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Murray, Jeffrey W.; Jackson, Christopher N.; Marx, Andrew – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2023
The authors report on a pilot project designed to integrate habits of mind into a skills-based first-year seminar. This project featured the development of a curriculum map outlining the primary learning objectives for seven habits of mind--curiosity, perseverance, introspection, courage, humility, empathy, and civility--and this study shares that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, First Year Seminars, Curriculum Implementation
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Shakeshaft, Charol; Becker, Jonathan; Mann, Dale; Reardon, Martin; Robinson, Kerry – Planning and Changing, 2013
The authors describe a simulation-based set of full-motion video scenarios which require students studying educational leadership to make decisions that solve problems presented in "A Year in the Life of a Middle School Principal." The decision points were designed to reflect the proficiencies emphasized in ISLLC [Interstate School…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Middle School Students, Instructional Leadership
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Scida, Emily E.; Saury, Rachel E. – CALICO Journal, 2006
The University of Virginia's (UVA) Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese created two new hybrid courses for elementary Spanish which supplement 3 hours a week of class time with 2 hours of mandatory, web-based practice activities to respond to a need to make better use of personnel resources at the university. This article reports on the…
Descriptors: Internet, Drills (Practice), Teaching Assistants, Pilot Projects
Boraks, Nancy; And Others – 1982
A project was undertaken to develop, field test, and revise strategies for adult beginning readers (ABRs). During the first phase of the study, the researchers identified roadblocks to use of word recognition clues by ABRs. Based on data and feedback from local and state piloting and general principles of learning, the project staff developed the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students