Social Studies 2001-2002 Academic Year

    Richard Diem
    University of Texas At San Antonio
    9511 Burwick
    San Antonio TX 78230
    rdiem@utsa.edu

    Project Title:  A Look at Student Outcomes: A Social Studies Technology Research Project
   
    Description:  The genesis of this study is that preparation of good teachers has never been
    more important or challenging than it is today. This call for more effective instruction reflects
    lessons learned from more than a decade of educational reform efforts that began during the
   1990’s. These attempts at improving teaching and learning led to the conclusion that
    improvements in America’s schools require changes in recruiting, preparing and supporting
    teachers (U.S. Department of Education, 1996; U.S. Department of Education, 2000). 

   Concurrent to this effort, the changing demographics of the national student body and increasing
   expectations for all students have also led us, as a country, to demand more of teachers. As
   such, today’s prospective teachers not only need a strong background in content knowledge
   and skills but also an ability to use at-hand technology to convey an expanding information base
   to a diverse student population in increasingly challenging classrooms.
  
  Project