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Dena Seidel; Marissa Staffen; Lamia Abdallah; Xenia Morin – Journal of Extension, 2025
This article shares research outcomes and recommendations for replication of a Food, Agriculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) pilot project that successfully supported high school aged youth involved in a new 4-H special interest program. The goal of the program was to recruit and engage underserved youth in STEM learning through the production of…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, STEM Education, Video Technology, Story Telling
Soto, Xigrid; Seven, Yagmur; McKenna, Meaghan; Madsen, Keri; Peters-Sanders, Lindsey; Kelley, Elizabeth Spencer; Goldstein, Howard – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: This paper describes the iterative development of a home review program designed to augment vocabulary instruction for young children (ages 4 and 5) occurring at school through the use of a home review component. Method: A pilot study followed by two experiments used adapted alternating treatment designs to compare the learning of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development, Validity, Comparative Analysis
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Carter, Kathleen; Pennington, Robert; Ledford, Elizabeth – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2017
As adults with Down syndrome (DS) age, their strength decreases resulting in difficulty performing activities of daily living. In the current study, we investigated the use of video modeling for teaching three adults with DS to perform weight lifting techniques. A multiple probe design across behaviors (i.e., lifts) was used to evaluate…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Pilot Projects, Athletics, Physical Education
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Boavida, Tânia; Aguiar, Cecília; McWilliam, R. A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
The authors describe a training program designed to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood interventionists. Within the context of using the Routines-Based Early Intervention approach, this training focused on improving the quality of goals and objectives on individualized plans, through the Routines-Based Interview. We structured the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans
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Davies, Peter; Perry, Tom; Kirkman, John – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
IRIS is designed to improve primary school teachers' use of dialogue and feedback through using video technology for collaborative teacher development with a view to improving academic outcomes for pupils. It is based around a video technology system (IRIS Connect) which enables teachers to record, edit, and comment on teaching and learning. In…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Interpersonal Communication, Feedback (Response), Video Technology
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Reyna, Jorge – International Journal on E-Learning, 2016
In January 2009 the School of Education, University of Western Sydney decided to appoint an e-learning officer with the aim of improving the quality of online learning environments across course units. The e-learning officer had built a strong relationship with 45 academics across two campuses, with a positive impact on the application of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Program Implementation, Schools of Education, Foreign Countries
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Kwan, Anderson C. K.; Yuen, Mantak – Gifted and Talented International, 2013
The authors report on the implementation of an enrichment programme titled "Mathematics in the Workplace" for mathematically talented students, aged 8 to 12 years, who were studying in Primary 3 to Primary 6 classes in Hong Kong. The aim of the pilot programme was to enable gifted learners to make connections between mathematics and its…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
Pasnik, Shelley; Llorente, Carlin – Education Development Center, Inc., 2012
Leaders of the CPB-PBS "Ready To Learn" Initiative understand the important role parents and caregivers play in ensuring young children's healthy development and academic learning. In order for young children, especially those living in traditionally underserved communities, to succeed at school and thrive outside of the classroom,…
Descriptors: Public Television, Educational Television, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Empirical Education Inc., 2012
In spring 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) began planning a pilot of an application for the Apple iPad, "HMH Fuse: Algebra 1," which was then in development. The application was to be piloted in four California school districts during the 2010-2011 school year. HMH contracted with Empirical Education Inc. to conduct a one-year…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, School Districts, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
Sloan, Kay; Pereira-Leon, Maura; Honeyford, Michelle – New Leaders for New Schools (NJ1), 2010
In 2009-10, New Leaders for New Schools partnered with the Perspectives Charter School Network in Chicago to pilot an innovative leadership development program for principals. The program is part of the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) initiative, which was created by New Leaders in 2006 to identify, reward, and share effective…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Principals, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement
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McDonald, Susan; Howell, Jennifer – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This paper describes the use of robotics in an Early Years classroom as a tool to aid the development of technological skills in a creative environment rich with literacy and numeracy opportunities. The pilot project illustrates how a three-phase process can result in the development of: (1) emergent literacy and numeracy, (2) digital access for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Numeracy, Engineering
Toby, Megan; Ma, Boya; Lai, Garrett; Lin, Li; Jaciw, Andrew – Empirical Education Inc., 2012
In spring 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) began planning a pilot of an application for the Apple iPad, "HMH Fuse: Algebra 1," which was then in development. The application was to be piloted in four California school districts during the 2010-2011 school year. HMH contracted with Empirical Education Inc. to conduct a one-year…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Statistical Analysis, Inservice Teacher Education, Outcome Measures
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Baker, Russell; Harrison, Jeffery; Thornton, Barry; Yates, Rhett – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
Podcasting is the creation of audio or video files for use on iPods and other MP3 players. It allows the user to view or listen to downloadable files wherever or whenever desired. In higher education, podcasting is experiencing extraordinary growth. While a significant volume of literature exists both lauding and lamenting the incorporation of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Program Effectiveness, Internet, Educational Technology
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Tanner, Howard; Davies, Susan M. B. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2009
Learning to teach well is a complex task. Teacher-educators have a significant role to play in enabling students to reflect critically and analyse their own practice. However, there is a danger, as a result of funding pressures and other contrary factors, that many institutions that provide teacher education will become separated from their…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Educational Research, Professional Development, Research and Development
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Rickard, Angela; McAvinia, Claire; Quirke-Bolt, Nigel – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2009
The project described created a stimulating and professionally relevant way for preservice teacher education to build student teachers' skills in critical reflection, collaboration and communication. Using a constructivist approach throughout, the project's key objectives were: to help students overcome resistance to using technology; to bridge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers
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