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García-Herreros Machado, Cesar Augusto – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2017
This review presents an immersion model based on the ideas of Richard-Amato regarding task-based approach, and how it was adapted to Wiggin's "Understanding by Design" and 21st Century skills frameworks. This combination has nurtured and helped the immersion model to arise, where the content and language areas are responsible for the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Success, Case Studies, Instructional Innovation
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DiPaolo, Donald G. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2017
This article advocates a new approach to how we work with the millions of student-athletes in schools by examining a more holistic model of player development. Rather than assisting students in separate silos and initiatives, the argument is made for integrating the areas of leadership education, performance psychology, and personal development…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Training Methods, Athletes, College Athletics
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Ozgur, Zekiye; Reiten, Lindsay; Ellis, Amy B. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
Supporting students' mathematical reasoning is an important goal of mathematics instruction, but can be challenging for many teachers .We report the results of a study aimed at better understanding and identifying the ways in which teachers support student reasoning when provided with conceptually rich tasks. This study resulted in the Teacher…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Educational Practices
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Govan, Michelle – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2016
The field of digital forensics requires a multidisciplinary understanding of a range of diverse subjects, but is interdisciplinary (in using principles, techniques and theories from other disciplines) encompassing both computer and forensic science. This requires that practitioners have a deep technical knowledge and understanding, but that they…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Criminology, Crime, Electronic Learning
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Rieger, Alicja; Radcliffe, Barbara J.; Doepker, Gina M. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2013
In this article, the authors advocate the practice of reflection and reflective thinking skill development. More specifically, they offer definitions of reflection, identify reasons that may inhibit preservice teachers' reflection, and suggest practices that specifically encourage reflection on teaching among preservice and inservice…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Educational Practices, Skill Development, Reflective Teaching
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Jones, Beth A.; Hensley-Maloney, Lauren – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
The coexistence of visual impairments and learning disabilities presents unique challenges. It is imperative that teachers be apprised of the characteristics of this population as well as instructional strategies targeted at meeting their unique needs. The authors highlight typical patterns of performance and provide suggestions for effective…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Comorbidity
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Macken-Horarik, Mary – English in Australia, 2014
At a time when political leaders and media pundits seek to narrow the English curriculum and reduce its knowledge structure to the "basics," it is helpful to revisit the potential of different approaches to learning in English that have evolved over time. In this paper I reflect on the semantic features of personal growth, cultural…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English Curriculum, Literary Styles, Educational History
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Snyder, Lisa Gueldenzoph – Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction, 2010
The emphasis on the importance of collaborative skill is evident at nearly all levels of education. In higher education, teamwork and group skills are critical elements in a business student's training. To be successful in the business world, students must be able to work well in teams. Group work can be a successful learning experience if…
Descriptors: Group Instruction, Teamwork, Learning Experience, Team Training
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Archer, Bill; Lockwood, Chris A.; Anderson, Joe S. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2006
This paper describes a technique the first author imported from management practice to (a) develop students' meeting management skills, (b) improve students' listening skills and conflict management abilities and (c) encourage student participation and create a supportive learning environment. The technique uses a tangible prop (i.e., a Nerf ball)…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Student Participation, Listening Skills, Skill Development
Presseisen, Barbara Z. – 1985
The conceptual focus of this study centers on a key aspect of improved schooling: the development of sophisticated thinkers in the K-12 sequence of education. The document is organized into four major sections. The first section describes how the theoretical bases of a thinking skills program are developed and rooted in the literature. In section…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education