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Katarin Alinta Macleod; Silmara Alessi Guebur Roehrig – European Journal of Physics Education, 2022
Science, technology, society, and environment (STSE) education is a focus of the public education system of both Canada and Brazil and therefore should translate into the teaching and learning that occurs within their respective Bachelor of Education programs when addressing Science education, and specifically the connections between STSE and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Physics, Curriculum Development
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Nanette I. Marcum-Dietrich; Meredith Bruozas; Rachel Becker-Klein; Emily Hoffman; Carolyn Staudt – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2024
The Precipitating Change Project was a 5-year development, implementation, and research study of an innovative 4-week middle school curricular unit in computational weather forecasting that integrates students' learning and use of meteorology and computational thinking (CT) concepts and practices. The project produced a list of CT skills and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Urban Areas
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Mónica Colón-Aguirre; Kawanna Michelle Bright – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
LIS education has historically come under fire for what some perceive as a disconnect between what is taught in the classroom and what the job really entails. This study is part of a larger research study that used a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design to investigate liaison librarians' perceptions of their academic preparation to take on…
Descriptors: Library Science, Library Schools, Information Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Fuchs, Travis T.; Jellema, Elysia – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2023
This collaborative action research project documents the exploration and student learning outcomes of COVID-19 socioscientific issue-based lessons. Analysis of student interviews, surveys, and work, combined with classroom observations, revealed that COVID-19 socioscientific issue-based lessons improved students' conceptual understanding of the…
Descriptors: Science and Society, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M., Ed.; Martin-Hansen, Lisa, Ed.; Song, Youngjin, Ed. – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2023
This edited book explores different international practices in reforming science teacher education programs for STEM education. Incorporating case studies in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and South America, the contributors emphasise the large variety in STEM teacher preparation. Including science-centric versions of STEM…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Science Instruction
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Laura Chittle; Erika Kustra; Chris Houser – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2023
In recent years there has been a movement towards offering interdisciplinary curricula within higher education. While there are numerous benefits associated with interdisciplinary learning, the disciplinarily focused structure and culture of higher education can constrain interdisciplinary activities, and the challenges associated with developing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Potvin, Patrice; Bruyère, Marie-Hélène; Allaire-Duquette, Geneviève; Ahr, Emmanuel; Durocher, Éric; Cyr, Guillaume; Charland, Patrick; Chastenay, Pierre – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2023
The "Forty Electronic Challenges" is a "discovery learning" and socio-constructivist science activity that has become rather popular in Canada. The article recalls its emergence and development. It discusses its theoretical underpinnings and how it fits into the existing literature. It then gives educators all the guidelines…
Descriptors: Energy, Science Activities, Discovery Learning, Foreign Countries
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Slomka, Jessica M. – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2019
Scientific problems of the twenty-first century involve complex research questions that require an interdisciplinary approach. Educational research suggests that overall student achievement is greater in an interdisciplinary science curriculum than in a discipline-specific science curriculum. Regardless, the secondary school science curriculum in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Faherty, Roisin; Nolan, Karen; Quille, Keith; Becker, Brett; Oldham, Elizabeth – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2023
This paper unites the history of Computer Science (CS) Education in Ireland by plotting Ireland's roadmap leading to the implementation of formal Computer Science Education in schools. It first outlines the educational system in Ireland. The history roadmap starts in the 1970s with the first notions of introducing computing in post-primary school,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Saperstein, Evan – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2023
During the 2016 to 2017 school year, the Québec Ministry of Education announced the rollout of a new course, "Financial Education," that would take effect the following September. This sparked a curriculum debate over its potential impact on another Grade 11 course, "Contemporary World." Tasked with preparing educators to teach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
Nesen, Yuri; Fowler, Brian; Vegas, Emiliana – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
Computer science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. Since these skills take preeminence in the rapidly changing 21st century, CS education promises to significantly enhance student preparedness for the future of work and active citizenship. Based on prior analyses and…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Computer Science Education, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development
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Michelle Yeo; Sarah Hewitt; Joanne Bouma; Sarah Lang – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2024
Heavy content, high volume courses commonly create challenges for undergraduate students. Two such courses at our university are the introductory semesters of anatomy and physiology for first-year nursing students, taught by biology instructors. Despite the vast literature indicating the efficacy of using concept maps as a tool for learning, it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Nursing Students
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Bellomo, Katherine – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Science, technology, society, and the environment (STSE) education is a part of the science curriculum in Ontario schools and also a theoretical positioning for a science teacher. This qualitative study uses individual interviews, group meetings, and action research to explore, how science teachers, develop and implement inclusive science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Social Justice, Technology Education, Science Curriculum
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Helkenberg, Davin; Schoenberger, Nicole; Kooy, S. A. Vander; Pemberton, Amanda; Ali, Karim; Bartlett, Sarah; Clair, Jillian; Crombleholme, Sydney; Dee, Alison; DePierro, Kristy; Greenwood, Timothy; Lobzun, Meagan; Petersen, Cassandra; Saunders, Sabrina Redwing; Tarzi, Mary; Ward, Kristyn; Zip, Stacey – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2018
This paper was produced as a collaborative project by a Progressive Librarianship class at an ALA-accredited Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program located in Canada. Recent research in LIS has identified a need for issues of social justice to be discussed more prominently in LIS education. From a uniquely student perspective,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Information Science Education, Library Science
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Styles, Erin B.; Polvi, Elizabeth J. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2022
The last class session of the academic term represents an excellent opportunity to solicit meaningful feedback from students who have just completed the course. To capitalize on the students' first-hand knowledge of their own experiences with our course and maximize the impact of the last class for our Canadian graduate-level genetics course, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Course Evaluation
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