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Download full textRoseman, Jo Ellen; Herrmann-Abell, Cari; Flanagan, Jean; Kruse, Rebecca; Howes, Elaine; Carlson, Janet; Roth, Kathy; Bourdelat-Parks, Brooke – Online Submission, 2013
Researchers at AAAS and BSCS have developed a six-week unit that aims to help middle school students learn important chemistry ideas that can be used to explain growth and repair in animals and plants. By integrating core physical and life science ideas and engaging students in the science practices of modeling and constructing explanations, the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Chemistry, Biology
Direct linkCurry, Elizabeth Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In this study, I explored the impact of collaboration and capacity building during the design and implementation of a teacher-developed middle grades Language Arts Literacy curriculum. Participants included ten teachers and a literacy coach. We developed skill-based thematic units incorporating identified strategies designed to increase student…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Curriculum Development, Action Research, Language Arts
Shemwell, Bridget Duncan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Kuder Career Planning System administrative database results for the past five years have shown a low interest in the manufacturing career cluster among Arkansas students. The low student interest and shortage of high-skilled labor in manufacturing prompted the Arkansas Department of Career Education to invest grant funds in a new…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Career Planning, Intervention
Boone, Adriane – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This applied dissertation was designed to provide a formative evaluation of junior high and high school curriculum reform as part of a state initiated pilot program in a rural school district in southwest Mississippi. The purpose of the program was to address and respond to the 8th-grade technology literacy requirements of the No Child Left Behind…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Rural Schools, Federal Legislation, Dropout Rate
Schielack, Jane – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010
This book describes and illustrates learning paths for the mathematical concepts and skills of each grade 8 Focal Point as presented in Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics. It includes representational supports for teaching and learning that can facilitate understanding, stimulate productive discussions about…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Grade 8, Misconceptions, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedHuffman, Douglas; Thomas, Kelli; Lawrenz, Frances – School Science and Mathematics, 2003
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between different types of professional development, teachers' instructional practices, and the achievement of students in science and mathematics. The types of professional development studied included immersion, examining practice, curriculum implementation, curriculum development, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Surveys
