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Opportunities for Giving
Points of Pride
Elementary Education:
The Elementary Education Program and Hillsborough County Schools are collaborating on the I4 Project. Six partnership schools (Pizzo, USF Patel, MOSI, Shaw, Mort, and Witter) are engaged in the process of implementing the model of Integration, Innovation, Inquiry, and Inclusion in the elementary Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math curriculum.
Early Childhood
The faculty in the Early Childhood Program and faculty at University of Cape Coast in Ghana will be establishing a Community of Practice and having regular conferences using technological collaboration tools to communicate between the ECE faculty at USF and UCC. Their ongoing collaboration will focus on capacity building as well as curriculum and policy work as a springboard into additional teacher education training opportunities and common projects and research to help inform the field.
Literacy Studies
The faculty in Literacy Studies have developed the first Online Reading Masters Program offered by a Research university in the State of Florida University System. The program implements the most innovative strategies of online instruction taught by research faculty in Literacy Studies. The program features synchronous, collaborative work, independent reading and research, and strategies for improving practice and developing techniques for Literacy Coaching as well as teaching strategies for teaching for Florida Virtual School. The program goes live Fall 2011.
Opportunities for Giving
Giving opportunities are available within the department. The Childhood Education & Literacy Studies Foundation Fund supports internships and research assistantships for students, travel for doctoral students to present research, and opportunities for faculty and students to work in partnership with schools. Friends of the department may contribute to the general development fund or specifically direct their gifts towards particular interests.