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Grove, Crissie M.; Dixon, Patricia J.; Pop, Margareta M. – Professional Development in Education, 2009
This qualitative study examines one professional development program and how this experience affects teachers' thoughts about planning and science teaching practices specific to the elements focused on during the program. The program supports 13 American K-12 teachers, selected from across the nation, to spend six weeks with a mentor scientist in…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Laboratories, Teaching Methods
Freeman, Richard B. – Hamilton Project, 2006
There is widespread concern that the United States faces a problem in maintaining its position as the scientific and technological leader in the world and that loss of leadership threatens future economic well-being and national security. Business, science, and education groups have issued reports that highlight the value to the country of…
Descriptors: Fellowships, Employment Opportunities, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Achievement