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Broadening Mathematics Curriculum: Linking Children’s Literature to Mathematics
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
Children’s literature provides connections across all content areas. When incorporated within mathematics, it provides an engaging, accessible, and authentic context for learning. The literary experience can lead to ...
Students Studying Science in their Surrounding Environment
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
This paper examines the neglected state of science education and the nature-deficit children are experiencing and it looks toward outdoor education as a means to heal both issues. It also focuses on the inquiry approach ...
Children's Literature in the Primary Science Curriculum: A Valuable Tool for Promoting Scientific Literacy
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
This essay will explore the professional literature that provides the rationale for using children’s literature in an inquiry-based, primary science curriculum (preschool to grade three). My belief, based on the findings ...
On the Same Page: School-Community Partnerships in Urban Settings
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
In the era of No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Waiting for Superman, it is clear that our nation is keenly focused on the academic achievement of students in urban schools. At the same time, the economy is in ...
The New Path to Building Reading Comprehension
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011)
Book reports can many times be viewed in classrooms as a means to obtain a writing sample, a time-filler or just another “thing to do.” I believe that book reports that are uniquely and purposefully crafted can be powerful ...
Model, Meet, and Mimic: How to Use Children’s Literature with ELLs in the Elementary Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06)
This paper was my Teaching and Learning Department capstone project, giving examples of how to best incorporate children's literature into an elementary classroom. Also discussed is how these practices can help ELLs. Such ...
Academic Uses of Social Media Technology in the High School English Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-04)
The goal of this paper is to explore the potential uses of social media in high school English classrooms. Also explored is the reasoning behind integrating social media into the English curriculum. Social media use falls ...
Embedding Literacy Instruction in Authentic Contexts
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
This paper looks at how literacy instruction can be embedded in authentic contexts in order to make the acquisition of reading and writing skills more meaningful. The push for authentic literacy experiences is supported ...
Teaching Adolescent Literacy to Racially Diverse Students
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
Racially diverse urban youths are struggling within the public school systems. This particular demographic of students consistently performs low on reading achievement tests throughout America. The problem lies with an ...
ELL Capstone Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-15)