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Wichaidit, Patcharee Rompayom; Wichaidit, Sittichai; Tadee, Suton; Neangjak-oun, Phinitnan – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2017
One current policy in Thai government education is to enhance teachers' understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational techniques at every level. This study reports the results of a professional development program to assist 134 in-service teachers from 23 small primary schools in rural of Lopburi Province to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Faculty Development, STEM Education
McConnico, Neena; Boynton-Jarrett, Renée; Bailey, Courtney; Nandi, Meghna – ZERO TO THREE, 2016
Traumatic experiences are common in early childhood and may have enduring consequences on health and development. Cost-effective and developmentally appropriate interventions are needed to support the educational success of children affected by trauma. The Supportive Trauma Interventions for Educators (STRIVE) Project emphasized strategies for…
Descriptors: Trauma, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Social Development
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Benson, Matthew C. – Journal of Extension, 2014
The study reported here examined Extension professionals' involvement in farm-to-school program activities. Results of an online survey distributed to eight state Extension systems indicate that on average, Extension professionals are involved with one farm to school program activity, with most supporting school or community garden programs.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extension Agents, Online Surveys, School Community Programs
Gosse, Carolyn; Hansel, Lisa – American Educator, 2014
For educators, the content of the curriculum really is like oxygen: it is the necessary precondition for improving schools, closing the achievement gap, engaging parents, and preparing teachers. However, when educators take the content of the curriculum for granted, they lose opportunities to coordinate and collaborate. Good curriculum instruction…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Curriculum Development, Language Arts, Preschool Education
Kashima-Ellingson, Yuri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The goal of this study was to gain a better understanding of families' experiences as their children received additional support in reading activities at school within a beginning Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. Specifically, the experiences of three families from one pre-K through grade 5 elementary school in the Midwest are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reading Instruction, Learning Activities, Response to Intervention