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Lesson Reflection: A Protocol for Teachers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-06)
Reflective practice is identified as an important skill for preservice teachers to develop, yet most teacher preparation programs continue to focus on discrete skills and procedures for teaching. Research shows that ...
Bridging Baltimore, Barranquilla, and Beyond: Sustainable Growth in Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programming at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019)
As the demographic characteristics of college students in the United States have shifted and expanded, so have the patterns of student mobility across international borders. Study abroad opportunities have also become ...
Teaching and Learning Capstone Portfolio: Xiaohan Liu, Spring 2019
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-02-28)
This paper reflects how my philosophy of a qualified teacher is shaped by the two-year learning and practicing experience at Vanderbilt University. In this paper, I examine the application of my teaching philosophy and my ...
Capstone English Language Learners Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03)
A high-quality EFL teacher should not only be equipped with valid theoretical guidance but also should constantly renew his/her understanding of the best teaching in the practices. The paper first presents the theories ...
Liberatory Science: Critiquing Standards Creating Critical and Culturally Affirming Science Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-15)
In schools, science is taught as an apolitical finite body of knowledge, free from bias and subjective human experience. In reality, science classrooms reinforce a dominant dialogue of white, male, heteronormative superiority ...
Relational Academic Advising Settings
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-15)
Setting: What follows is the transcription of a storybook read-aloud by an experienced preschool teacher at a multi-ethnic elementary school located in the commuter belt of a large U. S. metropolitan city. The teacher ...
Capstone English Language Learners Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-18)
This ELL Portfolio demonstrates my knowledge and understanding of the best practice to serve English language learners (ELLs) and illustrates how I could apply the knowledge and theories into my future teaching career. The ...
English Language Learner Capstone: Hongye Zeng, Spring 2019
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-02)
From my perspective, the most essential point of high-quality teaching is to be learner-focused. However, it is challenging to achieve this goal because it requires teachers to be caring about students’ learning progress, ...
Fulfilling the Promise: Nashville State Community College‘s Commitment to Student Success
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
In this study, we utilize a logic model adapted from Tinto’s (1975) Interactionalist Theory and the Theory of Student Departure in Commuter Colleges and Universities by Braxton et al. (2004) to measure determinants of ...
Poor in the Era of Promise: An Examination of the Experiences of Low-Income Community College Students in Tennessee
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
Despite increases in access to postsecondary education, addressing gaps in outcomes across socioeconomic groups remains challenging. Even if more lower income students are entering postsecondary institutions today than in ...