scholarly journals Earth2Class: An Effective and Easily Duplicable Model for Providing a Broad Impact of Cutting-Edge Science, Teacher Professional Development, and Inspiration for High School Students

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 407
Author(s):  
Michael J. Passow
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Science Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Professional Development Model ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
The Impact

We describe Earth2Class, a professional development model that connects classroom teachers with research investigators so that they and their students can learn about cutting-edge discoveries, long before mention is included in textbooks. Teachers and students attending “live” programs at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University or Zoom equivalents necessitated during the pandemic benefit through interactions that bring out the excitement of making new geoscience discoveries. Evidence of the effectiveness of Earth2Class (E2C) workshops is provided through reflections of the impact of E2C on student career choices, expanding teacher content knowledge, and attitudes provided by teachers, students, parents, and scientists.

scholarly journals The Student Perspective: The Impact of Podcasts on EFL Students Listening Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Dinar Ayu Asyifah ◽  
Lilia Indriani
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
The Impact

 Technological developments are very beneficial for foreign language learning, even for teachers and students themselves. One of them is the podcast media which has proven to be an easy-to-use and effective means of learning English. The research sample was taken from 30 high school students in Indonesia by using a questionnaire to explore students' perceptions about learning to listen to foreign languages ​​using podcasts. The data collection of this research uses descriptive techniques, namely describing and explaining a phenomenon or case study in schools. Most of the students taken from the questionnaire strongly agreed that podcasts are something that is effective in helping improve listening skills because they are considered to have interesting and fun features that stimulate student enthusiasm and motivate students to continue learning. However, podcasts can prove to be a tool to improve students' listening skills in EFL classes and students recommend teachers to use this media.

scholarly journals Arts in Science: ‘Painting’ Health Allied Senior High School Students’ Meaningful Learning Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Juland Salayo ◽  
Buen Euleen V. Lainez ◽  
Russel Dustin R. Dolendo ◽  
Jamie Marie Reynielle D. Agonoy ◽  
Rica Madeleine B. Bargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

The education system acknowledges the relevance and impact of arts in exploring students' different skills and competencies.  However, most of the learners remain bias on the purpose and essence of art-based activities since most of the strands offered in senior high school are academically designed through the K-12 program, which guides and prepares incoming college students in choosing their career path.  Hence, this study attempted to determine the vital role of arts-based instructional approaches to enrich students' learning in one selected catholic Senior High school in Manila, Philippines.  Applying a qualitative approach through intensive interviews, 15 Health Allied students participated in this study.  Results revealed that arts are highly integrated with the delivery of the different lessons of the involved strand.  Moreover, arts proved that they have solid and influential roles in improving students' quality of learning.  Furthermore, the impact and relevance of arts as an instructional approach supports the learning process of health allied students. Thus, this research informs and guides the teachers and students on the importance and impact of art as an overlooked field in education that maximizes one's potentials.

scholarly journals Increasing the Angle of Educational Reform in Pakistan through Professional Development

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilofar Vazir ◽  
Alan Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Educational Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Development Model ◽  
Professional Development Needs ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Ongoing Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development And Evolution

This paper documents the development of a “grassroots” teacher professional development model from Pakistan and region designed around three critical aspects: (a) the impact on classroom teaching and learning, (b) the provision for capacity building, and (c) a mechanism for ongoing support and sustainability. The development and evolution of the innovation is presented in terms of three stages designed to increase the angle of educational reform through total school improvement. The implications of the model as a promising prototype are discussed in relation to the wider professional development needs of teachers in the developing world.

scholarly journals Exploring Blended Learning for Science Teacher Professional Development in an African Context

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bopelo Boitshwarelo
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teacher Professional Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Science Teacher Professional Development ◽  
African Context ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Culture Of Teaching ◽  
And Training

This paper explores a case of teacher professional development in Botswana where a blended learning solution was attempted. The analysis of the implementation environment reveals deficiencies in policy, schools (workplaces), and training providers. The paper concludes with three recommendations: 1) Schools should support ongoing teacher learning in the workplace and should manage ICT resources for use by both teachers and students; 2) Government should support participatory and localised learning and institutionalise ICT access and use; and 3) Training providers should use blended methods and should model good ICT practices. The author also notes that change is needed in the culture of teaching and learning so that ongoing, situated, participatory, and collaborative approaches are accepted. Finally, collaboration between the training providers and the schools is necessary as is a change in beliefs about the use of ICTs in education.

Communication satisfaction and trust among Turkish adolescent siblings

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Müge Çelik Örücü ◽  
Sühendan Er
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Communication Satisfaction ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
School Students ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Dyadic Trust ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Trust Scale

The relationships that exist among brothers and sisters have been much less researched and observed than other kinds of family relationships. Thus, the impact of sibling dyads' gender and age difference on Turkish adolescents' communication satisfaction and trust was examined. The sample consisted of 272 (154 female, 118 male) Turkish high school students, all of whom were aged between 14 and 18 years and had 1 younger sibling. They were asked to complete the Sibling Communication Satisfaction Scale and the Dyadic Trust Scale. A significant gender difference was obtained for both trust and communication satisfaction, wherein females were more likely than males were to trust and be satisfied with their level of communication with their siblings, especially in the case of same-gender siblings. However, no significant result was found for age difference in terms of either trust or communication satisfaction.

scholarly journals “We Make Our Community”: Youth Forging Environmental Identities in Urban Landscapes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7736
Author(s):  
Erin Gallay ◽  
Alisa Pykett ◽  
Constance Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Youth Of Color ◽  
School Students ◽  
Environmental Leadership ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Insofar as race, class, and gender have profound effects on people’s environmental experiences, and consequently their activism, the environmental field needs more work on the environmental experiences and insights of groups whose voices have been missing, including youth of color who live in urban areas in the U.S. In this paper, we focus on African American and Latinx students engaged in environmental projects in their urban communities and the impact of such projects on promoting pro-environmental leadership, agency, and behavior. We draw from written reflections and focus group interviews of several hundred 4th–12th graders (majority middle- and high-school students) who participated in place-based civic science projects. Thematic analyses of student responses found that students engaged in work on local environmental issues cultivated an appreciation for the natural world and an understanding of human-nature interdependence and the ties between the local environment and their communities’ health. Through taking action with others in their communities, students viewed themselves as contributors to their communities and started to form environmental identities in ways that are not traditionally measured. Findings point to the need for forms of environmental education that are contextually grounded and centered on environmental justice in urban areas.

scholarly journals THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REPRESSION ON DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDES

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-351
Author(s):  
Scott Desposato ◽  
Gang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Fuzzy Regression ◽  
School Students ◽  
Attitudinal Differences ◽  
College Entry ◽  
Democratic Attitudes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDemocracy movements in authoritarian regimes usually fail and are repressed, but they may still affect attitudes and norms of participants and bystanders. We exploit several features of a student movement to test for enduring effects of social movements on democratic attitudes. College students were the core of the movement and had wide exposure to the ideas and activities of the movement, as well as the suppression of the movement. College-bound high school students had limited exposure to the movement and its activities. Time of college entry could in theory be manipulated and endogenous, so we also use birthdate as an exogenous instrument for enrollment year. Applying a fuzzy regression discontinuity, we test for the impact of exposure to the movement on long-term attitudes. We find significant attitudinal differences between those in college during the movement, and those who started college post-movement. These results are strongest for alumni of the four universities that were most connected to the movement.

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