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Strategizing Teacher Professional Development for Classroom Uses of Geospatial Data and Tools
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Zalles, Daniel R.; Manitakos, James – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2016
Studying Topography, Orographic Rainfall, and Ecosystems with Geospatial Information Technology (STORE), a 4.5-year National Science Foundation funded project, explored the strategies that stimulate teacher commitment to the project's driving innovation: having students use geospatial information technology (GIT) to learn about weather, climate,…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Faculty Development
Case Study III: The University of Washington and Bellevue School District Partnership
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Coburn, Cynthia E.; Penuel, William R.; Geil, Kimberly E. – William T. Grant Foundation, 2015
This design-research partnership involves learning scientists, design researchers, and graduate students from the Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Center and the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW), and district staff, teachers, and students from the Bellevue School District (BSD). The goal of their work is…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, School Districts, Case Studies
It Takes a Village to Make a Scientist: Reflections of a Faculty Learning Community
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Cervato, Cinzia; Gallus, William; Flory, Dave; Moss, Elizabeth; Slade, Michael; Kawaler, Steve; Marengo, Massimo; Woo, Keith; Krumhardt, Barbara; Clough, Mike; Campbell, Alexis; Acerbo, Martin – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
Lab components of undergraduate science courses typically have students complete highly directed cookbook-like laboratory activities. These experiences rarely engage students in a meaningful manner and do not accurately convey what the work of science entails. With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), we have created more…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Student Experience
Time for Curriculum Reform: The Case of Mathematics
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Noyes, Andrew; Wake, Geoff; Drake, Pat – Curriculum Journal, 2013
Mathematics education is rarely out of the policy spotlight in England. Over the last 10 years, considerable attention has been given to improving 14-19 mathematics curriculum pathways. In this paper we consider some of the challenges of enacting curriculum change by drawing upon evidence from our evaluation of the Mathematics Pathways Project…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Mathematics Education, Educational Policy, Science Course Improvement Projects
A Case Study: Teaching Engineering Concepts in Science
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Stricker, David R. – Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 2011
This study was conducted to describe a high school engineering curriculum, identify teaching strategies used to increase math and science literacy, and discover challenges and constraints that occur during its development and delivery, as well as what strategies are used to overcome these obstacles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Interviews, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Methods
A New Paradigm for Teaching Histology Laboratories in Canada's First Distributed Medical School
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Pinder, Karen E.; Ford, Jason C.; Ovalle, William K. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2008
To address the critical problem of inadequate physician supply in rural British Columbia, The University of British Columbia (UBC) launched an innovative, expanded and distributed medical program in 2004-2005. Medical students engage in a common curriculum at three geographically distinct sites across B.C.: in Vancouver, Prince George and…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Schools, Distance Education, Foreign Countries