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KNILT has developed a rich set (>150) of mini-courses and instructional cases that cover a wide range of educational topics, including new learning goals, approaches,  technologies, assessments, and so forth.

'''Mini-courses''' present new learning approaches, technologies, and assessments etc., for teacher learning and development. '''Instructional cases''' document lessons planned/enacted  showcasing how the new learning approaches, technologies,and assessments can be applied in specific contexts.

You may find mini-courses and cases related to the following topics. Or if you have a topic in mind,  you can search for possible matches using the search tool provided (see top).


==Problem-Based, Collaborative Inquiry==

'''Please click [[General Information about Problem-Based, Collaborative Inquiry courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Heather Gould:[[Teaching for Understanding 07]] 
*Barbara Easton: [[Learning Communities in the Classroom]] 
*Mary Donohue:  [[Knowledge Building & Information Literacy K-16+]] 
*Abigail Moskovits:[[Effective Questioning in the Classroom]] 
*Jingping Chen:[[Science Inquiry]] 
**Bob Raguette:[[Problem Based Curriculum Development - A Case Study]] 
**Yue Ma:[[Global Warming: An Instructional Case]]
*David Lawrence: [[Teaching to Multiple Intelligences]] 
*Donna Alese Cooke:[[Garden-Based Learning Across the Curriculum]] 
*Francia Reed:[[From Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered, A Faculty Mini-course]]
*Maria Urquidi:[[Introduction to Project Based Learning]] 
*April Taylor:[[Incorporating Problem Based Learning Using the Scientific Method]]
*Alex De Kweldju:[[LOOP IN PASCAL Course]]
*Robert Ekblaw: [[Collaboration_course]]

==Learning How to Learn==

'''Please click [[General Information about Learning How to Learn courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Roger Wistar: [[Effective Use of Self-paced Learning in the Classroom Environment]]
*Colleen DePuy: [[Developing Student Skills for the Constructivist Classroom]]
*Scott Jill: [[Preparing Students for Self-Directed Learning]]
*Julia Kelley: [[Design_Project:_ARCS_model_of_Motivation_Design| ARCS Model of Motivation Design]]
*Anthony Traina: [[Utilizing Graphic Organizers]]
*Kelly Fernandez: [[Advance Organizers]]
*James Ranni: [[Reducing Student Stress Through Instructional Practice]]
*Laura Bartlett: [[Understanding and Integrating Interactive Student Notebooks in the Secondary Classroom]]
*Hend Elsantaricy: [[Before You Copy]]
*Teresa Dobler: [[Student Driven Community Service]]
*Ian August: [[Student lead classroom model]]

==New Approaches to Assessment and Classroom Data==

'''Please click [[General Information about New Approaches to Assessment and Classroom Data courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Randy DeVett: [[Teaching For Understanding: Ongoing Assessment]]
*Brooke Hasey: [[Teaching and Assessing for Understanding]]
*Mary Beth Rock: [[Assess for Success]]
*Colleen Bryla: [[Data analysis for differentiated instruction]]
*Allison Hubbs: [[Creating Authentic Assessment]]
*Valerie Anwari: [[Utilizing Formative Assessments]]
*Jennifer Boisvert: [[E-Portfolio]]
**Classroom Case of [[E-Portfolio]]: Ashley Keegan: [[Ashley's Portfolio Page| Electronic Portfolios: Case Study]]
*Ashley Setter: [[Action Research]]
*Kristina Rosenberg: [[Response to Intervention]]
*Alicia Mari:[[Keeping Imaginative Play In the Kindergarten Classroom:How to conduct observations of play behaviors to identify and understand individual student development and integration of skills within authentic play contexts]]
*Julie DelPapa: [[Multiple Intelligences in the classroom]]
*James Foody:  [[Differentiated Instruction]]

