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Using Space as a Context for Teaching Science
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Smith, Mark – School Science Review, 2012
This article describes how the Science Department at Shoeburyness High School in Essex introduced a space-themed year 8 (ages 12-13) science course to increase student engagement and motivation. As well as discussing the rationale for such curriculum change, it describes the processes of planning and resourcing the course, and the barriers that…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Curriculum Development, Science Curriculum, Science Departments
A Study of Professional Learning Communities and Science Achievement in Large High Schools
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Kincannon, Susan D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare the science achievement and high school completion rates of students in a large high school implementing professional learning community concepts and practices with two large high schools not participating in professional learning community concepts and practices. The primary methodology employed was a…
Descriptors: High Schools, Science Achievement, Academic Achievement, Science Departments
Metaphorical Duality: High School Subject Departments as Both Communities and Organizations
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Melville, Wayne; Wallace, John – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
This article investigates the metaphorical duality that exists when school subject departments are concurrently conceptualized as both communities and organizations. Employing a narrative methodology, we use the metaphorical duality to examine the manner in which science teachers negotiate two key aspects of their work; professional learning and…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Political Power, Professional Development, Teacher Leadership
A Two-Pronged Approach to Promote Food Science in U.S. High Schools
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McEntire, Jennifer Cleveland; Rollins, Mary – Journal of Food Science Education, 2007
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the IFT Foundation, and Discovery Education partnered to create and distribute food science information to science department and school counselor chairs in all 18,000 U.S. high schools in January 2006. Two multimedia "kits" were generated for teachers and counselors, each consisting of DVDs with food…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foods Instruction, High Schools, Science Departments
Gender Ratios in High School Science Departments: The Effect of Percent Female Faculty on Multiple Dimensions of Students' Science Identities
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Gilmartin, Shannon; Denson, Nida; Li, Erika; Bryant, Alyssa; Aschbacher, Pamela – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
To examine how school characteristics are tied to science and engineering views and aspirations of students who are underrepresented in science and engineering fields, this mixed-methods study explores relationships between aspects of students' science identities, and the representation of women among high school science teachers. Quantitative…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Majors (Students), Females, Women Faculty
Implementing the Professional Development Standards: A Research Department's Masters Degree Program for High School Chemistry Teachers
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Blasie, Constance; Palladino, George – Journal of Chemical Education, 2005
The Penn Department of Chemistry established a strong relationship with regional school districts to develop a unique program for current secondary science teachers, resulting in the June 2000 implementation of the Master of Chemistry Education (MCE) Program. The program has equipped teachers with the tools to conduct this inquiry, thus yielding…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Teachers, Program Implementation, Professional Development