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Morehead, Kayla; McEldoon, Katherine – Pearson, 2023
Pearson's Learning Foundations describe the optimal conditions for learning and reflect the learner experience Pearson hopes their products will create. Pearson does this by incorporating the Learning Design Principles. Each of the Learning Design Principles goes into detail about a key principle, supporting product design and marketing by…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Instructional Design, Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods
T. J. McKenna – Teachers College Press, 2025
In "Making Sense of Sensemaking," readers will learn how to navigate the journey from traditional teaching to a dynamic, student-centered approach that emphasizes understanding over rote learning. Grounded in the latest educational research and aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), this book provides practical…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Experience
France, Paul Emerich – Corwin, 2022
It's a paradox: technology to individualize curriculum has made classrooms less personal. Let's instead trust educators to make learning personal by supporting student agency, self-awareness, and the intimate personal connections found in authentic learning experiences. In the second edition of this groundbreaking book--newly streamlined, and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Inclusion, Individualized Instruction, Personal Autonomy
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Nicole Boyd; Anita Green – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2023
The purpose of this article is to introduce a lesson fondly referred to as the 'Lego Shop' lesson. It stands out as not only the most engaging lesson we've conducted but is also highly adaptable to accommodate a diverse range of learners. Successfully implemented across all year levels, from Foundation to Year 6, this lesson has proven to be…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Manipulative Materials, Cooperative Learning
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2024
Discover a bold new vision for high school mathematics that empowers students through engaging, real-world learning. For decades, mathematics education has been guided by the visionary efforts of educators and leaders who recognized the importance of making math relevant, engaging, and accessible to all students. From the foundational principles…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods
Cochrane, Thomas – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2020
Mobile devices, particularly smartphones, have become an integral part of daily lives, and we take them with us almost everywhere we go. In most cases these are examples of informal learning and how we now choose to find and utilise online information and create and share rich media. How then can we use these devices to learn in "formal"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Authentic Learning, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
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Gavell, Mina – English Teaching Forum, 2021
One of the biggest challenges seasoned English language teacher Mina Gavell has faced in the classroom is how to liven up reading classes. Not only is reading inherently a quiet and solo task, but the standard skills teachers are trying to build in their students--skimming, scanning, making predictions and inferences, guessing vocabulary meaning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Authentic Learning, Reading Skills
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Allison Ryan; Jamie R. Lipp – Reading Teacher, 2025
Integrating content-area and literacy instruction in primary-grade classrooms creates authentic and engaging opportunities for students to build background knowledge and literacy skills. Furthermore, when students engage in meaningful dialogue about content-area topics they can discuss complex ideas and use content-specific vocabulary. These…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Literacy Education, Grade 1
Gutierrez, Evan C. – Harvard Education Press, 2021
"A New Canon" is the first book to provide a framework for designing and utilizing rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum to address the lack of representation for marginalized communities in formal education. Grounded in literature around cultural relevance and responsive teaching practice, the book provides step-by-step guidance for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Humanities Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Curriculum Development
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Bowen, G. Michael; Bartley, Anthony – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2020
School science is often very different from "real world" science. One important difference, and possibly the main one, is that in school science the relationships between variables have often been sanitized -- essentially "cleaned up" -- so that there is very little (and often no) variation in the data from the relationship…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Data, Science Activities, Authentic Learning
Cochrane, Thomas – Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 2020
Authentic online collaboration focuses upon exploring (often complex) real world problems or practice, and highlights the importance of designing learning experiences that involve interdisciplinary collaboration. Most professions involve some form of teamwork and collaboration across a variety of discipline and cultural boundaries; therefore, this…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Environment
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Macnaugtan, Rebecca – Teaching Science, 2019
The SPECTRA program was introduced to Pennant Hills Public School as an extracurricular activity to help support the science and technology discipline, and more broadly STEM connections, for students in Stage 3. There are currently 35 students of mixed ability completing the program. Throughout their involvement in the SPECTRA program, these…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Science Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Authentic Learning
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Hammett, Amy; Dorsey, Chad – Science Teacher, 2020
To learn with data, students need "data" to explore. This can be deceptive--data-rich experiences typically involve much more than a straightforward science lab. Solving real problems with data means identifying authentic questions that are meaningful to students and provide a foundation for deep inquiry. Such situations often lend…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Barter-Storm, Brandy; Wik, Tamara – TESOL Journal, 2020
Graphic novels are a form of authentic text that have started to gain widespread acceptance in the English language arts field and have been shown to increase students' motivation to read and engage deeply with texts. By integrating text with pictures, graphic novels have the advantage of requiring a lighter cognitive load than traditional…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Civil Rights, Cartoons, Novels
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Gilbert, Danielle – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
In recent decades, nationalism has emerged from the distant purview of history to become the primary driver of some of the world's biggest news. Given the prominence of nationalist conflict, students in political science increasingly study the subject with modern references in mind. This article describes the design for a timely undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Authentic Learning, Nationalism, Political Science
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