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Practitioner-Led Inquiry Using Video Observation: Collaborative Research into Early Childhood Creativity. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Mona Sakr – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This case study focuses on a project designed to empower and enable early childhood education practitioners to observe and document the creativity of the young children they work with. Through workshops, practitioners became skilled in making video observations of children engaged in creative processes. When viewing observations together,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Observation
Neuroscience & the Classroom: Making Connections. A Video Course for Grades K-12 Teachers and School Counselors
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Annenberg Learner, 2012
Exciting developments in the field of neuroscience are leading to a new understanding of how the brain works that is beginning to transform teaching in the classroom. "Neuroscience & the Classroom: Making Connections" brings together researchers and educators in a dialog about how insights into brain function can be harnessed by teachers for use…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Research Tools, Elementary Secondary Education, Brain
Cajon Valley Union School District: Changing the Culture of Learning to Empower Students. From the Field. Digital Learning Series
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Schwartzbeck, Terri Duggan – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
The K-8 Cajon Valley Union School District (Cajon Valley USD) is one of forty-two school districts in the greater San Diego, California metropolitan area. Serving approximately 16,000 students, the Cajon Valley USD is extremely diverse; 36 percent of students are Hispanic, 46 percent are white, 7 percent are African American, and many students are…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Environment, Educational Change, Urban Schools
Digital Learning: Strengthening and Assessing 21st Century Skills, Grades 5-8
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Serim, Ferdi – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
This comprehensive book offers a practical pathway for developing twenty-first-century skills while simultaneously strengthening content-area learning. "Digital Learning" contains a wealth of research-based practices to integrate the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Education Technology Standards (NETS) for both…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Projects, Active Learning, Educational Technology
Quakertown Community School District: A Systematic Approach to Blended Learning That Focuses on District Leadership, Staffing, and Cost-Effectiveness. From the Field. Digital Learning Series
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Han, Jiye Grace; Ableidinger, Joe; Hassel, Bryan C.; Jones, Rachel; Wolf, Mary Ann – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
The Quakertown Community School District, or QCSD, is a traditional K-12 public school district in rural southeastern Pennsylvania, located in Bucks County, about an hour north of Philadelphia. QCSD has ten schools, including one high school, and serves approximately 5,500 students, 24 percent of whom are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Profiles, Learning Experience, School Districts
Key Elements of Observing Practice: A Data Wise DVD and Facilitator's Guide
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Boudett, Kathryn Parker; City, Elizabeth A.; Russell, Marcia K. – Harvard Education Press, 2010
Based on the bestselling book "Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning", and its companion volume, "Data Wise in Action", this DVD and Facilitator's Guide offer insight into one of the most challenging steps in capturing data about school performance: observing and analyzing instructional…
Descriptors: Discussion, Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Observation