Nutrition education in the elementary school; follow-up report of the Terre Haute Workshop.

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Distributive education in the high school : a suggested guide for administrators and teachers of distribution and marketing /

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Professional Developments for Educators in the Public School System

The purpose of the paper is to seek further understanding of professional developments from current literature. To accomplish a meaningful session, various components must be taken into consideration in creating and implementing professional developments.

Integrating engineering education in the middle school mathematics curriculum

Many nations are experiencing a decline in the number of graduating engineers, an overall poor preparedness for engineering studies in tertiary institutions, and a lack of diversity in the field. Given the increasing importance of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology in our world, it is imperative that we foster an interest and drive to participate in engineering from an early age. This discuission paper argues for the intergration of engineering education within the elementary and middle school mathematics curricula. In doing so, we offer a definition of engineering education and address its core goals; consider some perceptions of engineering and engineering education held by teachers and students; and offer one approach to promoting engineering education within the elementary and middle school mathematics curriculum, namely through mathematical modeling.

Introducing Engineering Education in the Middle School

This paper first describes a new three-year, longitudinal project that is implementing engineering education in three middle schools in Australia (grade levels 7-9). This important domain is untapped in Australia. Hence, as a starting point, we conducted a context analysis to help situate engineering education in a school system. We report on this analysis with respect to findings from one of two literature-based surveys that gathered middle-school student responses in mathematics (n=172) and science (n=166) towards understanding their dispositions for engineering education. ANOVA indicated gender differences for 3 out of 23 items in both mathematics and science. In addition, the majority of students agreed or strongly agreed with 17 of the 23 survey items, however, there were some differences between mathematics and science. We conclude the paper with some recommendations for establishing engineering education in schools, including the development of partnerships among engineering and education faculties, school systems, and industry to develop contemporary engineering resources to support school-level mathematics, science, and technology.

Analysing preservice teachers' potential for implementing engineering education in the middle school

Engineering is pivotal to any country's development. Yet there are insufficient engineers to take up available positions in many countries, including Australia (Engineers Australia, 2008). Engineering education is limited in Australia at the primary, middle and high school levels. One of the starting points for addressing this shortfall lies in preservice teacher education. This study explores second-year preservice teachers' potential to teach engineering in middle school, following their engagement with engineering concepts in their science curriculum unit and their teaching of engineering activities to Year 7 students. Using a literature-based pretest-posttest survey, items were categorised into four constructs (ie. personal professional attributes, student motivation, pedagogical knowledge and fused curricula). Results indicated that the preservice teachers' responses had not changed for instilling positive attitudes (88%) and accepting advice from colleagues (94%). However, there was statistical significance with 9 of the 25 survey items (p<0.05) after the preservice teachers' involvement in engineering activities. Fusing engineering education with other subjects, such as mathematics and science, is an essential first step in promoting preservice teachers' potential to implement engineering education in the middle school.

Engineering education in the middle school : exploring foundational structures

The recently released Mathematics, Engineering & Science in the National Interest report (May, 2012) highlights the universal perspective that an education in these disciplines is essential to a nation’s future prosperity. Although studies in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) are being implemented across many schools, progress to date has been slow especially with respect to incorporating engineering experiences in the middle and primary grades. Our concerns for the limited attention given to engineering in STEM and the low uptake of university engineering courses in universities, prompted us to conduct a longitudinal project on engineering education across grade levels 7-9.

Media Education in the Finnish School System : A Conceptual Analysis of the Subject Didactic Dimension of Media Education

The aim of the doctoral dissertation was to further our theoretical and empirical understanding of media education as practised in the context of Finnish basic education. The current era of intensive use of the Internet is recognised too. The doctoral dissertation presents the subject didactic dimension of media education as one of the main results of the conceptual analysis. The theoretical foundation is based on the idea of dividing the concept of media education into media and education (Vesterinen et al., 2006). As two ends of the dimension, these two can be understood didactically as content and pedagogy respectively. In the middle, subject didactics is considered to have one form closer to content matter (Subject Didactics I learning about media) and another closer to general pedagogical questions (Subject Didactics II learning with/through media). The empirical case studies of the dissertation are reported with foci on media literacy in the era of Web 2.0 (Kynäslahti et al., 2008), teacher reasoning in media educational situations (Vesterinen, Kynäslahti - Tella, 2010) and the research methodological implications of the use of information and communication technologies in the school (Vesterinen, Toom - Patrikainen, 2010). As a conclusion, Media-Based Media Education and Cross-Curricular Media Education are presented as two subject didactic modes of media education in the school context. Episodic Media Education is discussed as the third mode of media education where less organised teaching, studying and learning related to media takes place, and situations (i.e. episodes, if you like) without proper planning or thorough reflection are in focus. Based on the theoretical and empirical understanding gained in this dissertation, it is proposed that instead of occupying a corner of its own in the school curriculum, media education should lead the wider change in Finnish schools.

Learning to teach religious education in the secondary school : a companion to school experience.

Es un recurso actualizado al nuevo plan de estudios inglés que ayuda tanto a los estudiantes que se están formando a enseñar educación religiosa como a los profesores con experiencia que han optado por asumir la responsabilidad de impartir esta materia en la escuela secundaria, en la etapa 3 (KS3) a alumnos de catorce a diecinueve años. Incluye temas como el lugar de la educación religiosa en el currículo; desarrollo de programas de estudio; lenguaje y alfabetización religiosa, enseñanza de la religión en la etapa 4 (KS4); la educación religiosa y la educación moral; el culto colectivo; educación religiosa y ciudadanía; recursos para educación religiosa y enseñanza a niños con necesidades educativas especiales.

