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Ideas That Count: Palcus 2020 Census Coloring Activity - Galo, Palcus Mpc Apr 2020

Ideas That Count: Palcus 2020 Census Coloring Activity - Galo, Palcus Mpc

The Make Portuguese Count in the Classroom™ Census 2020

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Ideas That Count: Palcus 2020 Census Coloring Activity - Community, Palcus Mpc Apr 2020

Ideas That Count: Palcus 2020 Census Coloring Activity - Community, Palcus Mpc

The Make Portuguese Count in the Classroom™ Census 2020

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Portuguese Lesson Plans: Várias Actividades Censo 2020, Us Census Bureau, Iplws Ric Jan 2020

Portuguese Lesson Plans: Várias Actividades Censo 2020, Us Census Bureau, Iplws Ric

The Make Portuguese Count in the Classroom™ Census 2020

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Portuguese Lesson Plan: Vamos Contar!, Iplws Ric, Us Census Bureau, Palcus Mpc Jan 2020

Portuguese Lesson Plan: Vamos Contar!, Iplws Ric, Us Census Bureau, Palcus Mpc

The Make Portuguese Count in the Classroom™ Census 2020

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Portuguese Lesson Plan: Quem É O Meu Colega/Vizinho?, Iplws Ric, Us Census Bureau, Palcus Mpc Jan 2020

Portuguese Lesson Plan: Quem É O Meu Colega/Vizinho?, Iplws Ric, Us Census Bureau, Palcus Mpc

The Make Portuguese Count in the Classroom™ Census 2020

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Portuguese Lesson Plan: Census 101 Make Portuguese Count Introduction, Iplws Ric, Us Census Bureau, Palcus Mpc Jan 2020

Portuguese Lesson Plan: Census 101 Make Portuguese Count Introduction, Iplws Ric, Us Census Bureau, Palcus Mpc

The Make Portuguese Count in the Classroom™ Census 2020

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Working-Class Students And Historical Inquiry, Leslie Schuster Jun 2012

Working-Class Students And Historical Inquiry, Leslie Schuster

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For the past twelve years, I have been teaching a lower division introductory historical methods course that uses active learning to introduce students to the issues and practices of historical methods, the "how to" of historical inquiry, research and writing. While there are many models for such a course, including the one described by Jeffrey Merrick in the February 2006 issue of this journal, the design of such a course at my institution requires consideration of an often-overlooked dimension. The student body at Rhode Island College (RIC) is primarily working class, mirroring a significant transformation in the traditional college student …


Literacy Coaching, Patricia Jane May May 2010

Literacy Coaching, Patricia Jane May

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Examines the experience of four elementary level classroom teachers and one coach as they engaged in a year-long literacy coaching program. Analysis of coach/teacher interactions highlights the role of reflective thought in teacher learning and positions reflective thought as a foundational premise of teacher learning. In addition, as a result of the discovery process inherent in the grounded theory design, finds that teachers' goal setting influenced movement along a gradual release of responsibility (GRR) continuum of adult learning.


Making Waves With Critical Literacy, Carolyn Fortuna Apr 2010

Making Waves With Critical Literacy, Carolyn Fortuna

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

A qualitative study undertaken in 2007 that explores the application of critical literacy pedagogy within English language arts classes of an upper middle class public high school. Results demonstrate that when students recontextualize their own modalities, literacies, and cultures as part of their learning experience, they begin to understand the concept of social justice for all.


Dialogic Visual Literacy, Sharon Lafrenaye Aug 2009

Dialogic Visual Literacy, Sharon Lafrenaye

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Describes a visual art unit plan in which fifth grade students are taught visual literacy skills. Students first learn to decode a variety of imagery and then learn to encode their own imagery in the form of a narrative story scroll. Includes historical perspectives on visual literacy, along with case studies and commentary.


A Qualitative Study Of The Epistemological Interplay Between Teachers And Students In A High Stakes Testing Environment, Donald Bruce Bierman May 2008

A Qualitative Study Of The Epistemological Interplay Between Teachers And Students In A High Stakes Testing Environment, Donald Bruce Bierman

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Employing grounded theory methodology informed by microethnographic discourse analysis, studies the classroom conversations, interviews with students and teachers, and students' written texts in a high stakes test preparation program for tenth graders to determine the effects students and teachers have upon one another's epistemological beliefs concerning the source of knowledge. Students were preparing for the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT).