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Ruben, Brent D.; De Lisi, Richard; Gigliotti, Ralph A. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2018
In response to both the lack of formal leadership training and the challenges facing leaders across higher education, a number of programs are being planned and initiated at colleges and universities. This application brief highlights the conceptual foundations, structural components, and operational considerations of one such program, the Rutgers…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, College Students, Program Descriptions, Program Design
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Kim, Sujin; Song, Kim H. – Reading Teacher, 2019
This article features a multilingual family literacy project to enhance family engagement in children's literacy development. First, the authors expand the emerging framework of translanguaging beyond the individual competency toward a collaborative practice across family/community members and diverse sign systems. Then, the authors describe how a…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Community Programs, Multilingualism, Literacy Education
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Fusarelli, Bonnie C.; Fusarelli, Lance D.; Drake, Timothy A. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2019
Developing effective educational leaders is fundamentally and irrevocably an interpersonal, relational process--one that requires face-to-face contact, deep thought, deliberation, reflection, engagement, and interaction. It requires cultivation of the habits of heart, mind, and soul. For nearly a decade, the faculty at North Carolina State…
Descriptors: State Universities, Principals, Administrator Education, Curriculum Development
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Watson, Joshua C.; Mochizuki, Lynn T. – Educational Perspectives, 2017
In the fall of 2011, the University of Hawai'i College of Education initiated its Doctorate in Professional Educational Practice (EdD) program with the first cohort of thirty students. These students, representing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, began a three-year voyage of coursework and collaborative inquiry in applying…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Graduate Students, Program Descriptions, Program Design
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West, Sandra S. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2018
Facilities are the foundation for safe and effective STEM teaching and learning, and the manner in which they are initially designed can either enhance or impede the quality of a program. This new focus on facilities in the U.S, and particularly in Texas, is needed to engage students in relevant and meaningful learning experiences that are aligned…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Facilities, Learning Experience, Program Design
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Phillips, T. Nichole; Wood, Lynette I. – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper shares the process and outcomes of utilizing case competitions as an approach to diversity education. A university-wide case competition was held for two consecutive years. We detail the procedure for facilitating the competition, the role of internal and external stakeholders, and student performance and feedback. It is our position…
Descriptors: Competition, Cultural Differences, Teaching Methods, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
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Cavanagh, Thomas B.; Thompson, Kelvin; Futch, Linda – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2017
This chapter describes important considerations for higher education administrators and other leaders as they design, develop, and implement a comprehensive hybrid learning initiative.
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Blended Learning, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 2017
Both Ohio's state leadership and its foundation community recognized that, to move forward in a global economy, Ohio would need a highly trained workforce that would attract high tech companies to the state. Though STEM shortages have been a pervasive problem for decades, with the election of a new Governor in 2008, there was call to action from…
Descriptors: Fellowships, Teacher Education Programs, Universities, Intercollegiate Cooperation
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Lyons, David W. – PRIMUS, 2017
Quantum Information Science (QIS) is an interdisciplinary field involving mathematics, computer science, and physics. Appealing aspects include an abundance of accessible open problems, active interest and support from government and industry, and an energetic, open, and collaborative international research culture. We describe our student-faculty…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Information Science Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
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Evenbeck, Scott; Merians, Linda E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2016
This chapter describes some of the major principles, practices, and processes involved in designing and founding a new community college dedicated to improving student outcomes by doing things differently.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Improvement, Educational Change, College Planning
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Murai, Harold; Berta-Ávila, Margarita; Figueróa-Ramírez, Karina – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2019
In 2007, the Multilingual/Multicultural Teacher Preparation Center, a teacher education program, was featured in a "Teacher Education Quarterly," 34(4), special issue on diversifying the teaching workforce. Though this center has since ended due to the disbandment of the Bilingual/Multicultural Education Department, this commentary…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Teacher Education Programs, Diversity (Faculty)
Mater, Marty – Geography Teacher, 2017
A Family Geography Night (FGN) kit can be used to bring families together, teach about the world, give parents the opportunity to share their beliefs, and participate in the educational system while having fun! Geography is an essential element of twenty-first-century education. More than just maps, geography is the interaction of cultures,…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Geography Instruction, Geography, Family Programs
Chang, Sau Hou – Online Submission, 2016
This paper aims to share the experiences of redesigning an elementary education program. Steps of redesigning the elementary education program were enumerated. Challenges in the redesign of the elementary education program were discussed. The new elementary education program was described. Lessons learned from the redesign of the elementary…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Program Design, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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Kiernan, Julia; Meier, Joyce; Wang, Xiqiao – Composition Forum, 2020
This program profile describes how teachers and administrators have collaborated in the design and implementation of a number of linguistic, cultural, and transmodal pedagogical and curricular initiatives. Strategies that writing teachers can implement to best meet the needs of multilingual students across a range of institutional contexts are…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Design, Program Implementation, Writing Teachers
Guha, Roneeta; Hyler, Maria E.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – American Educator, 2017
Recruitment and retention challenges are once again leading to teacher shortages across the nation. Especially in urban and rural school districts, low salaries and poor working conditions often contribute to the difficulties of recruiting and keeping teachers, as can the challenges of the work itself. As a consequence, in many schools--especially…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Recruitment, Residential Programs, Program Design
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