Teaching & Learning Capstone Projects: Recent submissions
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-01)The capstone portfolio demonstrates the professional expertise and knowledge I learned in English Language Learner program at Vanderbilt University. The portfolio is divided into three sections: teaching philosophy, artifact ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-15)Within this paper, I am going to synthesize the most effective implementation of democratic principles applied within a school setting. The end result I hope to achieve is to make schools more responsive and relevant to ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-06)Reflective practice is identified as an important skill for preservice teachers to develop, yet most teacher preparation programs continue to focus on discrete skills and procedures for teaching. Research shows that ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-18)This ELL Portfolio demonstrates my knowledge and understanding of the best practice to serve English language learners (ELLs) and illustrates how I could apply the knowledge and theories into my future teaching career. The ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-15)Setting: What follows is the transcription of a storybook read-aloud by an experienced preschool teacher at a multi-ethnic elementary school located in the commuter belt of a large U. S. metropolitan city. The teacher ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-03-15)In schools, science is taught as an apolitical finite body of knowledge, free from bias and subjective human experience. In reality, science classrooms reinforce a dominant dialogue of white, male, heteronormative superiority ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-02)This EFL portfolio is a demonstration of the expertise I have gained through the English Language Learners program at Vanderbilt University to become a qualified language teacher for students who learn English as a ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-02)From my perspective, the most essential point of high-quality teaching is to be learner-focused. However, it is challenging to achieve this goal because it requires teachers to be caring about students’ learning progress, ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-02-28)This paper reflects how my philosophy of a qualified teacher is shaped by the two-year learning and practicing experience at Vanderbilt University. In this paper, I examine the application of my teaching philosophy and my ...
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Liberatory Praxis with Latinx Students Through the Synthesis of Humanizing Pedagogies and Curricula (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018)The Latinx population is the second-fastest growing in the U.S., accounting for 18% of the population, or nearly 58 million people as of 2016. This should be of particular interest to educators who work with youth in urban ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-06-15)Student homelessness accounts for 40% of the homeless population and affects 30% of students in the U.S. at some point in their schooling careers (Canfield et al., 2016; Bassuk et al., 2014). It disproportionally affects ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-06-15)This portfolio demonstrates the expertise gained through the English Language Learners Master’s program at Vanderbilt University to be a highly qualified teacher of ELL students. I begin with my personal philosophy of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-06-15)Plyer v. Doe (1982) provided undocumented youth access to public education, and in delivering the opinion of the court, Justice William Brennan quoted the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education, saying, “Today, education ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018)This ELL Portfolio illustrates my knowledge and practice in teaching English writing to English Language Learners (ELLs) through the description and analysis of the artifacts that I have accomplished during my M.Ed. studies ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-03-15)This paper discusses how Game Based Learning (GBL) provides a more collaborative learning experience while integrating Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) features. First the paper discussion of the advantages of collaborative ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04-24)Resilience is a trait which allows individuals to become “elastic” or “bounce back” from adverse situations. Resilience has become a topic for kids in urban context and how they handle harsh environments. Though resilience ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04)There has been considerable published research concerning the marginalized experiences of racial minorities and women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, the experiences of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-01)This paper explores the need for teacher development considering the typical ways of teaching mathematics are not aligned to common reform efforts and disciplinary practices. It takes a sociocultural perspective of learning ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-03)This ELL capstone portfolio demonstrates my knowledge and understanding of how to best serve English language learners and my ability to put the theories that I have learned through this program into practice. This portfolio ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-03)This EFL portfolio reflects what I have learned in the two-year program of English Language Learners in Vanderbilt University. It combines all I have learned in different courses and my own experiences in practicums. I ...