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Jeanne Marshall – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this case study is to investigate the effects of an integrated curriculum with embedded sustainability themes on teaching and learning experiences at the primary school level. The researcher examined why and how the district chose to create the integrated curriculum and how the big ideas of sustainability were embedded. Through the…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Sustainability, Elementary Schools, Teaching Experience
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Judith Amels; Meta Krüger; Klaas van Veen – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2023
Although distributed leadership and inquiry-based working are relevant topics to primary education, there has been little discussion about how team members perceive these practices as meaningful in their day-to-day work. Following on from prior quantitative studies, the present study conducted a case study in which semi-structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Kate Rhodes; Melinda Dixon – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2023
This article unpacks the computational thinking for digital technologies (CTDT) technological area of the New Zealand primary curriculum that became mandatory in 2020. It explores computational thinking (CT), its place in the New Zealand primary curriculum, and elements kaiako can utilise to help implement the teaching of CT. The article considers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computational Linguistics, Curriculum, Technology Uses in Education
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Clint Whitten – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2025
Given recent anti-Queer legislation across the United States and the 16-year gap since "Gray's Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America," this literature review describes the intersections of Queerness and rurality in K-12 educational spaces. Hallinger's process for review provides a framework to analyze…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Rural Schools, Intersectionality, Rural Population
Faith, Laurie; Bush, Carol-Anne; Dawson, Peg – Guilford Press, 2022
With insight and humor, this motivating guide shows how to bring executive functions (EF) to the forefront in K-8 classrooms--without adopting a new curriculum or scripted program. Ideal for professional development, the book includes flexible, practical, research-based ideas for implementation in a variety of classroom contexts. It shares stories…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Skill Development
Marcia Linn; Korah Wiley; Megan Bang, Contributor; Douglas B. Clark, Contributor; Sarah W. Freedman, Contributor; Libby Gerard, Contributor; Angela Hardy, Contributor; Daniel Morales-Doyle, Contributor; Thomas M. Philip, Contributor; Linda Schmalbeck, Contributor; Sepehr Vakil, Contributor; Michelle Wilkerson, Contributor – National Academy of Education, 2024
Motivation to learn increases when science courses connect curricular topics to challenges facing students' communities. Students care about their communities and the health of the planet. Instruction that connects science ideas and practices to students' lives and communities creates a pathway for civic engagement. Integrating science ideas that…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education
David M. Donahue Ed.; Jennifer B. Stuart Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2024
Both a practitioner's guide and a school reform model, the new edition of this popular book shares exemplary arts-integration practices across the K-8 curriculum. Rather than providing formulas or scripts to be followed, each chapter carefully describes how the arts offer an entry point for gaining insight into why and how students learn to assist…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Social Justice
Joe Kahne; Michelle Ciulla Lipkin; Brendesha Tynes; Sarah McGrew; Nicole Mirra; Antero Garcia – National Academy of Education, 2024
We live in a digital age. Our engagement in civic and political life and our engagement with digital media are deeply intertwined--presenting a vast array of new opportunities and challenges related to civic reasoning and discourse. This transformation, appropriately, has led to calls for an educational response. In particular, reform efforts in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary Schools
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Demoiny, Sara B.; Ferraras-Stone, Jessica – Social Studies, 2018
In this article the authors demonstrate how pairing master and counter narrative picture books, along with critical literacy practices, can be used to enhance the social studies curriculum outlined by state standards taught in today's elementary schools. These intentional book pairings allow students to grapple with what history truly means and to…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Social Studies, Picture Books, Elementary Schools
Stevens, Michael – Region 8 Comprehensive Center, 2023
The purpose of this resource is to help math teachers unpack, understand, and implement the current math content and practice standards. It describes the progressions of learning within each course and provides content supports that include broad ideas about effective instruction as well as practical instructional strategies. Math teachers,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Course Content, Standards
Grudnoff, Lexie; Ell, Fiona; Haigh, Mavis; Hill, Mary F.; Tocker, Kimai – NZCER Press, 2019
There is a strong relationship between student achievement, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background in Aotearoa New Zealand. This book is committed to providing a framework for teaching for equity, to ensure those students who are typically underserved by the system have equitable opportunities to excel. A group of teachers, principals, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Ethnicity, Racial Differences
Schoenfeld, Alan; Fink, Heather; Sayavedra, Alyssa; Weltman, Anna; Zuñiga-Ruiz, Sandra – Eye on Education, 2023
"Mathematics Teaching On Target" is a guidebook for improving mathematics teaching, based on the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework and its five dimensions -- The Mathematics, Cognitive Demand, Equitable Access, Agency, Ownership, and Identity, and Formative Assessment. You'll be guided to refine your classroom activities…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Activities, Difficulty Level, Learner Engagement
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Tofel-Grehl, Colby; Litts, Breanne; Searle, Kristin – Science and Children, 2016
Traditionally, electricity and circuits are taught using alligator clips, lightbulbs, batteries, and wires. Although these circuits engage students in building, they don't always provide opportunities for students to deeply explore energy, electricity, polarity, and circuitry. Multimedia Circuits is a curricular unit made up of three projects that…
Descriptors: Energy, Elementary Schools, Equipment, Science Education
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Stringer, Amy J.; Chandler, Resa M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
As elementary schools expand to include Prekindergarten (PreK), many elementary school physical education teachers are surprised to find PreK classes on their teaching schedule. Equally, many PreK classroom teachers are recognizing the need for quality movement opportunities for their students and are searching for resources that can help all…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities
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Giordano, Keri; LoCascio, Steven; Inoa, Rafael – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2019
This case is designed to help school leaders develop skills needed to work with interdisciplinary groups while demonstrating the complex issues faced while considering the special education needs of students. The case further examines a child study team meeting from the lens of different participants, including the principal, teacher, school…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Placement, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teamwork
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