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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-01)As America continues to be the culturally rich and diverse nation that it is, there is a tremendous need for schools to be well-equipped with the tools to recognize and support each student’s unique culture. All students’ ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-01)Conceptual restructuring emerges from children’s experiences in multiple contexts. This paper explores the interactions of school-based science education and informal science education through the lens of conceptual change. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-02)This portfolio of teaching English as a second language (ESL) includes two parts. The first part is a thoroughly developed statement of teaching philosophy that is based on field research and theories. The second is a ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-04)The goal of this paper is to explore the potential uses of social media in high school English classrooms. Also explored is the reasoning behind integrating social media into the English curriculum. Social media use falls ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06)This paper was my Teaching and Learning Department capstone project, giving examples of how to best incorporate children's literature into an elementary classroom. Also discussed is how these practices can help ELLs. Such ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Children’s literature provides connections across all content areas. When incorporated within mathematics, it provides an engaging, accessible, and authentic context for learning. The literary experience can lead to ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This paper examines the neglected state of science education and the nature-deficit children are experiencing and it looks toward outdoor education as a means to heal both issues. It also focuses on the inquiry approach ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This essay will explore the professional literature that provides the rationale for using children’s literature in an inquiry-based, primary science curriculum (preschool to grade three). My belief, based on the findings ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This paper looks at how literacy instruction can be embedded in authentic contexts in order to make the acquisition of reading and writing skills more meaningful. The push for authentic literacy experiences is supported ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Racially diverse urban youths are struggling within the public school systems. This particular demographic of students consistently performs low on reading achievement tests throughout America. The problem lies with an ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)The goal of this project is to evaluate the merits of implementing integrated instruction at the elementary level. A particular focus is the use of social studies concepts to organize integrated instruction around significant ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Multicultural mathematics acts as a link between the contributive notions of ethnomathematics and the practices of culturally relevant pedagogy. It challenges the common disconnect between mathematical concepts and the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This short guide is designed to speak to the novice urban educator that has limited training and experience on how to best meet the needs of a culturally diverse classroom, regardless of subject or grade taught. Through ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This paper explores the concept of culturally relevant instruction based mainly on the research and study of Gloria Ladson-Billings, Lisa Delpit, and Sonia Nieto. It explores the problems of the achievement gap and skewed ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)The goal of this paper is to investigate and evaluate children’s literature in terms of its use within mathematics curriculum. I have laid out criteria for assessing literature to be used in mathematics, as well as provided ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)Decreasing levels of motivation in students to read and write throughout elementary school is many teachers face. This challenge is especially pertinent due to the evidence found within the field of literacy education ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)This paper details the theoretical underpinnings of the curriculum unit designed. The basic structure and components of successful service learning inform the unit, which is designed in response to features of the ...