==Integrating Technology across the Curriculum==

'''Please click [[General Information about Integrating Technology across the Curriculum courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Michael Lucatorto: [[Instant Screencasting: Quick and Basic Screen Capture for Online and Hybrid Instruction]]
*Cheyenne Whirley: [[Digital Storytelling Course]]
*Thomas Cutonilli: [[Simulations for Inquiry Course]]
*Michelle Duncan: [[Creating a Webquest| Using the internet for inquiry-based learning]]
*Susan McKinstray: [[Web-based Inquiry Learning with WebQuests]]
*Miriam Ramos: [[Creating a WebQuest to Teach Pet Emergency Preparedness]]
*Elizabeth Branca: [[Interactive and Collaborative Learning Environments]]
* Matt Pagano: [[Collaborative Learning with Technology]]
*Elizabeth Kinney: [[Collaborative Learning with Computer Support| Collaborative Learning with Computer Support - using examples of nutritional hazards]]
*Anna Maria Wing: [[Writing Instruction using Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning]]
*Xiyao Huang: [[Educational Use of Wikis Course]]
*Vanessa Warner: [http://knilt.pbworks.com/Application-of-PB-Works-in-the-Classroom  Application of PB Works in the Classroom]
*Caelynn Prylo: [[An Introduction to Using Social Networking Sites in Education]]
*Danielle Melia: [[EVALUATING WEBSITES PORTFOLIO| Evaluating Websites]]
*Tamara Niquette: [[Integrating Technology in Mathematics]]
*Nichole Keiper: [[Using Excel for Statistics]]
*Meredith Kelly: [[Moving to Word 2007]]
*Amy Fleury: [[Educational Gaming]]
*Susan Towey: [[Educate with GoAnimate]]
*Jason Kozel: [[Snagit: Instructional applications]]
*Jason Chwirut: [[Mini Course: Camtasia Studio]]
*Annmarie Parathiras: [[Using MOO's to Foster Literary Understanding]]
*Alex De Kweldju: [[LOOP IN PASCAL Course]]
*Melissa Stepanian:  [[Unit_1:_Importance_of_Technology_Usage| Podcasting]]
*Jennifer Krol: [[Better Understanding of Mathematical Concepts through the Graphing Calculator]] 
*Colleen Organ: [[Teaching Using Technology]] 
**Vivian Richelsen: [[Using Smartboard Technology to Teach the Future and Conditional Tenses]] (An Instructional Case)
*Melissa Pietricola: [[Web 2.0 for the 21st Century Educator]]
*Suzanne Hayes: [[Developing Learning Communities Through Blended Learning Activities]]
*Mike Zelensky's: [[Harnessing the Power of Technology in the Science Classroom]]
*Irene Watts-Politza: [[WordPress Portfolio for Teachers]]

==Online Learning==

'''Please click [[General Information about Online Learning courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Anne Canale Stalnecker: [[Facilitating Effective Online Discourse]]
*Anne de la Chapelle: [[Using the E-Learning Best Practices: A Guide for Faculty to develop a quality online course]]
*Katherine Watson: [[Multimedia in Online Courses]]
*Sun Hee Seo: [[Essential Guide to Online Teaching]]
*Michael Lucatorto: [[Instant Screencasting: Quick and Basic Screen Capture for Online and Hybrid Instruction]]

==Teaching Science and Math for Understanding==

'''Please click [[General Information about Teaching Science and Math for Understanding courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Joanne Contreni: [[Problem-Based Learning in Math]]
*Serafina Chinappi：[[Making Math Problematic]]
*Jenna Tyler: [[Teaching Mathematics for Understanding]]
*Scott Beiter: [[Teaching for Conceptual Change]] 
*Maria-Teresa Ferrer-Mico: [[Learning Communities and using visual information to teach mathematics]]
*Jamie J Woodcock: [[Models: an Instructional Tool]]
**Christine Podgorski: [[Portfolio for Models: A Case Study for Instructional Tools]]
**J. McCarthy: [[Case Study of Models in Math Instruction]]
*Kasey Van kleeck: [[Get wise about WISE| Get Wise about WISE]]
*Augustine Fucci: [[Motivating the Mathematics Student]]
*Daniel P. Mahoney: [[Communication in Math Classrooms]]
*Lindsey Wilson: [[Varying the Level of Inquiry in Science Lab Activities]]
*Patricia Murphy: [[Basic Number Properties]]
*Hailey Pozniak: [http://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/index.php/User:Hailey_Elise_Pozniak Customary and Metric Units of Measurement]
*Kaitlyn King: [[Problematic Mathematics: PBL designed for the math classroom]]
*Steph Conklin: Project-Based Learning in a 10th Grade Special Education Mathematics Classroom [[Steph Conklin's Portfolio Page]]
*Joseph Pudlewski: [[Quadratic Modeling with the TI-Nspire]]: An Instructional Case
*Tara Akstull: [[Problem-based Learning in Math through Technology]]
*Matthew Fay:[[Design Project: Using Real World Data to Teach Statistics and Probability]]
*Jamie Davis: [[Pythagorean Theorem]]
*Stephen Lyons: [[Welcome to the Graphs of Life]]
*Victoria Keller: [[Word Problems in Mathematics: Teaching/Student Strategies to Comprehend Word Problems]]
*Donna Joyner: [[Donna Joyner - Case Studies in Neurology]]
*Kimberly Barss:[http://www.sites.google.com/site/bio100barss/ Mini-course: Preparing Students for Success in Biochemistry and Chemical Bonding.]
*Joe Walker: [[Biology of HPV Mini Course]]
*Nicole Carey: [[Issues of Cloning]]
*Christina Slojkowski: [[Unit One Digestive System| Addressing Misconceptions through Collaborative Learning: The Digestive System]]
*Catherine Strattner: [[Integrating Metacognitive Development in Mathematics Instruction]]
*Alex S. Berg:[[Mathematical Literacy: Teaching with, developing, and utilizing Math Journals]]
*Julia Manetta: [[Problem-Based Learning in a Mathematics Classroom]]
*Linsey Bland:[[Developing Preschool Number Sense]]
*Hannah Bischoff:[[Factoring Quadratics Using Lattice Multiplication]]
*Devan Godfrey:[[Case Study: Word Problems in Mathematics]]

