When my family moved to America from British Bermuda, I was still in elementary school, having completed first form, the equivalent of first grade, at the Bermuda High School (BHS) for Girls. Uniform and uniformed, I marched in step with the other girls, just as my mother had done throug...
Blank, R. K. (2013). Science instructional time is declining in elementary schools: What are the implications for student achievement and closing the gap? Science Education, 97(6), 830-847. “The recommendations for improvement of science education from the NRC indicate that the elementary years...
then kids in elementary school and middle school can spill a coke on it and drop it on the ground and it'll be fine. but, technology is still a little more delicate than its analog cousin. but, i think that it's only inevitable that every student will end up with some kind of incr...
Kids at a Tampa., Fla., elementary school show books they received from Athletes for Charity. Alterraun Verner and some of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates brought the books. "Going into schools, I can tell the kids to focus on their academics, do their homework, and it goes in one ea...
This study examined the relationships of various teacher retention factors with the intentions of math and science teachers to remain in the profession. With data collected from the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey, a sample of 6588 secondary math an
I know the arguments I’ve heard standardized testing advocates tout the value of these tests. Among other things they tell me: •These tests will tell you what your students know about science. Sure they will – assuming the students are good readers and can understand the questions. And ...
Considering that it is in these elementary school years when differences in science achievement begin to emerge both between student groups within the US and between the US and other developed countries (Provasnik et al., 2012), studies involving elementary STEM education methods may be ...
Programming includes outreach to the local community with initiatives designed for elementary and secondary students, as well as national summer programs for high school juniors. The summer programs are the focus of this study. The aim of the programs is to diversify the STEM workforce and increase...
they describe their use of real building tools and how this transformed how they see and think of themselves. Many also identified an early STEM-career role model such as a family member or community hero. Some students also point to strong academic programs in their schools that welcomed girls...
As part of a broader research partnership between the first author and the school district, teachers of all career, technical, and agricultural courses in all schools in the school district were asked to spend the last 15 min of a class session giving students time to complete an online survey...