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The Importance Of The Teacher's Role And Opinions On Individual Education Plans, Shallymar Ileana Bender
The Importance Of The Teacher's Role And Opinions On Individual Education Plans, Shallymar Ileana Bender
Theses Digitization Project
This study focused on gather a better understanding of what teachers are familiar with when working with and Individual Education Plan (IEP), and how this affects the implementation of IEPs in the mainstream classroom. This study also focused on accommodations teachers are required to make, or additional information needed to accomodate for the needs of children with special needs in the mainstream classroom.
Script-Based Reading Lessons And Socialized Language Usage, Joseph James Spencer
Script-Based Reading Lessons And Socialized Language Usage, Joseph James Spencer
Theses Digitization Project
This study focuses in particular on the connections students make to their reading as seen through contextualized language usage. Many educators and curriculum developers suggest that using these new script-based curriculum will help teachers systematize and close gaps in teaching and learning. If unwritten teacher questions and statements are used to redirect students' comprehension about texts occur during the reading lesson, these will be described and analyzed for their effects on the lesson goals and objectives.
Teachers Believe Singing Will Scaffold, Mediate, And Facilitate Oral Language Acqusition: Place Arts Back In The Curriculum, Alicia Rubio
Teachers Believe Singing Will Scaffold, Mediate, And Facilitate Oral Language Acqusition: Place Arts Back In The Curriculum, Alicia Rubio
Theses Digitization Project
The objective of this qualitative study was to explore if elementary school teachers who teach English Language Learners (ELLs) believe that singing used as an instructional tool would facilitate the development of oral English language acquisition.
Pass The Roles Please, Dana Christy Klopping
Pass The Roles Please, Dana Christy Klopping
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis project is a study of the process and development of a Career Development Creative Drama unit for first grade students which any teacher can reapply in their own classroom. The goal of this project was to create and polish a program which teachers may use in the classroom to benefit their students. This interactive and creative platform enhanced a career development program for early education students.
The Effects Of Brain Compatible Instruction, Social Emotional Development And Classroom Community Structures On Students, Elizabeth Anne Glick
The Effects Of Brain Compatible Instruction, Social Emotional Development And Classroom Community Structures On Students, Elizabeth Anne Glick
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was designed to gather data on the impact of several classroom structures/strategies on adolescent students. The objective of the study was to identify if an impact from these structures is positive or negative and the extent to which it exists, positively or negatively. The research aimed to answer the following question: to what extent do the practices of compatible teaching, social emotional education, and classroom community building have an impact on student behavior, achievement, and attendance?
Applications Of The Well-Educated Mind 2003 Concept By Susan Bauer In The Southern California History Classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek
Applications Of The Well-Educated Mind 2003 Concept By Susan Bauer In The Southern California History Classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to discover how courses in world history and United States history are taught in Southern California secondary schools. At this stage of the research the study of the history course instruction will be generally defined as an exploratory and investigative inquiry involving the interviews of the history faculty, analysis of their course offerings and syllabi content, and the overall teachers' course content preparation and knowledge.
Social Studies Through Web 2.0: A Study Of Online Learning, Kenneth Michael Snell
Social Studies Through Web 2.0: A Study Of Online Learning, Kenneth Michael Snell
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a social network site, complete with the abilities to create home pages, blog and participate in a message board (Web 2.0) to create a learning environment, based on constructivist principles and asynchonous learning, to teach a unit of U.S. Government.
Dual Language Educators: Tambien Tenemos Sentimientos, Monica Sophia Apodaca
Dual Language Educators: Tambien Tenemos Sentimientos, Monica Sophia Apodaca
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study will show that teaching is a career that involves a relatively high degree of stress. Without the proper coping skills or strategies, educators can face the risk of burn-out. This study will provide a qualitative and quantitative look into the professions of a group of dual language educators, offering suggestions and insights into the stressors unique to this group of educators.
High School Lessons On Human Sprawl In The Inland Empire, Anieno Abasiofiok Ibekwe
High School Lessons On Human Sprawl In The Inland Empire, Anieno Abasiofiok Ibekwe
Theses Digitization Project
The aim of this project was to develop curriculum that educators could use to assist high school students (ages 14-17 years) in the Inland Empire of Southern California to apply critical thinking skills to understanding the negative effects of uncontrolled urban sprawl. The problems and issues which result from sprawl are emphasized in the learning activites.
