BOLOGNA PROCESS AND REALITY ON THE GROUND IN ETHIOPIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Ewnetu Hailu Tamene (contributor)

The main intent of this study was to investigate the extent to which Ethiopian universities consider local/national reality while implementing Bologna process. Six universities were selected of which postgraduate students, senior academic staffs and university leaders were included. The study is...

Using R to Create Interactive Data Maps

30 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s): Ann Bessenbacher

AEA 2018 Presentation

Slow Boat PowerPoint Presentation

29 Jun 2017 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, James Daniel Lehman, Alyssa Panitch

This PowerPoint presentation was designed to accompany the SLED Slow Boat activity.

Slow Boat PowerPoint Presentation Summer 2017

29 Jun 2017 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Arielle Mucha, James Daniel Lehman, James J Minogue

This PowerPoint presentation accompanied the Slow Boat design activity at the SLED summer workshops in 2017.

SLED Unit Plan Template 2015-16

08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This is the SLED unit implementation plan template for the 2015-16 academic year.

Dog gone it!

08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.

Dog gone it!

08 Jun 2015 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, Todd Richard Kelley, Chell Nyquist, James Daniel Lehman

This design challenge, for students in grade 3, focuses on simple and compound machines. The objective of the challenge is to design a compound machine to help a large breed of dog to get into and out of the back of a car.

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...

Hot Wheels Lab

25 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Nikki Rumpler, James Daniel Lehman

This grade 4 inquiry lab lesson plan, developed by Nikki Rumpler for the 2014 SLED Summer Institute, addresses the question, "Does the height of a ramp affect the speed and distance a Hot Wheels car will travel?"

Bio-Inspired Paper Flowers

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Kari Clase, Alyssa Panitch, Evan Rebar, Tahira Reid, Nancy Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman

This grade 3 lesson introduces students to the basic structures of plants and their functions. Students are challenged to create paper flowers that turn colors through processes that mimics how real plants function.

Save the Wolf (Simple Machines)

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | 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.

Earthen Dam Design Task

03 Jun 2014 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Venkatesh Merwade, James Daniel Lehman

This grade 3 design task focuses on earth materials and the construction of an earthen dam.

Light Just Right

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

This 4th grade design activity focuses on electrical current and resistance. Students design a way to make a bulb light with differing brightnesses.

SLED Unit Implementation Plan Rubric 2013-14 2014-15

12 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Brenda Capobianco, James Daniel Lehman

This rubric will be used to assess teachers' unit implementation plans for the SLED project.

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.

Drink Pouch

11 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Kari Clase, Tahira Reid, Nancy Irene Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman

This 3rd grade design activity is focused on creating a drink pouch that can keep a drink cool in the hot sun.

Slow Boat PowerPoint

11 Jun 2013 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Tahira Reid, Kari Clase, Nancy Irene Tyrie, James Daniel Lehman

The PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Slow Boat design task at the 2013 Summer Institute.

Slow Boat

11 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Tahira Reid, Kari Clase, Nancy Irene Tyrie, Evan Rebar, James Daniel Lehman

This 4th grade design task lesson focuses on the concept of drag by asking students to develop ways to slow down a boat.

Slow Boat

11 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Bryan Hubbard, Alyssa Panitch, Tahira Reid, Kari Clase, Nancy Irene Tyrie, Evan Rebar, James Daniel Lehman

This 4th grade design task lesson focuses on the concept of drag by asking students to develop ways to slow down a boat.