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Fabiana Fazzi – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2025
This book takes a look at the affordances of engaging second/foreign language students in educational projects that bridge the gap between the classroom and the museum. Studies on language learning and teaching beyond the classroom have shown that students learn in different settings and through different types of activities and that their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Museums, Learning Experience
Nash, Ron – Corwin, 2019
Preparing students for a world that did not exist when they were students themselves can be challenging for many teachers. Engaging students, particularly disinterested ones, in the learning process is no easy task, especially when easy access to information is at an all-time high. How then do educators simultaneously ensure knowledge acquisition…
Descriptors: Interaction, Learning Processes, Communication Skills, Classroom Techniques
Fancher, Chris; Norfar, Telannia – Prufrock Press, 2019
"Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom" explains how to keep inquiry at the heart of mathematics teaching and helps teachers build students' abilities to be true mathematicians. This book outlines basic teaching strategies, such as questioning and exploration of concepts. It also provides advanced strategies for teachers who are…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry
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Ferenc, Anna – Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2015
This article discusses transformation of passive knowledge receptivity into experiences of deep learning in a lecture-based music theory course at the second-year undergraduate level through implementation of collaborative projects that evoke natural critical learning environments. It presents an example of such a project, addresses key features…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Music Education, Majors (Students), Honors Curriculum
Dewhurst, Marit – Harvard Education Press, 2014
In this lively and groundbreaking book, arts educator Marit Dewhurst examines why art is an effective way to engage students in thinking about the role they might play in addressing social injustice. Based on interviews and observations of sixteen high schoolers participating in an activist arts class at a New York City museum, Dewhurst identifies…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Activism, Art Activities, Interviews
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Keengwe, Jared, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Every generation of students comes to the classroom with different needs than that of their predecessors. Implementing new methods and styles of teaching to meet these diverse needs will provide students with the best chance of success in their educational careers. The "Handbook of Research on Pedagogical Models for Next-Generation Teaching…
Descriptors: Guides, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Wilcox, Dawn Renee; Roberts, Shannon; Wilcox, David – Science and Children, 2010
With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games prominent in the media, children were exposed to images of athletes skiing down snow-covered slopes, coasting furiously on bobsleds, and skating gracefully across the ice. Therefore, the authors capitalized on their children's natural curiosity about the world around them by exploring the concept of motion in a…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
Shoemaker, Betty; Lewin, Larry – ASCD, 2011
Get an in-depth understanding of how to create fun, engaging, and challenging performance assessments that require students to elaborate on content and demonstrate mastery of skills. This update of an ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) classic includes new scoring methods, reading assessments, and insights on navigating…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Performance Based Assessment, Scoring, Student Evaluation
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Shepherd, Carol; Mullane, Ann Mary – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
Harnessing student energy for the positive use of technology in the classroom requires significant change for many educators. Students today exhibit a one-click mentality when using computers in the classroom, and are frustrated when they are not provided with instant gratification. Gone are the reading and higher level thinking skills of the pen…
Descriptors: Toys, Learning Processes, Educational Technology, Thinking Skills
Gayle, Barbara – 1990
Teaching organizational video is best accomplished by integrating organizational communication theory, rhetorical theory, and video production planning in one course. Focus on the individual project is the most beneficial as a stand-alone segment and as a highlight of the planning process that may be part of a corporate communication employee's…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Higher Education, Learning Activities
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Grennon, Jacqueline – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes a classroom project for middle school students where developmental theory was translated into instruction promoting cognitive development. (MD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
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Sigler, Ellen A.; Saam, Julie – Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2006
Education researchers suggest that teacher education candidates be taught that meaningful learning is essential and that conceptual understanding be infused into all lessons. However, many teacher candidates are unable to successfully develop conceptual level lesson plans and some are unable to differentiate between skills and concepts. The…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Yucht, Alice H. – 1997
Students often approach research assignments with no real idea of how to proceed, even after having been taught the basic library/information skills and strategies. This book gives students the skills and conceptual framework to help them become successful, independent problem-solvers. The publication defines the four basic steps in tackling a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Seeking, Information Skills
Fogarty, Robin – 1997
Some educators suggest that schools shift their teaching paradigm to one of environments in which students take command of their own education, wherein learning is more authentic and students can do what Piaget suggests learning results from--acting upon reality. This book outlines six curricular models based on Gardner's multiple intelligences…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
McKisson, Micki – 1983
The intent of this book is to provide the framework for educational experiences designed to develop creativity, self-reliance, and a sense of independence in the students' approach to learning. It is comprised of eight units on a variety of themes. Each unit stresses the use of thinking processes, such as creativity and problem solving. Emphasis…
Descriptors: Art, Creative Thinking, Cultural Awareness, Dance
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