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Hammer, Margaret; Polnick, Barbara – Educational Leadership, 2007
Many undergraduates seeking elementary teaching certification are uncomfortable with or uninterested in science; however, these future teachers are charged with the responsibility of teaching science to young students. Hammer and Polnick surveyed science methods students at Sam Houston State University and found that only about half of them rated…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Teachers, Science Education, Teacher Education
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Clarkson, Lesa M. Covington; Fawcett, Gay; Shannon-Smith, Elaine; Goldman, Nancy T. – Educational Leadership, 2007
Students, parents, and sometimes even teachers often believe that complex mathematics is too difficult for certain learners. But the programs described in this article demonstrate that anyone can learn, understand, and use complex math. Lesa M. Covington-Clarkson boosted the confidence of black 6th graders by teaching them to use graphing…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Concepts, Teacher Improvement