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A Standards-Based Professional Development Program and the Resulting Impact on Two Sixth Grade Teachers' Classroom Practices
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Bereki, Debra Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In 2000, California introduced science content standards as part of an across the curriculum reform. This presented a special challenge for elementary teachers due to an increased emphasis on math and language arts, and limited science background and resources. This two year qualitative study looks at a professional development program that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Fostering Students' Epistemologies of Models via Authentic Model-Based Tasks
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Gobert, Janice D.; Pallant, Amy – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
A curriculum unit for middle school Earth Science called "What's on Your Plate?" was designed. The unit was implemented in several middle and high school classrooms in California and Massachusetts. In the first implementation, the total number of students who participated was 1100. The unit was designed with two main pedagogical…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Epistemology, Models, Earth Science
Science Framework Addendum for California Public Schools, Kindergarten and Grades One through Twelve.
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Interstate Energy Conservation Leadership. – 1984
This document augments and extends the 1978 "Science Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten and Grades One Through Twelve." It is designed to be used with the Framework in: (1) developing articulated kindergarten through twelfth grade science programs based on information in the Framework; (2) stimulating science teaching…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Educational Objectives