Research and Best Practices

Research and Best Practices

Handbook on Family and Community Engagement

The Handbook is designed to guide state, district, and school Title I personnel in providing high-quality, research-based family and community engagement programs and experiences. Thirty-six experts on a range of topics contributed to the Handbook. Each chapter provides grounding in research and practical action principles for the field. A concluding chapter lists specific recommended practices for the state, district, and school. The.....

Science Resources

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
To access this document, which can be read online or downloaded free
This document, based on the research on teaching and learning science, provides the first step towards creating new standards in K-12 science education. It defines the foundational knowledge and skills to be taught in K-12 science and engineering, based on three major dimensions: (1) Scientific and Engineering Practices, (2) Crosscutting Concepts that apply across all fields, and (3) Disciplinary Core Ideas in physical sciences, life sciences, earth and space sciences, and engineering, technology, and the application of science.
Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? - Second Edition
application/pdf iconEffective Sci Instruction Brief 2nd ed(3).pdf
application/pdf iconCBI Effective Science Instruction(2).pdf
This brief from the Center on Instruction endeavors to distill the research on science learning to inform a common vision of science instruction and to describe the extent to which K-12 science education currently reflects this vision. A final section on implications for policymakers and science education practitioners describes actions that could integrate the findings from research into science education. This Second Edition of Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? provides more detailed information for users. In.....
Web-Based Resources for Science, Technology, and Engineering: Tools and Activities for Teaching and Learning
Link to website with STEM resources
The entries compiled here are grouped by type (general or subject-specific), and include information about the appropriate grade level(s) for the online activities and sample lessons. Following these entries is an annotated bibliography of online articles and books. Both the links and the resources presented here were selected by CAST in fall 2005 according to two criteria: 1) they shed light on the kinds of effective research, classroom practices, and policies that support standards-based learning, and 2) they can be accessed free of.....
Teaching Spatial Skills to Girls
Link to Video and Resource Teaching Spatial Skills to Girls
application/pdf icon423_ss_overview.pdf
This overview describes some of the gender differences in test performance; ways in which spatial skills are used in school, careers, and normal life; and approaches to teaching spatial skills. (5:00 min)
Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? (K-12)
Link to COI K-12 Science Research
application/pdf iconCharacteristics of Effective Science Instruction REVISED FINAL(2).pdf
Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? [K-12] Published by COI A debate continues over what constitutes effective science instruction. This brief endeavors to distill the research on science learning to inform a common vision of science instruction and to describe the extent to which K-12 science education currently reflects this vision. A final section on implications for policymakers and science education practitioners describes actions that could integrate the findings from research into science education.
The Center On Instruction Catalog
http://www.centeroninstruction.org/pdf/COI_Catalog_4-09-09.pdf

The Center On Instruction catalog is an excellent collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning. Part of the Comprehensive Center network, the Center on Instruction is one of five content centers serving as resources for the 16 regional U.S. Department of Education Comprehensive Centers. ACC will be happy to download, copy and mail to.....