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Science for Young Learners: Teacher Inservice Day
(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 ...
Inquiry oriented instruction throughout the elementary classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-05-19)
Inquiry-oriented instruction is an instructional model that can be implemented in almost any classroom. The following will discuss learners and learning, learners and the environment, curriculum and instructional strategies, ...
Get Real: Instructional Implications for Authentic Writing Activities
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-05-19)
The first portion of the project is a literature review of authentic writing activities and instructional implications. The review is followed by a curriculum project prepared to engage elementary students in authentic ...
Children's Literature in Science Instruction: The Use of Children's Literature in 6th Grade Science
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-11)
This project will begin by presenting research about the effectiveness of using children's literature in science instruction. This research will be used to develop a unit plan for 6th grade earth and space science which ...
Improving Open Court Reading
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-14)
SRA's Open Court Reading is a research-based literacy program that has been adopted in schools across the nation. The program exhibits a number of strengths, including effectiveness in raising reading test scores and ...
Getting Guided Reading Right in Multicultural Classrooms K - 3
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-15)
The objective of this paper is to focus on adapting and preparing guided reading instruction for multicultural students between kindergarten and third grade. Guided reading is an instructional practice used in balanced ...
Multiple Literacies in Language Arts and Science & Potential for Integrated Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-18)
This comprehensive essay addresses the issue of literacy in language arts and in science as it relates to learners and learning, the learning environment, curriculum and instructional strategies, and assessment in the ...
The Effects of Higher Teacher Expectations on Academic Achievement for Elementary Students, Especially Traditionally Low-Achieving Students
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-19)
This essay examines current and past research on the effects of teacher expectations on academic achievement, with a focus on research dealing with urban elementary schools. The essay concludes that while much of the ...
Capstone Essay
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-18)
This essay addresses the use of graphing calculator and spreadsheet technologies in the area of Algebra. Through the examination of research pertaining to the implementation of graphing calculator and spreadsheet technology, ...
The "How-to" and "Whys?" of Literature Circles
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-07)
Abstract
Literature circles are an important component of the literacy curriculum in elementary classrooms. Literature circles are small groups of students with heterogeneous abilities talking together about a shared text. ...