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Region 14 Comprehensive Center, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor approved the first nationally registered K-12 teacher apprenticeship program in January 2022, opening the door to a rapidly growing pathway for prospective teachers. By October 2022, Texas had an approved program, and the Department of Labor has now approved registered teacher apprenticeships in more than 30 states.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Experiential Learning, Teacher Education Programs, On the Job Training
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Rodriguez, Shelly; Harron, Jason; Fletcher, Steven; Spock, Hannah – Science Teacher, 2018
While there is no official definition, making is generally thought of as turning ideas into products through design, invention, and building. Support is growing for integrating making into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Making can help high school students explore science concepts and phenomena, yet, lacking…
Descriptors: High School Students, Creative Development, Design, Curriculum Enrichment
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Navarre, Berengaria; Perez, Norma A.; Smith, Sarah Toombs – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
Based on a successful five-week summer program, we constructed an online alternative to prepare Hispanic students to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). We used input from student premed advisors, students, a faculty mentor, a Verbal Reasoning coach, and the program administrator. Online activities were provided to support the student…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Hispanic American Students
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Martinez, Melissa A.; Rivera, Marialena; Marquez, Jocabed – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2020
Purpose: With the rise of the Latinx student population in the United States and the urgency to meet the needs of this diverse community, there has been an increased concern and interest in preparing more Latinx educators and school leaders. This study contributes to this knowledge base by centering the voices and experiences of four Latina school…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Women Administrators, Females, Instructional Leadership
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Anderson, Phyliciá; Stewart, Mary Amanda; Lozada, Victor Antonio – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2022
A high school English teacher/doctoral student and two university researchers share a three-part framework for educating emergent bilinguals across disciplines with these constructs: language, literacy, and love. Through long-term professional development, teachers at two high schools began to view language as translanguaging, literacy as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Bilingualism, High School Teachers, Doctoral Students
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Oestreich, Jo Beth; Fite, Kathleen – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2019
Developing a professional identity as a teacher is a dynamic, complex, and ongoing process (Chang-Kredl & Kingsley, 2014; Ivanova & Skara-Minecane, 2016). In teacher preparation programs, preservice students facilitate the development of their professional identity by focusing on why they want to become a teacher, why they think they will…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Student Diversity
Soricone, Lisa; McDonnell, Rachel Pleasants – Jobs For the Future, 2016
As community colleges across the country look for ways to promote student success, the need for scaling effective approaches is critical. This guide builds on a framework of four phases of scaling developed in Job For the Future's (JFF's) previous publication, "Thinking Big: A Framework for States on Scaling Up Community College…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning, Sustainability
Corbin, Jill K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The focus of the study was the University of Dallas' Rome Program, a mid-length study abroad program on the university's campus in Rome, Italy. The program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to encounter firsthand Western tradition by integrating the core curriculum through classroom teachings and class excursions, thus…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Core Curriculum, Undergraduate Study, Educational Experience
Marchesi, Antonio G.; Cook, Kimberly – ICF International (NJ1), 2012
ICF International's white paper explores how implementation of social and emotional learning (SEL) has the potential to prepare students for workforce success and positively influence student engagement and academic performance while reducing dropout rates. Self-improvement and leadership development sections of bookstores are replete with texts…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Emotional Intelligence, Dropout Rate, Emotional Development
Lazarus, Sheryl; Thurlow, Martha; Christensen, Laurene; Shyyan, Vitaliy – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2014
Federal policy initiatives such as the flexibility waivers for accountability are requiring that states transition away from the use of an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS). It is expected that those students who had participated in that assessment will instead participate in the state's general assessment (or a…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Low Achievement
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LaForce, Melanie; Noble, Elizabeth; King, Heather; Century, Jeanne; Blackwell, Courtney; Holt, Sandra; Ibrahim, Ahmed; Loo, Stephanie – International Journal of STEM Education, 2016
Background: Inclusive STEM (traditionally known to stand for "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math") high schools are emerging across the country as a mechanism for improving STEM education and getting more and diverse students into STEM majors and careers. However, there is no consensus on what these schools are or should be,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, School Effectiveness, Inclusion
Petrzelka, Valerie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This ethnographic case study was designed to investigate a successful professional development model, perceived effective professional learning and process for determining professional development for teachers. With eighty years of research on professional development, limited research was available on the process for determining professional…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Case Studies, Interviews, Computer Software
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Cipriani, Kristin; Richardson, Cheryl; Roberts, Georgi – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Engaging families and communities in physical activities for the benefit of children is an extension of the role of a physical education instructor. Although it is possible for a physical educator to generate ideas that encourage families and communities to move, a certified director of physical activity (C-DPA) would be better trained to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Children, Community Involvement
International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2011
The mission of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is to ensure all students have access to world-class education and quality online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success. "National Standards for Quality Online Courses" is designed to provide states, districts, online programs, and…
Descriptors: National Standards, Academic Standards, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
Heidemann, Virginia Margaret – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Transmountain Early College High School (TMECHS) opened in August 2008, created by a partnership between the El Paso Community College (EPCC) and the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), and supported in its conceptualization, start-up, and first few years operation by grant funding and guidance from the Texas High School Project (THSP)…
Descriptors: High Schools, Distance Education, School Districts, Educational Change
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