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Chrystalla Mouza Dr, Mouza's research interests concentrate in the fields of educational technology and teacher education. Specifically, three strands of research characterize my work: a) technology and teacher learning; b) technology in pre-service education; and c) technology integration (K-12) and student learning. She is currently working on two inter-connected projects. The first project seeks to improve teacher quality in high need Delaware schools by providing effective professional development and strengthening school leadership. The project is funded by a grant from the Delaware Department of Education. For more information see: Delaware Teacher Education Resource The second project is a comprehensive effort to investigate how in-service teachers (K-12) learn to teach with technology in the context of both case development and case analysis and discussion. Toward that end, she has already begun prototyping an online learning environment, called CASEwise (Classroom Artifacts for Systematic Exploration) that integrates pedagogical and technological components to support case-based leaning in teacher education. CASEwise guides teachers through the process of designing a lesson that integrates technology to support National Technology (i.e. ISTE: NETS standards) and Content Standards. After the implementation of the lesson, CASEwise scaffolds teachers' reflection of their own practice and guides them through the process of developing an instructional case complete with classroom artifacts and recommendations for other teachers. Further, CASEwise provides instructional materials in the form of teacher developed instructional cases, technology-enhanced lessons that serve as precursors to project-based work, tutorials on commonly used software applications, and a list of selected resources gathered from the Web. The overarching purpose of this work is to advance our understanding of how to effectively support teacher learning from experience - both their own experiences and those of other teachers. The primary conjecture she is testing is that we can support teachers in learning to teach with technology by providing quality instructional resources and opportunities to study and reflect on their own practices and those of their colleagues in the context of case development, discussion, and analysis. To evaluate this claim her research team is carrying out two types of studies - studies that focus on teacher learning from their own experiences as well as other teachers' experiences and studies that focus on design features of the online environment that can support teacher learning. For more information see: Casewise (temporary URL; the final URL will be: http://www.soe.udel.edu/casewise) Contact Info: Office: 301D Willard Hall Email: cmouza AT udel DOT edu