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Jason Schoeneberger; Xiaodong Zhang; Samantha Spinney; Jing Sun; Lauren Kennedy; Samira Rajesh Syal – Grantee Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to understand the impact, implementation and costs associated with a one-semester elective lab course in 9th grade, Accelerating Literacy for Adolescents (ALFA) Lab, which seeks to improve students' reading achievement, particularly for those from economically disadvantaged communities. This study used three cohorts…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Learning Laboratories, Reading Centers
Howell-Carter, Marya, Ed.; Gonder, Jennifer, Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
The document is a summary of the conference proceedings for the 23rd Annual Farmingdale State College Teaching of Psychology Conference held on March 20-21, 2009 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. The conference featured a keynote address by Dr. Jeffrey Nevid on Reaching and teaching the millennials: Helping today's students become…
Descriptors: Psychology, College Instruction, College Students, Age Groups
Van Horn, William F. – Communicator, 1976
Serving as an educational resource center for Connecticut public schools and institutions of higher learning, Project Oceanology provides 256 programs in marine education via a "floating laboratory", a waterfront laboratory, and a classroom equipped for individual study. (JC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education, History
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La Salle, Donald P. – Science and Children, 1979
Describes science programs for gifted students developed at a learning center in Connecticut. Programs include investigations in astronomy, geology, and climatology. The learning center site is a abandoned NIKE missle base. (MA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Learning Laboratories
Capron, Barbara; Haley, Frances – 1972
The social studies labs described in this profile are non-classrooms where kids come during study halls or after school. There are no teacher assignments and no required content. Faculty people serve the labs as participants and advisors. Students develop lab carts, work in the Living History Center, review curriculum materials in the Materials…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Educational Innovation, Environmental Education, Laboratories