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Allen, Jennifer H.; Gerwing, Jeffrey J.; McBride, Leslie G. – Metropolitan Universities, 2010
Portland State University has made integration of sustainability across its academic programs an institutional priority. This article describes the strategies that have been used to engage faculty in developing sustainability curricula, including adopting sustainability as one of eight campus-wide learning outcomes, incorporating sustainability…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Curriculum Development, Sustainability, Integrated Curriculum
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van Zee, Emily H.; Jansen, Henri; Winograd, Kenneth; Crowl, Michele; Devitt, Adam – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
We designed a physics course for prospective elementary and middle school teachers to foster aspects of scientific thinking recommended in reform documents. Because the elementary school curriculum focuses heavily on literacy, we also explicitly integrated physics and literacy learning in this course. By integrating physics and literacy learning,…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Science Education, Physics, Literacy Education
Rivera-Mills, Susana V. – Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) (NJ3), 2010
Learning Communities (LC) represent an alternative model of teaching and learning in higher education that can foster intercultural competence and knowledge. "Some of the distinctive features of LCs are that they are usually smaller than most units on campus, they help overcome the isolation of faculty members from one another and their…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Spanish, College Faculty, Cultural Awareness
Nelson, Robert W. – 1976
The Oregon Department of Education has prepared this curriculum guide to assist community college personnel in developing or upgrading real estate programs. This fast-growing field has demanded that community colleges analyze the course content of such programs so that they are relevant to the actual needs of the industry. An Advisory Committee…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content
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Oregon State Board of Education, Salem. – 1972
This guide outlines the basic skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level competencies in the field of building construction, or for entrance into a post-high school or university program. The introductory section includes (1) brief job descriptions from the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" for the seven key occupations represented…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades
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Burger, William F.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1983
A comprehensive mathematics preparation component for the elementary school teacher education program at Oregon State University is described. Recommendations influencing the program are listed and the curriculum is described. (MNS)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics
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Rhodes, Terrel L.; Agre-Kippenhan, Susan – Assessment Update, 2004
Portland State University (PSU) is a public university with more than twenty-three thousand students enrolled in 120 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs. In the fall of 1994, the PSU faculty initiated the revised general education program, University Studies. The culmination of this four-year, interdisciplinary general education…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Higher Education, Focus Groups, Interdisciplinary Approach
Banks School District 13, OR. – 1974
The final report of the year long Interdisciplinary Support Classes Project at Banks High School, Banks, Oregon, is presented. Six cluster and noncluster staff members were involved in jointly developing and improving student instruction through interdisciplinary approaches. Outcomes for the 300-310 students in grades 9-12 included the development…
Descriptors: Career Education, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Rawers, Lois J.; Cox, David C. – OSSC Bulletin, 1983
This report considers one school's approach to science education, examining in particular the development of a two-semester required unified science course. Designed to be useful to all students and applicable to all areas of science, the course is characterized by a high degree of teacher teamwork, as in developing instructional materials.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Concept Teaching, Cooperative Planning, Course Descriptions
Coos County Intermediate Education District, North Bend, OR. – 1972
The final report of the planning phase of Project COULD (Career Orientation Utilizing Language Development) serves a dual purpose: It provides a summary description of the overall project and of each of the units; and it records the interim and final evaluations. Project COULD was conceived as a partial answer to the problem that 60 percent of the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning