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Simmons, Kelli; Fleer, Marilyn – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2023
At the commencement of 2022 there was an opportunity to be engaged in a curriculum development project focused on reimagining mathematics learning in primary schools. Schools were seeking new experiences to support engaging students and teachers in mathematics learning. Laburnum Primary School participated in the project with Monash University,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Childrens Literature
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Kozoll, Richard H.; Ower, Peter S. – Science Education International, 2023
Research-based science curriculum has become a common means of supporting best practices in science teaching. In response to his middle school's transition from one such commercially available science curriculum to another, a seventh-grade science teacher elected to make certain changes to the newly adopted curriculum in its first year of use.…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Professional Identity, Individual Development
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Wiley, David C.; Plesons, Marina; Chandra-Mouli, Venkataram; Ortega, Margarita – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2020
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), one of the key evidence-based strategies in our programmatic toolbox to address adolescent pregnancy and birth rates, remains a politically-charged issue countrywide. Though there is some funding available at the federal level, there are no national policies mandating the provision of sex education; as…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Suburban Schools, Politics of Education, Resistance (Psychology)
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Gaiha, Shivani Mathur; Zorrilla, Marcia; Sachnoff, Ira; Smuin, Stephen; Lazaro, Adrienne; Ceballos, Richard Daniel, III; Razo, Anabel; Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: We developed the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit (Toolkit) to enhance the impact of school-based tobacco education. This study describes the process of developing the Toolkit, its contents, and reach. Methods: Qualitative community-based participatory research (CBPR), including focus group discussions (N = 152) and working groups with…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Web Sites, Open Educational Resources
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Edelson, Daniel C.; Reiser, Brian J.; McNeill, Katherine L.; Mohan, Audrey; Novak, Michael; Mohan, Lindsey; Affolter, Renee; McGill, Tara A. W.; Buck Bracey, Zoë E.; Deutch Noll, Jamie; Kowalski, Susan M.; Novak, Dawn; Lo, Abraham S.; Landel, Carolyn; Krumm, Andrew; Penuel, William R.; Van Horne, Katie; González-Howard, María; Suárez, Enrique – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2021
OpenSciEd is an ambitious effort to implement the vision of the "Framework for K-12 Science Education" and the "Next Generation Science Standards" broadly across the United States. The premise of OpenSciEd is that high quality instructional materials can play a critical role in transforming science teaching and learning at a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evidence Based Practice, Instructional Materials, Educational Change
Ward, Caryn S.; Franco-Jenkins, Ximena – National Implementation Research Network, 2022
The overall aim of the Effective Implementation Cohort (EIC) investment is to increase district capacity to implement a high-quality middle years math curriculum as part of a Coherent Instructional System (CIS) to accelerate learning for students who are experiencing poverty, Black, Latino/a, and/or English Learner (EL)-Designated ("priority…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Middle School Students, Middle School Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum
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McCormac, Mary E.; Snyder, Sarah – Professional School Counseling, 2019
Evidence-based social/emotional learning (SEL) programs have been shown to have many benefits and are considered best practice in helping students apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions. One school district undertook a multiyear process to move to a common school counseling core curriculum in the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Social Emotional Learning, School Counseling, Core Curriculum
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Zhao, Wenjun; Huang, Rongjin; Cao, Yiming; Ning, Rui; Zhang, Xiaoxia – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to explore how a Chinese lesson study (LS) supports a teacher's learning of transforming curriculum reform ideas into classroom practices. Design/methodology/approach: Data analyzed in this study included lesson plans, three videotaped research lessons, three audio-taped group meetings, interviews, the teacher's reflection…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Lesson Plans, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
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Kim, Ji Young; Wynne, Matthew John – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2021
The purpose of this study is to provide the best possible learning environment for K-8 English Learners (ELs) in social studies content suggested by ESL teachers and school administrators in North Carolina. ESL teachers and school administrators share their perceptions of best practices and strategies that have been effective in addressing the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Social Studies, English Language Learners, Elementary School Students
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Velasco, V.; Cominelli, S.; Scattola, P.; Celata, C. – Health Education Research, 2021
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a huge effect on adolescents' health and learning. Health promotion strategies should be valued, and life skill education is a potential approach in this direction. This study aimed to investigate the implementation of an evidence-based life skill education programme during the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Skill Development
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Robinson, Sandra P. A., Ed.; Knight, Verna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Critical thinking is an essential skill for learners and teachers alike. Therefore, it is essential that educators be given practical strategies for improving their critical thinking skills as well as methods to effectively provide critical thinking skills to their students. The "Handbook of Research on Critical Thinking and Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Bigham, Gary D.; Riney, Mark R. – NASSP Bulletin, 2017
To meet the constantly changing needs of schools and diverse learners, educators must frequently monitor student learning, revise curricula, and improve instruction. Consequently, it is critical that careful analyses of student performance data are ongoing components of curriculum decision-making processes. The primary purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Educational Improvement, Decision Making, Curriculum Development
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Mannion, James; Mercer, Neil – Curriculum Journal, 2016
In 2010, a comprehensive secondary school in the south of England implemented a whole-school approach to "learning to learn" (L2L). Drawing on a range of evidence-based practices, a team of teachers worked collaboratively to design and deliver a taught L2L curriculum to all students throughout Key Stage 3. In total, the first cohort of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Secondary Education, Learning Processes
Haney, Joshua; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2011
This report describes AISD teacher concerns regarding the introduction and implementation of the district's Response to Intervention (RtI) framework in AISD middle schools during the 2010-2011 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention, Middle Schools