School counselors in the mainstream setting: a tool for working with students with hearing impairments in the public school environment

This study looks at public school counselors who work with hearing impaired students and the counselor’s awareness of specific issues of problems of these students.

A first Latin course : comprehending grammar, delectus, and exercise-book, with vocabularies : for use of the lower forms in public and private schools : with the cases arranged both as in the ordinary grammars and as in the public school primer.

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A educação popular e o popular na educação: um mergulho nos sentidos do cotidiano de uma escola pública em uma petroperiferia urbana

Dialogar com uma escola de periferia urbana requer um mergulho com todos os sentidos, na especificidade do cotidiano da comunidade local contexto de criação e manutenção de luta por uma escola pública popular. Nossa proposta é investigar o Colégio Municipal Botafogo, que se localiza no município de Macaé. Na década de 1970, com a chegada da Petrobras, inicia-se a ocupação de uma área de ilha fluvial, que ganhou o nome de Malvina, no início dos anos 1980. Macaé tornou-se a capital do petróleo e de um crescimento urbano desordenado. O processo migratório fez de Malvina a maior petroperiferia do município. Na década de 1980, foi criado, entre os bairros Malvina e Botafogo, o Colégio Municipal Botafogo. É importante perceber no cotidiano escolar as tensões e os conflitos provocados pelo contexto de crescimento da desigualdade social. Assim, esta pesquisa vislumbra pensar a estrutura dessa escola, na tríade: escola, problemática social e conhecimento, investigando as suas práticas pedagógicas cotidianas. É preciso estar atento para não reproduzir na pesquisa preconceitos que venham a rotular a escola de periferia e seus atores pela ótica dominante, isto é, como excluídos e subalternizados. Acreditar na escola popular e possível é crer nos seus sujeitos, como atores, no processo de constituição de uma escola de petroperiferia, de forma potente e inventiva. Sabemos que estamos diante de índices constrangedores, tais como: repetência, evasão, fracasso escolar. Além de estarmos também em uma escola de petroperiferia violenta, o que poderia nos levar a rotular a escola como não possível, levando-nos a negar o saber que é produzido no cotidiano da escola (e fora dela), desafiando-nos a usar táticas para investigar e revelar esse conhecimento. A escola pesquisada fica em um complexo petroperiférico marcado por desigualdades sociais que contrastam com a riqueza produzida na cidade de Macaé. Para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, fez-se necessário ouvir as narrativas e histórias dos sujeitos da comunidade escolar e local, identificando nessas narrativas e memórias os diferentes usos e maneiras de fazer, em especial as práticas pedagógicas de professores e professoras que dialogavam com a perspectiva de educação popular, no cotidiano do Colégio Municipal Botafogo.

Barriers and enablers to clinical fieldwork education in rural public and private allied health practice

There is a need to maximise rural clinical fieldwork placement to build health workforce capacity. This study investigated allied health professionals' (AHPs) experience of supervising students as part of work-integrated learning in public and private rural health settings. An anonymous postal questionnaire with 30 questions was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data about the barriers and enablers that AHPs encounter when supervising students in their clinical setting. A total of 113 public and private AHPs from Southwest Victoria, Australia, returned the questionnaire. The AHPs were trained in the disciplines of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, dietetics, podiatry or psychology. The majority of respondents (75%) had previously supervised students. Most respondents had only provided fieldwork education in the public sector. Allied health professionals working in public and private sectors had positive experiences with clinical fieldwork education and often had increased job satisfaction while supervising students. They experienced similar enablers to involvement in clinical fieldwork education programs, however the barriers they encountered were different. The findings highlight the differing issues between rural public and private settings that need to be addressed for successful clinical fieldwork education and work-integrated learning. Strategies to address the identified barriers need to be specific to the work conditions of each setting.

School physical education in the post-report era : an analysis from public health

The 1996 United States Surgeon General’s report on physical activity and health represents a watershed moment in the modern history of physical activity and public health. Based on a compelling body of scientific evidence from the fields of medicine, epidemiology, physiology, and health psychology, the Surgeon General’s report proclaimed that people of all ages could improve their health and quality of life through lifelong practice of moderate physical activity (United States Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 1996). Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General was an especially important publication for school physical education. Not only did the report acknowledge the importance of regular physical activity during childhood and adolescence, it also identified school physical education as an important vehicle for promoting healthenhancing physical activity in young people. “With evidence that success in this arena is possible, every effort should be made to encourage schools to require daily physical education in each grade and to promote physical activities that can be enjoyed throughout life” (USDHHS, 1996, p. 6). The purpose of this article is to discuss the status of school physical education since the release of the Surgeon General’s report on physical activity and health nearly a decade ago. Specifically, the article will address four questions: 1) What has been the historical role of physical education in physical activity and public health? 2) What impact, if any, has the Surgeon General’s report has had on physical education programs? 3) What impact should physical education have on public health and physical activity? 4) What should teacher education programs in physical education do to prepare physical education teachers, given the current role of physical education?

Compilation of the public school laws of New Mexico, 1914; extracts from the state constitution, comp. laws of 1897 and subsequent territorial session laws, together with all school laws passed by the first and second sessions of the state Legislature, relative to education and the forms used in school administration and a directors' guide.

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