Supporting Early Literacy Through Attachment-Based Parenting: An Intervention Project, Maureen Louise Stine
Supporting Early Literacy Through Attachment-Based Parenting: An Intervention Project, Maureen Louise Stine
Theses Digitization Project
A Four-month intervention project consisting of regular parent training meetings and weekly take-home parent-child interactive literacy activities was implemented to examine the association between quality of mother-child interaction and preschoolers' early literacy development for five families enrolled in a state subsidized preschool program. The Palm Vista Family Home Literacy Program located in the high desert region of San Bernardino County was offered free of charge to all parents and their preschool aged children who were enrolled.
The Importance Of Differentiated Instruction To Student Involvement, Motivation, And Learning, Emily Christine Fandino
The Importance Of Differentiated Instruction To Student Involvement, Motivation, And Learning, Emily Christine Fandino
Theses Digitization Project
This study was focused on what differentiated instruction is, what it takes to have a differentiated classroom, and if differentiated instruction really helps increase student motivation, engagement, and learning. Two classes of eighth grade students were taken through the process of differentiating assignments using four ways differentiation can take place: variety, choice, relevance, and centers.
A Comprehensive Approach To Using Primary Sources In Elementary Curriculum Development, Michelle Raelynn Nelson
A Comprehensive Approach To Using Primary Sources In Elementary Curriculum Development, Michelle Raelynn Nelson
Theses Digitization Project
A teacher resource packet was created that teachers can use at the third through sixth grade levels to effectively implement the use of primary sources into their existing curriculum to promote greater historical understanding, imagination, emapthy and critical thinking. This project is intended to change teacher behaviors of teaching using an archival view of history to one that applies critical thinking and promotes in-depth student understanding of historical events.
An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller
An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on student writing of two separate approaches to teaching grammar - one traditional, and one non-traditional. Over the course of four weeks, the writing abilities of two high school English classes, similar in composition and academic skill, were compared.
An Administrator's Guide To Implementing Effective Dual Immersion Programs, Melanie Dawn Mcgrath
An Administrator's Guide To Implementing Effective Dual Immersion Programs, Melanie Dawn Mcgrath
Theses Digitization Project
This project fills a void in the area of dual immersion program implementation. Although there are general guidelines that exist, there is a paucity of specific guidelines that explicitly delineate the implementation of these critical components in the current accountability climate. We need to move beyond general categories and tailor them to the unique needs program models within situated contexts.
Aesthetic Scanning: Refining Critical Thinking Through Oral Language Activities, Elaine Diana Golledge
Aesthetic Scanning: Refining Critical Thinking Through Oral Language Activities, Elaine Diana Golledge
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines the use of aesthetics in the art education curriculum as a strategy for building oral language skills and critical thinking skills. In this study reproduced artworks were used to stimulate discussion; students learned to scan paintings using a technique called aesthetic scanning during which they learn how to look at a painting orally through guided questioning by the classroom teacher. It was concluded that providing oral language opportunities through the implementation of the aesthetic scanning program was an effective way to promote oral language skills and critical thinking skills in the kindergarten classroom. Arts, as a core …
An Integrative And Holistic Approach To Implementing Curriculum For A School Garden, Elizabeth Janette Newmeyer
An Integrative And Holistic Approach To Implementing Curriculum For A School Garden, Elizabeth Janette Newmeyer
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop a curriculum guide that would allow teachers to effectively and efficiently utilize a school garden to teach the required standards while promoting peace among the students. To develop this a thorough review of literature in the following areas was used: school gardening, peace curriculum, and curriculum design.
Effects Of Using Educational Robotics At The Elementary School Level, Vega Rishelline Anne Flores
Effects Of Using Educational Robotics At The Elementary School Level, Vega Rishelline Anne Flores
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research was to learn more about the uses and benefits of educational robotics in an elementary school curriculum.
Teaching Character Education In Primary Grades Using Multicultural Children's Story Books, Gilbert Mwangi Muraguri
Teaching Character Education In Primary Grades Using Multicultural Children's Story Books, Gilbert Mwangi Muraguri
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this curriculum project is to offer K-3 regular education and 4-8 Special Education teachers ideas and activities for integrating character education into their regular curriculum. The whole group activities, games, art ideas, and more will help the teacher teach character education in a fun way and help students learn how to be caring and productive citizens.
The Role Of Native Target Cultures In The High School English-As-A-Foreign-Language Classroom, Gwendolyne Claudine Mamanua
The Role Of Native Target Cultures In The High School English-As-A-Foreign-Language Classroom, Gwendolyne Claudine Mamanua
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this project is to provide a curriculum that allows EFL students to learn through various social settings. Learning English through various classroom activities also enables the learner to apply the knowledge outside of the classroom setting.
