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Limberg, Dodie; Starrett, Angie; Ohrt, Jonathan H.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Lotter, Christine; Roy, George J. – Professional School Counseling, 2021
We utilized a mixed-methods design to examine the experiences of 15 school counselors and 26 teachers who participated in a professional development program focused on collaboration to enhance students' career development using project-based learning (PBL). PBL is a teaching method through which students engage in active learning by responding to…
Descriptors: Counselor Teacher Cooperation, School Counselors, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Lori Green – Journal of Jewish Education, 2024
This study explores what teachers need to collaboratively create student-centered, project-based learning (PBL) curriculum for learners in a congregational school. Participatory action research methods including GLA/GLU (group-level assessment/group-level understanding) were used to inform the outcomes of this study. Analysis of the data suggests…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Judaism, Religious Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nicholas, Celeste; Scribner, J. Adam – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2021
The article profiles a project addressing a central issue in reform-driven STEM education--the need to align educational experiences with real-world STEM. The interdisciplinary program aimed for authenticity by purposefully designing an authentic PBL project and incorporating STEM professionals as volunteer facilitators. These volunteers enhanced…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Projects
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Özdemir, Alev; Mirici, Semra; Çigdemoglu, Ceyhan – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
The study aimed to investigate the effect of project supervision training offered to Biology teachers on their views of the nature of scientific inquiry. We employed an action research design, as one of the qualitative research methods in this study. The participants were composed of 39 Biology teachers who had attended training on project…
Descriptors: Supervision, Supervisory Training, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
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Chiu, Thomas K. F.; Chai, Ching Sing; Williams, P. John; Lin, Tzung-Jin – Educational Technology & Society, 2021
Design thinking has become increasingly important in the context of the current movement toward integrated STEM education. Allied teaching practices often take the form of project-based learning, which represents a major shift in the teaching and learning process and poses challenges for many teachers during implementation. Many professional…
Descriptors: Professional Development, STEM Education, Design, Thinking Skills
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Boice, Katherine L.; Jackson, Justina R.; Alemdar, Meltem; Rao, Analía E.; Grossman, Sabrina; Usselman, Marion – Education Sciences, 2021
There is growing enthusiasm for STEAM education in preparing students for an increasingly complex world. However, implementing STEAM in the classroom can be challenging for educators, as it may require collaboration across disciplines, increased workload, and understanding the nature of STEAM integration. This paper details a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Professional Development, Teacher Education
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Baghoussi, Meriem; El Ouchdi, Ilhem Zoubida – Arab World English Journal, 2019
To help learners acquire and develop the necessary skills for the 21st century, Algeria has adopted the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) along with the Project-based Learning (PBL) approach within its educational system. Theoretically speaking, the goal behind such reform is to shift from a content-based to a process-based learning/teaching and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Competency Based Education, Student Centered Learning
Stewart, Sarah – Independent School, 2016
Eagle Rock, a high school for 15- to 18-year-olds, serves 72 students at risk for dropping out of school. Most come from families who cannot afford any other options. The school provides full scholarships for all students and accepts only students who have not succeeded in traditional settings and want to attend the school. Its programs are…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Boarding Schools, Professional Development, High Schools
Browder, Lee Shane – ProQuest LLC, 2014
With schools continuing to fall short of No Child Left Behind standards and with future challenges just around the corner, educators must identify and make positive changes in schools. Researchers must work to recognize and exhibit how student achievement is fostered and inform educators of options on how to move in a positive direction according…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement
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Harada, Violet H. – School Library Research, 2016
This paper reports on a professional development initiative that targeted teams of teachers and librarians working with high school students on strengthening an inquiry approach to capstone projects. While much has been written about student-focused models for information search and use, little has been reported on how training for the…
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Professional Development, Librarians, Secondary School Teachers
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Capraro, Robert M.; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Scheurich, James Joseph; Jones, Meredith; Morgan, Jim; Huggins, Kristin Shawn; Corlu, M. Sencer; Younes, Rayya; Han, Sunyoung – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Sustained professional development can support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) reform. The authors describe a 3-year study of sustained professional development for 3 diverse urban schools across the salient factors of fidelity of implementation of project-based learning, development of professional learning communities,…
Descriptors: Professional Development, STEM Education, Urban Schools, School Districts
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Erdogan, Niyazi; Navruz, Bilgin; Younes, Rayya; Capraro, Robert M. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Recent studies on professional development programs indicate these programs, when sustained, have a positive impact on student achievement; however, many of these studies have failed to use longitudinal data. The purpose of this study is to understand how one particular instructional practice (STEM PBL) used consistently influences student…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Science Achievement
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Meyers, Coby; Molefe, Ayrin; Brandt, Chris – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Despite years of implementing standards-based accountability systems, many teachers today lack the necessary preparation to develop standards-based instructional strategies and to inform decisions utilizing student assessments. The eMINTS ("Enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies") National Center at the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Professional Development
Gilbuena, Debra M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Virtual Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Process Development Project provides the context for the two areas of the research presented in this dissertation. The first area, generally referred to as feedback in this dissertation, focuses on student learning and the interactions of students and instructors that take place in the project,…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response), Teacher Student Relationship
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Mannion, James; Mercer, Neil – Curriculum Journal, 2016
In 2010, a comprehensive secondary school in the south of England implemented a whole-school approach to "learning to learn" (L2L). Drawing on a range of evidence-based practices, a team of teachers worked collaboratively to design and deliver a taught L2L curriculum to all students throughout Key Stage 3. In total, the first cohort of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Secondary Education, Learning Processes
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