Teach English to Non-English Speakers: Early Years Children as a test case

06 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

Teaching English as a Second Language is a worthy endeavor, but it is not for everyone. If you're thinking of entering the field, you should make sure that it's a good fit for your academic and professional needs.Unlike lots of languages, English has uppercase and lowercase...

KS1 History Resources

14 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

KS1 and Years 1-2 history, children will learn about a number of subjects over a wide time frame. This includes changes in recent memory to national life or events that are beyond memory. Topics include The Gunpower Plot, First and Second World Wars and The Battle Of Hastings. Plus, you will...

KS1 Maths Resources

11 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

Twinkl Stage 1 Maths resources are linked to the National Curriculum and contain support materials for Year 1 & Year 2 SATs maths revision. Download KS1 numeracy worksheets to develop fluency, reasoning and problem-solving, play fun and engaging KS1 maths games on number bonds and have a...

Conference Poster for the Tusome Early Grade Reading Progam Case Study

10 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

PosterKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U. Nairobi, UND).

Conference Presentation of Findings of the Tusome Early Grade Reading Progam Desk Review

10 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

Slides from ConferenceKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U....

Desk Review of the Tusome Early Grade Reading Progam

10 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

Final Desk ReviewKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U....

Successfully Scaling and Transitioning Kenya's Tusome Early-Grade Reading Program

10 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s): Dana Nicole Ruggiero, James Daniel Lehman

Brief DocumentKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U. Nairobi,...

SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Powerpoint (grades 5-6)

19 Jun 2015

This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 5-6.

SLED 2015 Teacher and Student Research Expectations PowerPoint

19 Jun 2015

This PowerPoint gives what to expect regarding the SLED 2015-16 research for teachers in grades 3-4.

Research Activities 2013-14 PowerPoint Slides

16 Jun 2014

PowerPoint slides detailing SLED research activities during the 2013-14 and 2014-14 years.

Think-aloud Protocol Analysis as a Measure of Students' Science Learning through Design Assessment

28 Mar 2012

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...

Problem Based Approach to Instruction

17 Feb 2012

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...

PBL Learning Meets Case-Based Reasoning in the Middle School Science Classroom: Putting Learning by Design Into Practice

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material:This article tells the story of the design of Learning by Design™ (LBD), a project- based inquiry approach to science learning with roots in case-based reasoning and problem-based learning, pointing out the theoretical contributions of both, classroom issues...

PBL Developing a Driving Question

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 PBL: Developing a Driving Question

Calculating the Potential Energy of Flowing Water

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 Week 1 Material: Student Activity

PBL Summer 2011 UV Activity Notes

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 UV Bead Activity Experimental Design Notes

PBL Facilitation and Questioning Strategies

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material

PBL Challenge Investigating a National and Local Problem

17 Feb 2012

RGS Supplemental Material Summer 2011 EDCI 627000

Hydroelectricity

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation Hydroelectricity by Team Watt-er

WAKE the Water 2: Hydroelectric Power

17 Feb 2012

RGS Summer 2011 Participant Presentation: Is the relatively small amount of hydroelectric power produced in Indiana worth the environmental trade-off?