Project SMART
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 312-4024
http://www.oswego.edu/prosmart  

Informed Consent

To:      Project SMART Participants and Staff
From:  Barbara Beyerbach, Project Co-director

During the summer institute and academic year we will be developing, implementing, and assessing units and materials developed by Project SMART teams.  We will be studying the process to assess impact on student learning through classroom observations, observations of team work, examination of materials developed, and documentation of student work.

We would like your permission to take digital photos, videotape, transcribe interviews, copy units, virtual field trips and other related products, with the aim of assessing project outcomes and sharing via the Project SMART Web Page, conference presentations, and publications.  Please also be reminded that you should secure parental informed consent before collecting such data from/on students for your action research projects.  We will of course ask for parental permission (informed consent forms) before sharing any student work in our reports on the project.  We will provide opportunity for you to review any materials to be posted to the web (e.g. team photos, your final project product).         

Participation is voluntary.  Please complete the following information below indicating your consent: