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Koutsoukos, Marios; Mouratidis, Antonios – International Education Studies, 2016
The aim of the present study is to investigate the teaching techniques applied, as well as the difficulties, with which educators in teaching Natural Resource Management are confronted. For research purposes, a case study was conducted on teaching Natural Resource Management in the Third Grade of Vocational Lyceum (EPAL) in Northern Greece. It was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Natural Resources, Secondary Education
Gessler, Michael; Howe, Falk – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2015
The "Riga Conclusions" of the European Ministries of Education of 22 June 2015 for the orientation of vocational education and training in Europe are promoting work-based learning as one of five "medium-term deliverables" for the next five years. But: How should and can work-based teaching and learning be designed? Our approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Experiential Learning, Task Analysis

Bradburd, D. C. – English Journal, 1995
Explains how the theater arts require a blend of contemplation and creativity that embodies the heart of real education. Demonstrates that for an actor and a director to produce a scene they must read and understand the lines, research the context, and define the character emotionally, intellectually, and physically. (TB)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Drama, Experiential Learning

Uyeda, Steve; Madden, John; Brigham, Lindy A.; Luft, Julie A.; Washburne, Jim – Science Teacher, 2002
Describes problem based learning (PBL) as a science teaching approach that combines both school and real-world science. Explains how to design an ill-structured problem considering local, state, and national standards; finding and preparing data; implementing PBL in the classroom; and its benefits and student assessment. Includes an example of PBL…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Experiential Learning, Problem Based Learning

Scarce, Rik – Teaching Sociology, 1997
Suggests that field trips may best be seen as an example of short-term experiential education. Explains how field trips may be helpful in a range of sociology classes; notes the basic steps to planning, undertaking, and evaluating field trips; and addresses advantages of, and objections to, such excursions. (DSK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Experiential Learning, Field Trips

Joachim, Andrew – American Biology Teacher, 2003
Explains the fight or flight reaction and presents a hands-on activity for high school students. Uses crayfish behavior as an example. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Animal Behavior, Biology, Class Activities
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Education and Work Program. – 1997
An integrated workplace-learning project is a self-directed, intellectually rigorous, field-based learning experience in which students apply academic skills in solving real-world problems in the community. This guidebook was designed to help teachers and other school staff collaborate with students and employers to plan integrated…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Career Planning, Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Planning

Lauer, Thomas E. – American Biology Teacher, 2003
Proposes a teaching strategy to teach ecological concepts and terminology through the use of games and simulations. Includes examples from physiological ecology, population ecology, and ecosystem ecology. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Ecology, Educational Games, Experiential Learning

Bouchard, Adam M.; Elwess, Nancy L. – American Biology Teacher, 2003
Describes the design and implementation of an activity to teach electrocommunication in animals using scientific inquiry and engineering design to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions in understanding electrocommunication in electric fish; develop explanations of natural phenomena as a creative process; and help understand that…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Animals, Aquariums, Biology

Behets, Daniel – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1997
Reports a study that examined secondary physical education teacher and student behavior, comparing more- and less- effective teachers. Videotapes of teachers teaching a new gymnastic skill indicated that more-effective teachers had more active learning time and less instruction time, and they spent significantly more time observing students.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Gymnastics, Physical Education
Paglin, Catherine – Northwest Education, 2002
An alternative school in southern Oregon that allows students to make up missing credits offers project-based thematic classes that take students outside the school. One course studied the Klamath Basin's water crisis and involved exploring the area and the perspectives of farmers, biologists, park rangers, and Native Americans. Courses culminate…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Ecology, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
Schweinhart, Tom – Camping Magazine, 2002
A month-long residential program for adolescents in Michigan teaches arts and sciences through active learning workshops in an experiential, cooperative camp environment. Appreciation for diversity, supporting the developmental needs of adolescents, and building a sense of community are prime foci of the program. These are accomplished through…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Art Education
Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA. – 2002
Six programs are profiled that garner both deep engagement and high achievement from young people. All build upon fundamental needs of adolescent life: to register positive impact upon the world, to feel respected and connected, and to construct one's own narrative. A community action initiative at a high school in Texas' Rio Grande Valley is…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment

Roberts, Kristen M. – Social Education, 1997
Describes a high school geography class that emphasized hands-on and experiential learning. The students designed travel brochures, planned overseas trips on a budget, and even produced commercials. One of the more popular activities involved different groups creating poster board maps of specific regions and then combining them for a global map.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning, Geography
Nowicki, Joseph John; Meehan, Kerry F. – 1996
This book begins with a short overview describing the four basic strategies in a research and theoretical base. The second chapter focuses on the three components of learning seen as universal to all lessons. These elements, "factual knowledge", "skill development", and "conceptual knowledge", remain in focus throughout the rest of the book. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning
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