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Nursah Yilmaz; Yilmaz Murat Bilican – Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, 2024
The authors' paths crossed seven years ago when they had recently adopted the P4C (Philosophy for Children) method as philosophy teachers. Their shared enthusiasm for P4C resulted in collaborative development and facilitation of different workshops. These programs were specifically tailored for children aged 7-10, particularly those residing in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Qijie Vicky Cai; Liyan Song; Scot McNary; Suzhen Duan – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2024
This design case presents a detailed account of how we navigated various ethical issues observed in a robotics program that aimed to engage underrepresented students in robotics and STEM experience. The ethical challenges we encountered revolved around uneven participant engagement and interpersonal tensions. We tackled these challenges by…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Robotics, Ethics, Power Structure
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Crystal Watson – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2023
There is a need to expand the pool of talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals who come from underrepresented backgrounds. The W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars Institute's Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA), which operated as a three-weekend online STEM program in 2021, provided high-achieving tenth, eleventh and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, STEM Education, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education
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McClure, Marissa – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2021
In this article, I share how SQUAD Art Studio functions as an alternative, community-based, multisite Saturday art lab school for negotiating theory and practice with preservice art educators. SQUAD Art Studio educators' work confronts developmentalist images of children and preconceptions about young children and digital media. We revalue images…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Laboratory Schools
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Henshon, Suzanna E. – Roeper Review, 2009
This article presents an interview with Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, director of the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University and a professor in the School of Education and Social Policy. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from St. Xavier University in Chicago and her master's and doctorate degrees from…
Descriptors: Weekend Programs, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted, Distance Education
Princiotta, Daniel; Fortune, Ayeola – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
Extended learning opportunities (ELOs) provide safe, structured learning environments for students outside the traditional school day. ELOs include afterschool and summer learning programs as well as before-school, evening, and weekend programs. ELOs come in many forms and can include tutoring, volunteering, academic support, community service,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Supplementary Education, Weekend Programs, Evening Programs
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2009
Secretary of Education, Duncan, proclaimed to a group of teachers in Colorado that if students were to be more competitive with those from other countries, in particular, China and India, they needed to be in school six days a week for at least 11 months a year (Associated Press, 2009). Although longer school days, weeks and years are not…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, School Schedules, Competition, Enrichment Activities
Moore, Kay; Williams, Braska, Jr. – Metropolitan Universities, 2008
For almost twenty-five years, North Carolina State University has helped to coordinate a state-wide Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program that serves disadvantaged youth in grades six through twelve. The university-school partnership includes middle school and high school academic enrichment in math, science, and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Disadvantaged Youth, College Preparation, Program Effectiveness
Winbaum, Stephen – Exceptional Parent, 2006
In this article, the author talks about three special needs camps--Camp Kirk, Camp Talisman and Camp Caglewood. Camp Kirk's philosophy is to encourage their children to take risks in a structured setting, like high ropes courses, rock climbing wall, martial arts, and traditional activities like swimming, arts and craft, drama, and others. Once…
Descriptors: Resident Camp Programs, Summer Programs, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities