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Direct linkWu, Ting-Ting; Liu, Wei-Shan – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
Innovation in the design of curricula is widely discussed. Innovative curricula expose students to a diverse range of learning environments and prompt them to ask questions, stimulating their creativity and allowing them to develop a sense of initiative and to hone their problem-solving skills and ability to apply knowledge to practice. The…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Toys, Authentic Learning, Creative Thinking
Leah R. Cheek; Vinson Carter; Michael K. Daugherty; Christian Z. Goering – Reading Teacher, 2024
Empathy, an unsung, yet critical element of learning, can be strategically interlaced with literacy instruction and engineering design to create a rich and authentic learning experience for students. Integrated STEM education rests on the promise of engaging students and providing deep understandings through the intentional practice of delivering…
Descriptors: Empathy, STEM Education, Literacy Education, Engineering Education
Hock, Amber – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed by this study is an increasing deficit in unstructured play in education due to the intensification of academics in younger grades, leading to immature social-emotional skills. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine teacher perceptions of benefits of unstructured classroom play on the impulse control of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Play, Elementary School Students, Social Emotional Learning
Nell K. Duke; Anne-Lise Halvorsen; Stephanie L. Strachan; Jihyun Kim; Spyros Konstantopoulos – American Educational Research Journal, 2021
This cluster randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of project-based learning with professional development supports on social studies and literacy achievement and motivation of second-grade students from low-socioeconomic status school districts. At random in within-school pairs, 48 teachers were assigned to the experimental or…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 2
Häggström, Margaretha; Schmidt, Catarina – Environmental Education Research, 2020
This article advocates a holistic approach to education concerning literacy and ecological literacy development and builds on data from two different case studies in compulsory school classes in Sweden. The study is built on action-based research and the data material was analysed through directed qualitative content analysis. We argue that place…
Descriptors: Young Children, Grade 1, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
Johnson, Carla C., Ed.; Walton, Janet B., Ed.; Peters-Burton, Erin E., Ed. – NSTA Press, 2019
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume in the "STEM Road Map Curriculum Series," you can! "Investigating Environmental Changes" outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Outdoor Education
