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Direct linkManyak, Patrick C.; Manyak, Ann-Margaret – Reading Psychology, 2021
Although research provides ample evidence of teaching methods that facilitate students' learning of specific word meanings, the potential of instruction to impact students' general vocabulary knowledge has remained an unanswered question. This article reports on a three-year formative experiment that developed, implemented, and tested a long-term,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Grade 3, Formative Evaluation, Program Development
Download full textHolly Fortener; Leilani A. Arthurs; Patrick Shabram; Pierre Lu; Chu-Lin Cheng; Stephanie Plaza-Torres; Carly Flaagan – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Teaching-focused professional development (PD) programs offered at institutions of higher education (IHEs) are uniquely positioned to be levers of change that improve the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in ways that broaden participation in STEM education, workforce development, and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Higher Education, STEM Education, Undergraduate Study
Deconstructing the Traditional Classroom through Intersections of Critical Place-Based Communication
Jaelyn deMaría; Karen Roybal – Communication Education, 2024
Place-based education is pedagogy rooted in local landscapes, community experts, and embodied communication. This essay explores the authors' initial findings from a two-year pilot project that connects students from the University of New Mexico and students from Colorado College in a multisite field experience connected to the Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, College Students, Field Experience Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
Howard Drossman – Environmental Education Research, 2024
Program evaluation frameworks that assess organizations as complex adaptive systems can open our eyes to new approaches and understandings. The proposed iterative and adaptive developmental program evaluation framework interrelates developmental evaluation principles with adaptive action approaches. We explain and demonstrate the framework with a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teacher Education
Mary E. Morningstar; Sarah R. Carlson; Dana Lattin; Rebecca Romine Swinburne – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
This article shares the results from a quasi-experimental mixed-methods study of a promising transition-focused professional development approach. The 12-week team-based intervention resulted in positive outcomes among intervention group participants' knowledge and capacities. The intervention group exhibited statistically significant changes in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Professional Development, Intervention, Knowledge Level
Ellis, Christie; Holston, Shannon; Drake, Graham; Putman, Hannah; Swisher, A.; Peske, Heather – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2023
The purpose of the Teacher Prep Review is to guarantee teachers have expertise in reading instruction (as well as other essential areas NCTQ assesses) before being trusted to teach children to read. By regularly reviewing the reading coursework provided by nearly 700 elementary teacher preparation programs, the National Council on Teacher Quality…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy Education
Cicutto, Lisa; Gleason, Melanie; Haas-Howard, Christy; White, Marty; Hollenbach, Jessica P.; Williams, Shann; McGinn, Meghan; Villarreal, Miguel; Mitchell, Herman; Cloutier, Michelle M.; Vinick, Carol; Langton, Christine; Shocks, Donna J.; Stempel, David A.; Szefler, Stanley J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
Asthma imposes tremendous burden on children, families, and society. Successful management requires coordinated care among children, families, health providers, and schools. Building Bridges for Asthma Care Program, a school-centered program to coordinate care for successful asthma management, was developed, implemented, and evaluated. The program…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Programs, Chronic Illness, Child Health
Tarvin, Lynn D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In 2010, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommended that eight hundred new STEM focused elementary and middle schools be established. Unfortunately, districts may be slow to implement STEM at the elementary level because they do not understand how to do so effectively (Zimny, 2017). School administrators need a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Pearson, Roxanne N. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In 2010, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommended that eight hundred new STEM focused elementary and middle schools be established. Unfortunately, districts may be slow to implement STEM at the elementary level because they do not understand how to do so effectively (Zimny, 2017). School administrators need a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Bush, Gail Kiley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In 2010, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommended that eight hundred new STEM-focused elementary and middle schools be established. Unfortunately, districts have been slow to implement STEM at the elementary level because they do not understand how to do so effectively (Zimny, 2017). School administrators need a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Tanner, Emma Moss – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study is a program evaluation of the Life Skills Program at Mammoth Heights Elementary in the Douglas County School District. The overall goal of the Life Skills Program is to increase students' independent and daily living skills through the teaching of communication, social-emotional skills and academic skills. Students in the Life Skills…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Daily Living Skills, Communication Skills, Social Development
AASA, The School Superintendent's Association, 2020
The goal of this American Association of School Administrators (AASA) youth apprenticeship toolkit is to encourage the creation of school and business partnerships as a viable and expansive pathway to success in school, career and work. This toolkit provides resources for secondary and community college administrators to advocate for and build…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Apprenticeships, Secondary School Students, Community Colleges
Conroy, Paula Wenner – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the relationship of pre-service teachers with action research. Faculty researchers wanted to find out if pre-service teachers could learn and apply the principles of action research in their teaching and to investigate how action research could be used to promote or encourage reflective teaching…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Special Education, Teaching Methods, Action Research
Parise, Leigh M.; Finkelstein, Carla; Alterman, Emma – MDRC, 2015
Through the Innovative Professional Development (iPD) Challenge, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in helping school districts and networks redesign their professional development systems to serve educators better and improve student performance. MDRC's evaluation of the iPD Challenge involves case studies and multiple rounds of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Case Studies, Program Evaluation, Interviews
Lee, Chin-Wen; Ritchotte, Jennifer A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2019
According to the "2014-2015 State of the States in Gifted Education", Colorado is the only state in the United States where a series of on-site, customized twice-exceptional professional development (2E PD) opportunities have been implemented. The purpose of this case study evaluation was to understand the implementation of 2E PD during…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Faculty Development, Case Studies, Program Evaluation
