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Fender, Marilyn F., Ed. – 1981
The proceedings from a 1980 conference on secondary education of the handicapped presents 32 papers on the topic along with 6 papers not presented at the conference. A keynote address by P. Fanning, which considered future needs and trends in secondary programing is summarized. Additional papers touch on such issues as Project NEEDS (a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Peer reviewedSloan, Gayle – Science and Children, 1993
A middle school principal describes her school's exemplary hands-on science program. (PR)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Experiential Learning, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High Schools
Download full textMartin, Douglas – 1990
The Materials and Assistance in Science Teaching project carried out a model program for improving science teaching in all 125 elementary classrooms in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District of Northern California. The project was a cooperative activity involving Sonoma State University and the school district, with funding shared by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Johnson, Brenda K. – 1989
Both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods were used to compare perceptions of teacher participants and non-participants in a Title II science update inservice program. The purpose of this article is to compare participants' and selected non-participants' perceptions of their motivations to learn using two evaluation methods. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Higher Education
Wolkomir, Richard – Smithsonian, 1993
The Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science, conceived by Leon Ledermann, is a program to infuse inservice K-8 teachers with enthusiasm to teach mathematics and science. Instructional methods utilized are based on discovery learning. Describes implementation of the program in Chicago and efforts to spread the program into other urban areas.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1982
The Milwaukee Project is an attempt to provide science teachers at all grade levels with the background and support they need to involve handicapped students in a regular science class. Goals of the project include the improvement of preservice and inservice teacher training to prepare teachers to include the handicapped child in the mainstream…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary School Science
Wagner, Kay, Ed. – 1992
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Program of the U.S. Department of Education Program was designed to provide funding to improve the skills of teachers and the quality of instruction in science and mathematics in the nation's public and private elementary and secondary schools. This report contains listings of 142 model…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedBorchers, Carol A.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Documents and evaluates effects of inservice teacher education on rural-school teachers' behaviors and beliefs about microcomputers in science teaching. Describes the ENLIST Micros training program and the beliefs, behavior, and evaluation instruments utilized. Results indicated significant changes in teachers' beliefs toward and use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedO'Connor, James; Brie, Raymond – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 1994
The Mathematics and Science Partnership Project helped California teachers infuse technology into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. After receiving training in use of the hardware and software, teachers developed project-related goals and redesigned their curricula to incorporate technology. The project created more student-centered…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
