The best laid plans: Educational innovation in elementary teacher generated integrated STEM lesson plans

ABSTRACT

Students need to be prepared for the 21st century by developing the literacy skills necessary for participating in the age of synthesis—an age that requires a progressive set of skills and knowledge. The authors identified nine educational innovations that are perceived to be effective for preparing students for the 21st century age of synthesis society. They coded a collection of 39 teacher-generated Grade 3–5 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lesson plans to document the extent to which the teachers included these nine educational innovations their STEM lesson planning. The authors found practices such as project-based and student-centered learning (which are common established approaches to teaching STEM) to be strongly represented in the plans, whereas practices such as family involvement and place-based learning (which have not been traditionally used in STEM instruction) were less evident in the plans. In their discussion they explore the implications for STEM teaching, and potential directions for future research.     

把握机遇,促进成都旅游产业升级发展——国家统筹城乡试验区指导下的成都旅游产业升级初探

成都成为国家级统筹城乡发展综合配套改革试验区,将在更广泛的领域促进旅游产业升级,推动本地区"四位一体"科学发展总体战略的实施.     

在教师“写教案”行为分析中得出新课程实施中的三个基本问题

在教师“写教案”行为分析中得出新课程实施中的三个基本问题：学生研究是教育的基础工作;需要加强对三维目标的研究;应该进行单元教学设计。     

求解二层线性多目标规划的一种新算法

给出二层线性多目标决策问题数学模型的一种新解法,把线性加权模理想点法,Kuhn-Tucker条件、罚函数法和Frank-wolf结合起来,将二层线性多目标规划问题转化为单层单目标规划问题,使问题简化,从而得到原问题的解.数值验证表明所提出的算法是有效的.     

跳远前倾式离板技术的训练法之浅析

采用文献资料法、观察对比法及理论分析,结合世界明星的前倾式离板的训练特点,从青少年的实际出发,制定出了适于青少年的训练纲要.实践证明,前倾式离板技术有助于加速上板、正心用力集中、摆动及缓冲积极,是青少年训练跳远成绩大幅度提高的一条捷径.     

Education for children with a chronic health condition: an evidence‐informed approach to policy and practice decision making

Children managing chronic health conditions face many obstacles which can impede their learning during periods of hospitalisation. In one particular hospital, a team of educators deemed it necessary to take a personalised learning approach in order to maintain students’ educational progress, namely making use of individual learning plans (ILPs). This team adopted an evidence‐informed practice (EIP) approach to the issue in order to persuade administrators of the need for change. The successful implementation of the EIP approach led to the inclusion of the ILP form in patients’ medical records, which is thought to be a first for Australia. Although EIP is regarded highly by practitioners and policy makers, there can be difficulties when implementing this approach. This study aims to identify the enabling features that permit EIP to be successfully implemented and to examine the ways in which EIP can lead to improved practice.     

TOWARDS A THEORY ON THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL INSPECTIONS

ABSTRACT:  This article describes a theory about the ambition of most Inspectorates to realise 'school improvement through inspection'. Literature about a number of direct and indirect interventions, such as reciprocity, communication and feedback is used to build a theoretical model stating the relations between working methods of school inspectors, reactions of schools and resulting effects and side effects. Finally two types of inspections strategies are described that can be used in different types of schools. We expect schools with a low innovation capacity and few external impulses to be helped best by a directive approach in which an inspector clearly points to the strong and weak points of the school, the probable causes of their level of functioning, and potential ways for improvement. The inspector should pressure the school to change by making written agreements on how to change and by asking the school to work out these agreements in an improvement plan. A school with a high innovation capacity and strong external impulses is expected to do better with a more reserved inspection approach. Inspectors only need to provide this school with some insight into their strong and weak points.     

Cruising through the stacks: Developing tools to rapidly and economically mass-produce stack end signage: A case study

The purpose of this article is to describe a case study that addresses issues related to stack end signage in a university library. Poor stack end signage can negatively influence patrons' ability to navigate the library and locate physical materials. At the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, a tool was developed using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word to quickly and inexpensively mass-produce effective and user-friendly stack end signage. This article details the specific steps taken to develop, implement, and utilize this instrument.     

Teaching for the Pursuit of Truth in a Post-Truth World

Abstract

This study investigated teacher profiles with regards to their conception of truth. The explanatory sequential design began with the first phase administering a survey to a random sample from across the American southeast. Results were aggregated and each teacher was profiled with regards to four diverse views of truth: correspondence, relativist, pragmatist, and critical. The second phase of the study analyzed open-ended responses to a set of questions about instructional practices of teachers for comparison of common practices based on truth profile. The results of this investigation found a significant proportion of teachers hold contradictory views of truth while those who are firmly within one profile have noticeable distinctions among priorities, perspectives, and practices. Implications for these findings are discussed with practical consideration for the classroom regarding salient topics such as learning online, engaging in social media, and combatting fake news.     

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