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English Language Learners Capstone Portfolio: Shanshan Zhu, Fall 2019
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-10)
This Capstone Portfolio delineates my journey towards teaching excellence. First, I describe my teaching philosophy, which is informed by coursework and refined by practice during my time in the ELL program at Vanderbilt ...
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 ...
In Pursuit: Equity, Adequacy, and Autonomy
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-19)
Over the last decade, an increasing number of school districts have focused on school finance reform as a critical component of school improvement initiatives. One approach - known as student-based budgeting, student-based ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 EFL Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-01)
This portfolio is a final reflection of what I have learnt in my two-year master study in the English Language Learners program at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. In the past two years, I finished ten classes, four ...
Lessons for a Teacher Training Workshop in Pakistan: Challenges Novice Teachers Face While Implementing Culturally Relevant Teaching in Elementary School Social Studies Classrooms in the United States
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-07-28)
Recent education reforms in Pakistan push for uniformity in the guise of standardization. This may not only discredit essential parts of students’ identities but also pit students against each other without laying focus ...