Peabody College: Recent submissions
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-17)Since the late 20th century, densely populated urban areas expanded with a rapid increase of the human population, causing stress to existing food resources. Currently, cities struggle with availability and accessibility ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-01)The capstone portfolio demonstrates the professional expertise and knowledge I learned in English Language Learner program at Vanderbilt University. The portfolio is divided into three sections: teaching philosophy, artifact ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-15)Within this paper, I am going to synthesize the most effective implementation of democratic principles applied within a school setting. The end result I hope to achieve is to make schools more responsive and relevant to ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-02)This EFL portfolio is a demonstration of the expertise I have gained through the English Language Learners program at Vanderbilt University to become a qualified language teacher for students who learn English as a ...
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(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, ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05-01)Ackerman and Barnett (2005) suggest that "future academic success is dependent on being ready to learn and participate in a successful kindergarten experience" (p. 1). More importantly, a quality preschool experience has ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)Under the terms of the NCLB Waiver, each state was required to identify and label the lowest-performing five percent of schools for "priority" status. Districts were offered four models from which they could choose: external ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017)Birmingham-Southern College, a small, private, liberal arts institution in Birmingham, Alabama, asked for an evaluation of their academic advising program. Anecdotal evidence, as well as the findings from a Vanderbilt ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018)Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) is a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA. The institution enrolls 1,880 students; approximately ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) is one of twenty-three universities in the California State University (CSU) system and is a highly diverse, four-year, public university located in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)Tennessee has set ambitious student achievement goals for itself that include increasing students' levels of achievement and decreasing achievement gaps. A strategic plan, Tennessee Succeeds, codified these goals in October ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04)This study explores the most effective approach for designing an educational ecosystem for a fledgling master-planned community that is grounded in an array of industry, community, and higher education partnerships. More ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)Regarding adult learners Kasworm (2008) aptly stated, "learning is an act of hopeÓ (p. 27). Adult learners" (those classified as students over the age of 24) motivation for pursuing higher education is a story of hope in ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018)This report was requested by Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to examine teachers' perceptions of district-level professional learning experiences in Metro Nashville Public Schools. In analyzing how teachers think ...