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Seethaler, Pamela M.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine technical and instructional features of a kindergarten curriculum-based measurement (CBM) tool designed to track students' mathematics progress in terms of computational concepts, procedures, and counting strategies. Students in 10 kindergarten classrooms in three elementary schools completed alternate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests, Skill Analysis
Drake, Susan; Racknor, Wendy – Education Canada, 2011
The focus of Ontario's educational reform is literacy and numeracy, and there is a move to teach literacy in all subject areas. Teachers are also to include character education and environmental awareness in instructional planning. Curriculum guidelines direct teachers to teach cross-disciplinary core concepts--Big Ideas such as change, systems,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Instructional Development, Curriculum Development, Literacy
Fontichiaro, Kristin, Comp. – School Library Monthly, 2010
Inquiry does not replace information literacy; it encompasses it. It encourages librarians to consider instructional design beyond information search, retrieval, citation, and use. Inquiry-based learning invites school librarians to step into all aspects of instructional planning, from activating prior knowledge straight through to reflection.…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Instructional Design, Inquiry, Prior Learning
Charlson, Julie; Vouchilas, Gus – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2010
Accreditation for Family and Consumer Sciences and for Interior Design programs includes standards to globalize education of undergraduate students. An integrative approach to planning curriculum relates the concept of global interdependence to the development of critical thinking skills for student decision-making. This was addressed in modifying…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Interior Design, Consumer Science, Cultural Pluralism
Golston, Syd – Social Education, 2010
In this article, the author talks about the updated National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Standards that are directed toward those meaningful units and engaging lessons. The revised standards set guiding questions and provide strategies and "Snapshots of Practice" which can be used to combine extensive use of content with suggestions for…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Social Studies, Academic Standards, Learning Activities
Callahan, Kathryn E.; Rogers, Matthew T.; Lovato, James F.; Fernandez, Helen M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
Quality improvement (QI) initiatives are critical in the care of older adults who are more vulnerable to substandard care. QI education meets aspects of core Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies and prepares learners for the rising focus on performance measurement in health care. The authors developed, implemented, and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Experiential Learning, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
Scarletto, Edith – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
This study used both focus groups (qualitative) and survey data (quantitative) to develop and expand an instruction program for GIS services. It examined the needs and preferences faculty and graduate students have for learning about GIS applications for teaching and research. While faculty preferred in person workshops and graduate students…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Geographic Information Systems, Program Development
Martin, Josh – Principal Leadership, 2012
After accepting the principal position at Farmersville (TX) Junior High, the author decided to increase instructional rigor through question mapping because of the success he saw using this instructional practice at his prior campus. Teachers are the number one influence on student achievement (Marzano, 2003), so question mapping provides a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Instructional Development, Formative Evaluation
Paige, Kathy; Lloyd, David; Zeegers, Yvonne; Roetman, Philip; Daniels, Chris; Hoekman, Brad; Linnell, Lisa; George, Ann-Louise; Szilassy, David – Teaching Science, 2012
This paper reports on a year-long citizen science project that focused on improving learning for students identified as most at risk of not succeeding at school. This project was one element of a broader university-based aspirations Initiative which aimed to engage students from low socio-economic schools in rigorous learning in order to increase…
Descriptors: Science Projects, At Risk Students, Science Course Improvement Projects, Socioeconomic Background
Birkeland, Sarah; Feiman-Nemser, Sharon – New Educator, 2012
Ample research demonstrates the power of comprehensive induction to develop and retain new teachers. Education scholars generally agree on what powerful systems of induction include, yet few tools exist for guiding schools in creating such systems. Drawing on theory and practice, we have created such a tool. This article introduces the "Continuum…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Theory Practice Relationship
Cosner, Shelby; Tozer, Steve; Smylie, Mark – Planning and Changing, 2012
This article describes the process of replacing a modest Master's level school leader preparation program with an innovative Ed.D. program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The new doctoral program is intensive, highly selective, intellectually rigorous, and field-based. The authors provide side-by-side comparisons of the difference…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Doctoral Programs, Instructional Leadership, Total Quality Management
Young, William, II; Franklin, Teresa; Cooper, Tessa; Carroll, Stephen; Liu, Chang – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
In an age of technological advancement, video games have been found to be effective teaching aids in middle school science classrooms. A National Science Foundation (NSF) project at Ohio University, known as STEAM, (Science and Technology Enrichment for Appalachian Middle Schoolers), has examined Second Life as a curriculum aid through the design,…
Descriptors: Video Games, Middle Schools, Secondary School Science, Educational Games
Spencer, Sally A. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2011
Universal design for learning (UDL) is a valuable tool for the proactive planning of engaging, accessible lessons in today's diverse classrooms. UDL focuses on three core principles--representation, expression, and engagement--to help educators develop motivating, accessible instruction that will increase the participation of all learners,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Individualized Instruction, Special Needs Students, Technology Uses in Education
Jonassen, David H. – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2011
Are there different kinds of design problems? Jonassen (2011) argued that problems vary in terms of structuredness, complexity, and context. On the structuredness and complexity continua, design problems tend to be the most ill-structured and complex. Brown and Chandrasekaran suggest that design problems may vary along a continuum from…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Problem Solving, Instructional Development, Design Requirements
Reumann-Moore, Rebecca; Lawrence, Nancy; Sanders, Felicia; Shaw, Kate; Christman, Jolley Bruce – Research for Action, 2011
This document summarizes the findings from the initial round of research on the development and piloting of two types of instructional tools designed to support teachers' integration of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in literacy and math. In this interim report, Research for Action (RFA) presents key findings from the first half of the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Secondary School Teachers, Literacy