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Askew, Karyl; Stevenson, Olivia; Jones, Bridget – Grantee Submission, 2018
"INSPIRE" is an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. "INSPIRE" provides an innovative integrated K-12 STEM pipeline approach focused on STEM course content and instructional redesign. The INSPIRE model was implemented in Cabarrus County…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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Miller, Susan P.; Mancl, Dustin B.; Ferreira, Daniell; Kennedy, Meghan – School-University Partnerships, 2012
The purpose of this article is to share information related to the emergence of mathematics renewal (i.e., enhancing teacher instruction) for struggling learners within an elementary PDS. Specifically, background related to the PDS and three phases of the renewal process are discussed (i.e., identification of needs, implementation of new…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development Schools, Elementary Schools, Mathematics Instruction
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Lim, Cher Ping; Tay, Lee Yong; Hedberg, John – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Two grade 5 classes (11-12-year-olds) were introduced through an inquiry-based pedagogy to scientific ideas and concepts within a 3D game-like multi-user virtual environment (MUVE). This article explores how a particular set of strategies and conditions might encourage and sustain the use of the MUVE, Quest Atlantis (QA), as a problem-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Educational Innovation, Grade 5
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Luckey, Evelyn – 1971
The Scottwood Plan is an instructional and organizational innovation involving block scheduling with extended class periods, increased emphasis on creative arts, teacher specialization, and team planning across subject areas. Participating in the Plan, which was put into operation during the 1970-71 school year at Scottwood Elementary School, were…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary School Curriculum, Flexible Scheduling
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Antonek, Janis; And Others – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1994
Describes an innovative Japanese elementary school foreign language (FLES) program introduced at the Laboratory School of the University of Pittsburgh. Lessons focused on thematic vocabulary presented within a context, a language function associated with the context, and some attention to the grammatical or syntactic structure necessary for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, FLES, Grade 4
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Mink, Deborah V.; Fraser, Barry J. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
This article describes a one-year study of 120 fifth grade students whose teachers participated in a program entitled Project SMILE (Science and Mathematics Integrated with Literary Experiences). The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which the classroom implementation of Project SMILE positively influenced the classroom…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Student Attitudes, Validity, Educational Innovation