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Moeller, Mary; Cutler, Kay; Fiedler, Dave; Weier, Lisa – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Implementation of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) into the Camelot Intermediate School curriculum in Brookings, South Dakota, has fostered the development of creative and critical thinking skills in 4th- and 5th-grade students. Making meaning together by observing carefully, deciphering patterns, speculating, clarifying, supporting opinions, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Thomson, Pat; Hall, Christine; Jones, Ken – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
School change is always local and dependent on the kinds of resources that are available. In this paper we explore the notion that knowledge is an important resources for vernacular educational reform. In order to explore this contention, we use the lens of cross-curricular changes undertaken by English schools in receipt of funding from Creative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Local Issues
Chan Cheung Ming, Alfred; Lee, William K. M.; Ma Hok Ka, Carol – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: The Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS) is the showcase of Lingnan's Service-Learning model, which is the manifestation of Lingnan University's Liberal Arts education and mission "Education for Service". The scheme was a pilot project, from 2004 to 2005, which led to the development of a University-wide protocol for…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Service Learning, Educational Strategies, Models