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An Examination Of The General Education Teacher Responsibilities, Collaboration Practices, And Professional Development Needs To Educate Students With Disabilities In The General Education Classroom, Ashlee Johnson
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has mandates that students with disabilities have access to the general education classroom to the maximum extent possible. Students with disabilities are increasing placed within the general education classroom for more of their school day. General education teachers, in turn, have been tasked with an increase in responsibilities to meet the variant needs of their students. The research concludes the importance of collaborative practices between general education and special education teachers and the need for professional development for educators to build the necessary skills to educate students with disabilities in the general education …
The Perceptions Of School Counselors On Preparedness For Serving Gifted Students Using Bullying Prevention And Intervention Strategies, Rick Halley
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
Despite 40 years of significant national research on various aspects of bullying (Espelage, & Swearer, 2004), and although past research has intentionally spent time examining bullying in specific populations, one population ignored in the research is the gifted student population (Peterson & Ray, 2006a, 2006b). The limited research available indicates gifted students may be vulnerable or are at risk of being targets of bullies, may become the bullies, or may even be bully-victims (Cross, 2001a, 2001b; Peters & Bain, 2011; Parliament of Victoria, 2012; Roddick, 2011; Schroeder-Davis, 2012). While educators and administrators play an integral role in the development and …
Co-Teaching: Benefits And Challenges Of Co-Teaching In Middle School, Michael Weerts
Co-Teaching: Benefits And Challenges Of Co-Teaching In Middle School, Michael Weerts
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
The increase in numbers of students with disabilities in American school districts has created the need to study options that have proven successful in meeting a variety of students’ educational achievement needs in regular education classrooms. The use of co-teaching as a methodology to help meet this need is a worthy research topic.
A mixed methods study was conducted seeking information from special education and regular education middle school teachers in a select Minnesota school regarding co-teaching effectiveness, challenges, and benefits to students. The study participants were selected because they utilized co-teaching methodologies. The study may provide guidelines for teachers …
Schools To Learn From: Lessons From Minnesota Schools With High English Learner Language Growth, Gwen Rosha Anderson
Schools To Learn From: Lessons From Minnesota Schools With High English Learner Language Growth, Gwen Rosha Anderson
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
Multilingual learners are K-12 students who speak an additional language to English and have been screened and identified as “lack[ing] the necessary English skills to participate fully in academic classes taught in English” (Minnesota Statute 124D.59, subd. 2). With all of the variability in multilingual learners, the multilingual learner population is the fastest-growing population of public school students in the US (McKeon, 2005). In the fall of 2016, 4.9 million students in the United States were identified as multilingual learners, which is 9.6 percent of the total US student population (US Department of Education, 2019). In Minnesota during the 2017-2018 …
A Qualitative Study Of Culturally Responsive Schooling Practices Among Minnesota Public School Educators Serving American Indian Students, Leah Girard
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
The qualitative study intended to identify local districts actions to incorporate Culturally Responsive Schooling into the curriculum to foster identity development among American Indian students. The study interviewed 19 educators and focused specifically on the ways in which components of the Cultural Compatibility Theory are guiding education for American Indian students. The study also intended to understand the factors present that support or inhibit the inclusion of Culturally Responsive Schooling practices to support students.
Non-American Indian educators cited the presence of cultural content in their classrooms when it was identified as specific to the class content. American Indian educators cited …
A Study Of Select Minnesota Public School Teachers’ Mindfulness As It Relates To Their Stress-Management, Resilience, And Job Satisfaction For Motivation, Shelby Chollett
A Study Of Select Minnesota Public School Teachers’ Mindfulness As It Relates To Their Stress-Management, Resilience, And Job Satisfaction For Motivation, Shelby Chollett
Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership
Mindfulness is not a new concept or practice, and many organizations are beginning to train their staff in such practices for various purposes such as well-being and productivity. The focus of this research study is to identify mindfulness training programs specific to teachers, the mindfulness techniques teachers are trained on, attributes that can affect motivation and well-being, and the impact mindfulness and practicing mindfulness techniques can have on teachers’ reported levels of mindfulness, stress, resilience, job satisfaction, motivation, and their work environment. While there is an abundance of research on mindfulness, teacher well-being, and human motivation, there is little research …