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A Reflective Faculty-in-Residence Model in a K-8 Lab School: Lessons Learned from the First Two Years of a Bidirectional Initiative
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Van Dempsey; Sabrina Hill-Black; Donyell Roseboro; Kathy Fox; Kemeka Sidbury; James Stocker; Erica Swanton; Laura Jennings; Jeremy Hilburn; Karla Nobles; William L. Sterrett – School-University Partnerships, 2021
The Faculty-in-Residence (FIR) initiative bridges resources of a regional university, its College of Education, and a K-8 partnership school in ways that enhance children's learning and well-being. A core commitment undergirding the FIR role is the recognition that blurred boundaries, collaborative relationships, and the reimagination of how…
Descriptors: Laboratory Schools, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Educators
Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER). Intervention Report. Primary Science Topic Area. WWC 2021-015
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Teaching Methods
Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER). Intervention Brief. Primary Science Topic Area. WWC 2021-015
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify…
Descriptors: Intervention, Science Education, Educational Change, Inquiry
The LASER Model: A Systemic and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education. Executive Summary
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Smithsonian Science Education Center, 2015
The LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) model, developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), is a systemic approach to transforming science education consisting of five elements: a research-based, inquiry-driven science curriculum; differentiated professional development; administrative and community…
Descriptors: Science Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
The LASER Model: A Systemic and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education. Regional Highlights: North Carolina
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Smithsonian Science Education Center, 2015
The LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform) model, developed by the SSEC, is a systemic approach to transforming science education consisting of five elements: a research-based, inquiry-driven science curriculum; differentiated professional development; administrative and community support; materials support; and assessment.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
A Collaboration of Two- and Four-Year Colleges: Reconceptualizing the Introductory Survey Course.
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Frankel, Noralee; Shapiro, Linn – History Teacher, 1999
Focuses on the project "Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age: Reconceptualizing the Introductory Survey Course" that facilitates collaboration among faculty from two- and four-year colleges in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Southern California in creating and disseminating active learning materials for use in World and U.S. history…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Instructional Materials