Dr. Annmarie Urso and Professor Jennifer Waddington from the Ella Cline Shear SOE were selected to work with Dr. Michael Kennedy at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education in Project FRaME (Using Feedback, Reflection, and Multimedia to teach Evidence-based practices in classroom management). They attended training on the campus of UVA on January 10th on Project FRaME, which is a multimedia, multicomponent instructional approach for use in teacher preparation coursework and field placements. Project FRamE is funded by the National Center on Special Education Research within the Institute for Education Sciences.
SUNY Geneseo is one of approximately 30 teacher preparation institutions nationwide that are participating in the project to support teacher candidates' knowledge and implementation of tier 1 classroom management practices. Prof. Waddington will receive additional training on another US Department of Education Project that is part of Project FRaME called COACHED. COACHED is an observation and collaborative tool for reflective practices for pre-and in-service teacher candidates. Dr. Urso has been involved with COACHED for approximately 12 months and is looking forward to using this protocol in Block V practicum starting Fall 25.
Dr. Urso and Professor Waddington look forward to bringing their knowledge back to campus to improve the teacher preparation of students in our programs.