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Danielle J. Malone; J. B. Firestone; J. A. Morrison; S. N. Newcomer; L. K. Lightner – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2024
This paper describes the integration of geographic information system (GIS) technology in a high school environmental science classroom, specifically examining the impact of GIS technology on student engagement, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary learning for Education for Sustainability (EfS). This environmental science classroom utilized…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Geographic Information Systems, High Schools
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D'Souza, Malcolm J.; Kashmar, Richard J.; Hurst, Kent; Fiedler, Frank; Gross, Catherine E.; Deol, Jasbir K.; Wilson, Alora – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2015
Wesley College is a private, primarily undergraduate minority-serving institution located in the historic district of Dover, Delaware (DE). The College recently revised its baccalaureate biological chemistry program requirements to include a one-semester Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences course and project-based experiential learning…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Geographic Information Systems
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2010
The deadline pressure states faced in submitting applications in the federal Race to the Top competition is now being felt at the local level, as school districts scurry to craft work plans that show how they will execute ambitious changes in education policy. Eleven states, plus the District of Columbia, have won a combined $4 billion this year…
Descriptors: Competition, Unions, School Districts, Politics of Education
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Rees, Peter W.; Silberman, Jordan A. – Journal of Geography, 2010
The Delaware Geography-Health Initiative is a Web- and GIS-based set of lesson units for teaching geographic concepts and research methods within the context of the state's high school geography standards. Each unit follows a research-based, inquiry-centered model addressing questions of health because of Delaware's high incidence of cancer,…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Units of Study, Research Methodology, Geography