2009-2010 "Awards for Innovation" Research Studies

Exploring Career Pathways through Sustainability Service-Learning Projects
Sally Arnett, Assistant Professor
School of Family, Consumer & Nutrition Sciences
Northern Illinois University

Preparing Provisionally Certified Career and Technical Education Teachers for Inclusion
Cynthia Sims, Assistant Professor
Tasha Coney, Instructor
Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Consumer Nation
Peter Linden, Associate Professor
College of Education
Chicago State University

Online Professional Development Modules for CTE Pre-service and Beginning Teachers
Barbara Hagler, Associate Professor
Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Attitudes and Perceptions of High School Administrators in Urban and Suburban Communities about Career and Technical Education and its Opportunities
Corey Flournoy, Teaching Associate
Cassandra Wolsic, Research Assistant
Department of Human and Community Development
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign

2008-2009 "Awards for Innovation" Research Studies

Career and Technical Education: Educating the New Green Collar Workforce
Sally Arnett, Assistant Professor
School of Family, Consumer & Nutrition Sciences
Northern Illinois University

How STEM Teachers Integrate Concepts of Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Joshua Brown, Assistant Professor
Department of Technology
Ryan Brown, Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Illinois State University

Effective Assessment Strategies for CTE
Barbara Hagler, Associate Professor
Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

The Efficacy of Interactive Learning Activities Using the SMART™ Board with Learning Disabled Students in Illinois Agricultural Education Programs
Seburn L. Pense, Assistant Professor
Ann Ochs, Graduate Assistant
Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Guiding Guidance Counselors: Using expert opinion to promote CTE
Richard Steffen, Associate Professor
Aslihan Spaulding, Assistant Professor
Department of Agriculture
Illinois State University

A Clear Definition of Appropriate Professional Dress for Teachers
Jane E. Workman, Professor
Fashion Design and Merchandising Program
Beth W. Freeburg, Professor
Department of Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2007-2008 "Awards for Innovation" Research Studies

Teacher Identity: A Model for Professional Development
Beth Winfrey Freeburg, Associate Professor
Jane E. Workman, Professor
Department of Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Learning Styles, Teaching Styles: Implications for CTE
Marcia Anderson, Professor
Stephen McCaskey, Doctoral Research Student
Department of Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Curriculum Re-Design to Meet Needs of Learning Disabled Students in Illinois Agricultural Education Programs
Seburn Levoy Pense, Assistant Professor
Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Secondary CTE Effects on Post-secondary Enrollment at a Midwestern University: A Longitudinal Study
Sheryl Boston, Associate Professor
Janice King, Associate Professor
Andy Baker, Associate Professor
Western Illinois University

2006-2007 "Awards for Innovation" Research Studies

Creating Online Learning Modules for Pre-service and
Beginning Teachers to Motivate Students
Tanja R. Hodges, Graduate Assistant
Neil Knobloch, Assistant Professor
Department of Human and Community Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Post-secondary Enrollment: Secondary CTE Effects
Janice E. King, Assistant Professor
Sheryl J. Boston, Assistant Professor
Andy Baker, Assistant Professor
Western Illinois University

Professional Development for CTE Teachers in Illinois
Karen Drage, Assistant Professor
Julie Chadd, Assistant Professor
School of Technology
Eastern Illinois University

Work and School Readiness: The Role of Appearance Management
Beth Winfrey Freeburg, Associate Professor
Department of Workforce Education and Development
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2005-2006 "Awards for Innovation" Research Studies

Beginning In-service Teachers' Development of Instructional Decisions and Delivery Methods
Neil Knobloch, Assistant Professor
Department of Human and Community Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Enhancing Basic Technology Skills for Military Dependent Secondary Students
Elizabeth Freeburg, Assistant Professor
Barbara Hagler, Assistant Professor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Keyboarding Instruction in Illinois
Karen Drage, Assistant Professor
Julie Chadd, Assistant Professor
School of Technology
Eastern Illinois University

Perceptions of Secondary Principals and CTE Teachers
Concerning the No Child Left Behind Act
Karen Drage, Assistant Professor
Julie Chadd, Assistant Professor
School of Technology
Eastern Illinois University

PlayMoney: Learning Self-Regulating Money Management Skills: A Pilot Project
Clora Mae Baker, Associate Professor
Terre Eversden, Lecturer
Mary K. Wallace, Researcher II
Southern Illinois University Carbondale