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Towards A New Ethnicity: Canada’S Western Plains First Nations, John W. Friesen
Towards A New Ethnicity: Canada’S Western Plains First Nations, John W. Friesen
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Although social scientists have for a long time refrained from employing the term "ethnic" when describing First Nations cultures, recent developments in those communities have necessitated a second look at this practice. If the ethnic designation is applicable to any group of people typically related through common filiation, or blood, and whose members also usually feel a sense of attachment to a particular place, a history, and a culture (including a common language, food, and clothing), then Canada’s First Peoples may also be considered ethnic. The educational implications of this reality are that the needs of Indigenous students are more …
“I Feel Fairly Confident…”: Investigating Literacy Candidates’ Self Confidence Through An On-Line Standards-Based Survey, Sharryn Larsen Walker, Janet Finke, Carol Butterfield, Judy Backlund
“I Feel Fairly Confident…”: Investigating Literacy Candidates’ Self Confidence Through An On-Line Standards-Based Survey, Sharryn Larsen Walker, Janet Finke, Carol Butterfield, Judy Backlund
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This article presents the perceived self-confidence of teacher education candidates who were pursing certification in elementary education or elementary education with an endorsement in reading. Using the state standards toward a reading endorsement as the basis for the statements, each candidate completed an on-line common core survey stating her/his confidence in teaching to the standard. To further support her/his selfrating, these candidates also added comments for each of the six common core standard areas. Results indicated that those pursing an endorsement in reading viewed themselves as more confident than those who were not. Additionally, the data provided strengths and weaknesses …
Programmatic Navel Gazing: One School Of Education’S Experiences Of A Comprehensive Review, Andrew Kitchenham
Programmatic Navel Gazing: One School Of Education’S Experiences Of A Comprehensive Review, Andrew Kitchenham
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This article describes a small study conducted within the School of Education as part of its internal and external reviews of the undergraduate and graduate programs. Using data collected from teaching faculty self-reports, archival information, surveys, and focus groups, the findings are presented. Although the UNBC School of Education does perform well based on reports from a variety of stakeholders, the internal and external review information will assist the School in strengthening both undergraduate and graduate programs.
Exploring Teacher Candidates’ Motivations To Teach, Maureen Siera, Steve Siera
Exploring Teacher Candidates’ Motivations To Teach, Maureen Siera, Steve Siera
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This qualitative study explored teacher candidates’ motivations to become teachers. As part of the application process, students are required to complete an onsite essay about why they want to become a teacher. The authors examined application essays of 53 candidates to identify motivations for becoming a teacher. From the data, we identified tentative categories and themes that explained students’ motivations for pursuing a program in teacher education. Upon refinement, these categories seem to group into three, not always mutually exclusive, themes: Altruism (Developing the student and Making a difference), Personal Fulfillment (Making a difference, Sharing knowledge and experience, Dispositional motivators, …
Using Exploratory Interviews To Re-Frame Planned Research On Classroom Issues, Julia Ellis, Vera Janjic-Watrich, Vicki Macris, Richelle Marynowski
Using Exploratory Interviews To Re-Frame Planned Research On Classroom Issues, Julia Ellis, Vera Janjic-Watrich, Vicki Macris, Richelle Marynowski
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
In this paper we describe and illustrate the use of an exploratory first interview to refine research questions or interviewing ideas prior to finalizing plans for a study about classroom issues or practices. Three researchers give accounts of their exploratory interviews concerning student “aliteracy,” the school experience of immigrant students, and mathematics teachers’ experience of assessment and grading. The researchers endeavored to acquire an holistic understanding of their participants’ experiences by: using open-ended questions about both the topic and the participants’ lives in general; asking participants to complete pre-interview activities such as drawings or diagrams about either the topic or …
Changing Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions Of Literacy In Content Classes: The Role Of Expert-Novice Dialogues, Peter Thacker, Sally Hood
Changing Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions Of Literacy In Content Classes: The Role Of Expert-Novice Dialogues, Peter Thacker, Sally Hood
