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Tucker, Catlin – Educational Leadership, 2016
The minute students first step into any classroom, they begin assessing the environment, the teacher, and one another for clues about what to expect in the upcoming school year. Yet what do they usually encounter the first day? A teacher who's busy assigning seats, reviewing rules, and assessing various skills. However, it is during this time that…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Environment, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods
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Hammond, Thomas; Bodzin, Alec; Popejoy, Kate; Anastasio, David; Holland, Breena; Sahagian, Dork – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
For decades, educators have hoped to integrate geospatial tools into K-12 classrooms but struggled with barriers of time, technology, and curriculum alignment. The authors formed a design partnership with ninth-grade science and social studies teachers in an urban high school in order to conduct teacher professional development while also…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Geographic Information Systems
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Nichols, Phil – Voices from the Middle, 2012
In an effort to expose students to a wide array of 21st century literacies, it is easy for teachers to forget the equally important role of leading students in critical inquiry regarding "when" and "why" particular media ought to be used. This results in students who possess knowledge of how to use a medium but lack the wisdom to truly understand…
Descriptors: Audiences, Criticism, Literacy, Evaluation
Halter, Andrew; Finch, Jeff – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2011
Hampton High School, located 10 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serves 1,100 students in grades 9-12. The school district has a strong academic tradition, and more than 90% of graduates continue their education. For four consecutive years, Hampton has been ranked among the top 6% of the nation's high schools by "Newsweek"…
Descriptors: High Schools, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Miller, Shannon McClintock – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2011
In the fall of 2009, Van Meter Community School in Iowa adopted a one-to-one laptop initiative in grades 6-12 and a strong technology focus throughout the district. Since that time, an atmosphere of respect, creativity, collaboration, and connection as well as independent thinking and learning has prevailed at the school. Today, Van Meter has…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Laptop Computers
Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 2015
While many of the concepts and approaches that comprise student-centered learning have deep roots in learning theory, the cognitive sciences, and youth and child development, empirical research on student-centered learning's impact in K-12 classrooms remains limited. This report offers highlights from three studies commissioned by Nellie Mae,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Tanner, Ruth – Mathematics Teaching, 2009
In November 2007 a joint ATM/MA team began working together to consider how ICT can be used to support the teaching and learning of topics that are considered to be "hard to teach" in secondary mathematics, within a project that complements that of the Secondary National Strategy. In the best subject association spirit, it was decided to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Yelland, Nicola; Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
In this paper we present a new theoretical framework for effective teaching and learning in the twenty-first century. We focus on learning activities that exemplify pedagogy as knowing in action and consider the ways in which this enables a transformation of learning in schools. We provide examples of the ways in which this can be designed and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
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Everett, Cheryl; Spear, Robyn – Science Teacher, 2008
Along with the need to make their curriculum more comprehensive and reflective of the national and state standards, one school district also searched for ways to make students more passionate about learning science. As a result, they developed a new integrated science course that is centered around the environmental and Earth sciences with an…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, State Standards, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
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Chuang, Hsueh-Hua; Thompson, Ann – Educational Leadership, 2006
The well-known GenYES (www.genyes.com) mentoring model, which originated in Washington State's Olympia School District in 1996, makes teachers and students collaborative partners in learning. This program has developed and implemented an instructional technology support model that includes authentic involvement of students in grades 3-12. Instead…
Descriptors: Models, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Mentors
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Styron, Ronald, Jr.; Disher, Fan – T.H.E. Journal, 2003
Two years ago, Mandeville High School (http://mandevillehigh.stpsb.org/index.shtml) in Louisiana purchased a mobile wireless computer lab with grant funds from the state. This lab not only helped improve the writing and research skills of the school's ninth-grade students, but also improved its overall performance score to become one of the…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Computers, Educational Technology
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Lemon, Cheryl – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
This article describes how Cheryl Lemon, a biology teacher at Gateway Regional High School, integrated technology into appropriate curricular contexts during her field experiences as a preservice teacher. She used Web-based simulations, a projection screen, an interactive white board, and Flash-based interactivity in conjunction with direct…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Technology Integration, Appropriate Technology, Preservice Teacher Education
Denton, Jon J.; Davis, Trina J.; Smith, Ben L.; Strader, R. Arlen; Clark, Francis E.; Wang, Li – eEducation Group, 2005
This multi-year program was based on the premise a digital divide exists between the technology skill levels of public school faculties compared to those of undergraduate teacher education candidates. The Technology Mentor Fellowship Program (TMFP) matched technologically-proficient pre-service teachers with K-12 teachers to model technology as an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration