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Peer reviewedZinicola, Debra; Devlin-Scherer, Roberta – Clearing House, 2001
Describes a unique field experience, an outgrowth of a partnership with Seton Hall University and The Liberty Science Center (New Jersey), that immerses K-12 teachers in innovative methods of learning and teaching science. Notes the program helps teachers gain firsthand experience, use interactive exhibits at a science center, and adopt the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Program Descriptions, Science Instruction
Ruth, Ferdinand S. – Sci Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Demonstration Centers, Laboratories
Peer reviewedCroft, Paul – Journal of Biological Education, 1982
Describes activities of the nine Centers and one Day Care Center (in England and Wales) sponsored by the Field Studies Council. Focuses on inservice teacher education courses and center-run courses in environmental subjects. Includes a sample outline for a one-week course, indicating exercises/principles and instructional strategies for each day.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Download full textO'Loughlin, Michael J.; And Others – 1982
The Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC) at the Western Australian Institute of Technology offers two graduate courses: Graduate Diploma in Science Education and the Master of Applied Science (Science Education). Three distinct groups of students engaged in these SMEC programs can be identified based on their interests/expertise in…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Dekkers, John; And Others – 1983
The Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC) was established in 1979 in the Division of Engineering and Science at Western Australian Institute of Technology. The establishment of an autonomous SMEC, physically located in a science/mathematics environment, is helping to bridge the gap between secondary science/mathematics teachers and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Education Service Centers, Educational Research
British Council, London (England). – 1983
A variety of science and mathematics education activities are reported in two sections. These activities include: conferences (both past and future); innovative projects/programs and initiatives at the primary, secondary, and teacher-education levels; instructional materials development/use; instructional strategies; science education research;…
Descriptors: Conferences, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
