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Effective Educators: Strategies and Techniques Utilized in Outstanding Classrooms
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-18)
This is an exploration of the qualities of effective educators and the strategies they employ in the classroom. Through various classroom experiences as a student and as a teacher, I have pondered what it is that a truly ...
The Effect of Teacher Language on Creating a Productive Learning Environment and Shaping the Identities of Children in the Elementary Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-19)
My capstone essay focuses on the importance of effective teacher language in the classroom and its affect on shaping positive student identities. Specific language, tone, attitude, and behavior that focus on positively ...
Using The Geometer's Sketchpad in the Math Classroom to Improve Engagement, Transform the Learning Environment, and Enhance Understanding
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-03-04)
The Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) takes the traditional pencil-and-paper geometry class and transforms it into a dynamic learning environment. By using the tool's dragging features, students can observe countless examples of ...
Social and Academic Effects of the Responsive Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-08-20)
For young children, learning to work cooperatively with others is an important part of the learning that goes on in the classroom. Unfortunately, with increased pressure from state standards and tests, the limited time ...
The communicative approach to language learning - Meeting stakeholder expectations
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-15)
An increasingly global economy and multicultural society are affecting our everyday lives, and it is important that we adapt to the changes that accompany such growth. One of the most prevalent and public challenges we ...
The Affective and Social Needs of English Language Learners
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-12)
With a goal of exploring the impact of English language learners' (ELLs) affective and social needs on academic achievement, this paper examines the issue from four frameworks: the learner, the learning environment, the ...
Teaching Explicit Comprehension Strategies to Dependent Readers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-15)
Establishing Peace Through Conflict Resolution: Why we need it and how to make it work in the elementary classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-13)
Current education practice puts little focus on conflict resolution strategies. This essay argues that, in light of the inevitability of conflict both in the classroom and in our society, teachers must teach students how ...
Immigrant Challenges and Opportunities in Civic Education
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-15)
The paper describes the growing number of immigrant students in secondary schools and discusses how these students present teachers with particular challenges and resources in teaching the civic education needed to sustain ...
Beyond Names and Dates: Teaching Students to Employ Historical Reasoning
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)
This essay explores several obstacles that a student brings into a high school history classroom. Since the main goal of history is to develop abstract reasoning, it is troublesome that a student's cognitive development ...