Jump-Start Your Middle School Students' Background Knowledge and Vocabulary Skills

Elizabeth Ward; Dara Williams-Rossi

Science Scope Vol. 35, No. 5 (January 2012) pp. 32–37

One of the most challenging tasks in increasingly diverse classrooms is helping students develop the "knowledge and language of science to communicate scientific explanations and ideas" (NRC 1996, p. 144). In this article, the authors share one of...

Merits of Mentoring and Modeling in Internet Technology Integration: Overcoming Operational Obstacles

Elizabeth Rossi; Rosemary Mullick; Deborah Y Bauder

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 575–580

While most Internet inservice workshops include hands-on activities and opportunities for exploration, not all also offer the support found by modeling techniques and mentoring new users. The Targeted Instructional Staff Development Project was...

Topics: Classrooms, Internet, Professional Development, Instructional Design, Teachers