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A Pilot Project to Develop a Tool to Assess Gain in Knowledge in Third Graders Participating in a Science Based Drug Prevention Education Curriculum
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Butler, Miriam – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Drug use and abuse presents a significant problem to individuals, families, and law enforcement in communities across the United States. Methamphetamine is a particular concern in one rural eastern Missouri county. Much work being done in this county by multiple agencies to decrease methamphetamine production and use. Little attention, however,…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Science Instruction, Drug Education, Drug Abuse
We Are the Future, We Are the Agents of Change
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Rock, Tracy C.; Stepanian, Jill – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2010
In this article, the authors discuss how to inspire young learners to become agents of change and how to engage them in participatory citizenship. They outline a unit of study in which third grade students learn about notable agents of change. Young learners discover that they can be agents of change right in their own community through a…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Service Learning, Grade 3, Change Agents
Effectively Educating PreK-3rd English Language Learners (ELLs) in Montgomery County Public Schools. A FCD Case Study
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Marietta, Geoff; Brookover, Elisha – Foundation for Child Development, 2011
Despite skyrocketing growth in its English Language Learner (ELL) population, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has been remarkably effective in improving outcomes for ELL students across the district. Achievement has increased, and gaps between ELL students and their native English-speaking peers have decreased. This success is intentional.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning