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Preparing Early Education Leaders: An Analysis of UCEA Principal Preparation Programs
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Michael H. Little; Timothy Drake; Kathryn Chapman; Austin Gragson – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2024
Purpose: Recently, a confluence of factors has focused elementary school leaders on early education. One factor is that nearly 60 percent of all public elementary schools in the U.S. today have a Pre-K program in the building. Yet, prior research reveals that leaders are often not prepared to effectively lead early education programs. This study…
Descriptors: Principals, Early Childhood Education, Administrator Education, Public Schools
Defining Design and Technology in an Age of Uncertainty: The View of the Expert Practitioner
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David Wooff – Prism: Casting New Light on Learning, Theory & Practice, 2018
Long standing debate surrounds the position that Design and Technology holds in the English and Welsh national curriculum. Some commentators espouse alignment with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as its natural home, whilst others argue that this stifles creativity and takes no account of the 'designerly' nature they…
Descriptors: Design, Technology, Expertise, National Curriculum
STEM after School: How to Design and Run Great Programs and Activities. A Guidebook for Program Leaders, Second Edition
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ExpandED Schools, 2014
This guidebook was prepared by TASC (The After-School Corporation) and their Frontiers in Urban Science Education (FUSE) programs. FUSE is TASC's initiative to help more out-of-school-time programs and expanded learning time schools offer kids engaging, exciting and inspiring activities that promote science inquiry. The guidebook offers a a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, After School Programs, Inquiry, Science Activities