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This manuscript details an exploratory study of an assignment in a literacy across the curriculum course that assisted teacher candidates to recognize the distance between expert and novice readers in their content specific teaching. The study explores how teacher candidates discovered strategies necessary to build comprehension of disciplinebased texts, particularly for novice readers. Data collection included multiple entries from thirty teacher candidate journals that were generated during partnered dialogues. Journals were analyzed for clues as to how teachers can better approach helping students to read varied disciplines’ texts with greater comprehension. Findings suggest that by placing teacher candidates in the …
Secondary Education In Washington State: A Historical Look At Teaching Change In A Changing World, John Traynor
Secondary Education In Washington State: A Historical Look At Teaching Change In A Changing World, John Traynor
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
High schools are under increasing demands to ensure that all students graduate ready for careers and college. This is a difficult task given the ever-changing characteristics of the students, the colleges/universities, and the labor markets that receive them upon graduation. This article provides an analysis of the earliest high schools in the State of Washington at the turn of the 19th century. The analysis illustrates a series of shifts and adaptations undertaken by schools to meet the rapidly changing landscape in the communities in which they were situated. The study was done through extensive archival research on the earliest programs …
Transformative Learning Through Cultural Immersion, Rebecca A. Addleman, Carol Jo Brazo, Tatiana Cevallos
Transformative Learning Through Cultural Immersion, Rebecca A. Addleman, Carol Jo Brazo, Tatiana Cevallos
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This qualitative study explored avenues to increase students’ intercultural competence through transformative learning. School of Education graduate students and faculty from a small, private university traveled to Ecuador to participate in a cultural immersion practicum. In addition to these primary goals, the trip was designed to facilitate transformative learning about cultural conceptions, diversity, and the dynamics of student differences with the goal of understanding one’s own cultural framework and adapting to another culture to develop empathy towards culturally and linguistically diverse students in the United States.
Taming The Crammed Curriculum: Selective Abandonment As A Strategy In Professional Learning Communities, Vincent A. Aleccia
Taming The Crammed Curriculum: Selective Abandonment As A Strategy In Professional Learning Communities, Vincent A. Aleccia
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Because time is one of the biggest limitations of teaching, lesson planning, and curriculum development, K-12 teachers must maximize this variable in their instruction by focusing on central priorities and practicing selective abandonment. One of the best venues for this is the Professional Learning Community (PLC). These groups of teachers must agree on a limited number of content standards, tailor instruction to them, and devise appropriate assessment instruments to gather data on student academic achievement. Even though 47 states have agreed to use the Common Core State Standards, it will take time for common assessments to be developed. Thus, PLCs …
Using A Smartboard Smartly: Considering Digital Tools For Interaction, Collaboration And Storytelling, Susan Crichton, Jennifer Mccaffrey, Barb Brown
Using A Smartboard Smartly: Considering Digital Tools For Interaction, Collaboration And Storytelling, Susan Crichton, Jennifer Mccaffrey, Barb Brown
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
This paper shares a book project completed in an urban Grade 1 school. While the project itself is not unique, the authentic use of multiple technologies to support the process to develop it is. The terms interaction, collaboration, and student ownership are often used to describe inquiry-based teaching and learning, and the project described here illustrates what they might mean in actual practice. Further, this paper situates the book project within the literature of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) and arts based instruction, providing an example of classroom-based technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
Small Ponds: The Challenges Facing Gifted Students In Rural Communities, Julian Burton
Small Ponds: The Challenges Facing Gifted Students In Rural Communities, Julian Burton
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education
Gifted students in rural schools often face academic and personal challenges not faced by their urban and suburban counterparts, a result of the unique educational and community environment of rural settings. New technologies and programs have had some success in mitigating the effect of the lack of academic resources and opportunities available to gifted ruralites, but challenges arising from the educational, socioeconomic, and cultural environments of rural communities remain. This paper examines several studies of the educational and affective development of gifted ruralites, with reference to the author's experience as a student and teacher in rural and remote educational settings. …