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The Value of Technology in the EFL and ESL Classroom: Using the Smartpen to Enhance the Productivity and Effectiveness of ESL Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)
As the world becomes increasingly diverse, teachers are challenged to effectively teach students new languages. Especially in China, where the government mandated that each individual must learn the English language, ...
Thinking Like a Historian: Using Primary Sources in Upper Elementary Grades
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-15)
My comprehensive essay will address the beneficial use of primary sources in history instruction for upper elementary grades. History textbooks emphasize breadth over depth, generalizations of historical events, and ...
Logistics and Legitimization for Implementing Reading and Writing Workshops in the Middle Grades
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)
In the search for best practices in literacy instruction, Reading and Writing Workshops emerge as effective, engaging methods. Reading and Writing Workshops are an alternative to text-based, teacher-led question-answer ...
Effective Use of Recording Technologies in Private Music Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)
Vocal and instrumental musicians face a paradoxical problem when evaluating their sound: it is impossible for them to independently assess their sound from an audience perspective because they must be actively performing ...
Integrating Children's Literature into the Elementary Mathematics Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)
The integration of subjects is becoming increasingly more popular with educators, and yet rarely is the idea of linking mathematics and literacy considered. This essay delineates the benefits of integrating children's ...
Adapting early childhood philosophies and practice in teaching math in second grade
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-09)
Providing an Equitable Education Through Curriculum Transformation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)
The purpose of this essay is to identify criteria within curricula that contribute to providing equitable education and to analyze and evaluate one curriculum based on these criteria. I first describe school-based factors ...
The Role that Self Efficacy and Self Beliefs Play In the African American Male Achievement Gap
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-09-15)
Research has shown a disparity in educational achievement of African American males relative to their white counterparts. Many theories attempt to explain why African American males continue to lag behind in the classroom, ...
Multiple Intelligences in Third Grade Mathematics
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)
Today's American schools are in a constant battle. In the context of standardization and accountability, educators must attempt to produce measurable results on State-mandated tests, while at the same time educating the ...
Teaching Grammar in Context: Stepping away from Grammar in Isolation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-09)
It is often difficult to convince teachers and students that grammar instruction is a necessary part of the school day. Some who do believe that it is pertinent have a hard time of incorporating it so that it is authentic ...