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Pill Bugs' Habitat Inquiry Activity
11 Nov 2012 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman
This is an inquiry activity, aligned to grade 4-6 standards, in which students design fair test investigations to determine the habitat of pill bugs (roly polies).
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Problem Based Approach to Instruction
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material:This chapter examines the problem-based learning approach to instructionfrom the perspective of instructional design theory and synthesizes the current knowledge and theory into some universal methods, situational methods, and principles for a theory of...
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Project Kaleidoscope: Leadership for Implementing Change in Undergraduate STEM Education
12 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s): Susan Elrod, Judith Dilts, J Lynn Zimmerman
Transforming Education: from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session D1 Transforming undergraduate STEM education requires vision, leadership and action. Since 1996, Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), a national organization, has been offering leadershipinstitutes for STEM faculty members to...
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RGS Activities Materials Reflection Rubric Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Student Activities and Scaffolds; Materials and Resources Reflection Rubric
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RGS Driving Question, Curricular Objectives, and Standards Reflection Rubric Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Driving Question, Curricular Objectives, and Standards Reflection Rubric
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RGS EDCI 62700 Summer 2011 Syllabus
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
Syllabus for RGS EDCI 62700 Summer 2011 PBL Class
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RGS Final Presentations of PBL Units and Websites Rubric Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Final Presentations of PBL Units and Websites Rubric
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RGS Implementation and Management Plan and Assessment Tools Reflection Rubric Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Implementation and Management Plan and Assessment Tools Reflection Rubric
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RGS Materials and Resources PBL Rubric
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: RGS Materials and Resources Rubric
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RGS PBL Evaluation Plan Rubric Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: PBL Evaluation Plan Rubric
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RGS PBL Implementation and Management Plan Rubric
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: PBL Implementation and Management Plan Rubric
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RGS Questioning Activities Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
Research Goes to School Week 1 Questioning Activities Summer 2011
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RGS Student Activities and Scaffolds Rubric Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
PBL Rubric from EDCI 62700 class from Research Goes to School (RGS) Summer 2011: Student Activities and Scaffolds Rubric
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RGS Week 1 Resources Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
Research Goes to School Week 1 list of links to PBL resources from Summer 2011
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STEM Strategies in K-15 Education in Colombia
12 Oct 2011 | Contributor(s): Maria Figueroa
Transforming Education from Innovation to Implementation Conference: Session F3 The Center for Research and Development in Education (CIFE) at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) has launched a STEM program as a part of its mission to produce research based knowledge for the...
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STEMEdhub: Supporting STEM Education Initiatives via the H U Bzero Platform
07 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Peg A Ertmer, Ann Bessenbacher
Built as one of 60+ hubs on the HUBzero platform, STEMEdhub was developed in 2011 as a resource for research, education, and collaboration in STEM education. The hub currently supports 82 different groups. In this article, the authors describe two specific groups (SLED and AAU) that are taking...
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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 | 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 | 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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University Governance and its Role in Transforming Societies in the Middle East
12 Oct 2011 | 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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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...