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Fyffe ELL Capstone Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-04-01)
The Impact of Multicultural Literature in Education
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-01)
As America continues to be the culturally rich and diverse nation that it is, there is a tremendous need for schools to be well-equipped with the tools to recognize and support each student’s unique culture. All students’ ...
Approach to an Effective and Meaningful Character Education in Singapore
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011)
Character education is the intentional effort to develop core ethical and performance values that are widely affirmed across all cultures in young people (Character Education Partnership, 2010). Benefits of character ...
Preserving Elementary Social Studies Through Integrated Instruction
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
The goal of this project is to evaluate the merits of implementing integrated instruction at the elementary level. A particular focus is the use of social studies concepts to organize integrated instruction around significant ...
Geometers Sketchpad®: Advancing Middle School Curriculum
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
Multicultural Mathematics:What is the Importance of Incorporating Diverse Understandings in the Contemporary Elementary Classroom?: A Practical Application of Measurement through the Cultural Context of the Native Yup’ik People
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
Multicultural mathematics acts as a link between the contributive notions of ethnomathematics and the practices of culturally relevant pedagogy. It challenges the common disconnect between mathematical concepts and the ...
Promoting Equity in the Math Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
Inequity in achievement and opportunities to learn mathematics among different subpopulations of students permeate every level of the United States education system: national, local, school, and even individual classrooms. ...
A Beginning Urban Educator’s Guide to Understanding the Mindsets and Actions Needed to Harness the Power of Museums and Informal Learning Environments for Meaningful Learning in the Culturally Diverse Classroom
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
This short guide is designed to speak to the novice urban educator that has limited training and experience on how to best meet the needs of a culturally diverse classroom, regardless of subject or grade taught. Through ...
Culturally Relevant Instruction: High Expectations in Multicultural Education
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)
This paper explores the concept of culturally relevant instruction based mainly on the research and study of Gloria Ladson-Billings, Lisa Delpit, and Sonia Nieto. It explores the problems of the achievement gap and skewed ...
Applying Backwards Design to a Traditional Textbook: An Algebra I Unit Plan
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
This Capstone project consists of a backwards design format unit plan based on corresponding units from a specific traditional Algebra I textbook. The student goals that I have identified are closely aligned with standards ...