1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463629303321

Titolo

Software systems safety / / edited by Orna Grumberg, Helmut Seidl and Maximilian Irlbeck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : IOS Press, , 2014

©2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Collana

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, , 1879-8292 ; ; Voume 36

Disciplina

005.16

Soggetti

Systems software - Safety measures

Computer security

Software engineering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464027903321

Titolo

Models and approaches to STEM professional development / / Brenda S. Wojnowski and Celestine H. Pea, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Virginia : , : National Science Teachers Association, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-938946-68-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

507.1173

Soggetti

Science teachers - Training of - United States

Engineering teachers - Training of - United States

Mathematics teachers - Training of - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover-1; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE EDITORS; Part I: Overview; 1- Introduction to Models and Approaches to STEM Professional Development; 2 - Professional Development: A Historical Summary of Practices and Research; 3 - The Importance of Viable Models in the Construction of Professional Development; 4 - Major STEM Reforms Informing Professional Development; Part II: State and District Models and Approaches; 5 - Using Constructivist Principles in Professional Development for STEM Educators: What the Masters Have Helped Us Learn

6 - Ohio's 30 Years of Mathematics and Science Education Reform: Practices, Politics, and Policies7 - Improving and Sustaining Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning in South Carolina Middle School Science Programs; 8 - K20: Improving Science Across Oklahoma; 9 - The iQUEST Professional Development Model; 10 - The Boston Science Initiative: Focus on Science; 11 - Seattle Public Schools' Professional Development Model: Preparing Elementary Teachers for Science Instruction; 12 - New York City STEM Professional Development Partnership Model



Part III: Studying Models and Approaches to STEM Professional Development in a Professional Learning Community Setting13 - Creating and Sustaining Professional Learning Communities; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; Cover-4

Sommario/riassunto

The arrival of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) makes it the ideal time to kick-start your professional development program, and this ambitious book is the perfect source of inspiration to help you do so. The book's emphasis is on developing highly effective teachers who are expected to improve student achievement in STEM education; its focus is on research-based models underlying systemic reform efforts across the nation. The book highlights several successful programs and provides forward-looking insights into the needed professional development surrounding the NGSS.