Social Innovation in Public Schools

Author(s):  
Isabela Silva ◽  
Karmel Nardi Silva ◽  
Karen Schmidt Lotthammer ◽  
Simone Bilessimo ◽  
Juarez Bento Silva

The project “Promoting Digital Inclusion in Public Schools Through Integration of Innovative Low-Cost Technologies in the Teaching of STEM Subjects” has been carried out by the Remote Experimentation Laboratory (RExLab), Federal University of Santa Catarina, since 2008. This project has trained 363 teachers from 6 schools, since it is an initiative of technology integration in the basic education of the Brazilian public-school system. The present study focuses on the benefits of the project in relation to the teachers involved in its scope. The positive results acquired by the project over the years demonstrate that the integration of technologies in education by teachers in the public network is a practice to be encouraged.

Author(s):  
Danny M. Adkison ◽  
Lisa McNair Palmer

This chapter addresses Article XIII of the Oklahoma constitution, which concerns education. Section 1 mandates establishment and maintenance of a public school system but does not guarantee an equal educational opportunity in the sense of equal expenditures of money for each and every pupil in the state. Section 2 states that “the Legislature shall provide for the establishment and support of institutions for the care and education of persons within the state who are deaf, deaf and mute, or blind.” Meanwhile, Section 3—which was entitled “Separate Schools for White and Colored Children”—was repealed on May 3, 1966. Section 4 states that “the Legislature shall provide for the compulsory attendance at some public or other school, unless other means of education are provided.” Section 5 grants power to the State Board of Education to supervise the instruction in public schools. Section 6 provides for the establishment of a uniform system of textbooks to be used in the public schools, making it clear that the books must be free to students.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-213
Author(s):  
Joceane Layane Rodrigues De Moura ◽  
Jhenys Maiker Santos ◽  
Paulo Victor De Oliveira ◽  
Patricia Da Cunha Gonzaga Silva

O município de Picos, na mesorregião sudeste do Estado do Piauí, Brasil, destaca-se pela grande diversidade fossilífera, representada principalmente por fósseis marinhos com idade em torno de 380 milhões de anos, pertencentes ao período geológico conhecido como Devoniano. Para difundir o conhecimento sobre esse tema, pesquisadores do Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Campus Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros, desenvolveram um projeto de divulgação científica sobre paleontologia em escolas públicas do município de Picos, com ênfase no patrimônio paleontológico local. Foram realizadas oito intervenções compostas por oficinas pedagógicas para crianças, palestras temáticas e exposições itinerantes de fósseis, para adolescentes e adultos da rede pública de educação, em oito unidades escolares, totalizando um público de 1.160 integrantes da comunidade escolar. Essas intervenções constituem parte de um programa de popularização da ciência paleontológica intitulado Programa de Divulgação Científica em Paleontologia na rede pública de ensino de Picos, Piauí, que visa facilitar o acesso à ciência, incentivar a preservação dos fósseis, e fomentar o desenvolvimento de uma relação de identidade cultural com o patrimônio fossilífero da região. Palavras-chave: Paleontologia; Popularização da Ciência; Nordeste do Brasil Scientific disclosure about fossils in Picos, Piauí Abstract: The Picos municipality in the southeastern mesoregion of the Piauí State, Brazil, stands out for the large fossiliferous diversity represented mainly by marine fossils aged around 380 million years, from the geological period known as Devonian. To disseminate knowledge on the subject, researchers from the Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Campus Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros, developed a project for the scientific divulgation on paleontology in public schools in the municipality of Picos, with an emphasis on the local paleontological heritage. Eight interventions were carried out, composed of pedagogical workshops for children, thematic lectures, and itinerant exhibitions of fossils for adolescents and adults from the public-school system in eight school units, totaling an audience of 1,160 members of the school community. These interventions are part of a program for the popularization of paleontological science entitled the Program for Scientific Dissemination in Paleontology in the public-school system of Picos, Piauí (Brazil), which aims to facilitate access to science, encourage the preservation of fossils, and foster the development of a relationship of cultural identity with the region's fossiliferous heritage. Keywords: Paleontology; Science Popularization; Northeast Brazil


2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANE FREEDMAN

In 2004 the French National Assembly and Senate passed legislation which makes it illegal for Muslim women to wear headscarves (the hijab) within French public schools. To be precise the legislation refers to the banning of ostentatious religious symbols within the secular domain of the public school system, but is clearly aimed primarily at Muslim women, following a long-running dispute over this issue. Similar debates are taking place in other European countries such as Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. A bill modelled on the recent French legislation has been tabled in the Belgian senate, whilst various court cases have been brought in other European countries by Muslim women who have been banned from wearing headscarves by employers or schools. Following a ruling of the German Supreme Court that a Muslim teacher should be allowed to wear a headscarf, as this did not contravene current legislation, the state of Baden-Wuerttenberg acted to introduce legislation to ban headscarves, and this legislation is likely to be copied by six other German states.


