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Hero Elementary Playlist Pilot Study in After-School Programs
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Li, Linlin; Mahrer, Ben; Weiser, Gary; Orenstein, Ari; Chow, Eunice; Atienza, Sara – WestEd, 2019
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Ready to Learn project, "Hero Elementary," has an emphasis on reaching Latino communities and supporting the needs of children with disabilities. The project embeds the expectations of kindergarten to 2nd grade science standards into a series of…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Students with Disabilities, Primary Education, Science Education
Effective Teacher Professional Development
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Hyler, Maria E.; Gardner, Madelyn – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
Teacher professional learning is of increasing interest as one way to support the increasingly complex skills students need to learn in preparation for further education and work in the 21st century. Sophisticated forms of teaching are needed to develop student competencies such as deep mastery of challenging content, critical thinking, complex…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
The LASER Model: A Systemic and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education. Summative Report Section 1: Executive Summary
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Alberg, Marty – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Operation STEM: Increasing Success and Improving Retention among Mathematically Underprepared Students in STEM
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Carver, Susan D.; Van Sickle, Jenna; Holcomb, John P.; Jackson, Debbie K.; Resnick, Andrew H.; Duffy, Stephen F.; Sridhar, Nigamanth; Marquard, Antoinette M.; Quinn, Candice M. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
In 2012, Cleveland State University implemented a comprehensive program, called Operation STEM (OpSTEM), funded by two National Science Foundation grants, federal work study, and Cleveland State University. Its goal is to increase retention and graduation rates among Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students by helping them…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, STEM Education, Mathematics Achievement, Calculus
Impact of Interactive Online Units on Learning Science among Students with Learning Disabilities and English Learners
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Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Gallard M., Alejandro J.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Walden, Emily D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to document the design, classroom implementation, and effectiveness of interactive online units to enhance science learning over 3 years among students with learning disabilities, English learners, and general education students. Results of a randomised controlled trial with 2,303 middle school students and 71…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Online Courses, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners
The LASER Model: A Systematic and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education. Summative Report Section 7: Case Studies
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Burgette, John; Muzzi, Cindy; Lee, Laura; Niemeier, Brian – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
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: New Mexico
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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
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
The LASER Model: A Systemic and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education. Regional Highlights: Houston Independent School District
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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
The LASER Model: A Systemic and Sustainable Approach for Achieving High Standards in Science Education. Summative Report Section 2: Overview
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Rowe, Michael; Bertz, Christine – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2015
The Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) Model is a systemic approach to science learning and teaching based on five infrastructure pillars: research-based curriculum, differentiated professional development, administrative and community support, materials support, and assessment. This model uses the Science and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Laying the Foundations: Early Findings from the New Mathways Project
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Zachry Rutschow, Elizabeth; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
National studies reveal that 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students are required to take developmental, or remedial, math courses upon enrollment, and only 20 percent of developmental math students ever successfully complete a college-level math course. Taking up the challenge is the "New Mathways Project" (NMP),…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Space Matters: The Impact of Formal Learning Environments on Student Learning
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Brooks, D. Christopher – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The objective of this research is to identify the relationship between formal learning spaces and student learning outcomes. Using a quasi-experimental design, researchers partnered with an instructor who taught identical sections of the same course in two radically different formal learning environments to isolate the impact of the physical…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Conventional Instruction
How Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Project-Based Learning (PBL) Affects High, Middle, and Low Achievers Differently: The Impact of Student Factors on Achievement
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Han, Sunyoung; Capraro, Robert; Capraro, Mary Margaret – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether participating in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) project-based learning (PBL) activities effected students who had varied performance levels and to what extent students' individual factors influenced their mathematics achievement. STEM PBL has been a critical challenge…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Student Characteristics
Universal Design for Learning and Elementary School Science: Exploring the Efficacy, Use, and Perceptions of a Web-Based Science Notebook
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Rappolt-Schlichtmann, Gabrielle; Daley, Samantha G.; Lim, Seoin; Lapinski, Scott; Robinson, Kristin H.; Johnson, Mindy – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Science notebooks can play a critical role in activity-based science learning, but the tasks of recording, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data create barriers that impede science learning for many students. This study (a) assessed in a randomized controlled trial the potential for a web-based science notebook designed using the Universal…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Access to Education, Student Journals, Computer Uses in Education
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