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Direct linkCarrick, Tina L.; Miller, Kate C.; Hagedorn, Eric A.; Smith-Konter, Bridget R.; Velasco, Aaron A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
The high demand for scientists and engineers in the workforce means that there is a continuing need for more strategies to increase student completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. The challenge lies in finding and enacting effective strategies to increase students' completion of STEM degrees and in recruiting…
Descriptors: Earth Science, High School Students, Summer Programs, STEM Education
Shreiber, David I.; Moghe, Prabhas V.; Roth, Charles M. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites widely serve as the first major research gateway for undergraduates seeking a structured research experience. Given their lack of prior research skills, and the highly compressed duration of the REU programs, these students frequently encounter barriers to a seamless transition into a new…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Acceleration (Education), Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education
Baker, Julie C.; Isbell, Janet K.; Wendt, Jeremy; Wilson, Brenda – International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2013
The V-SPACE project equipped English teachers with iPads as tools to create and maintain virtual spaces for their students. Teachers learned effective ways to integrate technology with English content while strengthening technological knowledge and pedagogical skills. In a summer institute, 29 high school teachers were trained, using their iPads,…
Descriptors: Scores, Technological Literacy, Handheld Devices, High School Teachers
Dugan, Rik; Nink, Matt – Independent School, 2010
Multi-school and multi-country programs greatly enhance leadership development and global awareness in students and teachers, while creating better problem solvers, stronger relationships, and wider community impact than any single-school program. That's why Global Youth Leadership Institute (GYLI) and National Association of Independent Schools…
Descriptors: Global Education, Summer Programs, Problem Solving, Learning Experience
Book, Al; Schorr, Jerry – Instructor, 1975
Article described a program in which children could involve themselves in activities of their choosing. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Learning Activities, Learning Laboratories, Program Descriptions
Langway, Lynn; And Others – Newsweek, 1978
Continuing education programs operate year-round at hundreds of colleges and universities, and most focus soberly on solid academic subjects, especially in the summer. The author describes some of the courses being taught throughout the United States. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedDavis, Cecille – School Arts, 1976
Article described Project "Turn-On," which took place at the Cloisters in New York City, designed to introduce children and teachers in District 6 in upper Manhattan to the beautiful and unusual "neighborhood" museum that became the focal point for active learning in many areas. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Activities, Museums
Gabalski, Anita – Conservationist, 1983
Discusses various program activities at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) camps, including environmental workshops which foster exploration, discovery, and skill development. Highlights recreational and evening activities for the one-week camping experience for 12 to 17 year olds. (JN)
Descriptors: Camping, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Finch, Patty – Humane Education, 1984
Reviews comments of humane education summer camp directors (N=6) who answered the following questions: What is a humane education? Who attends? What do the campers do? Who offers these camps? Why? What are the special challenges of running a camp? What do the campers get out of the experience? (BC)
Descriptors: Animals, Costs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Eder, Sid – American Education, 1976
In a summer program in New Hampshire's White Mountains, teachers and interns come to know first-hand the fears that strike at unsuccessful students. (Editor)
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Leadership Styles, Learning Activities, Learning Experience
Popkin, Herman – Camping Magazine, 1987
Blue Star Camps (Hendersonville, North Carolina) used talents of an internationally known architectural artist to emphasize a world peace dimension in their 1985 eight-week coed summer program. Past creative programs have included mock United Nations sessions, mock presidential conventions/elections, lunar landing salute, bicentennial celebration,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Camping, Creative Activities, Experiential Learning
Hyman, Kim Houston – Camping Magazine, 1987
Camp Kingsmont, a weight reduction and fitness facility for boys and girls located near West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, traditionally celebrates International Day each July. Campers design costumes, prepare native dances and songs, enjoy an outdoor feast, stage an "International Beautyless Contest," and gather around a bonfire to view a…
Descriptors: Camping, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedClark, Wilma – English Journal, 1981
A combination of drills, quizzes, journal writing, and creative class activities was used in a summer program designed to develop the vocabulary of gifted students. (RL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Program Content
Giannangelo, Duane M.; And Others – 1981
This report describes a project designed to develop geography based activities that could be used to supplement an ongoing social studies program. The purpose was to help secondary social studies teachers in the Memphis, Tennessee area develop geography based activities dealing with concepts of urban spatiality. The project staff organized and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Learning Activities
Schulkind, Carole Marks – 1975
This paper gives an overview of the creative writing program at BOCES III Institute for Gifted and Talented Youth during the 1974 and 1975 summer sessions. There were five major activity areas in the workshop: training in sensory awareness; writing, accompanied by criticism and revision; editing and publishing a book; literary analysis; and…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Drama, Editing, Educational Games
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