Author(s):  
Nelio Pizzolato ◽  
Satie Mizubuti ◽  
Guilherme Silva

Visa a dois objetivos, ambos ilustrados com dados escolares do município de Niterói (RJ). O primeiro consiste em uma proposta metodológica para avaliar a oferta de vagas no ensino fundamental de forma a manter escolarizados todos os jovens na faixa de 7 a 14 anos. O segundo consiste em avaliar a distribuição espacial das escolas da rede pública, identificando regiões com excesso e/ou escassez de vagas. O caso estudado apresentou a surpresa de encontrar uma população escolar bastante superior à população demográfica, sugerindo a migração de alunos de outros municípios. Quanto à distribuição espacial das escolas, o estudo apontou as poucas áreas em que haveria necessidade adicional de vagas, mas destacou que, nos bairros onde predomina a população de classe média, poderá haver forte escassez, se tais segmentos optarem pela escola pública. Palavras-chave: localização de escolas; rede escolar; ensino básico; capacidade da rede. Abstract This work has two objectives, both illustrated with schooling data of the municipality of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro. Firstly, a methodology is proposed to evaluate the capacity of the public system to offer basic education to all the population in the 7-14 age range. Secondly, the location of the public schools is evaluated in order to identify areas with shortage or excess of school places. The surprising finding of the study was that the enrolled population is larger than the demographic one. The possible explanation would be the migration of students from neighboring municipalities. Regarding school location, the study has identified a few areas in which additional school places would be desirable but emphasized the fact that scarcity would be serious in the districts where the middle classes predominate if such class members would demand the public system rather than the private one. Keywords: school location; capacity of the school system; basic education; school network.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Diego Rodrigo Pereira ◽  
Francisca das Chagas Silva Lima

 Este artigo analisa as políticas públicas educacionais que se referem às orientações sobre formação docente, na expectativa de identificar os avanços da formação continuada dos professores da educação básica que atuam na Educação de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos dos estabelecimentos de ensino da rede pública estadual do Maranhão. Dada a necessidade de elaboração de estratégias diferenciadas nessa modalidade de ensino, a formação continuada de educadores de jovens, adultos e idosos representa uma alternativa para atender à realidade e aos interesses dos educandos. Este estudo caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, que utiliza como procedimentos metodológicos a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental e uma investigação no âmbito da Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Maranhão, com técnicos desse órgão, por meio de entrevistas e levantamento de dados estatísticos que, depois de tabulados, analisados e qualificados respaldaram a elaboração do presente artigo. Nas considerações finais, apresentamos alguns elementos decorrentes da pesquisa realizada, os quais nos permitem apontar que, no estado do Maranhão, as ações de formação continuada nesse campo educacional ainda estão longe de atingir todos os professores que atuam nessa modalidade de ensino, inviabilizando o adequado aperfeiçoamento desses profissionais. A implementação das ações esbarra na descontinuidade das políticas públicas, na falta de orçamento e nas mudanças frequentes na coordenação das ações de Educação de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos no âmbito da referida instituição sem qualquer aproveitamento ou aperfeiçoamento do que já havia sido iniciado.Palavras-chave: Formação. Educação. Professores.CONTINUED EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS’ CONTINUED TRAINING IN THE PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION OF YOUNG, ADULTS AND ELDERLY STUDENTS: legal aspects and implementation of actions directed basic education teachers Abstract: This article analyses the educational public policies related to the teachers’ training guidelines in order to identify the advances in the continued training program to basic education teachers who work with the Education of Young, Adults and Elderly at the public network of the State of Maranhão.  Due to the necessity of implementing different strategies in this kind of teaching, continued training of teachers of youngsters and adults represents an option to attain to the reality and the interests of the students. That study is characterized as a qualitative and quantitative research, it utilizes as methodological procedures literature and documentary research and investigation within the Secretariat of Education of the State of Maranhão, with technicians from this office, by means of interviews and surveys which, after being tabled, analyzed and qualified they reinforce the production of this article. In the conclusion we present some elements from the research accomplished which allow us point out that in the state of Maranhão actions for continued training in this educational field are still a long way to reach all teachers who work in this kind of teaching, hindering adequate improvement of teachers. The implementation of actions lacks continuation of policies, budget, apart from frequent changes in the coordination of actions for Education of Young, Adults and Elderly within the institution itself which contributes to the non-continuation or change of government policies, without any profit or improvement of what had already been started.Keywords: Training. Education. Teachers. FORMACIÓN CONTINUA EN EDUCACIÓN DE JÓVENES, ADULTOS Y ANCIANOS: aspectos legales y implementación de acciones dirigidas a los profesores de educación básicaResumen: Este artículo analiza las políticas públicas educativas que hacen referencia a las directrices sobre la formación del profesorado, con la esperanza de identificar los progresos de la educación continua de los profesores de la enseñanza de educación primaria que trabajan en la Educación de Jóvenes, Adultos y Ancianos de las escuelas públicas del Estado de Maranhão. Con la necesidad de preparar estrategias diferentes en ese modo de la educación, la formación continua de profesores de los jóvenes, adultos y ancianos es una alternativa para ayudar en la realidad y en los intereses de eses estudiantes. Ese estudio caracterizase como una investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa, utilizando procedimientos metodológicos como a investigación de la literatura y documental y la investigación en el Departamento de Estado de Educación de Maranhão, con su proprio cuerpo técnico, a través de entrevistas y estadísticas, que después de tabulados, analizados y calificados apoyó la preparación de este artículo. En las consideraciones finales presentamos algunos resultados de el estudio hecho que nos permiten señalar que, en el estado de Maranhão, las acciones de formación continua en ese campo de la educación, aún están lejos de llegar a todos los profesores involucrado en este tipo de educación, lo que hace imposible el desarrollo adecuado de los maestros. La realización de acciones choca con la discontinuidad de las políticas, en la falta de presupuesto, además de los frecuentes cambios en la coordinación de las acciones de la Educación de Jóvenes, Adultos y Ancianos en el contexto de la institución sin ningún tipo de recuperación o mejora de lo que ya se había iniciado.Palabras clave: Formación. Educación. Profesores.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
F. S. Julião ◽  
H. B. Santos

