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Rezaei, Ali R. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
The goal of this research study was to find what makes groupwork to be successful. We asked faculty why they give groupwork assignments to their students and what their opinions about the best practices in creating effective groupwork environment for their students are. It was also intended to compare instructors' opinions with research findings…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Teamwork, Group Discussion, Teacher Attitudes
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
The issue of improving educational outcomes for children and youth in foster care is receiving some long-overdue attention, but the voices of classroom teachers have not been prominent in the discussions so far. To help fill this gap, a team from the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and funded by the Stuart Foundation convened six…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Improvement, Foster Care, Teacher Attitudes
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Knotts, Greg; Henderson, Lynette; Davidson, Ronald A.; Swain, John D. – College Teaching, 2009
This article describes the investigation of four first-year faculty at a comprehensive state university. We each explored and evaluated our teaching philosophies, strategies, and roles as educators and researchers, using Bain's definition of authentic teaching and learning, the "natural critical learning environment." We identified four…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods, College Instruction, College Faculty
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
The issue of improving educational outcomes for children and youth in foster care is receiving some long-overdue attention, but the voices of classroom teachers have not been prominent in the discussions so far. To help fill this gap, a team from the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and funded by the Stuart Foundation convened six…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Foster Care, Student Rights, Outcomes of Education
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
In the fall of 2009, a team from the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and funded by the Stuart Foundation convened six discussion groups to explore how teachers and foster children and youth interact in the classroom to improve educational outcomes. The discussion group sessions were held in three California counties--Fresno, Orange,…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Foster Care, Barriers, Student Evaluation
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Community Services and Migrant Education. – 1968
A two-part guide to facilitate the work of citizens' advisory committees for ESEA Title I programs presents procedures for both members of advisory committees and members of school district staffs. Procedures for advisory committee members cover selection of members and officers, responsibilities of the committee, relationship to the board of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Boards of Education, Compensatory Education, Discussion Groups