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Mary Jo Dondlinger – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2021
Although online course design is no longer new, few design cases describe the development of entire courses based on principles of student-centered learning design. This design case chronicles the context, design challenges, and successes and failures of a graduate course on Technology & Inquiry-based Instructional Methods for an online…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Online Courses, Instructional Design, Graduate Students
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2016
States increasingly are incorporating Kindergarten Entry Assessments (KEAs) into their comprehensive assessment systems with the goal of helping educators identify gaps in children's competencies, target instruction to children's individual needs, engage parents to better support their child's learning, and identify needs for expanding and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Tests, Testing Programs, Data Use
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Hendler, Susan; Nakelski, Maria – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
The kindergarten teachers in the Levittown School District implement an extended day to enhance academic and social development of their students. A description of the literacy and motor skills cluster program and specific examples of a thematic instructional unit are included. Teachers receive professional development and training and are…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Kindergarten, Psychomotor Skills, Academic Achievement
Marietta, Geoff; Brookover, Elisha – Foundation for Child Development, 2011
Despite skyrocketing growth in its English Language Learner (ELL) population, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has been remarkably effective in improving outcomes for ELL students across the district. Achievement has increased, and gaps between ELL students and their native English-speaking peers have decreased. This success is intentional.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Kelly, Janet; Weis, R. Stephen – Science and Children, 2005
This article discusses professional development that offers practical tips for elementary teachers to implement in their classrooms right away. The programs at the Institute of Math, Science, and Technology Education at Texas Christian University at Fort Worth, Texas, offer a professional development model. In this successful collaborative, formed…
Descriptors: Grants, Technology Education, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development