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Birney, Lauren B.; Kong, Joyce; Evans, Brian R.; Danker, Macey; Grieser, Kathleen – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential impacts of microteaching on experienced teachers participating in the Community Enterprise for Restoration Science (CCERS) Teaching Fellowship at Pace University as part of a National Science Foundation-funded research project on the education model known as the Curriculum and Community…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Case Studies, Middle School Teachers
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White, Jesse – Middle School Journal (J3), 2014
The recipe for success of Strive Preparatory Charter School (formerly West Denver Preparatory Charter School) is not a secret. This summer program, turned four-campus, middle level phenomenon, is proving to satisfy the appetite of parents hungry for a change in their children's educational opportunities. The intent of this article is to share a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Summer Programs
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Zipin, Lew – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2009
Among social justice efforts to make curriculum more engaging and achieving for "less advantaged" learners, the Funds of Knowledge (FoK) approach, as developed by Moll, Gonzalez and associates (Gonzalez, Moll, & Amanti, 2005; Moll, Amanti, Neff, & Gonzalez, 1992), offers sound conception and a track-record. The Redesigning…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Academic Education, Student Diversity, Cultural Influences