittenwyler created the Country Study Module. Oak Park River Forest High School teachers Monica Swope and Linda Burns created the Defining Poverty Module. Bogan High School teacher Jason Wozniak created the Webcast Module Module Evaluation Faculty Evaluation Form   MSWord Version   PDF Version Student Evaluation Form   MSWord Version   PDF Version Project Ideas Browse through activities created by teachers and faculty during our Professional Development Workshops.

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