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Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Teaching physics in context, The science education review (2009)

Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science, a curriculum supplement which consists of video instruction and classroom activities...

 

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The Greatest Constructivist Educator Ever: The Pedagogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew in the Context of the 5Es, Christian Perspectives in Education (2009)

The gospel message of Jesus Christ found in the New Testament requires the learner to...

 

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Bridging the gap between real world polar science and the classroom (with Vanessa Lougheed, Craig Tweedie, Aaron Velasco, and Claudia V. Garcia), The journal of college science teaching (2009)

The International Polar Year - Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM) program...

 

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Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Transforming science education for middle school students, The south eastern teacher education journal (2009)

The main objective of this article is to describe an example of unique and creative...

 

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Skateboard: Ciencia de acción de Doctor Skateboard: Educacion transformativa en física, Perspectivas educacionales (2009)

This article, written in Spanish, describes a transformative process for teaching physics in the middle...

 

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El uso de preguntas y descubrimiento en el contexto de química, Revista chilena de educación científica (2007)

This article, written in Spanish, describes the impacts of an effort to increase the teaching...

 

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Implementing the Texas master science teacher program (with Elaine Hampton and Brian H. Giza), The Texas science teacher (2006)

In 2004, the State of Texas authorized the Texas Master Science Teacher certification. This post-baccalaureate...

 

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A practical approach to building web sites in the classroom, National social sciences perspectives journal (2006)

The five-phased process for building Web sites in the classroom may be useful in helping...

 

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Science education on the U.S./Mexico border: Field-based studies for future teachers in bilingual/binational schools (with Judith Munter and Claudia V. Garcia), Journal of praxis in multicultural education (2006)

The University of Texas at El Paso’s field-based program of studies for future teachers provides...

 

Books

Developing problem-based curriculum: Unlocking student success utilizing critical thinking and inquiry (2008)

This book utilizes a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to curriculum development and delivery. PBL is...

 

Conference Proceedings

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Project STIMMULIS: Science Teachers Integrating Mathematical Modeling for Undergraduate Learning and Instruction in Schools (with David Carrego), In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2010 (pp. 1612-1619). (2010)

Computer-based mathematical modeling in Physics is a process of constructing models of concepts and the...

 

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Dr. Skateboard’s action science: Increasing science knowledge and skills for middle school teachers, Proceedings of American Institute of Higher Education (AIHE) International Conference 2010, Volume 3, Number 1, pp. 288-297. (2010)

Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science maps to the physical science Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS)...

 

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Transforming Middle School Science Education Through Action Science, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) (2009)

Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science is a curriculum supplement for middle school students that is designed...

 

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Increasing Pre-service Teacher Science Test Success with a Tutorial CD (with Brian H. Giza and Stephanie S. Kuehne), Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) (2007)

Pre-service teachers often perform poorly on high-stakes state certification exams. Noting that there were a...

 

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Field-based science education with a community service learning focus, Proceedings of American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Conference 2007. (2007)

Field-based program of studies for future teachers provides opportunities for powerful learning through a dialectical...

 

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Utilizing Web Based Technologies In Problem-Based Learning, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) (2006)

This instructional strategy utilizes a Problem-based learning (PBL) approach to curriculum development and delivery. Each...

 

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Phases of Web Based Curriculum Development, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) (2005)

The Phases of Curriculum Development may be useful in helping educators facilitate this process of...

 

Curriculum Products

Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science (2008)

Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science is designed to incorporate both a four part Video Series and...