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Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resource: Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies
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Summer 2012 long version SLED Unit Plan Template
13 Jun 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
Long version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for Summer 2012.
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Summer 2012 short version SLED Unit Plan Template
13 Jun 2012 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
The short version of the SLED Unit Plan Template for Summer 2012.
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Summer 2013 SLED Unit Plan Template
12 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman
This is the template teachers should use during the 2013 SLED Summer Institute to prepare their lesson implementation plans.
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Tasks/Student Investations- Small Group Presentation
13 Jul 2015 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Andrew Cook (contributor), Emily Fero (contributor), India Scott (contributor), Andrew Stonesifer (contributor), Ruth Zorayda Osorio (contributor)
This presentation addresses:1) What will the students do (activities)?2) What resources and materials will students need to complete their work?3) How will you organize student activities (timeline)?
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Teacher Role- Small Group Presentation
13 Jul 2015 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Conner Cunningham (contributor), juan Guillermo Muriel (contributor), Megan Ross (contributor), Ashley Lyn Westra (contributor)
This presentation addresses:1) How will you facilitate classroom discussion? (questioning and listening, different types of engagement and control, guiding)2) How will you scaffold students’ efforts?3) How will you use outside experts?
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The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Chapter 1
02 Jun 2014 | Downloads
Chapter 1: The Foundational Science Content for the Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
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Theories of Action for STEM Education The Role of the National Science Foundation Investments in STEM Learning and Higher Education
11 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Joan Ferrini-Mundy
What is the most stategic approach for a federal funding agency in shaping investment programs to improve STEM teaching and learning? NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is focused increasingly on its role within the Foundation and in coordination with other agencies in supporting...
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Think-aloud Protocol Analysis as a Measure of Students' Science Learning through Design Assessment
28 Mar 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Todd Richard Kelley, Brenda Capobianco
Research has indicated that authentic engineering design tasks hold the attention andinterest of students and can lead to deeper levels of science engagement (Fortus, Dershimer, Krajcik, Marx, & Mamlok-Naaman, 2004; Roth, 1996; 1997; 1998). However, there is a need for student assessments...
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Tips for Add Excel and You Tube Pieces to PowerPoints
17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Week 1 Supplemental Materials
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University Governance and its Role in Transforming Societies in the Middle East
12 Oct 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Adriana Jaramillo
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D3I will present the results of a regional study on university governance conducted in four countries: Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco. We have surveyed 50 Universities, using aquestionnaire addressing 4 dimensions...
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Using Questioning to Facilitate Discussion of Science Teaching Problems in Teacher Professional Development
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
Previous research has shown that questioning is a key strategy that facilitators use topromote discussion in Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Yet, there is a lack of detailedunderstanding on what questions facilitators ask and how those questions aff ectdiscussion. In this study we examined diff...
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Video - Theories of Action for STEM Education: The Role of the National Science Foundation Investments in STEM Learning and Higher Education
02 Nov 2011 | Conference Videos | Contributor(s): Joan Ferrini-Mundy
What is the most strategic approach for a federal funding agency in shaping investment programs to improve STEM teaching and learning? NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources is focused increasingly on its role within the Foundation and in coordination with other agencies in...
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Video from Panel of University Leaders: How to Lead and Facilitate Institutional Change
29 Nov 2011 | Conference Videos | Contributor(s): Dale Whittaker, Daniel Hastings, Moses Lee, Michael McManus, Robert McMaster, John Squires
Panel Moderator:A. Dale Whittaker, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Purdue UniversityPanel Members:Daniel Hastings, Dean for Undergraduate Education, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMoses Lee, Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences, Hope College, MichiganMichael McManus, Dean...
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WAKE the Water 2: Hydroelectric Power
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels
RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation: Is the relatively small amount of hydroelectric power produced in Indiana worth the environmental trade-off?
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What Would it Take to Power Purdue University for One Month Using Wind Energy
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Candice B Kissinger, Todd Millar, Dan J Sacre
PPT Presentation: What Would it Take to Power Purdue University for One Month Using Wind EnergyPBL Investigation by The Windjammers
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Zombie Apocalypse Activity for Indiana Highschool Students
06 May 2015 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Steven Smith (contributor), Ann Bessenbacher (contributor)
Zombie Apocalypse Activity used for the High School Purdue GIS Day 2014, although the materials could be used for any time and class.Just when we thought it was safe … another outbreak of the deadly Zombie Virus #372 has arisen. This time, it is in Indianapolis, Indiana, a metropolitan area of...