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Computers, Teachers, Peers: Science Learning Partners
Book by Marcia C. Linn, Sherry Hsi; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000
Subjects: Computer-Assisted Instruction--United States--Case Studies, Group Work In Education--United States--Case Studies, Science--Study And Teaching (Middle School)--United States--Case Studies, Science--Study And Teaching (Secondary)--United States--Case Studies
...Study and teaching Middle school -- United States -- Case studies. 2. Science -- Study and teaching Secondary -- United...final form. Although Science Curriculum Improvement Study activities were used in a large number of schools, a combination of costs...because the logistics of teaching science using complex...schools across the United States proved to be extremely...
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Asia, Case Studies in the Social Sciences: A Guide for Teaching
Book by Myron L. Cohen; M. E. Sharpe, 1992
Subjects: Asia--Economic Conditions--Case Studies, Asia--Politics And Government--Case Studies, Asia--Social Conditions--Case Studies, Social Sciences--Asia--Case Studies, Social Sciences--Study And Teaching (Higher)--United States
...Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, Democracy: The Case of China Andrew J. Nathan 235...67 Political Science Democracy and Political Participation...Islam in Indonesia: A Case Study of Religion in Society John R. Bowen...Economics Japan and China as Case Studies in Introductory Courses in Economics Thomas...institutions throughout the country. Three "Guides for Teaching" are the result of dialogue between Asian specialists...private undergraduate institutions throughout the United States. It is chaired at Columbia University by a panel...exclusively to the management of their property; in the middle was the largest group, consisting of respected...intellectual elite that was the product of Western-style schooling either in China or abroad, a new business class...
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Achieving Racial Balance: Case Studies of Contemporary School Desegregation
Book by Sondra Astor Stave; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: School Integration--United States--Case Studies
...seeking occupational skills and an opportunity to study English. Brown also introduced an extensive physical...the slighting of black children. Their segregated school received little attention from Edwin Brown or any...considered progressive intrusions into their traditional teaching responsibilities, now had larger classes to contend...worse. Although Daytons efforts to address the states recommendations did not lead to full compliance...residing within the Dayton School District; 5. Science Environmental Program-all children would be bused...school systems" Brinkman v. Gilligan . The United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit reviewed the case in April, 1974 and issued its decision the following...technology, advanced math, and science and museum studies. At the same time, full-time magnet schools offered...white elementary schools was added to the plan; middle schools were abolished and students and teachers...
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Integrating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Liberal Arts Curriculum: Eight Institutional Case Studies
Book by Barbara B. Burn; Greenwood Press, 1991
Subjects: American Students--Foreign Countries--Case Studies, Foreign Study--Case Studies
Integrating Study Abroad into the...Eight Institutional Case Studies Edited by BARBARA...Printed in the United States of America + TM...accessible to them -- teaching foreign languages...for a few graduate schools of business that...humanities and social science fields; very few...to international studies, then the need for...A survey of the teaching faculty at Kalamazoo...surprisingly, the natural science and economics departments...continue with active study of the language after...sciences, and in some case with cultural diversity...with home-campus studies. THE STUDY CURRICULAR ARTICULATION...humanities and social sciences, by a margin of...abroad. In their case, counseling should...
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Writing Games: Multicultural Case Studies of Academic Literacy Practices in Higher Education
Book by Christine Pearson Casanave; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002
Subjects: Academic Writing--Study And Teaching--Social Aspects--Case Studies, Educational Games--Case Studies, English Language--Rhetoric--Study And Teaching--Social Aspects--Case Studies, English Language--Study And Teaching (Higher)--Foreign Speakers--Case Studies, Multicultural Education--Case Studies, Second Language Acquisition--Case Studies
...another key study, still cited often, Ann Herringtons study of the ways of writing and thinking in two chemical...program at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. (Ill talk more about her in Chap...example of some of the transitions I explore in my case studies of people writing in academic settings...undergraduate university to an English medium graduate school. An increasing number of our students, it seemed...studies, labeled himself a "graduate student." By the middle of his second year, he was ready to add (not substitute...during the first year of his 3-year research and teaching contract at our university. He still saw himself...as he had done during his graduate studies in the United States. By the time he was in the third year of his contract...for example, in their feminist perspectives on science, treat this problem in some depth. After many years...
