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Garner, Joanna K.; Kaplan, Avi – Professional Development in Education, 2021
Although teachers' learning has been increasingly recognised as nonlinear and contextually responsive, few studies have extended these understandings to the design and evaluation of professional development. In this case study, we examine nonlinear and contextual manifestations of high school science teachers' professional learning from a complex…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Faculty Development, Program Design, Program Evaluation
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Trainor, Audrey A.; Carter, Erik W.; Karpur, Arun; Martin, James E.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Morningstar, Mary E.; Newman, Lynn; Rojewski, Jay W. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2020
The role of research in transition education has been prominent and influential. Yet too many young people with disabilities are still not experiencing outcomes aligned with their personal aspirations and priorities. Moreover, individuals with disabilities continue to experience barriers to employment, educational, economic, and other challenges…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Educational Research, Students with Disabilities, Secondary School Students
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Salgado-Jauregui, Estefanía; Martindale, Rowan C.; Ellins, Katherine; Reyes, Enrique; Weiss, Anna – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2022
Although many have suggested the use of games to motivate active learning, studies that evaluate the learning outcomes of games with high school students are scarce. Here, we present the evaluation of the board game "Taphonomy: Dead and Fossilized" as an active learning tool to teach fossilization and Earth systems thinking with rising…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Games, High School Students, Summer Programs
Edmunds, Julie A.; Arshavsky, Nina; Coyle, Victoria; Hutchins, Bryan C.; Gicheva, Dora; Lewis, Karla; Williams, Melissa; Rosof, Laura; Henson, Bob – SERVE Center at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2022
Project EQuIPD--Engaging Quality Instruction through Professional Development--sought to establish and test for efficacy a professional development model to produce highly qualified teachers in STEM practices for all children, especially for students who are in traditionally underserved schools and districts within the State of Florida. The…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Models, STEM Education, Teacher Education
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Bombardelli, Olga; Codato, Marta – Journal of Social Science Education, 2017
Purpose: In the present paper we describe how civic and citizenship education takes place in Italy, trying to identify strengths and weaknesses, with the aims both of understanding the situation and of identifying possible measures for improvement. Methods: The methodology implies an analysis of the official guidelines by the Ministry in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Civics, Educational Methods
MDRC, 2015
In the Innovative Professional Development (iPD) Challenge, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in helping school districts and networks redesign their instructional support systems to better support educators in increasing student success. This Issue Focus, the second in a series, presents early reflections from MDRC's evaluation…
Descriptors: School Support, Faculty Development, Interviews, Secondary School Teachers