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But What Does It Look Like? Illustrations of Disciplinary Literacy Teaching in Two Content Areas
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Rainey, Emily C.; Maher, Bridget L.; Coupland, David; Franchi, Rod; Moje, Elizabeth Birr – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2018
In this piece, the authors offer two illustrations of central features of disciplinary literacy teaching. One illustration describes an episode of history literacy teaching, and the other describes an episode of physics literacy teaching. Both examples show how teachers may support students' development of disciplinary inquiry, disciplinary…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Content Area Reading, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
Learning to Teach in a Museum: Benefits of a Museum-University Partnership
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Hamilton, Erica R.; Margot, Kelly C. – Journal of Museum Education, 2020
This article centers on the results of a two-year study of a museum-university partnership conducted with 81 secondary preservice student teachers enrolled in a large public university in the Midwestern United States. The focus is on preservice student teachers' experiences working in a large urban museum which also houses a public middle school…
Descriptors: Museums, Universities, Partnerships in Education, Grade 6
Curricular and Pedagogical Imperatives for Fostering Effective STEM Teacher Preparation
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King, Caryn M.; Lancaster, Paula E.; DeFrance, Nancy L.; Melin, Jacquelyn A.; Cleveland, Rosemary – Teacher Education and Practice, 2013
This article describes a unique approach to developing and delivering the curriculum for an experimental program that prepares STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduates for teaching in high-needs secondary schools. The context for the collaborative design--including the charge, personnel, and purpose of the program--is…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Experimental Programs