The project is directed by Marino C. Alvarez, Ed. D ., of Tennessee State University's Department of Teaching and Learning within the College of Education. While the focus of the project is on scientific literacy, there are a number of associated components. Among them, is a specially designed interactive electronic network for use in the project with students in middle, secondary, and postsecondary schools. All information is entered electronically by students and collected for analyses in a database at our TSU web server.
Teachers are active learners with their students.
They facilitate the learning process by guiding students in their inquires, evoking discussions, and involving their students with other affiliated schools whose students may be engaged in similar research topics. Teachers manage their student electronic accounts by assigning passwords, determining the degree of portfolio sharing among students, and responding to student inquires. The Researcher Console permits the researcher to view and respond to students under the direction of their teacher, but it does not allow them to mangage student records or mangage groups. Students post their thoughts, feelings, progress, inquires, and data in their individualized electronic notebook. Each student has their own electronic portfolio for storing and sharing items related to their case research.