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Activating Calculus to Command the Seas: Reflecting on Ten Years of Active and Inquiry-Based Learning at the US Naval Academy
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Ksir, Amy E.; Allman, Justin M.; Hetherington, Noble, III.; Selbach-Allen, Megan E.; Skipper, Daphne – PRIMUS, 2021
Over the past 10 years, the authors of this paper have implemented a series of project-based and inquiry-based learning initiatives in the calculus sequence at our institution. These initiatives took place in a department with an existing strong culture supporting teaching innovation and improvement. In this paper, we describe three initiatives in…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
State Knowledge Utilization Spotlight: Maryland. Transforming State Systems to Improve Outcomes for Children with Disabilities
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Pentimonti, Jill; Pfannenstiel, Kathleen; Walker, Melodee – National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2017
The selection of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in mathematics is a critical step toward improving mathematics outcomes for students with disabilities. This state spotlight presents how the Maryland State Department of Education uses the TAP-IT (Team, Analyze, Plan, Implement, and Track) process coupled with systems coaching to support the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods, Disabilities
Department Chairs' Perceptions of Part-Time Faculty Status in Maryland Public and Private Higher Education Institutions
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Moorehead, Daniel L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The growing use of part-time, non-tenure track faculty in higher education has become a nationwide phenomenon. The college-teaching part-time instructor is one who is working for low pay, has little job security, and has few benefits. College part-time instructors' employment is in a contingent state. They do not have the job protection provided…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Higher Education, College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty
Programmatic Definition for Computer Education.
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1983
A task force on the use of computers in instruction was appointed by the Maryland Deputy State Superintendent of Schools to respond to requests of state local education agencies for assistance with computer education. One result of the deliberations of that group is this paper, which establishes the programmatic definition for a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development
Computers in Instruction. Report of Task Force on Use of Computers in Instruction.
Deasy, Richard J. – 1984
The Maryland Task Force on the Use of Computers in Instruction conducted a statewide survey of the following components of a successful computer education program: planning; curriculum development; staff development; computer use; instructional equity; selection, maintenance, and evaluation of hardware and courseware; and parent and community…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
How Four States Put HIV/AIDS Instruction in the Classroom: Alabama, Maryland, Nebraska and Washington.
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Nash, Margaret A.; Dunkle, Margaret C. – 1990
This study profiles four diverse states (Alabama, Maryland, Nebraska, and Washington) where successful programs have been developed and implemented to provide Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) instruction to elementary and secondary school students. The report identifies common factors and strategies for…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role