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Kinzie, Mable B.; Whittaker, Jessica Vick; McGuire, Pat; Lee, Youngju; Kilday, Carolyn – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: As increasing attention is paid to preparing students to succeed in school, the development and adoption of research-based curricula have become progressively more important. However, many curricular designs lack a basis in scientific evidence; research and curricular design are frequently treated as two separate enterprises.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Kindergarten, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Esselstein, Rachel – PRIMUS, 2013
A capstone project is required for every graduating student from California State University, Monterey Bay. Due to dramatic growth in the number of senior math majors as well as the extreme workload required of faculty advisers, our department developed a new model for the capstone which not only addressed workload issues but also improved the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Program Improvement
Samples, Jerry W.; Copeland, Susan E. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
The literature on teaching is replete with definitions and examples of good teaching. They include the traits and characteristics of the best instructors, teachers, and professors. In recent years, the literature included the impact of teaching on the student learner, thus coming full circle, from teacher to learner. The literature provides good…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Best Practices, Instructional Development
Bensley, D. Alan; Murtagh, Michael P. – Teaching of Psychology, 2012
Assessment of student learning outcomes can be a powerful tool for improvement of instruction when a scientific approach is taken; unfortunately, many educators do not take full advantage of this approach. This article examines benefits of taking a scientific approach to critical thinking assessment and proposes guidelines for planning,…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Critical Thinking, Best Practices, Educational Practices
Cook-Sather, Alison – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Student-faculty partnerships position students as informants, participants, and change agents in collaboration with faculty members. Enacting one form of such collaboration, Bryn Mawr College's SaLT program pairs faculty members and undergraduate students in explorations of pedagogical practice. The program provides both context and case study for…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Practices, Best Practices, Undergraduate Students
Garcia, Paul A.; Catania, Kathryn; Nofziger, Sam – Leadership, 2012
It is ironic that the population of students on which educators have the most surveillance, either through ubiquitous video cameras or through the vigilant presence of probation officers, have been the most invisible in many educational practices. English learners who are incarcerated youth and attend county court schools throughout California are…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Educational Practices, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
Birkeland, Sarah; Feiman-Nemser, Sharon – New Educator, 2012
Ample research demonstrates the power of comprehensive induction to develop and retain new teachers. Education scholars generally agree on what powerful systems of induction include, yet few tools exist for guiding schools in creating such systems. Drawing on theory and practice, we have created such a tool. This article introduces the "Continuum…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Theory Practice Relationship
Buskist, William; Groccia, James E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2011
The purpose of assembling this "New Directions in Teaching and Learning" volume was to introduce college and university teachers to a broad range of approaches that reflect evidence-based teaching (EBT). As each of the preceding chapters has shown, EBT not only can increase student learning across a variety of measures, it also can increase…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Evidence, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
Lawson, Tony – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2011
In the context of the tension between classroom observation as a form of empowerment and as an instrument of control, the partnership between three 16-19 colleges and a university School of Education in delivering a programme of sustained observation over eight years is explicated. Drawing on the literature about continuing professional…
Descriptors: Observation, Content Analysis, Teaching Methods, Classroom Observation Techniques
Shinsky, E. John; Stevens, Hans A. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2011
To prepare 21st Century school leaders, educational leadership professors need to learn and teach the utilization of increasingly sophisticated technologies in their courses. The co-authors, a professor and an educational specialist degree candidate, describe how the use of advanced technologies--such as Wikis, Google Docs, Wimba Classroom, and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Technology, Instructional Leadership, Web 2.0 Technologies
Hoover, John J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2011
School-based response to intervention (RTI) teams must gather, organize, chart, and interpret essential instructional information to make effective adjustments to meet the academic needs of struggling learners. Quantified data such as student proficiency scores, rate of progress trends, and achievement gap results provide the foundation for making…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Response to Intervention, Accessibility (for Disabled), At Risk Students
Faulkner-Bond, Molly; Waring, Sara; Forte, Ellen; Crenshaw, Rhonda L.; Tindle, Kathleen; Belknap, Bridget – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) contracted with Synergy Enterprises, Inc. and edCount, LLC, to complete a study titled Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs): Lessons From the Research and Profiles of Promising Programs. This study includes a review of the foundational literature related to LIEPs, case studies…
Descriptors: School Districts, Case Studies, Vocational Education, Literature Reviews
Wyatt, Mark – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2012
In this paper, I argue that in-service language-teacher education programs should consider all elements of the linguistic, geographical and cultural context of the teachers the course is designed for, and respond to this context in a constructivist way in program design and implementation. Using qualitative case-study data, I focused on the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Clark, Jennifer – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2009
Literature pertaining to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is growing but there are few studies dealing with disciplinary differences. The SoTL relating to History is a recently emerging development. But what use is SoTL for History if it can not be translated into improving teaching practice? This paper examines the process of…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
Christman, Jolley Bruce; Brown, Diane; Burgess, Sarah; Kay, Joseph; Maluk, Holly Plastaras; Mitchell, Cecily – Research for Action, 2009
At the request of the Accountability Review Council, Research for Action identified effective organizational practices used by better performing schools serving substantial numbers of low income middle and high school students in the School District of Philadelphia. These practices are organized into three spheres: Conditions for Teaching,…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Organizational Effectiveness, Effective Schools Research, Best Practices
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