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Kallio, Julie M. – Designs for Learning, 2022
In this paper, I present a design case of the problem-identification process prior to the initiation of a Networked Improvement Community (NIC). A NIC is a type of research-practice partnership (RPP) that brings together researchers and practitioners to tackle complex problems of practice, and in doing so, proposes a social reorganization of the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Identification, Educational Practices, Communities of Practice
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Greenler, Robert – Physics Education, 2015
Two philosophical ideas motivate this paper. The first is an answer to the question of what is an appropriate activity for a physicist. My answer is that an appropriate activity is anything where the tools of a physicist enable him or her to make a contribution to the solution of a significant problem. This may be obvious in areas that overlap…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Ecology, Introductory Courses, Physics
Rollins, Karen; Mursky, Chrystyna V.; Shah-Coltrane, Sneha; Johnsen, Susan K. – Gifted Child Today, 2009
Response to Intervention (RtI) has promise for helping students, particularly ones with disabilities, achieve higher levels of academic and behavioral success in the general education classroom. What does it mean for gifted students or for those who are gifted and have a learning disability, such as twice-exceptional students? How might current…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Student Needs
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Johnson, Paige – Educational Leadership, 2009
Since 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has been the leading advocacy organization in the United States focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. Its "Framework for 21st Century Learning," the result of a consensus among hundreds of stakeholders, describes the skills, knowledge, and expertise students need to…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Partnerships in Education, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Nelson, Orville; Lee, Howard – 1991
This paper describes a 3-day workshop designed for Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education instructors who taught technical/occupational coursework and focused on problem-solving techniques used in business and industry. Problem-solving techniques were identified through personal and telephone interviews in a sample of 200 training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Causal Models, Competency Based Education
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Schatz, Ellie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
A Wisconsin advocacy model for gifted education programs is presented, emphasizing ongoing collaboration and dissemination to most effectively utilize meager resources. Essential elements of the dissemination design are identified, including use of regional sites, requiring participation of an administrator on the team, group problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Lipham, James M., Ed. – 1975
A collection of papers on particular issues commissioned by the chief state school officer in Wisconsin reassesses education--the state of the art and the future direction in general. Issues selected for discussions are those that highlighted the majority of the superintendent's discussions with lay people while campaigning for office and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Educational Problems