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Wolffe, Robert; Crowe, Helja Antola; Evens, Wayne; McConnaughay, Kelly – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2013
A reflective portfolio as a capstone assignment was selected to accomplish recognition by teachers completing a science, technology, mathematics, engineering master's program for elementary teachers about their professional and personal changes and to provide program evaluators additional qualitative data regarding attainment of program goals. As…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs
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Sinha, Somnath; Hanuscin, Deborah; Rebello, Carina; Muslu, Nilay; Cheng, Ya-Wen – European Journal of Physics Education, 2012
"Leadership in Freshman Physics" is an NSF-funded professional development program designed to support 9th grade teacher leaders in the successful implementation of a "Physics First" or curriculum sequence that places physics prior to biology and chemistry. Leadership is viewed as an essential component in the initial success…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Misconceptions, Faculty Development, Capacity Building
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Reid, Kenneth J.; Feldhaus, Charles R. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2007
The implementation of pre-engineering, standard curricula in K-12 schools is growing at a rapid pace. One such curriculum model, Project Lead the Way, consists of six standardized courses requiring significant training for teachers, specified laboratory equipment, standard topics, exams, etc. Schools implementing Project Lead the Way implement an…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Engineering Education, Performance Factors, Curriculum Implementation
Giancola, Jennifer; Chase, Anne; Koepnick, Rebecca – Abt Associates, 2001
Responding to changes in the demands on the country's science and engineering research community since the end of the Cold War, the National Science Foundation (NSF) introduced the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in 1997 to encourage science and engineering Ph.D. programs to provide their students with…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Skill Development, Participant Characteristics, Program Descriptions