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Download full textRowe, Michael; Bertz, Christine – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
The Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) Model is a systemic approach to science learning and teaching based on five infrastructure pillars: research-based curriculum, differentiated professional development, administrative and community support, materials support, and assessment. This model uses the Science and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Alberg, Marty – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Burgette, John; Muzzi, Cindy; Lee, Laura; Niemeier, Brian – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Direct linkSmithsonian Science Education Center, 2015
The LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) model, developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), is a systemic approach to transforming science education consisting of five elements: a research-based, inquiry-driven science curriculum; differentiated professional development; administrative and community…
Descriptors: Science Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
Smithsonian Science Education Center, 2015
The LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) model, developed by the SSEC, is a systemic approach to transforming science education consisting of five elements: a research-based, inquiry-driven science curriculum; differentiated professional development; administrative and community support; materials support; and assessment.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
Smithsonian Science Education Center, 2015
The LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) model, developed by the SSEC, is a systemic approach to transforming science education consisting of five elements: a research-based, inquiry-driven science curriculum; differentiated professional development; administrative and community support; materials support; and assessment.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
Smithsonian Science Education Center, 2015
The LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) model, developed by the SSEC, is a systemic approach to transforming science education consisting of five elements: a research-based, inquiry-driven science curriculum; differentiated professional development; administrative and community support; materials support; and assessment.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
Tang, Yun; Zoblotsky, Todd – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes
Peer reviewedTerrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Gallard M., Alejandro J.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Walden, Emily D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to document the design, classroom implementation, and effectiveness of interactive online units to enhance science learning over 3 years among students with learning disabilities, English learners, and general education students. Results of a randomised controlled trial with 2,303 middle school students and 71…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Online Courses, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners
Sherwood, Robert D. – 1991
Prior to college-level mathematics coursework, students are not routinely provided with the opportunity to engage in the kind of sustained mathematical thinking necessary to solve complex, multistep problems, most likely because of the difficulties that school mathematics teachers face in communicating problem settings and contexts that are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6
