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Bruna, Katherine Richardson; Farley, Jennifer; Bartholomay, Lyric – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023
This article uses key concepts of Anzaldúan philosophy to describe the Mosquitoes & Me summer camp as "ciencia zurda" or "left-handed science." It details a day-in-the-life portrait of Elena, a first-generation Latina middle schooler, as she experiences the opportunities that Mosquitoes & Me provided for self-other…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Educational Philosophy, Summer Programs, Science Education
Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Kerr, Deirdre S. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2012
In this primer we briefly describe our perspective and experience in using data logging to support measurement of student learning in a game testbed ("Save Patch") we developed for research purposes. The goal of data logging is to support the derivation of cognitively meaningful measures and affectively meaningful measures from a combination of…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Data Collection, Measurement, Best Practices
Bradley, Terry – Understanding Our Gifted, 2009
Over the past eight years, the author has had the pleasure of facilitating discussion groups with gifted middle and high school students. These groups focus on affective concerns, giving students the opportunity to talk about issues they have in common and how life looks and feels through the lens of giftedness. The best school situation for…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Discussion Groups, Individualized Instruction, Middle School Students
Taylor-Cox, Jennifer – Eye on Education, 2011
Reduce the number of discipline issues that arise in your math classroom with ideas from math education expert Jennifer Taylor-Cox. In this book, you'll learn a variety of ways to handle disruptive, disinterested, avoidant, and/or disrespectful students in K-12 math classrooms. Using realistic, case-by-case examples, the author reveals practical…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
Janowiak, John – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
The instructional approach used in this teaching idea involves high-level cognitive and affective learning rather than passive learning through lecture, which often is the traditional, and ineffective, approach for students being educated about drugs. Objectives: At the conclusion of this drug education teaching strategy, students will be able to:…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Abuse, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Processes
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Hall, Maureen P. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
This article outlines the design of a new service-learning component central to a graduate course on teaching elementary and middle school writing. The service-learning involves course participants acting as mentors to middle school students as they write personal histories of local African American, Cape Verdean, and Puerto Rican senior citizens.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Intention, Graduate Students, Mentors
Delgado, Jane – College Board, 2005
SpringBoard is a comprehensive instructional program in English language arts and mathematics that reflects powerful, research-based understandings about how people learn. This report presents a model of learning based on cognitive science with particular attention to the role of memory and language. The instructional framework of strategic…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, English Instruction