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Davis, Tara C.; Spaeth, Anneliese H. – PRIMUS, 2020
This article includes a case study describing our innovative teaching technique of assigning reading journals in a first semester calculus course (Calculus I), as well as an exposition about and recommendations arising from our subsequent experiences implementing similar methods in Junior and Senior mathematics courses. In the primary case study…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Reading Assignments, College Mathematics, Calculus
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Tyler G. Smith; Karen S. McNeal – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Outdoor field experiences have long been part of the traditional curriculum in geoscience-related disciplines and are considered a key aspect of professional development in these areas. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of many field excursions around the world, geoscience departments were forced to make abrupt changes to the ways…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Department Heads, Earth Science, Science Instruction
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Peterson, Deborah S. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2014
This article describes two approaches to improving literacy in a high poverty, diverse urban high school. One curriculum program, "Striving Readers," included a prescribed course of study for students reading below grade level along with schoolwide strategies. This approach did not improve targeted students' reading scores or motivation…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Literacy Education, Civil Rights
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Herron, Julie – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2010
This case study involved examination of the evolution of mathematical beliefs of three prekindergarten teachers. The researcher followed three teachers at one school in west Alabama over the course of 6 months as they implemented a new mathematics curriculum in their pre-K classrooms. Interviews were conducted prior to implementation and at the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Case Studies