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Mohnsen, Bonnie – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2005
Heart monitors, pedometers, and now virtual reality-based equipment (e.g., Cyberbikes, "Dance Dance Revolution") have been embraced by physical educators as technologies worth using in the physical education program; however, the use of computers (be it a desktop, notebook, or handheld) in the physical education instructional program, has not been…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Middle School Students, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Activities
Hall, Gene E.; Smith, Carol; Nowinski, Mary Beth – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
There is widespread understanding of the need to evaluate teacher education programs. Unfortunately, the history of teacher education program evaluations is spotty, evolutionary, and limited in scope. Probably the most fundamental reason that program evaluations are limited is that there has not been a clear, consistent, and shared framework for…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Teacher Education Curriculum, Inferences
Carroll, Annemaree; Forlin, Chris; Jobling, Anne – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2003
Although it is recognized that teachers play a pivot role in shaping the overall attitudes towards students with disabilities in classrooms, little research has focused on redesigning preservice teacher training programs to facilitate more positive feelings in the interactions between teachers and students with disabilities. Specific factors have…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Education Courses, Inclusive Schools
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O'Brien, Joseph; Kohlmeier, Jada – Social Studies, 2003
National standards in social studies, history, civics/government, and geography stress the importance of preparing young people to become active citizens, yet pay little attention to civic leadership. Several only imply that one of a citizen's responsibilities is to assume leadership roles at the community, state, and national level. Only one…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Leadership, Citizenship Education, Civics
Fein, Albert H. – Multicultural Education, 2004
Many schools that prepare teacher candidates for certification are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), which requires six standards for accreditation based on the following categories: (1) Candidate, Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions; (2) Assessment System and Unit Evaluation; (3) Field Experiences…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications, Field Experience Programs, Teacher Certification
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Baker, David P.; Fabrega, Rodrigo; Galindo, Claudia; Mishook, Jacob – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2004
This article examines the influence of instructional time on achievement, particularly from the perspective of national implementation of schooling and national levels of achievement in mathematics. The report is in four sections. The first section provides a brief introduction to the idea of instructional time as a fundamental educational…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Time Factors (Learning)
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Hansen, Laurie E. – Science and Children, 2003
This article describes how Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) teaching strategies can help English language learners (ELL) with science. GLAD is a model for planning science, social studies, and literature-based units. It includes a collection of innovative strategies designed to help all levels of ELL students' access core curriculum while…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Second Language Learning, Teacher Educators, English (Second Language)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NJ1), 2006
This report presents current research findings on teacher preparation and effectiveness. While some critics question the role of teacher preparation as a key to teacher effectiveness, this report contends that available research supports the importance of high quality teacher preparation. Well prepared teachers outperform those who are not…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Effectiveness
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Jacobs, Jennifer K.; Hiebert, James; Givvin, Karen Bogard; Hollingsworth, Hilary; Garnier, Helen; Wearne, Diana – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2006
Debates about the future of school mathematics in the United States often center on whether standards-based instruction is improving or undermining students' achievement. Critical for making progress in these debates is information about the actual nature of classroom practice in U.S. classrooms. This article focuses on one key element of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, National Standards
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Burnett, Cathy – Research Papers in Education, 2006
The way in which professional knowledge is presented in initial teacher education (ITE) in England and Wales is significant. Not only is it emblematic of the way teaching itself is conceived, but it is likely to influence the way that students engage with their development. The following analysis therefore describes and critiques the kinds of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Personal Narratives, Preservice Teacher Education
Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – 1992
In this report, the author traces the recent development of standards for mathematics teaching. Two central tensions are examined: (1) the tension between arriving at consensus and effecting change; and (2) the tension between providing direction and affording discretion in practice. With a focus on the challenges inherent in the ambitious vision…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1993
This document contains written and oral statements from 11 U.S. Senators and the Secretaries of Education and Labor concerning the need to improve education standards and job training opportunities for youth. According to the witnesses, legislation has been introduced that will begin such changes, and boards will be set up to establish standards…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1993
This third volume in a four-volume study of industry- and education-driven skill standards in the United States and other countries contains information regarding industry driven credentialling and accreditation of programs. Section A includes descriptions of nine organizations involved in one or more components of skill standards/certification.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Madson, David P.; And Others – 1992
This report updates information on a previous synthesis of information currently available on the development of educational outcomes and a system of indicators for students with disabilities. Specifically, it provides information on the key national policy groups involved in outcomes-related activities and on key reports that have been produced…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Gonzales, Roseann Duenas – 1993
The present national educational reform movement offers an unprecedented opportunity to integrate innovative policy options and technical knowledge with concerns about equity and fairness. Philosophically, most Americans subscribe to the idea of fairness in education, but pragmatically the concept of fairness has eluded American schools for some…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary School Students
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