Teniasis and cysticercosis are parasitic diseases with serious repercussions on public health, caused by parasites Taenia solium and T. saginata. The objective was to verify the explanation in textbooks about teniasis and cysticercosis and their approaches by the professors of Sciences and Biology to their students. Data were analyzed on the occurrence of teniasis and cysticercosis in the Health Secretaries of municipalities of Vale do Jiquiriçá, Bahia. An interview was also conducted with teachers from Elementary School II and High School of the public schools of the municipalities of Bahia: Jiquiriçá, Mutuípe and Ubaíra. In addition, bibliographic research was carried out in textbooks used in schools. It was verified that there is no record of the prevalence of teniasis and cysticercosis in the municipalities investigated. Regarding the approach of these infections in Basic Education, it was noticed that the teachers need the complementation of the content, because in the textbooks the approaches are succinct, although they can cover the main characteristics of these diseases. Interaction among health professionals and education professionals is suggested for prevention and combat with better results.


2021 ◽  
pp. 2633190X2110346
Author(s):  
Jyotsna Jha

This article focuses on the issue of the public policy choice of the medium of instruction in public schools in India, taking the high demand for English-medium school education into consideration. Building on the available literature and evidence, the article argues against the introduction of English as a singular medium of instruction in school education. The introduction of English in public and private low-cost schools is not helping children in attaining any proficiency in English. The use of English also adversely impacts their capacity to learn other subjects well. The article argues for the adoption of the translanguaging philosophy and multilingual approach to address all objectives that drive the choice of a particular medium of instruction: gaining proficiency in the said languages, ability to communicate well using those languages, using those languages to learn other subjects, making schools inclusive by including diverse home languages present in school education and enabling diverse languages to flourish by promoting their learning and usage in formal schools. This requires a reform in institutional approaches and capacity building but does not necessarily imply additional burden. Certain parts of the world have adopted these approaches successfully and learning from them. Indian states can device their own approaches taking local contexts and realities into account.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 601
Author(s):  
Mary T. Cifuentes-Rojas ◽  
Rosa M. Contreras-Jordan ◽  
Gabriela K. Almache-Granda

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cooperative learning is a highly motivating strategy to achieve the learning of another language. Under this notion, this article is presented whose objective is to propose cooperative learning activities for teachers working in the Ecuadorian Public Schools in order to motivate students to learn English. For this, a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach was used. The population was constituted by the students of the eighth year of basic education of the Ecuadorian public schools of the province of Tungurahua and whose sample was of 32 students and 3 English teachers. The applied instrument was a survey of 10 questions, whose alternatives of answers were Yes / No and multiple choice, the analysis of the obtained information allowed to conclude that the English teachers of the Ecuadorian Public Schools investigated did not apply cooperative learning activities in their classes They preferred individual work to facilitate evaluation and make individual comments on the structure of grammar and the use of vocabulary.</p>


1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda H. Leeper

Children with voice disorders in the public schools are frequently cited as an underserved population. One of the reasons for this problem most often mentioned by speech-language pathologists is the difficulty in obtaining laryngeal examinations prior to beginning direct treatment for this population. A series of three, low-cost, half-day voice clinics was created to serve the needs of speech-language pathologists and children with voice disorders in the Las Cruces (New Mexico) Public School District. Results describing the population seen at these clinics are reported, along with a detailed delineation of the logistics involved in clinic operation. The model presented here is proposed for replication in other school districts.


Author(s):  
James W. Sanders

Benedict Fenwick, the second Roman Catholic bishop of Boston, had a rocky relationship both with the continued influx of Irish peasants and the Boston establishment. His priority was to lay the groundwork for Catholic higher education in Boston rather than establishing a parochial school system. Given that the Boston public schools presented a clear challenge to the faith of the Roman Catholic newcomers, one might expect that there would be a concerted counter-effort to provide a Catholic school alternative. However, the overall parochial school effort in Boston was much less than would have been expected. The major reasons for this “failure” were (1) the nature of the Catholic newcomers, who were overwhelmingly destitute Irish immigrants with no tradition of schooling in their homeland; (2) Bishop Fenwick’s background and personal characteristics; and (3) the policies adopted by the Boston establishment that controlled the public schools.


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