Dr. Nancy Cunniff Casey This is Me

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1. 1. Teachers Discovering  History As

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   Published on: 2/6/2006   Last Visited: 11/10/2007

   Dr. Nancy Casey
   
   St. Bonaventure University
   
   Classroom Technology

2. 2. Stories & Strategies -- Course Redesign

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   Published on: 7/1/2002   Last Visited: 6/29/2006

   Project Contact: Nancy Casey (716) 375-2141
   
   When Nancy Casey and her team at St. Bonaventure University (SBU) structured their PT3 grant project, they were keenly aware of three objectives that would be critical to success.
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   Casey emphasizes that technology in education is not important in and of itself; it should support and enhance teaching and learning. "Learning how to use technology appropriately in an educational setting can only be successful as an integral aspect of learning how to teach in general," she says.
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   "All they needed to be was open," says Nancy Casey, SBU's PT3 project director.
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   "Our PDS sites have evolved into ideal laboratories where our preservice teachers can learn about technology," Casey says.
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   Casey compares this experience with that of preservice teachers in more traditional education programs, where they might design technology-enhanced lessons in the university setting but don't actually implement or test the lessons in a real classroom setting.
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   These students' projects are more sophisticated, and Casey believes that's because their training allows them to spend more time thinking about curriculum and less about technology.
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   They have learned, as Casey says, that "plugging in equipment is not intuitive."
   
   In terms of faculty development, Casey says faculty are "on board," but progress has been slow. Field-based faculty are modeling educational technology, but results from workshops have been mixed. Project staff realize that faculty commitment and knowledge are the keys to sustainability of the project once PT3 funding ends and have adjusted training, incentives and requirements based on input from fellow grantees. The greatest results are coming from requiring students to "learn by doing" in the professional development schools.
   
   Now, three years into the project, Casey and her colleagues are seeing their original strategies take hold. The project they designed is indeed simple. It's elegant, and it's realistic. "We never lost sight of those rules," says Casey.

3. 3. Education Program Grant

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   Published on: 9/10/1999   Last Visited: 8/4/2001

   The U.S. Department of Education awarded the three-year grant , written by SBU assistant professor of education Dr. Nancy Cunniff Casey and associate professor of education Dr. Patrick J. Casey on behalf of a consortium involving the University and several area elementary , middle and high schools.
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   The University students will have increased exposure to technology in their own learning , and will learn how to use technology to enhance their teaching , said Dr. Nancy Casey , co-director of the project.
   
   We believe that , together with the administrators and teachers in our partner schools , we can make a significant impact on the education of children in this area by focusing on helping those who are studying to be teachers at SBU become competent users of technology to support learning , she continued.