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Sheppard, Maia; Kortecamp, Karen; Jencks, Sarah; Flack, Jake; Wood, Alexandria – Journal of Museum Education, 2019
In collaboration with historic sites in Washington, DC, that have shared commitments to place-based and experiential learning, Ford's Theatre teaches K-12 educators about Civil War history through engagements with places, artifacts, stories, and enduring conflicts that can be made relevant to students' lives. In this article, we provide program…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Place Based Education, Experiential Learning, Faculty Development
Estrella, Denise; Tyler, Burr; Britton, Ted; Iveland, Ashley; Nguyen, Kimberly; Arnett, Elizabeth – WestEd, 2019
NGSS Early Implementers is a six-year initiative created to help eight California school districts and two charter management organizations, supported by WestEd's K-12 Alliance, implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Administrators need learning opportunities if they are to adequately understand the substantial shifts of the Next…
Descriptors: School Districts, Science Education, State Standards, Kindergarten
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Kent, Andrea M.; Simpson, Jennifer L. – College Student Journal, 2009
The Preservice Teacher Institute (PTI) is a budding learning community designed to provide mentoring and support for senior elementary education undergraduate candidates. This program is an effective paradigm for mentoring and inducting new teachers into the profession. PTI is a two-semester program. The first semester is restricted to candidates…
Descriptors: Mentors, Theory Practice Relationship, Elementary Education, Teacher Education Programs