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K-12 Engineering Outreach: Design Decisions, Rationales, and Applications
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Gamze Ozogul; Jana Reisslein; Martin Reisslein – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2016
Even though engineering outreach to K-12 schools initially seemed to be a simple undertaking, it proved to require complex design solutions related to a variety of issues. The purpose of this design case is to tell the story of our National Science Foundation (NSF) supported engineering outreach project, that took place between the years of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Linking Curriculum and Learning to Facilities: Arizona State University's GK-12 Sustainable Schools Program
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Elser, Monica M.; Pollari, Lynette; Frisk, Erin; Wood, Mark – Educational Facility Planner, 2011
Arizona State University's "Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools program" brings together graduate students, sustainability researchers, high school teachers and students, and school or district administrators in a project designed to address the challenge of becoming a "sustainable school." Funded by the National…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Graduate Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers
Insights into the Interactions between Educational Messages: Looking across Multiple Organizations Addressing Water Issues in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Cutts, Bethany; Saltz, Charlene; Elser, Monica – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2008
The public receives environmental information from a variety of sources. Evaluation of a single program or one organization's effort is incomplete. Through surveys and interviews, we evaluate the cumulative impact of outreach by 20 water-related organizations in Maricopa County, Arizona. Household water conservation is a topic addressed by 18…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Outreach Programs, Audiences
An Extraordinary Partnership between Arizona State University and the City of Phoenix
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Friedman, Debra – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
The Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus is a grand-scale exemplar of a city-university partnership. Its demonstrated impacts are economic, social, and educational, transforming both the city and the university. The magnitude of the investment of $223 million by the citizens of a city in a state university is unparalleled in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Community Support
Volunteers for Literacy Grant. Final Report.
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Crowlie, Colleen – 1990
A program to develop volunteer literacy programs in Cochise County (Arizona) is reported. The Department of Education grant, administered by the county library system, primarily provided for volunteer coordinator salaries and purchase of computer software for job skills centers. Coordinators were hired for six towns. The report outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Aid, Library Services, Literacy Education
Working With Cross-Cultural & English-as-Second-Language Populations: Employment of Paraprofessionals.
Lenz, Diane – 1985
The Paraprofessional Program of the Institute for Human Development has proven to be an effective means of providing early intervention services in northern Arizona's sparsely populated, culturally diverse rural communities. The program model includes identification and comprehensive professional evaluation of young handicapped children and hiring…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Programs