==Teaching Social Studies for Understanding==

'''Please click [[General Information about Teaching Social Studies for Understanding courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Tammy Clark: [[Using Cognitive Flexibility Theory to Teach History]]
*Mark Frament: [[Teaching Themed History]]
**Lawrence Moultrie: [[Design Project Theme: Using Project Based Learning to Teach The United States Constitution]]
**Jamilah Jones-McLean: [[It's All Greek To Me!]](An instructional case on integrating a variety of sources)
*Kimberly Young: [http://knilt.pbworks.com/21st%20Century%20Skills%20and%20Technology%20in%20the%20Social%20Studies%20Classroom#comment1272504136  21st Century Skills and Technology in the Social Studies Classroom]
*Dan Fountain: [[Effective Social Studies Classroom Discussion]]
*Mike Porter: [[US History Through Digital Storybooks]] 
*Sarah Graham: [[Career Exploration Mini-Course]]
*Frank Engle:  [[Slavery Unit]]
*Scott Graham: [[THE HISTORICAL PUZZLE OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT| The Historical Puzzle of the Arab-Israeli Conflict]]
*Jessica Mascle: [[Jessica Mascle's Portfolio Page| Designing Effective Learning Targets for US History and Government]]
*Todd Lewis: [[Todd's Portfolio Page| Improving Geography with the Help of Google Earth]]
*Magaly Barreto:  [[Magaly Barreto| Exploring Latin American Countries and Caribbean Islands]]
*Michael Flynn: [[Teaching Socials Studies for Understanding]]
*Susan Fenstermacher: [[Design Project: Theme Project - Native American Indians]]
*Fiona Grady: [[News Literacy]]
*Susan Hereth: [[The Hudson River as the Context for Learning]]
*Andrew Walldroff: [[Communities_course]]

==Effective Strategies of Language Learning==

'''Please click [[General Information about Effective Strategies of Language Learning courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Diane Hamilton: [[Developing Phonemic Awareness in Kindergarten Children]]
*Yueh-Chen Weng: [[The discussion-based approach to improving literary understanding| The Discussion-Based Approach to Improving Literary Understanding]]
*Melissa Filotas: [[Promoting Reading Comprehension in the Early Grades]] 
*Lindsey Alongi: [[Foreign Language 2.0: Benefits and Implementing Online Communication ]]
*Anna Maria Wing: [[Writing Instruction using Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning]]
*He Zhou: [[TOEFL ibt Independent Writing Step-by-step ]] 
*Matthew Gunderman: [[Introducing iBT TOEFL Speaking]]
*Chaeyoung Jun: [[Strategies to teach children vocabulary]]
*Wesam Saleh: [[Teaching English Punctuation for the ESL students]]
*Ben Blanchard: [[Data-Driven Language Learning Using Corpora and Concordancing]] 
*Barbara Recchio-Demmin: [[Using VoiceThread as a Tool for Language Learning]]
*Arayoan Tylec: [[Integrating Digital Storytelling in the Foreign Language Classroom]]
*Kurt Hassenpflug: [[Integrating Sequential Art into an English Language Arts Curriculum]]
*Sapphire Gimenez: [[ETAP_623_wiki_Design_Project_Overview_Old_and_New.pdf(file)| Jubilee Montessori Instruction System (.pdf file)]]
*Stephanie Ames: [[Unit_One--Introduction_to_Texts:_Layout_and_Structure| Strategic Reading Across the Content Areas]]
*Bonnie Blood: [[Bonnie Blood| Reading Strategies in the High School Curriculum]]
*Christina Nash: [[Using Fan Fiction and Instructional Conversation to Increase Student/Text Involvement]]
*Yang Huang: [[Let's Speak Chinese!]] 
**Huei-Cheng Lin: [[Mini Course: Play "Go Fish" in Chinese]]
*Mengxin Song: [http://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/index.php/Mengxin_Song%27s_Project_Portfolio Chinese Characters: A Big Picture of Chinese Writing System]
*Christopher Compson: [[Collaborative Writing Utilizing Online Environments]]
*Ildefonso Correas Apelanz: Gaming in an ESL Classroom: An Instructional Case [[Ildefonso Portfolio]] 
*George Ryon: [[Digital mobile devices as a teaching tool for phonological awareness.]]
*Lisa Martin:[[Understanding Emergent Writing]]

==Effective Strategies for Music Learning==

'''Please click [[General Information about Effective Strategies for Music Learning courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Michael Fortune: [[Jazz in the General Music Classroom]] 
*Kristina Lattanzio: [[Developing Music Analysis Skills Using Feedback, Composition And Technology]]
*Salvatore Viola: [["Let's Keep the Beat": Unit Overview and Goal| Let's Keep the Beat: Teaching rhythmic notation incorporating the theories of Multiple Intelligence]]
*Laura Kraebel: [[Integrating Technology into the Music Classroom]]
*Daniel Hacker: [[The Staff]]

==Creating Inclusive Environments and Supporting Students with Special Needs==

'''Please click [[General Information about Creating Inclusive Environments and Supporting Students with Special Needs courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Jane DeMeis: [[Career Development for MRDD Adults using Authentic Learning]]
*Elise Weiss: [[Understanding Learning Disabilities and the Learning Disabled]]
*Kelly Geddes: [[Kelly_Geddes%27_Portfolio| Concept Mapping Across the Curriculum]]
*Sandy Feocco: [[Movement in Learning]] 
*Jeffrey Bordeman: [[Students with ASD: Developing Socialization and Self-Management Skills]]
*Sue Rappazzo: [http://aboutdyslexia.webs.com/ Understanding Dyslexia and Severe Reading Disabilities]
*Chris Poulopoulos: [[Creating a Bully Free Environment]]
*Elizabeth Mancuso:[[The Montessori Learning Environment]]

== New Technological Designs==

'''Please click [[General Information about New Technological Designs courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Vincent Amodeo: [[User:Vamodeo| WISE: The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment]]
*Lorraine Emerick: [[Lorraine Emerick| Second Life]] 
*Kevin Goodman: [[Kevin Goodman| Moodle]] 
*Julie Smit: [[Julie Smit| Digital Libraries and the International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL)]]
*Patrice Torcivia: [[User:Patrice| World Watcher; Math Forum]]
*Yueh-Chen Weng: [[WorldWatcher]]
*Yueh-Chen Weng: [[Inspiration]]
*Caitlin Donahue: [[The Inquiry Learning Forum]]    
*Caitlin Donahue: [[TeacherTube]]
*Xiyao Huang: [[Facebook & Social Bookmarking]]
*Jingping Chen: [[Programming Tool for Children]]
*Jane Wilde: [[Virtual_Worlds| Virtual Worlds]]
*Nathan Cadoret: [[Video Games in the Classroom]]
*Corie Quattrocchi:[[Creating a Digital Archive: ePortfolio's for Elementary Student's Mini-course]]
*Irene Watts-Politza: [[WordPress Portfolio for Teachers]]
*Diana Cary: [[Mini-Course Blackboard 9.1 Module Creation]]

== Other Courses==

'''Please click [[General Information about Other Courses]] to see the brief introduction to each following course.'''

*Nathan Lockett: [[College Attainment]]
*Lydia Ashley: [[Fingerprinting]]
*Meghan Blair: [http://tccl.rit.albany.edu/knilt/index.php/Meghan_B%27s_Portfolio_Page#SCOPE_.26_SEQUENCE:%7CBehavior Management]
*David Wixted: [[David's Menu Course]]
*Maree Michaud-Sacks: [[Flipped Classroom Lesson]]



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