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Starting with SENCER: A First-Year Experience Framed by the Science and Civic Issues of the Chesapeake Bay
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Parry, Michelle; Znosko, Wade; Fink, Alix Dowling; Fink, Mark; Fortino, Kenneth; Rhoten, Melissa; Blincoe, Sarai – Science Education and Civic Engagement, 2019
In 2017, Longwood University launched the LIFE STEM Program, a holistic program girded by best practices in STEM teaching: cohorts of students, summer bridge program, genuine community building, intentional faculty-student mentoring, focused academic support and professional development, early research experiences, engagement with challenging…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Experience, STEM Education, Citizen Participation
Development of a Manipulative for Nephron Physiology Education
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Giffen, Zane C.; Carvalho, Helena – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Some physiological concepts, such as physiology of filtration and absorption in the different nephron segments, are so detailed that they can be a challenge to be memorized. This article describes an exercise that solidifies learning as students manipulate, using paper models, "transporters" and "electrolytes" in the…
Descriptors: Physiology, Manipulative Materials, Object Manipulation, Program Descriptions
Program of Studies, Science, K-12.
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Fairfax County Schools, VA. – 1974
Presented is one of a series of publications, Resources in Education, related to the Science Program of the Fairfax County Public Schools, 1974. A program description for K through 12 is presented to include the major goals of science education. A program description of each level is presented and Primary, Middle Elementary and Upper Elementary…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
The Rural Systemic Initiative of the National Science Foundation: An Evaluation Perspective at the Local School and Community Level
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Horn, Jerry G. – Evaluation Center, 2004
This report is based on an almost 5-year continual study of selected collaboratives engaged in education reform and improvement with a focus on science, math, and technology in schools serving K-12 students in rural America. This version of the final report of the study is primarily intended for use by educators, decision makers, and others who…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Rural Areas, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
The Virginia State Systemic Initiative: A Brief Overview of the Lead Teacher Component and a Description of the Evolving Mathematics and Science Integration Outcomes.
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Underhill, Robert G.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
Describes the Lead Teacher Program of Virginia's Quality Education in Science and Technology project which helps lead teachers become educational leaders, resource teachers, and school-based staff developers. Major foci include leadership, understanding and applying technology, and science and mathematics integration, content, and pedagogy. Some…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Integrated Curriculum
The ARSI Resource Collaborative Coordinators, District Liaisons, and Regional Teacher Partners: Support Structures for Teacher Leadership
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Inverness Research Associates, 2006
The mission of the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI) was to build a long-term capacity that would improve the educational structures of the rural communities it served. The major strategy ARSI used to create improvement communities across Appalachia was to identify, embrace and educate individual teachers, who became ARSI Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, College School Cooperation, Educational Resources, School Districts