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Writing Standards-Based Lesson Plans to Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy
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Bartholomew, Scott; Loveland, Thomas; Santana, Vanessa – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2020
The process of writing lesson plans at the beginning of one's teaching career can be very time-consuming (Arnett-Hartwick and Cannon, 2019); however, the development of sequenced lessons that result in effective learning must be organized and articulate, not done haphazardly. Designing a lesson through a written document can help a teacher see the…
Descriptors: Standards, Lesson Plans, Technology Education, Engineering Education
Formatively Assessing NGSS: Three Models of Formative Assessment for Addressing NGSS Domains
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Cian, Heidi; Marshall, Jeff; Cook, Michelle – Science Teacher, 2019
The "Framework" (NRC 2012) and "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013) require science teachers to think differently. Specifically, NGSS's performance expectations now require that three domains (disciplinary core ideas (DCI), crosscutting concepts (CCC), and scientific and engineering practices (SEP)) be…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Standards, Science Teachers
Design Thinking in Teacher Education: Preparing Engineering Students for Teaching at Vocational Schools
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Harth, Thilo; Panke, Stefanie – International Journal on E-Learning, 2019
The paper discusses design thinking as a conceptual framework and methodological approach for empowering the teaching agency of STEM students who are preparing for a career as vocational school teachers. Our pilot study, a workshop on curriculum development, lesson planning and instructional techniques with engineering students, reflects the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Career Development
Engineering Curriculum in the Preschool Classroom: The Teacher's Experience
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Bagiati, Aikaterini; Evangelou, Demetra – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2015
The study presented here focuses on the development of an early education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum with emphasis on engineering. This article presents the teacher's experience as she undertook the task of familiarising herself with the new content and using the curriculum in a university based…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Curriculum Development
Examining Middle School Teacher Perceptions of the Next Generation Science Standards: A Qualitative Study
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Harris, Milton G. – Online Submission, 2018
Science education in the US entered a period of reform in 2011 with the development and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS have subsequently been adopted in 18 states. School districts within these states are in the process of adjusting science curricula to align with the academic expectations described by the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Education, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry
Module for Learning Integral Calculus with Maple: Lecturers' Views
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Awang, Tuan Salwani; Zakaria, Effandi – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Engineering technology students can attain a meaningful mathematics learning if they are allowed to actively participate in hands-on activities. However, the current dissemination of knowledge in the classroom still focuses on teacher-centered paradigm of teaching. A study to explore lecturers' views regarding a newly developed integral calculus…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Calculus, Mathematics Education, Lesson Plans