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Rowe, Michael; Bertz, Christine – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
The Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) Model is a systemic approach to science learning and teaching based on five infrastructure pillars: research-based curriculum, differentiated professional development, administrative and community support, materials support, and assessment. This model uses the Science and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Lawrenz, Frances; Huffman, Douglas; Lavoie, Beth – 2001
This document reports on a 6-year study of science education reform, the Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SS&C) Project. The reform included teacher enhancement activities as well as curricular materials and was designed to help science students achieve the National Research Council's Science Standards (1995). The two components of the study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Hands on Science, Inquiry
Thornton, Constance; Wongbundhit, Yuwadee – 2002
Florida's Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is preparing all children for success in the mathematics and science, technology-dependent 21st century. Ongoing National Science Foundation funding catalyzed substantial changes in the systemic reform movement of mathematics and science education from 1994-99. The Miami-Dade USI produced…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Dunkhase, John A.; Hand, Brian M.; Shymansky, James A.; Yore, Larry D. – 1997
This study takes place within the context of the Science: Parents, Activities, and Literature (Science PALS) project and examines elementary school students' reactions to instruction implemented by teachers participating in this special problem-centered professional development program. The study focuses on student perceptions of their science…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Constructivism (Learning), Course Content, Educational Change