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Beaver, Jessica K.; Hallar, Brittan; Westmaas, Lucas; Englander, Katie – Research for Action, 2015
The Philadelphia Education Research Consortium--or PERC--was launched in August 2014 as an innovative partnership designed to provide research and analyses on some of the city's most pressing education issues. This partnership was forged among the School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia's charter school sector, and Research for Action (RFA).…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Best Practices, Program Implementation, Teacher Surveys
Millar, Diane – English Teaching Forum, 2011
First, the author briefly outlines genre theory and sets out some broad definitions of genre. She also discusses how genre knowledge is acquired and how it has been taught in ESP and EAP. Following this, she highlights two challenges to using this pedagogy in a general EFL class. Finally, she argues that despite these challenges, teachers can…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Definitions
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Friedman, Esther Klein – Reading Teacher, 2010
The secondary level of a Response to Intervention system, sometimes referred to as Tier II intervention, targets students who experience inadequate response to good classroom instruction for 10-15 weeks of validated small-group instruction. The twin purposes of secondary prevention are to (a) prevent the development of long-term reading difficulty…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Intervention, Response to Intervention, Program Descriptions
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Boylan, Colin; Wallace, Andrew – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2009
"Learnscapes" are places where learning has been designed in ways that enhance the interaction with an environment (Tyas-Tunggal, 1997). A small rural primary school has creatively adopted a "Learnscape" as a significant focus to engage with its community. Within the school the Learnscapes Program works from the classroom to…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Outdoor Education, Educational Practices
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Dimopoulos, Dimitrios I.; Paraskevopoulos, Stefanos; Pantis, John D. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2009
This paper describes the design of an educational module which aims to raise awareness and change the attitudes of elementary school students about focal endangered species in protected areas. The proposed design builds on, and extends the General Teaching Model. The educational module which was developed through this approach was pilot-tested in…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
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Neighbors, Marianne; Barta, Kathleen – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
The components of a professional development model designed to empower school nurses to become leaders in school health services is described. The model was implemented during a 3-day professional development institute that included clinical and leadership components, especially coalition building, with two follow-up sessions in the fall and…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Professional Development, School Health Services, Teaching Models