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Mindfulness In The Classroom: Cultivating Peace From Within, Maya Vandriel
Mindfulness In The Classroom: Cultivating Peace From Within, Maya Vandriel
Honors Program Theses
Teachers are placed with the difficult task of transferring knowledge to the next generation of leaders. This knowledge transfer can be measured in various ways. What cannot be easily quantified is the impact of the life skills taught to accomplish this handoff of reading, writing and math skills. Often times, teachers are the role model of how a student can cope with life inside and outside of the classroom. Teaching mindfulness in the classroom is a powerful method that shows students how to self-regulate emotions in order to cope with whatever life brings them. These life skills are essential for …
The Impact Of Teacher Prompting And Questioning On Third Grade Students' Comprehension, Jenna Francois
The Impact Of Teacher Prompting And Questioning On Third Grade Students' Comprehension, Jenna Francois
Honors Program Theses
This qualitative research study explores how teacher prompting and questioning impacts students’ comprehension of texts. The researcher observed a third grade teacher, Mrs. G., at a local elementary school in order to discern patterns in how this teacher used verbal prompts and questions to assist her students in understanding what they read. An initial interview was conducted with Mrs. G. to determine how she typically teaches and assesses reading comprehension, as well as the types of verbal prompts and questions she utilizes to assist students in comprehension. The researcher observed two literacy lessons in which Mrs. G. instructed the whole …
The Effects Of Argumentation On Student Motivation In Mathematics, Julie Kirkpatrick
The Effects Of Argumentation On Student Motivation In Mathematics, Julie Kirkpatrick
Honors Program Theses
As a future educator, I am going to need to motivate my students to learn mathematics and be engaged deeply with the material. Because mathematics is a required subject for students, mathematics teachers must employ various strategies to motivate their students. Something that has motivated me in past mathematics courses has been the chance to form arguments and defend them in class. Argumentation in mathematics classrooms has been included in the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice as Practice Standard 3: “Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others” (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of …