A Curriculum Guide For Teaching Business Planning, Dennis Patrick Larney
A Curriculum Guide For Teaching Business Planning, Dennis Patrick Larney
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project is two-fold. First, to design a curriculum guideline for career and technical educators to teach the elements of business planning to a new population of graduates that need the material to manage their vocation successfully. Secondly, it can be used as a very practical way of integrating academic and occupational training program.
Creative, Imaginative English-As-A-Foreign-Language Using Storytelling And Drama, Man-Lin Rau
Creative, Imaginative English-As-A-Foreign-Language Using Storytelling And Drama, Man-Lin Rau
Theses Digitization Project
With a view to improve English teaching, this project provides creative teaching methods for English teachers of elementary schools in Taiwan. Storytelling, creative writing, and creative drama are interesting and lively activities that are used to motivate students to learn English.
The Intelligences Of Creative English-As-A-Foreign-Language Learning, Alvin Charles Yen
The Intelligences Of Creative English-As-A-Foreign-Language Learning, Alvin Charles Yen
Theses Digitization Project
This project provides a model for incorporating creativity in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). It includes an instructional unit comprised of six lessons followed by accompanying assessments. Culture and language cannot be separated as students learn a foreign language.
Tell Me A Story About Feathers: Teaching Discipline Through Literature, Carol Tripoli Rondeau
Tell Me A Story About Feathers: Teaching Discipline Through Literature, Carol Tripoli Rondeau
Theses Digitization Project
This project contends that the instructional time given to language arts is the appropriate time to teach discipline. Sample lesson plans incorporating the teaching of discipline into California's third grade curriculum are offered to inspire and inform educators to become teachers of self-discipline.
Using Music To Create Effective Curriculum For English Language Development, Steven John Schulz
Using Music To Create Effective Curriculum For English Language Development, Steven John Schulz
Theses Digitization Project
Research supporting the viability of music to promote language and literacy development as well as the theory of multiple intelligences suggests that any sound educational program employ a multifaceted approach to teaching and learning. This project created a thematically based multiple intelligence curriculum for first grade English language learners that emphasized the use of song.
Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark
Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum that will help integrate Academic, Career, and Technical Education. The basic purpose of curriculum integration is to help student make connections between academic and technical information, to help them discover the answer to "Why do I have to learn this?" In 1990, the federal government mandated the "integration" of Academic and Career and Technical Education through amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocation Education Act of 1984.
Why Are Those Computers Sitting Over There Gathering Dust, Bradford Ralph Austin
Why Are Those Computers Sitting Over There Gathering Dust, Bradford Ralph Austin
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to create electronic books (E-books) for kindergartens to read during their center time. The E-books are intended for kindergarten teachers to use to help their students learn to read while utilizing the technology resources in their classroom. These E-books are teacher created so the cost is minimal and they can be copied and distributed to each student without worrying about copyright laws. Teachers can customize them to fit the current thematic unit they are teaching and once created, they can be used repeadedly without being damaged like paper books.
Teaching Vocabulary Through Integrated Curriculum Improves Reading Comprehension, Linda Carol Cox
Teaching Vocabulary Through Integrated Curriculum Improves Reading Comprehension, Linda Carol Cox
Theses Digitization Project
This investigation was designed to determine if teaching vocabulary through integrating English and Social Studies curricula would provide tenth grade students who are poor readers with strategies to improve their reading comprehension. The strategies used were designed to support struggling readers and English language development students to connect denotative and connotative meanings of words found in the novel Animal Farm to their social studies class' content.
Zoophonics Keyboards: A Venue For Technology Integration In Kindergarten, Marie Bess Forst
Zoophonics Keyboards: A Venue For Technology Integration In Kindergarten, Marie Bess Forst
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to create a program of instruction that seamlessly meshed with my current emergent literacy curriculum, a popularly used phonics program entitled Zoo-phonics, which can easily be applied by other kindergarten teachers using the same phonics instruction program.
Inquiry Learning In The Earth Science Classroom, Jeni Kimberly Williams
Inquiry Learning In The Earth Science Classroom, Jeni Kimberly Williams
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a handbook of inquiry activities that can be used in high school Earth sciences.
Teacher Attitude Towards Technology: Usage In K-2 Classrooms, Lilia Reyes Granillo
Teacher Attitude Towards Technology: Usage In K-2 Classrooms, Lilia Reyes Granillo
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis is designed for teachers in early elementary education. It focuses on how and if, these teachers are integrating technology while meeting the many State Standards required by the State of California.