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Hammond, Thomas; Bodzin, Alec; Popejoy, Kate; Anastasio, David; Holland, Breena; Sahagian, Dork – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
For decades, educators have hoped to integrate geospatial tools into K-12 classrooms but struggled with barriers of time, technology, and curriculum alignment. The authors formed a design partnership with ninth-grade science and social studies teachers in an urban high school in order to conduct teacher professional development while also…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Geographic Information Systems
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Hubber, Peter; Darby, Linda; Tytler, Russell – Teaching Science, 2010
This is the first of two papers that draw on a study of the national BHP Billiton Science Awards, a peak competition funded by BHP Billiton and administered by CSIRO. BHP Billiton, CSIRO and ASTA together oversee the strategic direction of the Awards. This paper reports an analysis focussed on the outcomes for students of participation in open…
Descriptors: Investigations, Awards, Partnerships in Education, Science Instruction
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LoGerfo, Laura; Christopher, Elise M.; Flanagan, Kristin Denton – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The focus of this First Look report is on base-year contextual data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09). This First Look is intended as a companion to the report, "High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09): A First Look at Fall 2009 Ninth-Graders (NCES 2011327)" (ED521115), which focuses on the mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Science Teachers, School Counselors
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Knight, Meredith; Huttlinger, Claire; Carlson, Bree; Cunningham, Christine – Technology Teacher, 2006
When one mentions the word engineering, most people think immediately of high-tech items such as computers, or large-scale projects such as bridges, buildings, and roads. While these products represent the products of engineering, there are clear challenges to having students work directly on any of these projects in the context of a science…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Engineering Education, Educational Technology, Science Teachers
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Goodnough, Karen – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2001
Reports on a case study in which a high school teacher explored Multiple Intelligence (MI) theory using it as a conceptual framework to make decisions about structuring her grade 9 science curriculum. Describes the teacher's initial explorations of the theory, incorporation of the theory into daily teaching, and the outcomes of the study for both…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High Schools, Multiple Intelligences, Science Curriculum
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Kilbourn, Brent – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982
Presents a qualitative analysis of an episode from a beginning teacher's biology lesson to demonstrate the intricate relationships among teacher intentions, curriculum materials, teaching, and potential student outcomes. Develops the concept "epistemological flatness" as a way of characterizing salient aspects of curriculum materials and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Biology, Classroom Observation Techniques, Grade 9