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Camacho, Erika T.; Holmes, Raquell M.; Wirkus, Stephen A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2015
This chapter describes how sustained mentoring together with rigorous collaborative learning and community building contributed to successful mathematical research and individual growth in the Applied Mathematical Sciences Summer Institute (AMSSI), a program that focused on women, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from small teaching…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Student Experience, Sustainability
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Barker, Bradley S.; Grandgenett, Neal; Nugent, Gwen; Adamchuk, Viacheslav I. – Journal of Extension, 2010
The study reported here examined the effectiveness of educational robotics combined with GPS/GIS technologies used as "digital manipulatives" in the teaching of concepts in science, engineering, and technology. Based on the success of previous summer camps, the study also examined a scaling-up of the intervention from 38 participants to…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Extension Education, Youth Programs, Scientific Concepts
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
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Davis, 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
Klastorin, Robert J. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1976
A summer work practice program for urban vocational agriculture high school students is described in terms of values to the students and instructional value. (MS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Program Descriptions, Secondary Education, Student Experience