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Lyons, David W. – PRIMUS, 2017
Quantum Information Science (QIS) is an interdisciplinary field involving mathematics, computer science, and physics. Appealing aspects include an abundance of accessible open problems, active interest and support from government and industry, and an energetic, open, and collaborative international research culture. We describe our student-faculty…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Information Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Donnay, Victor J. – PRIMUS, 2013
We describe a college math course and summer research project in which students used their math skills to analyze sustainability issues on campus and in the wider community and how these projects contributed to bringing about change in the community. Staff members at the college played an important role in developing and supervising the student…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Service Learning, Mathematics Education, Campuses
Schwalm, Jason; Tylek, Karen Smuck – Afterschool Matters, 2012
Citywide implementation of project-based learning highlights the benefits--and the challenges--of promoting exemplary practices across an entire out-of-school time (OST) network. In summer 2009, the City of Philadelphia and its intermediary, the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), introduced project-based learning to a network of more…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions

Maxim, George W. – Childhood Education, 2003
Uses the example of a fourth-grade class working to have the firefly declared as Pennsylvania's state insect to highlight the effectiveness of dynamic social studies in elementary school. Discusses how dynamic social studies maintains a balance between seriousness and fun by offering a blend of variety, active involvement, and excitement while…
Descriptors: Civics, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Barrett, Leverne A.; Mack, Rodney P. – 1976
The "Career Approach to Natural Resource Management in Wildlife and Recreation" program has completed its second year at Conrad Weiser High School in Robesonia, Pennsylvania. It is a vocational natural resources course designed to prepare workers in wildlife and recreation management, with strong emphasis on field study and/or…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum, Employer Attitudes