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(2005-03-22)The Final Report contains a comprehensive overview of the completed three-year (2001-2004) project, including an executive summary, scale development information, model revisions, a sample of findings from individual ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-05-08)These documents set up a teacher inservice day providing information about teaching science to early childhood students. Activities, teaching methods and assessments are included in addition to a review of literature about ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-08-24)This project includes research about teaching Shakespearean texts and the implementation of that research in the form of a unit plan for Romeo and Juliet. Several key issues discovered in research and considered in the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-09-15)This project centers on guided reading instruction with English Language Learners (ELLs). The focus of the lessons is vocabulary, since it is important in the development of ELLs. There is a review of the available ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-10-24)Comprehension is the ultimate purpose for reading and is the key to reading success. Research has shown that children as young as five years old can be taught comprehension strategies and implement these strategies when ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-10-29)In an effort to explore the ways in which Montessori curriculum and public schools are cooperative or mutually exclusive, I will examine the principles of the Montessori philosophy as set forth by Dr. Maria Montessori in ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)This essay explores several obstacles that a student brings into a high school history classroom. Since the main goal of history is to develop abstract reasoning, it is troublesome that a student's cognitive development ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)Poetry is an often overlooked cornerstone of the language arts curriculum. Its exclusion from a great many elementary classrooms is most unfortunate because the genre has great potential for learning across the curriculum--and ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)In the search for best practices in literacy instruction, Reading and Writing Workshops emerge as effective, engaging methods. Reading and Writing Workshops are an alternative to text-based, teacher-led question-answer ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)The purpose of this essay is to identify criteria within curricula that contribute to providing equitable education and to analyze and evaluate one curriculum based on these criteria. I first describe school-based factors ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)Today's American schools are in a constant battle. In the context of standardization and accountability, educators must attempt to produce measurable results on State-mandated tests, while at the same time educating the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-02-20)This essay seeks to contribute to the body of knowledge of how to successfully engage language minority students in the study of history. It is separated into four distinct sections, each containing findings from ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-02-22)In the fall of 2005, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) opened three magnet middle schools in a portion of the school district with a high minority population and percentage of students receiving free and reduced ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-03-04)The Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) takes the traditional pencil-and-paper geometry class and transforms it into a dynamic learning environment. By using the tool's dragging features, students can observe countless examples of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-03-04)Little Kids Rock serves two functions. First they are a philanthropic organization that donate instruments and support to schools with high free or reduced lunch populations. Next, they also have created a curriculum for ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-03-05)According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, since 1972 when 18-21 year old U.S. citizens were given the right to vote, political participation has declined (Youth, 2007, p. 1). ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04)This report examines the role of GEAR UP site coordinators and school counselors in the development and implementation of GEAR UP Tennessee. The GEAR UP Tennessee program is an ambitious effort that offers a myriad of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-07)Executive Summary In the current K-12 educational landscape, data-driven decision-making (DDDM) is believed to hold great potential for improving the quality of classroom instruction. This analysis of the capacity of ...