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A Comparison of Calculator Use in Eighth-Grade Mathematics Classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study
Journal article by James E. Tarr, Kazuaki Uekawa, Kathleen Cage Mittag, Lesia Lennex; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 100, 2000
Subjects: Calculators--Usage, Education--International aspects, Japan--Social policy, Portugal--Social policy, Research--Models
...and (b) international variation in mathematics and science curricula. Three populations of students and their...Population 2), and students in the last year of secondary school (Population 3). Data from these groups correspond...were highly interested in the use of technology by middle school mathematics students and in the practices...mathematics teachers, the focus of research in this study was on Population 2. Background Recommendations...advent of calculator technology has influenced the teaching of mathematics in a profound way in the United States (Demana Waits, 1990; Dunham Dick, 1994; Fey...Dessart, 1986). According to Suydam (1987), over 100 studies reported that the use of calculators (a) promotes...coefficient for calculator use was observed in the case of Portugal. Summary of Research Findings Students...
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Instructional Activities and Interest in Science Learning for Adolescent Students in Japan and the United States: Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Journal article by J. Daniel House; International Journal of Instructional Media, Vol. 30, 2003
Subjects: Teaching--Analysis, Teaching--Research
...solve multiple steps in a problem-based clinical case (Kanowith-Klein, Stave, Stevens, Casillas, 2001...provide opportunities for elementary and secondary school-aged students to learn science concepts and laboratory techniques. For instance...The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) represents the largest and most comprehensive...samples of students from two countries (Japan and the United States) who were part of a comprehensive international assessment...effects of two types of instructional activities (teaching activities for new science topics and typical classroom...Volume II. Implementation and Analysis-Primary and Middle School Years (pp. 21-45). Boston College: Center...Mathematics and Science Study: South African realities. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 26, 61-77. Howie, S...
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Preparing for the 21st Century: The Status of Quantitative Literacy in the United States
Journal article by Jesse L.M. Wilkins; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 100, 2000
Subjects: Educational assessment--Reports, Educational evaluation--Reports, Mathematical ability--Social aspects, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Science--Study and teaching, Student evaluation, Students--Rating of, Teaching--Standards
...investigate the level of quantitative literacy in the United States. By using the framework outlined by Donn and Taylor...quantitative literacy offers an opportunity to compare US school leavers, or students in their final year of secondary...This comparison provides benchmark data for future studies of quantitative literacy. It also provides a sense...recognized as necessary to our way of life. Results of the study suggest a need to change US instructional and curricular...between-country differences in achievement, it is still the case that US school leavers do not have the same knowledge...and writing across the curriculum, a campaign for teaching mathematics across the curriculum may be needed as...References American Association for the Advancement of Science. (1990). Science for all Americans. New York: Oxford...comparison of growth of quantitative literacy between middle-school and high-school students. A paper presented...
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The Warp and Woof of Science and Technology Studies in the United States
Journal article by Stephen H. Cutcliffe; Education, Vol. 113, 1993
Subjects: Curriculum planning--Analysis, Educational technology--Study and teaching, Science and civilization--Study and teaching
...useful in depicting the current status of STS in the United States. Thus, historians and sociologists of science and technology frequently refer to the relationship...interrelationship. The Emergence of STS as a Field of Study The emergence of STS as an academic field of study...Technology and Public Policy, b) Science and Technology Studies, and c) Science, Technology, and Society programs...abstraction-oriented philosophers of technology and case-study, detail-oriented historians of technology really...STS researchers versus the generalization of STS teaching--it may well be that the notion of contextualism...1991). General Education and the Primary-Secondary School Level. During the past decade, STS in the context...disciplines as an interactive component at the very middle of general education. This is important for all students...
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The Arts as Modes of Learning and Methods of Teaching: A (Borrowed and Adapted) Case for Integrating the Arts Across the Curriculum: The Integration of the Arts into the Curriculum: Part 1. the United States
Journal article by Robert Donmoyer; Arts Education Policy Review, Vol. 96, 1995
Subjects: Arts--Study And Teaching
...Integration of the Arts into the Curriculum: Part 1. The United States ROBERT DONMOYER T he arts have not had an easy time in schools. Dance is not even taught in most schools. Drama...potential and benefits of making this particular case. The Language Educators Case For some time...part of -- and, in fact, a central goal in -- the teaching of all school subjects. This argument has been...the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences reform document Science for All Americans both...audience can glimpse and momentarily experience the Middle Ages in its own terms. Similarly, a playgoer watching...Marilyn Monroe, and the foundation for a real study in comparative politics has been laid. To summarize...an important source of knowledge in the social studies (including the history of the natural sciences...
