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Monte-Sano, Chauncey; De La Paz, Susan; Felton, Mark; Piantedosi, Kelly Worland; Yee, Laura S.; Carey, Roderick L. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2017
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) emphasize disciplinary literacy by making literacy instruction every teacher's responsibility (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010). The CCSS require content area teachers to adapt curriculum and pedagogy to support disciplinary literacy…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, History Instruction, Best Practices, Common Core State Standards
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Marulcu, Ismail; Barnett, Michael – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2016
Background: Elementary Science Education is struggling with multiple challenges. National and State test results confirm the need for deeper understanding in elementary science education. Moreover, national policy statements and researchers call for increased exposure to engineering and technology in elementary science education. The basic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Mixed Methods Research
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Matuk, Camillia F.; Linn, Marcia C.; Eylon, Bat-Sheva – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2015
Teachers' involvement in curriculum design is essential for sustaining the relevance of technology-enhanced learning materials. Customizing--making small adjustments to tailor given materials to particular situations and settings--is one design activity in which busy teachers can feasibly engage. Research indicates that customizations based…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Teacher Role, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Romero, Yanilis; Manjarres, Milton Pájaro – English Language Teaching, 2016
This research study examines the assumptions of creating bilingual scenarios to promote English language learning for 384 students of ninth, tenth and eleventh grade of a public school in Monteria Colombia. An action research methodology was carried out in this study. The findings of this research suggested that the creation of bilingual scenarios…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Design, Vignettes, Grade 9
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Bhardwaj, Deepshikha; Tyagi, Harish Kumar; Ameta, Devendra – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Aim: The present study has been able to analyse the different methods applied for enlightening values by English teacher and NCERT English textbook of class VII. Apart from this, school curriculum which includes cultural activities on national and international events. Methodology: Seventh grade English textbook of NCERT was reviewed and analysed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values, Values Education, Elementary School Students
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Chen, Y-H.; Jang, S-J.; Chen, P-J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Wiki bears great potential to transform learning and instruction by scaffolding personal and social constructivism. Past studies have shown that proper application of wiki benefits both students and teachers; however, few studies have integrated wiki and collaborative learning to examine the growth of science teachers' "Technological,…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Collaborative Writing, Web 2.0 Technologies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Grover, Shuchi; Pea, Roy; Cooper, Stephen – Computer Science Education, 2015
The focus of this research was to create and test an introductory computer science course for middle school. Titled "Foundations for Advancing Computational Thinking" (FACT), the course aims to prepare and motivate middle school learners for future engagement with algorithmic problem solving. FACT was also piloted as a seven-week course…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Computer Science Education, Blended Learning, Introductory Courses
Paul, Cynthia Sherman – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated and analyzed the design and implementation of a new mathematics program into the fifth grade of an urban charter school. The newly designed curriculum included a balance of arithmetic fluency, and conceptual as well as procedural knowledge. The school in which the study was conducted served primarily educationally…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Middle Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Design
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Hundal, Savreen; Levin, Daniel M.; Keselman, Alla – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
This paper addresses the impact of teachers' beliefs about argumentation and their community of practice framed views of teaching on co-designing an environmental health afterschool club curriculum with researchers. Our team collaborated with a group of four middle school teachers, asking them to co-design a club that would facilitate (1)…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Environmental Influences, Clubs, Curriculum Design
Marquand, Jay C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Closing the achievement gap in public education means all students are expected to be learning at grade level. In response to federal mandates requiring schools to attain specific student achievement benchmarks, many schools are placing greater resources into support programs designed to increase student achievement. Military dependent students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Achievement Gap, Mathematics Achievement, Grants
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Metcalf, Shari J.; Kamarainen, Amy M.; Grotzer, Tina; Dede, Chris – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2013
Recent research with Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) in education has shown that these platforms can be effective and engaging for students; however, educators and administrators have practical concerns about the adoption of MUVE-based curricula. This study looks at implementations of EcoMUVE, a MUVE-based curriculum designed to support…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Ecology
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White, Paula M.; Ross, Diane; Miller, Jennifer; Dever, Robin; Jones, Karen A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe middle level prepared teachers' perceptions of their practices after completing an Ohio Middle Childhood: Grades 4-9 teacher education program. Using the National Middle School Association/National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education Initial Level Teacher Preparation Standards (2001)…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Norton, Stephen; Zhang, Qingiong – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2013
Over the past decade it has been frequently reported that East Asian students are outperforming their Western counterparts in international tests of mathematics at middle-school level. This paper probes classroom discourse in an attempt to shed some light on this phenomenon. Data were collected from a sample of Chinese Year 8 students in a normal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Learner Engagement, Grade 8
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Ferreira, Silvia; Morais, Ana M.; Neves, Isabel P. – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2011
The study analyses the extent to which the sociological message transmitted by the Official Pedagogic Discourse of the curriculum for Portuguese middle schools contains the ideological and pedagogical principles of its authors. The research is epistemologically and sociologically grounded, placing particular emphasis on Bernstein theory of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Interviews, Educational Sociology, Epistemology
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Newbill, Phyllis Leary; Drape, Tiffany A.; Schnittka, Christine; Baum, Liesl; Evans, Michael A. – Afterschool Matters, 2015
Both employer expectations and education standards, including the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, are shifting the focus of learning from knowledge and discrete skills to the ability to think critically and creatively. This paper describes the process of translating an existing teacher-led STEM curriculum to fit…
Descriptors: After School Programs, After School Education, STEM Education, Learner Controlled Instruction
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