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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
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Stephanie Morano; Paul J. Riccomini – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2021
To provide appropriate and effective instructional supports to students with disabilities, special education preservice teachers require development of expertise in the design and delivery of specially designed lessons. It is critical that special education preservice education programs provide students ample opportunities to learn how to evaluate…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Direct Instruction
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Dunlap, Joanna C.; Verma, Geeta; Johnson, Heather Lynn – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
In this article, we share a framework for the purposeful design of presence in online courses. Instead of developing something new, we looked at two models that have helped us with previous instructional design projects, providing us with some assurance that the design decisions we were making were fundamentally sound. As we began to work with the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Instructional Design, Communities of Practice
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Harshbarger, Dena – Science and Children, 2019
The typical elementary classroom hosts a range of diverse students. Not only do students bring varying academic readiness levels, background experiences, interests, personalities, and learning preferences to the classroom, but some students also have physical disabilities that must be considered when designing science instruction. The formerly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Student Diversity
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Budhai, Stephanie Smith; Williams, Maureen – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2016
The number of online courses being offered at the postsecondary level has constantly increased. However, online instructors are still investigating ways to translate their pedagogical instruction into the online forum, while maintaining a strong presence instructionally. This paper aims to address how to build teaching presence in online courses.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Technology Integration, Case Studies, Research Methodology
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Harshbarger, Dena – Science and Children, 2016
In her current role as an elementary science methods instructor at a small midwestern university, Dena Harshbarger wanted to help teachers restructure traditional science fairs into "science conventions" to more accurately reflect how scientists share their findings within a scientific community (Barth 2008). Traditional science fairs…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Elementary School Science, Instructional Design, Science Process Skills
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Simmons, Linda Wright – Religious Education, 2009
This article offers five resources on teaching approaches that enhance learner participation and can be adapted inmost congregational learning contexts. These models emerge from diverse religious and secular perspectives; some are tailored for adult learners and some are ideal for learning in multicultural contexts. In alphabetical order, they are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Methods Courses, Instructional Design, Change Strategies
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Adamson, Bob – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
This paper describes the production of a software program for Master of Education students studying the "Introduction to Research Methods" course at a tertiary institution in Hong Kong. The course was originally delivered in a lecture mode, which proved unsatisfactory in providing sufficient learning support for the students. The paper…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries
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Frey, Timothy J.; Andres, Debra K.; McKeeman, Leah A.; Lane, Jessica J. – Teacher Educator, 2011
In this article the authors describe a collaboratively designed secondary teacher education program focused on the preparation of preservice general education teachers to work effectively with children who have diverse learning needs in inclusive classrooms. The focus of the article is on the collaborative development and initial evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Instructional Design, Methods Courses
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Rosen, Dina B.; Jaruszewicz, Candace – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2009
Early childhood teacher education methods classes often emphasize the application of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP). In today's digital age, it is important for teacher educators and their students to think about how to extend DAP to technology use. In this article, two contrasting classroom scenarios are provided to illustrate…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Appropriate Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Uses in Education
Moscovici, Hedy; Osisioma, Irene – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2008
This paper addresses the dilemmas encountered by two secondary science education instructors designing a course for preservice elementary teachers. Taking into consideration past experiences of teaching education and science courses in general and with preservice elementary teachers in particular and recommendations from state and national…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Preservice Teacher Education
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Wollak, Barbara A.; Koppenhaver, David A. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2011
Writing is a recursive and complex set of cognitive processes that can be taught effectively to students with disabilities. Employing an adapted cognitive theory of writing, a broad view of what constitutes evidence, and the support of a variety of assistive and internet-based technologies, we developed a writing instructional program to meet the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Disabilities, Cognitive Processes, Writing Instruction
Colton, Frank V. – 1978
This description of the model used to teach instructional development to teachers at the University of Kentucky includes strategies and approaches used in the course; exercises, projects, and activities used in the class; and copies of forms and handouts used by the class. Alternative teaching materials, primarily textbooks, are also described.…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
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Wang, Yu-Mei – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2006
The stand-alone computer course is the earliest IT training model in teacher education. Designed in the early 1980s, the course responded to increasing demands from schools that teachers have adequate technology skills. The primary goal was to improve technology proficiency among preservice teachers. Research later determined that student teachers…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Computer Literacy, Technology Education
Crawford, Caroline M.; Hilburn, Sue; Willis, Jana – 2002
Telecommunications offers teacher candidates an environment through which to delve into higher order thinking skills within the methods coursework, student teaching internship experience, as well as within the PreK-12 classroom environment. Modeling of appropriate uses of technology within the learning environment as the teacher candidate…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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