The greenhouse effect poses a significant environmental challenge to humanity today. Research shows that many students lack adequate knowledge about this phenomenon. To address this issue, we have developed educational materials that utilize various instructional approaches to improve primary school students' understanding and attitudes toward the…

In recent years, the evolution plan in the educational system and curriculum has been one of the most important topics in educational circles. This implies that the programs implemented in higher educational system have not been fully achieved for various reasons. One of the most important reasons is "not paying attention to the localization…

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics or STEM is one of the important innovations currently implemented in Philippine education. This is in recognition of the importance of STEM education for the development of learner. This study focuses on how to plan a STEM curriculum for young children. It aims to present the result of a study…

To be digitally literate, an individual must be able to effectively make and share meaning in different modes and formats, effectively create, collaborate, and communicate in digital environments, and understand how and when technology can support these processes. However, K-5 teachers lack resources that adequately support their digital literacy…

This article considers the epistemological consequences of interdisciplinary, collaborative pedagogy through the lens of a practitioner whose goal is to theorize and contextualize her practice. The author traces connections between interdisciplinary pedagogy and the idea of Making or makerspaces. Giving in-depth examples of interdisciplinary,…

The transition to distance learning in the spring of 2020 caused by COVID-19 was particularly challenging for Montessori educators and students because key elements of the Method were not directly transferable to this new and hastily designed format. Hands-on learning with Montessori materials and learning in a community, as well as careful…

In a constantly and rapidly changing social world, students from all disciplines ought to attain a rounded education within the tradition of a "Liberal Arts and Sciences" (LAS) context. Students outside of the natural sciences must be encouraged to appreciate the place of those sciences in their lives. Conversely, students in the natural…

Indiana's declining SAT scores prompted the publisher of a statewide magazine covering the literary, performing, and visual arts to take action and create a program to use the magazine as a supplemental resource for students. It was believed that such a supplemental resource could enhance critical thinking and writing skills and help raise SAT…

Students who struggle with reading comprehension in middle school often lack the academic vocabulary the need to understand grade-level textbooks and other instructional materials. Research shows that to learn a new word well, students need to encounter and use it multiple times in different contexts. The authors describe Word Generation, a…

The paper describes a graduate course deploying innovative instructional materials (e.g., the use of novels to provide context for theoretical constructs) and learning activities (e.g., community asset mapping) to engage issues of leadership in rural settings. Prior to describing the course itself, the paper develops a rationale for the importance…

One of the most interesting developments in teaching has been the growing importance of the outdoor environment. Whether it be playground, garden or field, the outdoors offers a range of challenging experiences, especially in the delivery of early mathematics. Oral feedback to parents, together with photographic displays, can show them that…

A variety of environmental education activities, created by Alaskan teachers who have participated in the State Department of Education's Environmental Education Community Workshops, is presented in this compilation. The curriculum plans, environmental experiences, and simulation games for elementary and secondary levels are developed in outline…

Discussed are methods for incorporating population/environment education into curricula. The problem-solving approach emphasizes demographic concepts and values. Suggestions are listed for activities, discussion topics, and audiovisual aids. Recommendations are given for student attitudinal pre/post test questions to assess behavioral objectives…

These 30 self-contained instructional units, for K-6, are structured to promote learning exercises outside the classroom; from the playground, local factory, or city hall to pond, farm, or woodland, places where students may touch the pulse of community life. Attractively packaged in plastic folders, each "mini-unit" provides a teacher's guide…

Contains curriculum-oriented activities on various aspects of dog and cat care. Organizes the exercises by reading levels and identifies each activities-related subject and skills area. Includes student work sheets that can be duplicated for classroom use. (ML)