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Capstone ESL Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03-01)
The following is a portfolio of writing and artifacts that demonstrate my
competence of serving English Language Learners (ELLs) in a public school setting. I
reflect on theories and best practices that apply specifically ...
Neoliberalism & Critical Adult Literacy Education: Impact and Implications
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-07-18)
Discussions about education tend to revolve around K-12 schooling; adult education is generally
not a part of the conversation even though it was an incubator of social change and progress at
many points in history. Much ...
Students' Mathematical Beliefs Implicitly Learned Through Assessment
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-07-15)
Students come to beliefs about what mathematics is through a host of factors. One of these is through the way that they are assessed. Through summative, standardized achievement tests, students are evaluated on what it is ...
Where the Magic Begins: The Nexus of Commercially-Given Narratives, Pretend Play, and Literacy Learning
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016)
While research has suggested that pretend play can give children invaluable experience in
such literary practices as story ideation, creation, and renegotiation, character development, and reading and writing rehearsal, ...
Designing Opportunities for Family Engagement within Elementary Schools Serving Latino Immigrant Populations
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-06-22)
Latino immigrant students and families are among the fastest growing populations in the United States, but are among the most academically vulnerable groups. Though they initially enter the country brimming with hope and ...
Play as a Model for the Middle Grades
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-06-15)
Play in the lives of children of all ages is on the decline. This decline is even more dramatic in the middle grades, as in this context, play is almost non-existent and has been replaced with a rise in negative qualities ...
Capstone ESL Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03)
This ESL Portfolio demonstrates my understanding of how to become a qualified teacher to best serve culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) English language learners (ELL). I reflect upon the theoretical knowledge that ...
Capstone ESL Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03-01)
This portfolio contains three sections. The first section, statement of teaching philosophy,
describes theories and ideas I support for ELL education. It starts with Piaget’s Constructivism and Vygostky’s Sociocultural ...
English Language Learners Capstone Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03-01)
The following document includes a collection of Artifacts that demonstrate my ability to meet the needs of English Language Learners. I prove my knowledge of language acquisition and appropriate language teaching by providing ...
Project Strong: Empowerment through Health Education for Elementary-school Girls in a Pakistani Public School
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03)
For my capstone experience, I designed a project-based learning (PBL) unit for implementation as an after-school enrichment program in an urban, low-income girls’ public school in Karachi, Pakistan, specifically, Government ...