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Julia Persky – Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2024
As I sorted through my Mother's belongings, I reflected on things that shaped my childhood and continue to inform my life experiences, including how I engage with curricular materials and my students. As a former elementary teacher, turned teacher educator, I understand that students' knowledges and experiences shape their academic learning.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Early Experience, Curriculum Development
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Ruta Gajauskaite – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2025
The paper aims to explore how teachers learn by incorporating pupils' experiences into the curriculum in the context of applying Dogme ELT (also known as the "Teaching Unplugged" movement) in English classes and how a state of un/certainty comes about. Existing research into the movement provides quantitative and qualitative findings and…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Student Centered Curriculum, Learning Experience, English (Second Language)
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Margaret Beagle – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2024
Montessori came to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and the Method was, at first, accepted with enthusiasm. But it wasn't long before the honeymoon was over - American educators wrongfully accused Montessori of being behind the times of educational research of the day. One of these early criticisms of Montessori education…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Student Centered Curriculum, Self Control, Self Management
Andrea Browning; Cali Kaminsky; Nancy Gerzon – WestEd, 2022
The four approaches of engaging in formative assessment, deeper learning, culturally responsive and sustaining education, and personalized learning share a common aspirational commitment--to provide student learning experiences rooted in: (1) developing identity; (2) prioritizing learner agency; (3) educating for equity; and (4) honoring and…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Self Concept, Personal Autonomy, Equal Education
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Orona, Gabe A. – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2021
In recent decades, philosophy has been identified as a general approach to enhance the maturity of higher education as a field of study by enriching theory and method. In this article, I offer a new set of philosophical recommendations to spur the disciplinary development of higher education, departing from previous work in several meaningful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Student Centered Curriculum
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Whetten, David A. – Journal of Management Education, 2021
Ten years ago, after 20 years as a university professor, I was asked to direct the teaching and learning support center at my university. I quickly realized I had almost no knowledge of the published scholarship on this subject. From my reading of this literature, I found the research on the predictors of student learning particularly informative.…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Instructional Design, Learning Experience, Outcomes of Education
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Nomikou, Effrosyni; Archer, Louise; King, Heather – School Science Review, 2017
In this article we share insights from our ongoing research on the concept of "science capital"--a term that refers to an individual's science-related resources and dispositions. We have been working in collaboration with secondary teachers in England to explore the applications of the concept in science teaching practice. Underpinned by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Formation, Secondary School Science, Classroom Techniques
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Meyer, Daniel Z. – Physics Teacher, 2017
Young's double-slit experiment is one of the most historically significant works in physics, and one that is easily done in an introductory physics class. It is also an excellent example of an investigation that allows us to infer the nature of phenomena beyond direct observation. Unfortunately, perhaps because of this, it is often also an…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Experiments
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Krahenbuhl, Kevin S. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2016
Constructivism is undoubtedly one of the most influential philosophies in education in the twenty-first century. It is, however, one that is frequently misunderstood, has diverse meanings ascribed to it, and is often used by advocates to caricature other approaches inaccurately. The learning theory of constructivism and pedagogical theory of…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Constructivism (Learning), Barriers, Performance Factors
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Rescsanszky, Matthew J. – Music Educators Journal, 2017
Many music educators feel unprepared or are unsure of how to use popular music in their classrooms. This article details the author's experience designing, implementing, and revising a student-centered guitar curriculum in an urban middle school. Reflecting on this experience, the author defends the place of popular music and informal pedagogy in…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
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Subero, David; Vujasinovic, Ellen; Esteban-Guitart, Moises – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2017
Learning happens through participation in formal community events and informal community activities. However, learning activities that take place in and out of school are often not mutually recognised. "Funds of knowledge" projects foster new ways of exchanging learning experiences in and out of school. "Funds of identity" can…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Experience, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies
Tomlinson, Carol Ann – Educational Leadership, 2016
While waiting for an after school meeting to begin, Carol Ann Tomlinson found herself chatting with an high school history teacher as he shared the struggle he faced to help a large population of English language learners (ELLs) who had recently arrived at his school. He spoke of how supporting these students was a new challenge for the staff, and…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Educational Strategies, Student Adjustment, Immigrants
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Aponte-Martínez, Gerardo J.; Pellegrino, Anthony – Social Studies, 2017
Youth are an ever-present component of conversations about culture, interconnectedness, and its effects, especially characterized as readily consuming all that globalization has to offer them. However, opportunities to acknowledge and legitimize the civic experiences youth have and the contributions they make to society have been overlooked in our…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Youth Programs
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Pangilinan, J. P. – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2015
In "Finding a Language", Peter Medway addresses questions of central importance to English teaching--questions of curriculum and of pedagogy. How he addresses these questions provides a sharp contrast to the current orthodoxies of a rigidly prescriptive national curriculum and a closely monitored regime of objective-led, skills-based…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Centered Curriculum
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Heinerichs, Scott; Pazzaglia, Gina; Gilboy, Mary Beth – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2016
Context: The flipped classroom is an educational approach that has become popular in higher education because it is student centered. Objective: To provide a rationale for a specific way of approaching the flipped classroom using a blended course design and resources necessary to help instructors be successful. Main Outcome Measure(s): Three class…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Classroom Techniques, Student Centered Curriculum, Delivery Systems
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