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Clarke, Alan – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The use of technology within the lifelong learning sector brings many benefits to learners, teachers and managers. Aimed at trainee and practising teachers, this book contains clear, practical guidance on how to use technology and e-learning effectively to enhance all aspects of teaching and learning in the post-compulsory sector. Alan Clarke…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Discussion Groups
Fehr, Patti C. P.; And Others – 1994
Reflecting on the partnership that exists between teachers and students, this resource guide provides a glimpse into the experiences of educators who reflect on their own teaching and learning about writing. The resource guide is part of the "Student Expressions" series, whose aim is to provide a forum for celebrating the writing of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Reflective Teaching
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Eastwell, Peter – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1993
Provides an account of a teacher's attempts to adopt a constructivist approach to lesson planning. Includes a detailed lesson plan for enabling students to accurately characterize living things. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fyfe, Angela – Primary Science Review, 1999
Describes positive experiences in teaching about floating and sinking with second-grade students. (WRM)
Descriptors: Density (Matter), Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Physical Sciences
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Lloyd, David; Wallace, John – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1996
Describes the application of a teaching model to the teaching of a science course entitled Changes in Matter. Discusses the teaching sequence and the outcomes of the unit in terms of students' conceptual development. Concludes that the approach requires a conceptual, methodological, and attitudinal change for teachers and students. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Course Content, Educational Change
Ash, Tom – 1993
The purpose of the documents in this series is to provide educators in Saskatchewan with practical and relevant guides to teaching and learning as a means of expanding or refining teaching repertoires. This booklet explores reflection, a form of problem solving in which one tries better to understand and solve problems or concerns of personal…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Whitson, Gayle; Bodycott, Peter – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of improvements in a Singapore graduate training program for elementary school teachers of English as a Second Language. Program changes focused on providing appropriate, constructive feedback to trainees about their teaching practice and developing trainees' skills of critical reflection. The report…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Countries
Fry, Heather, Ed.; Ketteridge, Steve, Ed.; Marshall, Stephanie, Ed. – 1999
This book was written to support the excellence in teaching required to bring about learning of the highest quality. Chapters seek to offer the best practical advice in teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as references to research findings. An introductory section sets out the purpose of the book and examines the changing role and place of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Business Education, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Rubenstein, Rheta N., Ed.; Bright, George W., Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004
Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. NCTM's Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a teacher's career. The accompanying professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Teaching Models, Educational Change