FORUM for Case Study Learning

Journal Article | January 2002

Journal articles are the fundamental building blocks of the edifice of science. Students learn the necessary skills and confidence to read primary research literature by working in groups in a computer conference. This…

Learning Genetics with Paper Pets

Journal Article | February 2006

By the end of the eighth grade, students are expected to have a basic understanding of the mechanisms of basic genetic inheritance (NRC 1996). However, these concepts can be difficult to teach. To make these concepts…

Outside Learning: It’s Elementary

Journal Article | September 2001

Through a partnership with elementary teachers at Main Elementary School in Rome, Georgia, 42 children (one third-grade class and one fourth-grade class) learned how to use newspapers to rebuild slopes on their…

The Learning Cycle and Instructional Conversations

Journal Article | December 2000

Engaging students in instructional conversations creates opportunities for discovering and internalizing the critical attributes of a concept. In this article, the authors will identify questioning practices for the…