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Esquibel, Joseph; Rook, Deborah L.; LoRe, Sondra M.; Starnes, John H.; Miller, Jillian M.; Buntz, Jennifer G.; Hugo, Alys; Nieuwsma, Christianne B.; Seitz, Heather; Bissell, Ahrash; Gross, Louis; Kiser, Stacey; Lenhart, Suzanne; Mills, Michael A.; Neuhauser, Claudia; Corriette, Irene; Prescott, Sarah; Jenkins, Kristin P.; Karpakakunjaram, Vedham – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Mastery of quantitative skills is increasingly critical for student success in life sciences, but few curricula adequately incorporate quantitative skills. Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QB@CC) is designed to address this need by building a grassroots consortium of community college faculty to (1) engage in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Science, Community Colleges
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Waight, Noemi; Liu, Xiufeng; Gregorius, Roberto Ma. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
This paper examined the nuances of the background process of design and development and follow up classroom implementation of computer-based models for high school chemistry. More specifically, the study examined the knowledge contributions of an interdisciplinary team of experts; points of tensions, negotiations and non-negotiable aspects of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Models, Secondary School Science, Chemistry
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Krause, Tracy – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2014
This article describes how the physical educators at Tahoma High School, in a community in Washington state's Cascade Mountains, surveyed their students, reached out to the community, integrated physical education and academics, and established a school-wide focus on wellness. Tracy Krause writes that the three "Rs"--relationships,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Needs, Student Interests, Program Descriptions
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De Vecchis, Gino; Pasquinelli D'Allegra, Daniela; Pesaresi, Cristiano – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2011
During the last few years the Italian school system has seen significant changes but geography continues to be considered a boring and un-useful discipline by public institutions. The main problem is the widespread geographic illiteracy and the fact that very often people do not know the objectives, methodology and tools of geographical studies.…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, High School Students, Role
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Clark, Terrence – Educational Leadership, 2009
Bethpage Union Free School District in New York is a high-performing district by almost any current accountability measure. Yet administrators and teachers worried that they were not doing enough to prepare their students as critical thinkers for the 21st century. Inspired by the curriculum framework of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Abstract Reasoning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving