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Crocco, Margaret Smith; Cramer, Judith – Social Education, 2005
America has been called "the argument culture," but you would not know it from many social studies classrooms. Despite a longstanding tradition in social studies of teaching controversial issues, all too few of today's classrooms accommodate this kind of intellectual activity. Perhaps it is the pressure of high stakes testing, or the emphasis on…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Critical Thinking
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Clarke, David W. – Science Teacher, 2004
The use of complex instruments for chemical analysis is becoming increasingly important. Unfortunately, because of school budgetary constraints, many students are not exposed to these methods until they reach the college level. When students do have access to sophisticated instruments, they often view them as black boxes, with little or no…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Equipment
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Taylor, Pamela G.; Carpenter, B. Stephen, II – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2005
Teaching for understanding is a traditional goal in education that is enhanced through what curriculum theorists Wiggins and McTighe (1998) called "uncovering." In this article the authors describe the ways that interactive computer technology--hypertext--facilitates this act of "uncovering" as students try out ideas, formulate questions, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Art Education, Educational Technology, Hypermedia
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Gillespie, Patrica – Educational Perspectives, 2005
The author began her career in education as a drama teacher. Although she loved what she was doing, she felt she needed some new challenges. One summer she decided to enroll at the University of California at Berkeley to take a very intense course in film-making. On her return to Hawai'i, she discovered that if she took classes at the University…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Film Production, Production Techniques, High Schools
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McGrail, Ewa – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2005
This article reports on a study of English language arts teachers' attempts to integrate technology into the English classroom. Informants included middle and high school English teachers with varying teaching and technology experiences. Conceptualized as an interview study, the study used an open-ended protocol and spontaneously generated probes…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, English Instruction, English Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Wangemann, Paul; Lewis, Nina; Squires, David A. – T.H.E. Journal, 2003
The PDA was originally conceived of as a portable handheld electronic device that provided a user with a tool to organize his or her life through easy access to a personal calendar, daily planner, and address book. Over the years, these devices have expanded to include many new functions, which have helped more applications in diverse fields. This…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Education Courses, Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Rogers, Steve; Rogers, George E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2005
Technology education is being taught today in almost every high school and middle school in America. Over 1000 technology education departments are now including pre-engineering education in their programs. According to these authors, the time has come for the profession to agree that including pre-engineering education in technology education…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Schools of Education, Technology Education, Prerequisites
Iowa Department of Education, 2011
The Annual Condition of Education Report provides a wide range of state-level data, including shifts in student populations and demographics, teacher salaries and characteristics, student achievement results, and school financial information. A few examples of the categories presented in this 22nd edition report include: (1) Enrollment; (2) Early…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Annual Reports, State Surveys
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House Passes FY 2007 Funding Measure: Education Programs Slated to Receive Additional Funding; (2) President Bush…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Public Education, Educational Finance, Newsletters
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2007
Now progressing into its fourth year, Learning Clicks is an interactive, dynamic, and informative program to help students in Grades 9-12 learn about the importance, long-term benefits, and opportunities of post-secondary education. This program also serves as a portal to provide students with the necessary information to assist in planning and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Technology, Secondary School Students, Postsecondary Education
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Fischer, John M.; Mazurkiewicz, Grzegorz; Kellough, Zeb; Preslan, Jen – Social Education, 2007
Since 2001, classroom and pre-service teachers, along with high school and university students from Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania, Ukraine and the United States, have participated in an international workshop that focuses on preparing students and teachers for life in an increasingly interconnected world. These intercultural…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Democracy, Preservice Teacher Education
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Hess, Diana – Social Education, 2007
The ubiquity of documentary films in social studies courses, along with their potential to influence what students learn, clearly show that documentary films matter in social studies education. While the high rate of documentary film usage by social studies teachers indicates that they are amenable to bringing new films into their classrooms, they…
Descriptors: Navajo (Nation), Documentaries, Climate, Instructional Films
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Harlin, Rebecca P. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2007
This issue features seven studies that address affective as well as academic educational outcomes. The first article incorporates teachers' perceptions of the role of technology in supporting English language learners' writing. The second article highlights results for two cohorts of young children served by an Early Reading First program at…
Descriptors: Intervention, Early Reading, Outcomes of Education, Second Language Learning
Schneider, Barbara, Ed.; McDonald, Sarah-Kathryn, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006
This book explores the challenges of implementing and assessing educational interventions in varied classroom contexts. Included are reflections on the challenges of designing studies for improving the instructional core of schools, guidelines for establishing evidence of interventions' impacts across a wide range of settings, and an assessment of…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Educational Research, Educational Change, Intervention
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Hill, Paul T. – Education Next, 2006
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization created by the Microsoft founder and his wife in 2000, has already invested nearly a billion dollars in an effort to redesign the American high school. It supports some 1,500 existing schools; 450 of them are either restructured or brand new. But the foundation's focus was not…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, High Schools, Educational Change, Accountability
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