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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resources Bloom Revised Taxonomy

    17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase

    Research Goes to School Week 1 Supplemental Resources: Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Key Words Summer 2011

  4. Save the Wolf (Simple Machines)

    03 Jun 2014 | Contributor(s): Kendra A Erk, James Daniel Lehman

    This grade 3 design lesson introduces simple machines and challenges students to use simple machines to create a device to capture a wolf.

  5. School Biomass to Energy PBL Website Links

    31 Aug 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Candice B Kissinger, Todd Millar, Dan J Sacre

    This website describes a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) unit centered on the idea of converting biomass to energy. It is intended for multiple age groups, including 8th grade science, high school environmental science, and high school earth science students. This site was created to fullfill the...

  6. Solar Power: Is it the IN thing?

    17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Melissa D. Keown

    RGS Summer 2011 Presentation: Solar Power: Is it the IN thing? Can solar energy collection devices be viable choices to lessen Indiana's dependence on fossil fuels?

  7. Solar Too!

    17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Dane Brown, Cortnaye Smith, SIDNEY RAY DOBSON

    RGS Summer 2011 Solar Energy Presentation: Is it feasible to utilize solar power in average Indiana homes?

  8. Sound Absorption

    09 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

    This grade 3 lesson plan focuses on a design task to create a wall to absorb sound.

  9. STEM Strategies in K-15 Education in Colombia

    12 Oct 2011 | Publications | 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...

  10. Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies

    17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase

    RGS Week 1 Supplemental Resource: Strengthening teaching and learning in science through using different pedagogies

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. 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?

  18. 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