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Williams, Rhonda L.; Ferber, Abby L. – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2008
This article discusses an innovative program, Smart-Girl, developed in collaboration among feminist scholars, educators, and business women concerned with intervening in and improving the lives of adolescent girls in their community. This program is unique not only in its success, but also in the social and emotional impact it has had on the high…
Descriptors: Feminism, Females, Service Learning, Teaching Methods
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Wieman, Carl; Perkins, Katherine; Gilbert, Sarah – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2010
There are countless reports stressing the economic and societal benefits to be gained from improved science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for all students. Although there is extensive research on alternative teaching methods that increase student learning and are practical to implement, the combined efforts of federal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Universities, Educational Innovation
BRUDENELL, GERALD A.; MEIER, JOHN H. – 1968
IN AN EFFORT TO TRAIN TEACHERS TOO GEORGRAPHICALLY SEPARATED TO MEET REGULARLY FOR COURSE WORK, AN INSTITUTE WAS PLANNED AT COLORADO STATE COLLEGE IN GREELEY, COLORADO, ONE HUNDRED TEACHERS ATTENDED 2- TO 5-DAY ORIENTATION SESSIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF MICROTEACHING TECHNIQUES AND SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED MATERIALS IN WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Kronberg, Robi; Filbin, Janet – 1993
This manual was developed in conjunction with the implementation of the Colorado Effective Education Model, a systems change project designed to develop best educational practices for students with severe disabilities in inclusive settings. The manual presents adaptations to better meet elementary level students' goals and objectives and describes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
Cessna, K. Kay; And Others – 1993
This monograph offers six papers which present a model to assist in developing instructionally differentiated programming based on individual needs for students with behavioral disorders. The first three chapters focus on underlying philosophies. A paper by Myron Swize titled "Colorado's Needs-Based Approach" stresses that it is more…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary School Students