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McGrath, Beth; Sayres, Jason – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2012
With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), ITEEA members will contribute to the development of a hybrid professional development program designed to facilitate the scale-up of an innovative underwater robotics curriculum. WaterBotics[TM] is an underwater robotics curriculum that targets students in middle and high school classrooms…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Robotics, Science Course Improvement Projects, Secondary School Curriculum
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Grisham-Brown, Jennifer; McCormick, Katherine M. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2013
The United States is becoming increasingly diverse with the largest growth in Hispanic populations. Diversity also is increasing in rural America. This diversity is reflected in the participants in early care and education programs and K-12 students. Unfortunately, demographics for college and university teacher education programs do not match…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Partnerships in Education, Rural Areas
Academy for Educational Development, 2012
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to Western Kentucky University (WKU) on June 19-20, 2008 to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program (see Appendix A). These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by WKU and identified by the AED…
Descriptors: Mentors, Internet, Computer Assisted Instruction, Pilot Projects
Gilbert, Jaesook; Miller, Kimberly; Harte, Helene – Metropolitan Universities, 2009
Vision 2015 is an initiative to improve the area and quality of life for people living within the Northern Kentucky region. A key aspect to Northern Kentucky's future is in reaching by 2015 the Educational Excellence goal of having all children enter kindergarten with the skills necessary to succeed. This paper focuses on the first phase of the…
Descriptors: Regional Programs, Educational Quality, Kindergarten, Definitions
Storm, Jeanne – Future Educators Association, 2008
One of the most pressing challenges in public education today is the recruitment and retention of high quality teachers for America's schools. Research shows teacher shortages exist nationwide but vary by geographic area, content area, demographics, and individual schools. In a recent study of the Future Educators Association[R] (FEA) initiative…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Public Schools, Job Shadowing, Career Academies
Brown, David W., Ed.; Witte, Deborah, Ed. – Kettering Foundation, 2008
"Higher Education Exchange" publishes case studies, analyses, news, and ideas about efforts within higher education to develop more democratic societies. Contributors to this issue of the "Higher Education Exchange" examine whether institutions of higher learning are doing anything to increase the capacity of citizens to shape…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Democracy, Public Health, Partnerships in Education
NHSA Journal, 1994
Describes a training program undertaken by the Kentucky River Foothills Head Start and Eastern Kentucky University that uses a computer-equipped mobile learning lab. The project brings staff training and adult education opportunities to Head Start programs that have limited technological resources. The van contains eight networked computer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Mobile Educational Services, Parent Education
Horn, Jerry G. – Evaluation Center, 2004
This report is based on an almost 5-year continual study of selected collaboratives engaged in education reform and improvement with a focus on science, math, and technology in schools serving K-12 students in rural America. This version of the final report of the study is primarily intended for use by educators, decision makers, and others who…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Rural Areas, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
Ehrlich, Jenifer, Ed. – Business-Higher Education Forum (NJ1), 2006
"Forum Focus" was a semi-annual magazine of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) that featured articles on the role of business and higher education on significant issues affecting the P-16 education system. The magazine typically focused on themes featured at the most recently held semi-annual Forum meeting at the time of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, School Business Relationship