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Schaller, Chris P.; Graham, Kate J.; Johnson, Brian J.; Jakubowski, Henry V.; McKenna, Anna G.; McIntee, Edward J.; Jones, T. Nicholas; Fazal, M. A.; Peterson, Alicia A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A one-semester, introductory chemistry course is described that develops a primarily qualitative understanding of structure-property relationships. Starting from an atoms-first approach, the course examines the properties and three-dimensional structure of metallic and ionic solids before expanding into a thorough investigation of molecules. In…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Chemistry, Qualitative Research, Molecular Structure
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Gündüz, Abdullah Yasin; Alemdag, Ecenaz; Yasar, Sevil; Erdem, Mukaddes – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2016
Problem-based learning approach presents several advantages such as improving students' engagement in learning and fostering their higher-order thinking skills. Although there is a plethora of research regarding implementation of problem-based learning in classrooms, its design and application process for web-based environments need further…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Problem Based Learning, Online Courses, Computer System Design
Prasertsang, Parichart; Nuangchalerm, Prasart – Online Submission, 2013
This research aimed to develop a service learning instructional model and to study the use of the developed service model. The research was conducted through a methodology and development process, which was divided into three phases. In phase 1, a study into the existing context and needs of the community, concepts, theories, and related research…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Responsibility
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Koponen, Ismo; Nousiainen, Maija – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
Good conceptual understanding of physics is based on understanding what the key concepts are and how they are related. This kind of understanding is especially important for physics teachers in planning how and in what order to introduce concepts in teaching; connections which tie concepts to each other give direction of progress--there is "flux…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Mapping, Organization
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Lee, Jihyun; Lim, Cheolil; Kim, Hyeonsu – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
In response to pedagogical challenges in higher education, blended learning has become a prevalent practice in colleges and universities. Flipped learning (FL) represents a newly emerging form of blended learning, where students individually watch online lectures prior to class and then engage in classroom learning activities interacting with…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Instructional Design, Models, Blended Learning
Xiong, Soua; Delgado, Nexi; Wood, J. Luke; Harris, Frank, III – Online Submission, 2017
This white paper describes the construct validation of the Community College Instructional Development Inventory (CC-IDI). The CC-IDI is an institutional assessment tool designed to inform professional development programming for instructional faculty. The instrument was developed to serve as a standardized assessment tool to determine the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Construct Validity, Instructional Development, Institutional Evaluation
Dubin, Jennifer – American Educator, 2014
The author describes the early relationship between the Meriden Public schools' local teacher union and the Meriden Federation of Teachers (MFT) as "frosty with a lack of trust." However, in the last five years, she states, the union and the district have built a strong labor-management partnership whose focus on supporting teachers has…
Descriptors: Educational History, Unions, Labor Relations, Teachers
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Watson, Keri – Journal of Museum Education, 2014
Prompted by the passage of Alabama House Bill 56, I organized the museum studies course I taught for Auburn University at Montgomery in the 2013 spring semester around an exhibition on immigration. The course offered the opportunity to engage students, faculty, and the community in discussion of an important, timely, and controversial topic.…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Immigration, Exhibits, Museums
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Polly, Drew; Martin, Christie S.; Wang, Chuang; Lambert, Richard G.; Pugalee, David K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2016
This study examines primary grades teachers' instructional decisions in their mathematics classroom during their participation in a year-long professional development program on formative assessment. Teachers participated in 40 h of face-to-face workshops followed by 40 h of classroom-embedded activities that were facilitated in an asynchronous…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics
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Jill A. Perry; David G. Imig – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2016
A history of change efforts by philanthropic agencies and government organizations directed at graduate schools of education has not produced long-term or sustained changes in their form and function. The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), however, has been able to demonstrate that external change efforts can result in change in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Doctoral Degrees
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Hall, Angela; Palmer, Emma – School Science Review, 2015
The Nuffield Foundation's Practical Work for Learning project takes the position that practical work is not a pedagogic approach in its own right, but that its affordances for learning depend on how successfully other pedagogies are applied to practical lessons. The design process used in the project is made explicit, illustrating…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Hands on Science, Science Projects, Lesson Plans
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Winch, Christopher – Journal of Education and Work, 2015
Recent reviews of vocational qualifications in England have noted problems with their restricted nature. However, the underlying issue of how to conceptualise professional agency in curriculum design has not been properly addressed, either by the Richard or the Whitehead reviews. Drawing on comparative work in England and Europe it is argued that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Models, Vocational Education, Instructional Development
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Garbacz, S. Andrew; Lannie, Amanda L.; Jeffrey-Pearsall, Jennifer L.; Truckenmiller, Adrea J. – Preventing School Failure, 2015
Although implementation of evidence-based behavioral and instructional practices has been identified as an educational priority, popular methods for increasing implementation of evidence-based practices (i.e., professional development) have not had the desired effect. This article aimed to present frameworks and practices coaches can use with…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Supervisory Methods, Educational Strategies, Change Strategies
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Watson, Shevaun E.; Rex, Cathy; Markgraf, Jill; Kishel, Hans; Jennings, Eric; Hinnant, Kate – College & Research Libraries, 2013
The one-shot library instruction session has long been a mainstay for many information literacy programs. Identifying realistic learning goals, integrating active learning techniques, and conducting meaningful assessment for a single lesson all present challenges. Librarians and English faculty at one college campus confronted these challenges by…
Descriptors: Librarian Teacher Cooperation, College Faculty, English Teachers, College English
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Saz, Alexandra; Engel, Anna; Coll, César – Digital Education Review, 2016
Universities have a key role to play in the progress and development of the Knowledge Society. They should lead the way in the design of teaching strategies that promote knowledge building. Personal learning environments (PLE) represent a groundbreaking new development in educational practices through the incorporation of Information and…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Higher Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Technology Uses in Education
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