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Rochy Flint; Sian Zelbo – Mathematics Teacher Educator, 2024
In this "Perspective on Practice," we describe an application of recommendations made in "Formative Assessment in Secondary ­Mathematics: Moving Theory to Recommendations for Evidence-Based Practice" (Kenney et al., 2022), which was recently published in this journal. The authors made recommendations for mathematics teacher…
Descriptors: Guided Pathways, Mathematics Teachers, Formative Evaluation, Faculty Development
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Segall, Avner – Democracy & Education, 2020
In "Beyond the Invisible Barriers of the Classroom: iEngage and Civic Praxis," the authors reported on the experiences teachers encountered during a weeklong Youth Engage Civic Institute Camp and the degree to which what teachers learned in the camp was able to move their thinking and practice toward a more critical, justice-oriented…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civics, Youth Programs, Summer Programs
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Dorff, Michael; Weekes, Suzanne – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2019
The PIC Math program works with mathematical sciences faculty at US institutions to help them prepare students for careers in today's workforce. PIC Math faculty engage their students to solve data science and other research problems that come directly from industry. To accomplish the program's objectives, the authors conduct a three-day summer…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Faculty Development, Student Research
Heather C. Hill; Kathleen Lynch; Kathryn E. Gonzalez; Cynthia Pollard – Phi Delta Kappan, 2020
How should teachers spend their STEM-focused professional learning time? To answer this question, Heather Hill, Kathleen Lynch, Kathryn Gonzalez, and Cynthia Pollard analyzed a recent wave of rigorous new studies of STEM instructional improvement programs. They found that programs work best when focused on building knowledge teachers can use…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Faculty Development, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Skills
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Ippolito, Jacy; Condie, Cami; Blanchette, Jaclyn; Cervoni, Cleti – Science and Children, 2018
Each summer, an elementary school on the New England coast is bustling with elementary students. The students are predominantly English learners (ELs) who struggle with reading, writing, and communication skills. The students are participating in a four-week summer program focused on increasing literacy skills through scientific investigations.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Literacy Education, Science Teachers
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DeRosa, Donald; Franzblau, Carl; Phillips, Constance; Romney, Carla – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
Boston University's (BU) CityLab program was created in 1991 as a partnership between faculty members of BU's School of Medicine and School of Education in response to the first call for proposals under the Science Education Partnership Awards initiative of the National Institutes of Health. CityLab's founders recognized the need for CityLab, a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Biotechnology, Outreach Programs, Mobile Classrooms
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Sdunzik, Jennifer; Johnson, Chrystal S.; Kong, Ningning N. – History Teacher, 2021
United States history classrooms have the potential to simultaneously foster an understanding of students' cultures and experiences today in relation to the nation's history and develop critical thinking and technology literacy. Yet classroom materials and instructors tend to avoid, ignore, or misrepresent controversial topics such as race and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, History Instruction, Academic Achievement, African American History
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Davidson, Peter; Coombe, Christine – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
Language assessment literacy (LAL) has become a critical topic in English language teaching since the late 1990s. Unfortunately, this is mainly due to the fact that so many English language teachers are not assessment literate. In other words, many English language teachers lack the knowledge and skills to write good language tests, evaluate the…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Geographic Regions, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Downes, John M.; Bishop, Penny A.; Nagle, James F. – Middle School Journal, 2017
Although middle grades proponents call for specialist teacher preparation, and often herald student voice as critical to successful middle grades programs, young adolescents are rarely provided a role in teacher education. In this article, we explore the potential of student involvement in middle grades teacher education. We first briefly examine…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Student Role, Faculty Development
Bousselot, Tracy; Chadwick, Kristine L. – Educational Policy Improvement Center, 2017
The Quality Elementary Science Teaching (QuEST) program is designed to deliver high-quality professional development (PD) in science content to elementary school teachers. QuEST includes both content and pedagogical instruction combined with a controlled teaching experience situated within a larger professional development context. The design of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Science Education, Science Teachers
Haynes, Mariana – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2015
This report examines how Xavier University of Louisiana's summer bridge program for middle and high school students prepares students of color to succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This extensive report--interspersed with video highlights of the program--provides a lens into the kind of academic and social…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, High School Students, Competence
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Morrison, Judith A. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
The impact of a professional development experience involving scientists and fourth to eighth grade teachers of science was explored. Teachers attended a summer program at a research facility where they had various experiences such as job shadowing and interviewing scientists. They also participated in authentic inquiry investigations and planned…
Descriptors: Scientists, Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Summer Programs
Rhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2015
This report examines traditional calendar school Read to Achieve reading camps implemented in the summer of 2014. Teacher and student survey respondents reported positive reading camp experiences and reading camp was well attended. Based on data for 502 students, a small percentage (16.1%) reached reading proficiency by the end of camp. Gains in…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Program Implementation, Reading Achievement
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Murley, Lisa D.; Gandy, S. Kay; Sublett, Michael D.; Kruger, Darrell P. – Teacher Development, 2014
This article explores a two-year professional development initiative with four state geographic alliances. Professional development planners, whether planning for a large- or small-scale initiative or one with unlimited or limited funding, will benefit from learning about this successful professional development activity and how the impact in the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Cooperation
Relles, Stefani R.; Tierney, William G. – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2014
Students who graduate from high school who are college-ready are more likely to graduate than those who are not college-ready. The need for remediation on college campuses burdens both students and institutions with financial and opportunity costs that at best delay, and at worst impede graduation rates. At a time when workforce preparation skills…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, College Readiness, College Bound Students, Low Income Groups
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