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Grounding Learning in Place: Three Case Studies Show How to Grow Passionate Local Leaders and Activists
Magazine article by Gregory Smith; World Watch, Vol. 20, March 2007
Subjects: Community development--Case studies
...strengthen the teaching of science through the...neither nation states nor transnational...education in the United States and...local affairs. Schools and their leaders...other U.S. case studies described below...managers to study a number of...create a charter middle school (grades...actively supported science teachers at...consolidated school in their efforts...incorporate marine studies and an aquaculture...project aimed at teaching students the...across the United States depends upon...scientific studies of local and...
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A Perspective on Teaching Integrated Science
Magazine article by Marvin Druger; Technos: Quarterly for Education and Technology, Vol. 8, Winter 1999
Subjects: Motivation (Psychology)--Analysis, Science--Study and teaching, Teaching--Methods
...biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science. In the United States, we generally teach earth science in ninth grade, biology in tenth grade, chemistry...traditional separation of the disciplines in high school and beyond leaves pre-school through the ninth grade as the opportunistic years for teaching integrated science. Middle school through junior high school has been a focal...school and for students who intended to do further studies in science. In a book published in 1936, the author states: "As has been the case since its inception, the general science course is...was designed to offer students an opportunity to study all major sciences at each secondary grade level...
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United States
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 81, April 2007
Subjects: Ballet companies--Directories, Dance schools--Directories
...dancers seeking careers as educators in elementary, secondary, and university settings. M.A., Ph.D., Ed.D. Summer...UNIV. TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS DEPT. OF PERFORMANCE STUDIES Professor Barbara Browning, Department Chair One-yr...dance. International Student Visa Program, Work/Study Program, Steps Scholarship Ensemble, Steps with...theatre-dance.ecu.edu INFINITY BALLET CONSERVATORY THEATRE Teaching a Complete Classical Ballet curriculum with a professional...44702 cantonballet@aol.com www.cantonballet.com CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Attention: Karen Potter...Phone: (214) 361-0278 Fax: (509) 692-2678 DEBORAH CASE DANCE ACADEMY Rio Grande Valley Ballet 205 Pecan...UNIVERSITY BFA in Dance, MA in Interdisciplinary Studies Ballet, musical theatre, and multiple disciplines...PO Box 302, Johnson, VT 05656 Pre-prof. 12-25. Study Scotland. Choreog./Perf. Ph: 1-(877) 287-5596 wwwBurklynBallet...Dance, major minor. (434) 381-6150. Choreog., teaching NK-12, modern, ballet. Guest artists. Mark Magruder...
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Who Should Lead Mathematics Instruction at the Elementary School Level? A Case for Mathematics Specialists
Magazine article by Barbara J. Reys, Francis Fennell; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 9, January 2003
Subjects: Elementary schools--Curricula, Mathematics--Study and teaching
...Mathematics Instruction at the Elementary School Level? A Case for Mathematics Specialists. by Barbara J...the mathematics instruction that most elementary school students receive is organized and delivered by their...also are mathematics teachers, as well as social studies teachers, science teachers, and, most prominently, reading teachers...nature and extent of the vital role that they play in teaching mathematics to their students. It is equally important...the power of mathematics or be interested in it in middle and high school. In the United States, elementary classroom teachers are expected to be...elementary teachers. Although increasing attention to the study of mathematics is necessary, Battista (1999) warns...
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Laboratories of Democracy: School Communities Shape Their Culture by Teaching and Modeling Individual Rights, Civic Responsibilities and Concern for the Common Good
Magazine article by Charles C. Haynes, Sam Chaltain; School Administrator, Vol. 61, May 2004
Subjects: Democracy--Study and teaching, Democracy--United States, Public schools--Education policy
...preservation and expansion of democratic freedom, the United States must look to public schools--the one institution founded to transmit civic principles...year (of a three-year grant cycle), all 11 provide case studies for how public schools can work to become laboratories...Heres a brief look at three of those schools. * Case Study 1: Nursery Road Elementary School, Columbia, S.C...and implementing a cross-curricular emphasis on teaching, learning and modeling democratic principles, knowledge...student voice. Joining CCS were two Salt Lake City middle schools also involved in the FAS project. Throughout...student interest: communications, media and the arts; science, health and the environment; technology, engineering...
