Undergraduates commonly harbor alternate conceptions about evolutionary biology; these alternate conceptions often persist, even after intensive instruction, and may influence acceptance of evolution. We interviewed undergraduates to explore their alternate conceptions about macroevolutionary patterns and designed a 2-h lesson plan to present evidence that life has evolved. We identified three ...

introduction: a strategic plan provides the context for improving organizational performance by accurate, extensive, and in-depth identification and analysis of interior and exterior environments. this study was performed to develop and execute a strategic plan at the medical sciences universities of iran. methods: this analytical and cross-sectional study was performed in 2012-2013. the study ...

BACKGROUND School visits to farms are a positive educational experience but pose risks due to the spread of zoonotic infections. A lesson plan to raise awareness about microbes on the farm and preventative behaviours was developed in response to the Griffin Investigation into the E. coli outbreak associated with Godstone Farm in 2009. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the delivery of th...

We present here lesson plans for teaching the dynamical systems topic of iteration of functions and (attractive and repelling) xed points from three existing pedagogical viewpoints in practice: constructivism, socio{cultural theory and interactionism. In each lesson plan, it is suggested that the topic can be taught using algebraic, geometrical and computational tools.

This paper presents the ongoing work for designing, developing, and deploying a webbased support tool for pre-service credential candidates in special education teacher training programs. Our application is divided into two major components: E-portfolio Manager and Lesson Plan Creator. To help reduce the workload of credential candidates as well as improve their professional teaching skills, we...

In Japan, Lesson Study (LS) has been used for many years as a way to connect teacher's learning with practice and to support professional development through teaching (Lewis, 2005; Lewis & Tsuchida, 1998; Stigler & Hiebert, 1999). During LS, teams of teachers meet regularly to work on the design, implementation, and improvement of one or several lessons. Members of the team plan the lesson. One...