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The Children's Book Of World Religions, Kirsten Lea Salonga
The Children's Book Of World Religions, Kirsten Lea Salonga
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Conversations With Chris: Discussing Racial Diversity In A Professional Book Club, A. Brennan Davis
Conversations With Chris: Discussing Racial Diversity In A Professional Book Club, A. Brennan Davis
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative action research study was to understand and describe the experiences and the effects of one high school teacher’s membership in a professional development book club focused on issues of racial diversity with the overall aim of change toward equitable teaching practices through the following actions: confronting personal biases, discussing and reflecting on personal experiences and beliefs, questioning and critiquing personal beliefs and teaching practices, interacting with other professionals and with the readings in a supportive environment in which we celebrated and supported articulations of social justice or positive change. Thematic analysis was used to analyze …
Children's Literature As A Tool To Teach Mathematics, Kara Weinstein
Children's Literature As A Tool To Teach Mathematics, Kara Weinstein
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
Common Core State Standards have changed the way that we teach math concepts in elementary schools. These new educational standards promote teaching math for understanding instead of teaching the standard algorithms that have been traditionally taught. Children's literature is an alternative teaching method. The aim of this project is to examine children's literature with the purpose of teaching mathematic concepts. This project models the components of quality children's literature to create an original book that teaches students grades 3-5 about fractions. 2