NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, 2008
Successful Linked Learning pathways depend on curricula and instruction that challenge students to reach high academic standards through relevant and engaging content. These pathways offer an "integrated curriculum" that connects challenging, college-preparatory material to career-based technical concepts and applications. Teachers in…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Science Programs, Academic Standards, Biomedicine
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
California's public schools have struggled since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, and today face enormous challenges to try to regain lost quality and standing as a national education leader. In light of the current economic crisis, competition for limited resources is fierce and the pressure is on to eliminate all but the basic "Three…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Science Programs, Focus Groups, Science Instruction
Perkes, Victor A. – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1973
This article presents numerous limitations in present state guidelines in regards to elementary science education and suggests to satisfy the guidelines' spirit without being stalled by their logic. (Editors/JA)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Materials
Smith, Theodore, Ed. – 1982
This handbook was designed for school-level planners (school site councils, principals, parent groups, and teachers) in developing, assessing, and improving K-12 science education programs. The main body of the handbook (chapter 2) describes the most important components of an effective science education program: (1) school-level plan; (2)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Black, Susan – Science and Children, 2006
Just a few years ago Jefferson Elementary School in San Diego County, California suffered from low test scores and a lackluster "science from workbooks approach" that was not motivating many in the 75% Hispanic and 50% learning-to-speak-English student body. A partnership program with the San Diego Natural History Museum called…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Water Quality, Spiral Curriculum, Water