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Direct linkTrautmann, Nancy; Branch, Laura; Wingerden, Rebecca Rehder; Watkins, Michelle; Ort, Janet; Deal, Kelsey – Science Teacher, 2021
The authors of this article have participated in intensive professional development in the Peruvian Amazon and brought this firsthand experience of the rainforest back to their classrooms. However, the activities presented in this article are designed to be accessible and inspirational to "all students," regardless of whether they or…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Urban Areas, Citizen Participation
Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James – Science Teacher, 2011
Earthquakes "have" been in the news of late--from the disastrous 2010 Haitian temblor that killed more than 300,000 people to the March 2011 earthquake and devastating tsunami in Honshu, Japan, to the unexpected August 2011 earthquake in Mineral, Virginia, felt from Alabama to Maine and as far west as Illinois. As expected, these events…
Descriptors: Plate Tectonics, Geology, Foreign Countries, Earth Science
Download full textProvasnik, Stephen; Kastberg, David; Ferraro, David; Lemanski, Nita; Roey, Stephen; Jenkins, Frank – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study of student achievement. TIMSS 2011 represents the fifth such study since TIMSS was first conducted in 1995. Developed and implemented at the international level by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests
National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 is the fifth administration of this international comparative study since 1995 when first administered. TIMSS is used to compare over time the mathematics and science knowledge and skills of fourth- and eighth-graders. TIMSS is designed to align broadly with mathematics and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests
Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2009
The "International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. It contains the following papers: (1) Teacher Perceptions of Authentic Pedagogy: A Case Study of Professional Development in an African American High School's…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies
Tighe, Mary Ann – 1991
A study compared the teaching of composition in secondary British and American schools in the areas of English, social studies, and science. Surveys were returned by 223 teachers in the southeastern Alabama area (out of 310 surveys sent) and by 48 teachers in Suffolk County, England (out of 87 surveys requested). Low response from teachers in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2004
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Art Teachers, Public Education, Teacher Education Programs
