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Bridging the Digital Divide: Using Video Games to Enhance Science Learning
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-07-15)
This paper explores the affordances of digital video games in the learning of science amid a changing learner demographic. Current research in this area is largely focused on motivational aspects of video games. It is ...
The Potential of Service-Learning as an Effective Instructional Strategy in Middle School Social Studies Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-03-31)
This paper examines the current research and theories concerning service-learning and its potential as an effective instructional strategy in middle school social studies classrooms. Traditional social studies classrooms ...
Interactive Read-Alouds and Cross-Curricular Learning: Bridging an Implementation Gap in Today’s Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-13)
Despite the multitude of benefits, interactive read-alouds are being implemented less frequently and without best practices due to the current state of education, in which time and data are overpowering teachers’ ability ...
The Maker Movement: Lessons for Educators
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
As we have moved from an industrial to an information economy, there has been interest in fostering different kinds of skills in American schools. These “twenty-first century” competencies include creativity, innovation, ...
CAPSTONE ESL Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-03-01)
This ESL Portfolio demonstrates my competence in teacher knowledge of how to best
serve English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States in a public school system. I reflect upon the knowledge and practices that an ...
Critically Examining the Discourse of Urban Asian American and Pacific Islander Achievement
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
The practice of critical discourse analysis examines the relationship between language, institutions, and power. This capstone essay critically examines the bimodal, culture-bound, racialized discourses to describe both ...
Classroom Design: Making a Case for the Importance and the Impact of Setting on Learning and Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)
The purpose of this capstone essay is to explain the significance of classroom design and the impact design plays on the learner, the curriculum, the instruction and on assessment.
Critically Examining the Discourse of Urban Asian American and Pacific Islander Achievement
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)
The practice of critical discourse analysis examines the relationship between language, institutions, and power. This capstone essay critically examines the bimodal, culture-bound, racialized discourses to describe both ...
Teaching Creativity Skills Through STEAM Curriculum
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-03-08)
While creativity is difficult to measure, it is not impossible. Educators must begin to identify and assess creativity in students in order for America to remain a competitive force in STEM fields. One way to measure ...
TESOL Standards for Adults and College English Curriculum Requirements in China
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014)
In this capstone essay, I will compare College English Curriculum Requirements (Department of Higher Education of MOE of P.R. China, 2007) and Standards for ESL/EFL Teachers of Adults (TESOL Inc., 2008). Factors leading ...