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Grade-Schoolers Take the Plunge; Chinese Added to Curriculum for Foreign Language Immersion
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 27, 2006
Subjects: Elementary school students
...TIMES Beijing native Zhian Zhang teaches math and science to fourth- and fifth-graders at Potomac Elementary School - in Chinese. A veteran teacher of 20 years who holds...standards set by a local public school system - in this case, Montgomery County - to teach an immersion program...taught in English at the school, but some social studies are taught in Chinese.) Montgomery County children can go on to take Chinese in middle school and, starting next year, will be able to take...college credit. Much of the push across the country for teaching the language came following the announcement of the...well all of her life." Most students in the U.S. who study Chinese only do so in high school. A recent trend...national trend. The number of programs in Chinese in the United States in the last 10 years has tripled. As China becomes...
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The 800; A Birthday Celebration of 800 People Who Put Liverpool on the Map
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), August 28, 2007
Subjects: Commonwealth games--Management, Coronation Street (Television program), Lennon, John--Achievements and awards, Manchester United--Management, McCartney, Paul--Achievements and awards, UEFA Cup (Soccer)--Management, United Kingdom. Royal Army Medical Corps--Management
...one of the 20th centurys outstanding defence barristers, the first woman to be appointed silk, the first to lead in a murder case, the first woman recorder, the first woman to sit at the Old Bailey and the first woman treasurer of Grays Inn. Gerry Helme...
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Making the Most of Your New Freedom; Whether You Opt to Work for a Charity or Just Travel the World, a Well-Planned Gap Year Can Be Good for Your Future Mployment Prospects, Says Sarah Richardson EDUCATION 2006
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 22, 2006
Subjects: Charities
...perhaps they could," says Tom Griffiths. "But how many school-leavers are there who know how to access a work placement...uk provide general information, news stories and case studies. Work out your budget: Find out about the costs of...street children or the elderly? If youre interested in teaching, why not teach English as a foreign language? Employers...new skills, great memories and new friends. CASE STUDY Claire Smith, 20 CLAIRE Smith is currently reading applied marine sports science at Plymouth University. She spent six months of her...with the place. I lived in a big wooden house in the middle of the bush with other volunteers from Japan, Korea...THE GAP: WHATS ON OFFER WORK AS AN AU PAIR Where: United States Organisation: Au Pair in America Duration: 12 months...
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Letters in the Editor's Mailbag
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), April 15, 2006
...Manager Jim Carlsons "hateful e-mail" is a perfect case in point. What most people in the real world would...to demonize Saddam Robert Boyer (letters, April 4) states some statistics about Saddam Hussein killing children...held by Iran. Boyer also fails to mention that the United States supplied Iraq with these weapons, as Iraq...about two-thirds of the participants in the STEP study strongly agreed with the statement, "I believe in spiritual healing." Many studies over the years have revealed that prayer has a direct...According to a similar article in The Christian Science Monitor about the STEP study, "The Office of Prayer...we didnt need foreign oil, would we care about the Middle East? Would we continue to finance unfriendly nations...forgiveness program in exchange for a period of time in teaching. In addition, it would almost certainly require an...faculty pay. Currently, law professors and medical school faculty are paid more than their counterparts in...
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2004 Daily Herald Academic Team
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 26, 2004
...varsity soccer and golf teams, serves on the Youth United Way board, and has participated in the Mathletes and Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering academic competitions. Thats on top of taking "the most rigorous courses offered at my school," she wrote. Even though Bruskewitz plans to attend...career for the person who always excels. Whatever the case, Elissa Knoff isnt sure what will happen after she...Knoff does more than go through the motions. "The middle school staff feels she is the best mentor they have...the district. Nega hopes to continue his rigorous studies next fall when he begins working toward a college...leader in Jacobs marching band, Reilly is tasked with teaching new band members to march, play as they march and...young Leo settled in the English-speaking United States, though their life at home continued in Russian...studied and practiced the American accent. A quick study, it did not take Rotstein long to master English...


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