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Varma, Keisha; Husic, Freda; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Designing effective professional development experiences for technology-enhanced inquiry instruction is the goal of the Technology Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) NSF funded Center for Learning and Teaching. In order to provide this type of support to a large number of teachers, we devised a "targeted professional development approach."…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Pilling, G. M.; Waddington, D. J. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
The Salters Chemistry courses, context-led curricula for 13-16 and 17-18 year old students, first developed by the Science Education Group at the University of York in the UK, have now been translated and/or adapted in seven other European countries. This paper describes and discusses the different reasons for taking up the courses, the ways in…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Chemistry
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Waara, K. -O.; Petersen, A.; Lanaras, T.; Paulauskas, V.; Kleiven, S.; Crosa, G.; Penttinen, O. -P.; Quesada, A.; Kovats, N.; Galinou-Mitsoudi, S.; Lapinska, M.; Newton, A.; Balode, M.; Hindak, F.; Marsalek, B. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
At present, there is a European shortage of personnel qualified to adequately address the comprehensive scientific and regulatory requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The joint Masters programme described in this paper will provide students with the requisite expert knowledge and skills to progress the implementation of the WFD.…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Masters Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
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Miller, Haynes R.; Upton, Deborah S. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The d'Arbeloff Interactive Mathematics Project or d'AIMP is an initiative that seeks to enhance and ultimately transform the teaching and learning of introductory mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A result of this project is a suite of "mathlets," a carefully developed set of dynamic computer applets for use in the…
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, College Instruction
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Barnett, Michael – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
For the past year we have been developing and implementing a program in which students design and construct remote operated vehicles. In this paper, we report on a pilot study that occurred over the course of an academic year in an inner city high school. Specifically, we have been investigating whether students learn meaningful science content…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Attendance, Urban Education, Time on Task