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Download full textClark, Taylorann K.; Anderson, Ryan; Paulsen, Thomas H. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2021
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the amount of preparation Iowa inservice secondary agricultural education teachers received in agricultural mechanics at the university level. Secondary School Based Agricultural Education instructors attending the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators' summer conference were given a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Direct linkFarley, Jennifer; Richardson Bruna, Katherine; Martinez Oropeza, Dawn; Ayala, Yesenia – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2019
"Al Éxito" supports the leadership development, post-secondary education, and civic engagement of Iowa Latina/o youth. In the summer of 2015, it piloted "Movimiento Al Éxito," a "pop up" summer program. In this article, we detail the innovative components and curriculum and describe our journey with "new…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Summer Programs, State History, Hispanic American Students
Black, Bruce J.; Haynes, Cynthia; Schrock, Denny; Duerfeldt, Kevin; Litchfield, Ruth – Journal of Extension, 2016
Gardening and nutrition lessons for children can affect knowledge, actions, and behaviors that support more healthful lifestyles. The objective of the study described in this article was to determine the effectiveness of a master gardener--led education program for youth at a week-long summer camp in Iowa. Garden knowledge was assessed via a…
Descriptors: Gardening, Summer Programs, Program Descriptions, Extension Education
Tank, Kristina M.; Raman, D. Raj; Lamm, Monica H.; Sundararajan, Sriram; Estapa, Anne – Science and Children, 2017
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance science teaching. This month's issue describes preservice elementary teachers learning engineering principles from engineers. Few elementary teachers have experience with implementing engineering into the classroom. While engineering professional development opportunities for inservice teachers…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Engineering, Faculty Development
Goonatilake, Rohitha; Bachnak, Rafic A. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2012
Recent decline of students pursuing engineering degree programs is a great concern for many higher education authorities including Federal and State governments. Existing programs in high schools have not yet produced the desired results. Consequently, a number of initiatives to remedy this situation have been proposed and implemented. One such…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, High School Students, Middle School Students, Workshops
Yager, Robert E.; Akcay, Hakan – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the Iowa Chautauqua Professional Development Program in terms of changes in concept mastery, use of process skills, application of science concept and skills, student attitudes toward science, student creativity, and student perceptions regarding their science classrooms. Participants…
Descriptors: Creativity, Student Attitudes, Classrooms, Science Instruction
Graves, Scott M.; Abbitt, Jason; Klett, Mitchell D.; Wang, Changhua – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2009
The Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Project is a technology professional development program designed to help teachers restructure teaching and learning practices in the classroom, and to foster technology use in the schools. The 5-year program (extended into a 6th) was funded in 1999 with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education: Technology…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Kendall, Cindy; Montgomery, Cherise; Rosenbusch, Marcia – Learning Languages, 2008
In order to help teachers negotiate the changing contexts of foreign language education, the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC) at Iowa State University began offering summer institutes in 1994. The authors were surprised at the intense interest in the institutes focused on technology. Since then the NFLRC has offered 36…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Second Languages, Educational Opportunities, Faculty Development
McAreavy, Molly – Quill and Scroll, 1998
Discusses a program in which the Iowa High School Press Association, along with a partner newspaper, awards an internship to a high school journalism advisor every summer. Recounts the experiences of an adviser working at West Liberty High School who made it her goal to better relations between the weekly town newspaper and the school newspaper.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Internship Programs, Journalism, Newspapers
Peer reviewedHilton, James W. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1981
Describes a study conducted (1) to determine the perceptions of vocational agriculture teachers and their administrators toward selected summer program activities, and (2) to determine if differences exist between vocational agriculture teachers and superintendents in their perceptions of the importance of selected summer program activities. (CT)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agricultural Education, Secondary Education, Summer Programs
Pierpont, Katherine – Teaching Pre K-8, 2007
In 2001, in partnership with the Waterloo, Iowa school system, the R.J. McElroy Trust, Janice Freeburg-Cannon, Tri-County Head Start, Allen Health System, the University of Northern Iowa and the Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education created a special model for early childhood education that would eventually become The Freeburg School.…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Workshops, Teaching Methods, Disabilities
Croft, Laurie – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
This article features the Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, and describes how the University of Iowa College of Education offers teacher education through the Belin-Blank dynamic model of professional development. As a part of the University of Iowa College of Education, the…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Academically Gifted, Talent, Professional Development
Peer reviewedStiles, John R. – Middle School Journal, 1994
Discusses several research-based premises underlying meaningful instruction for gifted and regular students. Lessons should be relevant and student centered, and students should be actively involved in their own learning and aware of attainable standards that guarantee high-quality work. This article describes an interdisciplinary Iowa summer…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Ecology, Gifted, Institutes (Training Programs)
