- About Us - Projects Overview Technology Enhanced Learning in
Science The TELS Community brings university researchers
together with middle school and high school educators to improve
instruction in science. Established by the National Science
Foundation as a national Center for Learning and Teaching, TELS
is headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley, and
is directed by Professor Marcia C. Linn. The TELS Community
includes research partners at thirteen universities, a nonprofit
educational research and development organization, and fifteen
school districts. TELS currently operates five National Science
Foundation funded projects: Mentored and Online Development of
Educational Leaders for Science (MODELS), Logging Opportunities
in Online Programs for Science (LOOPS), Cumulative Learning
using Embedded Assessment Results (CLEAR), Scaffolding
Understanding by Redesigning Games for Education (SURGE), and
Visualizing to Integrate Science Understanding for All Learners
(VISUAL).