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Collet, Vicki S. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Research suggests that learning is situated, social, and constructed. Teachers, as well as their students, learn through collaborative participation in meaningful activity. This study investigates the impact of a Writing Project Institute on teachers' learning and instruction, considering characteristics of professional learning that influenced…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Instructional Improvement, Dialogs (Language), Institutes (Training Programs)
Steinmiller, Georgine; Steinmiller, Robert – 1993
Youth Opportunities Unlimited is a summer residential program for Arkansas high school students at risk of dropping out of school. During 1989-91, 517 14- and 15-year-old students completed the program, which consisted of two academic classes, a job skills class, and paid employment during 60 days residence on a university campus. Additional…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Followup Studies, High Risk Students, High School Students
Steinmiller, Robert; And Others – 1989
This paper offers an overview of the Academic Enrichment for Gifted in Summer (AEGIS) programs, an in-depth view of one AEGIS program, and a description of the creation and production of a historic play. In 1984, Arkansas sponsored its first 5 summer AEGIS programs, involving 275 students. In 1988, programs served 1,300 students. Day-programs…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cooperative Learning, Day Camp Programs, Elementary Secondary Education