NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Miller, Jocelyn; Roberson, Katy – Science and Children, 2020
This article describes an unit that was created for first-grade students using both the "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS") and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in a student-centered, problem-based approach. The multifaceted classroom unit combined with a take-home field study provides students…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, STEM Education, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mooring, Suazette R.; Mitchell, Chloe E.; Burrows, Nikita L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Organic Chemistry is recognized as a course that presents many difficulties and conceptual challenges for students. To combat the high failure rates and poor student attitudes associated with this challenging course, we implemented a "flipped" model for the first-semester, large-enrollment, Organic Chemistry course. In this flipped…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Organic Chemistry, Blended Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Regassa, Laura B.; Morrison-Shetlar, Alison I. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2007
Inquiry-based learning was used to enhance an undergraduate molecular biology course at Georgia Southern University, a primarily undergraduate institution in rural southeast Georgia. The goal was to use a long-term, in-class project to accelerate higher-order thinking, thereby enabling students to problem solve and apply their knowledge to novel…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Science Instruction
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1982
This eight part guide was developed to assist individuals in improving mathematics education in Georgia schools, particularly in planning curriculum at the local level. The guide was prepared on the basis of successful teaching practices and recommendations from recognized educators. Information regarding considerations unique to teaching the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Dept. of Counseling and Personnel Services. – 1981
This first grade activities guide is intended for use by teachers, counselors and other guidance staff to support competency-based guidance curriculum in the elementary schools. The materials in the guide were collected from many sources and organized for use within the Georgia Guidance Curriculum Model (GGCM) framework. Curriculum activities are…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Child Responsibility, Competency Based Education
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education (ABE), General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs live longer and healthier lives. The document begins with a discussion of why…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Classroom Techniques
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language programs explore the world of work. The document begins with a discussion of the two major ways adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Attitude Change