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Sharma, Ajay; Alvey, Elaine Margaret – Ethics and Education, 2021
The world is confronted with wicked environmental problems that cannot be well understood or acted upon without addressing their ethical dimensions. Research shows that official science curricula on environmental science and ecology topics are shaped by the scientific discourse and environmental discourses of "ecological modernization"…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Ethics, Science Instruction, Conservation (Environment)
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Wallace, Carolyn S. – Science Education, 2012
This is a critical time for the science education community as we embark on the creation and implementation of new national science standards. The purpose of this essay is to offer insight into how the language of curriculum standards, including that found in state science standards in the United States over the past 15 years, has posed barriers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Policy, Science Education
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Kerr, Lynda C. – Art Education, 2005
National Board Certification is intended to indicate that "a teacher is judged by his or her peers as one who is accomplished, makes sound professional judgments about students' best interests, and acts effectively on those judgments." This author, the first National Board Certified Art Teacher in Georgia, offers a first-hand perspective…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Teacher Certification, Art Teachers, National Standards
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Moseley, Christine – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2003
In this activity, teachers in one state create and share an "exchange box" of environmental and cultural items with students of another state. The Environmental Exchange Box activity enables teachers to improve students' skills in scientific inquiry and develop attitudes and values conducive to science learning such as wonder, curiosity,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teachers, Global Education
Thornton, Holly – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2006
The discourse on teacher quality has centered on issues of teacher knowledge and teacher skill, yet a third element that is central to all professional standards is teacher dispositions. Although there is no consensus about a definition of teacher dispositions, there are several models in use regarding how dispositions are being addressed. Most…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Teacher Characteristics, National Standards, Teacher Effectiveness
Stitt-Gohdes, Wanda – 1997
This proceedings includes the following papers and carousel presentations: "Information Technology Related Career Development Needs of Secondary Vocational Teachers" (Joe W. Kotrlik, Betty C. Harrison, Donna H. Redmann, Cindy S. Handley); "Do Gender and Academic Risk Matter? Influences on Career Decision Making and Occupational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents