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Nilsen, Katy; Iveland, Ashley; Britton, Ted; Tyler, Burr; Arnett, Elizabeth – WestEd, 2019
This report describes how effective environmental literacy can be for catalyzing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) teaching, and how the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementers Initiative has provided professional learning about environmental literacy to prompt and support this synergy. The report also outlines how the California Science…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Academic Standards, Science Education, Science Curriculum
Lesaux, Nonie K.; Galloway, Emily Phillips; Marietta, Sky H. – Guilford Press, 2016
In our knowledge-based society, K-8 students need to develop increasingly sophisticated skills to read, write, and speak for a wide variety of purposes and audiences. Including an extended case example from a linguistically diverse school, this book guides school leaders to design and implement advanced literacy instruction through four key…
Descriptors: Literacy, Teaching Methods, Skill Development, Student Diversity
Whyte, Barbara; Fraser, Deborah; Aitken, Viv – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2013
Teachers and principals know that students learn best when involved, challenged and inspired. An integrated curriculum offers teachers the tools to engage, extend and enthuse students. Yet today's curriculum seems to be narrowing and becoming restrictive. Assessment-driven teaching, reporting to standards and a pronounced emphasis on individual…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Principals