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Differentiation Strategies Through Reading Centers, Shelby Kottemann, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Differentiation Strategies Through Reading Centers, Shelby Kottemann, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
“As the diversity of the K-12 student population increases, it is critical that teachers differentiate their instruction to meet all students’ needs” (Parsons, 2013, p.42). In an effort to determine how I can differentiate language arts instruction for a diverse group of students, I conducted a self-study through reading centers in a first grade classroom. I began by assessing my students’ intelligences according to Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory, and I observed each student, taking note of their habits and tendencies in the classroom. I used this data collected on students’ learning tendencies and intelligences to place them into groups and …
Tech-Talk: Using Technology To Teach Bilingual Students, Erica Vrkljan, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Tech-Talk: Using Technology To Teach Bilingual Students, Erica Vrkljan, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Technology used in a constructive way, such as the interactive whiteboard (IWB), effectively diminishes the reading achievement gap between English language learners (ELL) and non-ELL students (Lopez, 2009). Within the last decade, the variety of available technologies for the classroom has grown significantly, while the presence of English language learners and English as a second language (ESL) students has also experienced a significant increase within our nation’s schools. This self-study was designed in response to these changes by investigating how technology can be used to teach language arts skills to bilingual students. The technologies of SMARTboard, iPad, and Internet websites …
Snails? Incorporating The Nature Of Science And Primary Literature Into The High School Biology Classroom, Elizabeth Smith, Jeanne Koehler, Faculty Advisor
Snails? Incorporating The Nature Of Science And Primary Literature Into The High School Biology Classroom, Elizabeth Smith, Jeanne Koehler, Faculty Advisor
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In the high school Biology classroom, science is taught to be fixed, unchanging, and uninteresting to students. By incorporating the Nature of Science and primary literature articles into the science classroom, students can delve deeper into the ever-changing biology curriculum while also becoming a part of the scientific community. Teachers who incorporate these aspects into their academic teaching are finding that students are retaining the curriculum as well as probing deeper into the content by asking more thought-provoking questions (Handler & Duncan, 2006; Brill & Yarden, 2003). In this literature review of educational research, I explored how incorporating the Nature …
Teaching Social Justice Issues Using Informational Texts, Baylie Gregurich, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Teaching Social Justice Issues Using Informational Texts, Baylie Gregurich, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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In response to the increasing diverse population of the world and in our schools, it is necessary that teachers modify their instruction to prepare students to become accepting and respectful citizens in our society. For this self-study, I designed lessons to accommodate the new requirement of using informational texts in the classroom while simultaneously enriching my elementary students’ knowledge on social justice issues. I implemented a three-lesson language arts unit with a focus on identifying the main idea and details of informational text. Each informational text introduced one of the following social justice issues — family differences, world’s children, …
Total Physical Response: Shaking Up The Classroom, Cassandra Anderson, Tara Drazner, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Total Physical Response: Shaking Up The Classroom, Cassandra Anderson, Tara Drazner, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Traditional classroom settings cater towards audio and visual learners and often ignore the needs of kinesthetic learners. This may cause students to fall behind due to content lessons not being aligned with their learning styles. During Cassandra and Tara’s student teaching experience, they addressed the diverse needs of all students in their classrooms. They conducted self-studies in which they integrated Totally Physical Response (TPR) in first and fifth grade classrooms. Cassandra integrated TPR into five lessons and Tara integrated TPR into three lessons. They content analyzed major data sources such as video and audio recordings, photographs, lesson plans, and field …
Using Mobymax To Differentiate Elementary Mathematics Instruction, Athena Cocallas, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Using Mobymax To Differentiate Elementary Mathematics Instruction, Athena Cocallas, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Using technology as a tool to differentiate instruction in a classroom meets the needs of many students by increasing interest and motivation and connecting the students to the material (Morgan, 2014). The purpose of my self-study is to determine the benefits of using technology as a tool in differentiating mathematics instruction. I implemented MobyMax, an online intervention program with progress monitoring, into a 4th grade classroom every day for three weeks. MobyMax provides differentiated curriculum based on a test each student takes at the beginning and a series of ability level dependent assessments students take throughout the year. The …
Valuing Learning Styles' Role In Stimulating Positive Learning Experiences, Danielle Burge, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Valuing Learning Styles' Role In Stimulating Positive Learning Experiences, Danielle Burge, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
“The basic idea of learning styles is that different people have different ways of learning, and if instruction is matched to the individual’ styles, he or she should learn better” (Bishka, 2010, p. 10). Students establish these personal ways of learning by determining which method of learning best suites them. Educators can assist students in seeking their personal preferences by providing them with different learning environments and finding which one best suites them. In this review of literature on learning styles, I analyzed and synthesized several research studies focusing on the significance of different learning styles, student preferences and approaches …