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Marsteller, Pat; de Pillis, Lisette; Findley, Ann; Joplin, Karl; Pelesko, John; Nelson, Karen; Thompson, Katerina; Usher, David; Watkins, Joseph – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
In response to the call of "BIO2010" for integrating quantitative skills into undergraduate biology education, 30 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Program Directors at the 2006 HHMI Program Directors Meeting established a consortium to investigate, implement, develop, and disseminate best practices resulting from the integration of math and…
Descriptors: Biology, Best Practices, Program Implementation, Barriers
Walker, Dean – 1996
A growing number of education reformers are justifying their reform strategies by pointing to the findings of developmental brain research, theories of information processing, and the needs dictated by today's information-rich world. They advocate integrative education, which places students in a holistic context. This digest describes the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum, Holistic Approach, Integrated Curriculum
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Instructional Services. – 1987
Integrated learning refers to the interrelatedness of subject and skill areas within and across grades of a school program. A description is given of the framework for integrated learning programs developed by the state of North Carolina. This monograph addresses factors that influence efforts toward integrated learning as well as processes for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum, Holistic Approach, Integrated Curriculum
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – 1980
As a result of a series of miniconferences held throughout the United States on implementing career education in grades K-12, four implementation issues were identified and summarized in this monograph. (Other issues are treated in separate publications.) The issues which the K-12 educators identified as very important were the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Definitions, Education Service Centers, Educational Attitudes
Crow, Dennis W.; And Others – 1986
This guide is intended for use by vocational instructors wishing to integrate environmental science concepts and vocational skills in their high school classrooms. The first section recounts the process of developing an integrated environmental science-vocational education program at Sandy Union High School in Sandy, Oregon. Planning a combined…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education, Fused Curriculum
Kartan, Frank – 1983
A workshop was conducted at North Arlington High School in the summer of 1983 to coordinate the school's expanded career education program, Project Lead the Way, which encompasses grades 8 through 11. During the workshop, teachers and counselors reviewed student evaluations of the past year's program; planned for the following year's program; and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Career Development, Career Education, Curriculum Development
Doty, Charles R.; Stanley, Veronica E. – 1985
Curriculum planners and career educators are advised to review the literature on infusion with this question in mind: "Does the integration of career education into the regular secondary classroom make a difference in student learning of subject matter and career information?" The philosophy and objectives of career education infusion were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
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Parr, N. Carlotta; Radford, Jan; Snyder, Susan – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1998
Describes a Michigan City, Indiana initiative called "Kaleidoscope," a multilayered school improvement plan encompassing four goals: (1) to infuse arts into language arts and math curricula; (2) to foster collaborations between classroom teachers, arts specialists, and the community; (3) to build greater multicultural connections and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change