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Digitally Supported Disciplinary Literacy for Diverse K-5 Classrooms. Language and Literacy Series
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Colwell, Jamie; Hutchinson, Amy; Woodward, Lindsay – Teachers College Press, 2020
This practical resource will help K-5 teachers incorporate digitally supported disciplinary literacy practices into their classroom instruction. With an emphasis on reaching "all" learners, the authors present Planning for Elementary Digitally supported Disciplinary Literacy (PEDDL)--a six-phase framework that introduces readers to an…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Introductory Bioinformatics Exercises Utilizing Hemoglobin and Chymotrypsin to Reinforce the Protein Sequence-Structure-Function Relationship
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Inlow, Jennifer K.; Miller, Paige; Pittman, Bethany – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2007
We describe two bioinformatics exercises intended for use in a computer laboratory setting in an upper-level undergraduate biochemistry course. To introduce students to bioinformatics, the exercises incorporate several commonly used bioinformatics tools, including BLAST, that are freely available online. The exercises build upon the students'…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Structure, Laboratory Experiments
The Impact of Teacher Privileging on Learning Differentiation with Technology.
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Kendal, Margaret; Stacey, Kaye – International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 2001
Presents a study that examines how two teachers taught differentiation using a hand-held computer algebra system. Finds that students of the teacher who privileged conceptual understanding and student construction of meaning were more able to interpret derivatives. Highlights the fact that within similar overall attainment on student tests, there…
Descriptors: Calculus, Classroom Techniques, Educational Technology, Knowledge Level
Using Electronic Tools to Promote Active Learning.
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Gillette, David H. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Electronic media provide new opportunities for engaging college students in and out of the classroom. Electronic mail, teleconferencing, and Internet resources can increase instructor availability and extend class discussion. Issues to consider in planning for their use include achievement of course objectives, level of computer sophistication,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Size, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
The Use of Microcomputers in the Analysis of Mathematical Knowledge Schemas.
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Chinnappan, Mohan; Lawson, Michael J.; Gardner, Dane – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1998
Reports on the design and trialing of a Hypercard testing procedure known as the Recognition and Testing System (RATS) that will enable mathematics teachers and researchers to generate data relating to domain knowledge representation and its access by focusing on students' knowledge of plane geometry and trigonometry. Contains 11 references.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Geometry, Knowledge Level
Computer/Technology Skills: Standard Course of Study and Grade Level Competencies, K-12. Revised.
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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1998
North Carolina has maintained a "Standard Course of Study" since the 1890s; every five to seven years since that time, it has been revised to reflect the needs of North Carolina students. The Standard Course of Study includes curriculum that should be made available to every child in the state's public schools. The "K-12…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Computer Literacy