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The Effects Of Teacher-Centered Coaching On Whole-Class Transitions In A Montessori Lower Elementary Classroom, Siobhan Sullivan
The Effects Of Teacher-Centered Coaching On Whole-Class Transitions In A Montessori Lower Elementary Classroom, Siobhan Sullivan
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
The purpose of this action research project was to explore what effects one-on-one coaching would have on whole class transition times. The transitions in question were in a class of first through third graders moving from the period of class-time consisting of individual or small-group work choices to the whole class gathering in order to move on to the next activity, such as circle time in preparation for lining up to head to another part of the school building for Specials classes or lunch or to recess. Mostly this consisted of cleaning up the classroom and gathering as a whole …
The Effects Of Modeling High-Leverage Practices On Classroom Management Skills, Lainie Santos Torres
The Effects Of Modeling High-Leverage Practices On Classroom Management Skills, Lainie Santos Torres
Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to see how using High-Leverage Practices with a novice teacher would affect her classroom management skills in a lower elementary, Montessori classroom. Teaching in a lower elementary, Montessori classroom is always difficult as it is a mixed-age environment of first through third grade students. It is also difficult when the teacher is new to the field of teaching. Since many teachers come to teaching from other careers, learning how to effectively manage their classrooms is an on-going struggle. This study focuses on what happens when a master teacher, with more than 20 years of …