Teaching & Learning Capstone Projects: Recent submissions
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)This paper is a literature review designed to investigate the implementation of a product of Key Curriculum Press®, Geometer’s Sketchpad® (GSP). GSP, a dynamic software program, allows students to be able to explore by ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)With a growing number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States, teachers must understand their specific needs and differences. However, once teachers have educated themselves, they must also become reflective ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Established within the context of adolescent literacy and its challenges, this review of literature presents the case for developing culturally responsive literacy instruction to meet the needs of African American adolescents. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-14)This paper provides the rationale underlying the integrated reading-history unit I have created in fulfillment of my Capstone requirements. I begin by calling for the incorporation of any of the content areas into the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)Linear measurement is a complex concept. In order to become proficient in linear measurement one must understand and perform numerous components. The following lessons introduce primary students to linear measurement ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)Educators have long debated the best ways to implement early literacy instruction. Research has led to the formation of two distinct approaches, which combine theory and practice. Whole language and traditional phonics ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)Video-based curricula have been around since the early 1920s. While the technology for and content of video-based curricula has evolved, the effectiveness of these programs in motivating students and bringing life outside ...
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Using Students' Native Languages in the Classroom: Rationale and Strategies for Monolingual Teachers (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)The number of English Language Learners in American public schools is increasing every year, yet these students are not achieving academic or English proficiency as measured by standardized assessments. Researchers have ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)Many researchers emphasize the importance of interactive read-alouds in developing and teaching necessary literary skills such as comprehension strategies and vocabulary acquisition. The Commission on Reading (Anderson, ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010)This study investigated students' strengths and weaknesses on the ACT reading subtest. The study focused on how the existing curriculum of a school might be enhanced to promote students' performance on the assessment. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-08-08)Singapore and U.S. schools face similar challenges in preparing students for life in the 21st Century workplace, home and community. As globalization proceeds apace, future graduates are expected to possess 21st Century ...
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(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, ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-03-01)The W.O. Smith School of Music is a non-profit, educational organization that provides low-income (free or reduced lunch) students with the opportunity of quality musical instruction and inspirational musical experiences. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-03-01)Teaching reading comprehension is vitally important to students understanding that reading is a meaning making process. Unfortunately, a review of many teachers' reading comprehension instruction shows that no instruction ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)As students begin their school careers, teachers in the early grades (kindergarten and first grade, especially) can use children's literature as a tool to facilitate a feeling of community among the students. Topics such ...