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Full-Text Articles in Education
Eco-Math: Creating A Model Curriculum For Teaching Mathematics In The Context Of Environmental Education, Christina Joy Merz
Eco-Math: Creating A Model Curriculum For Teaching Mathematics In The Context Of Environmental Education, Christina Joy Merz
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of developing this project was to show teachers that environmental education themes and activities can be effectively integrated with mathematics concepts in upper elementary and middle school classroom settings. Teachers are expected to meet with increased demands, state and national standards, and raise the levels of student achievement, yet they are given few resources with which to do so.
"I Hope To Be A Symbol Of Encouragement": Using Craft In Community Colleges To Facilitate Student Voice In The Remedial Studies Debate, Aja Nadine Henriquez
"I Hope To Be A Symbol Of Encouragement": Using Craft In Community Colleges To Facilitate Student Voice In The Remedial Studies Debate, Aja Nadine Henriquez
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to collect information about basic skills students in one cohort of 24 students at a local community college in order to inform policy-makers about the group for which they are making decisions. As faculty and administrators scramble to enact changes to cope with the current economy, political changes, and community demands, students are the only stakeholders whose voices aren't heard in the debate over what is to come of remedial studies in California Community Colleges. Throughout all of this research, one important element is missing in the discourse regarding remedial coursework in community college--the …
Effectiveness Of A Research-Based Reading Development Intervention In 2nd Grade Children, Kinsi Dawn Franzwa
Effectiveness Of A Research-Based Reading Development Intervention In 2nd Grade Children, Kinsi Dawn Franzwa
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to develop a reading program for second grade children that is based on research. Reading development is a complex process impacted by a wide array of neurobiological, cognitive, social, and other related factors.
Explicit Content-Area Vocabulary Instruction For English Learners: Impacts With Reading Comprehension, Catherine Ruthe Terrell
Explicit Content-Area Vocabulary Instruction For English Learners: Impacts With Reading Comprehension, Catherine Ruthe Terrell
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine impacts of explicit content-area vocabulary instruction on reading comprehension. Effective instructional strategies include multiple texts at students' instructional levels, highly qualified teachers, daily explicit vocabulary instruction combined with student's application of instruction and evolution of instruction as student's reading achievement increases.
Affirmative Acts: The Need For American Black Theatre In The Classroom, Angela Batrice Brooks-Van Niel
Affirmative Acts: The Need For American Black Theatre In The Classroom, Angela Batrice Brooks-Van Niel
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to reveal that racial inequality in American Theatre is still in existence: that while our country has gained some level of integration, several societal and artistic echelons evidence a remaining tendency towards discrimination--a separatist sense of culture that unfortunately informs elementary and secondary classrooms all across the United States as well as still exists in the general arts.
Emerging Out Of The Ashes: Place And Place-Based Education, Diane Marie Zetlmaier
Emerging Out Of The Ashes: Place And Place-Based Education, Diane Marie Zetlmaier
Theses Digitization Project
In response to the aftermath of the Old Fire in San Bernardino County in 2003, the author took her personal experiences and developed a project for the school where she teaches fourth grade called "heArts for the Forest". The goal of the project was to heighten students' awareness and sense of responsibility in regard to their place in the local world as well as the global environment.
Peace Education For Incarcerated Youth, Robin Pauline Russell
Peace Education For Incarcerated Youth, Robin Pauline Russell
Theses Digitization Project
Teaching incarcerated adolescents can be challenging for teachers to gain students' attention while strengthening their character as part of their rehabilitation and re-socilizaton process.
An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller
An Innovative Approach To Grammar Instruction In The High School Language Arts Classroom, Robert John Miller
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on student writing of two separate approaches to teaching grammar - one traditional, and one non-traditional. Over the course of four weeks, the writing abilities of two high school English classes, similar in composition and academic skill, were compared.
Promoting Responsible Environmental Behavior In Second Grade Students, Mary Annette Kirchhoff
Promoting Responsible Environmental Behavior In Second Grade Students, Mary Annette Kirchhoff
Theses Digitization Project
This project provides a convenient way to incorporate environmental education into the already exiting curriculum. Many of the environmental lessons and activities provided in this project cover language arts and math standards as well as providing students with the environmental knowledge, sensitivity, and skills they need.
Integrating Spatial Thinking Into The Curriculum Through Geographic Information Systems And The Santa Ana River Watershed, JoaquíN Javier Baca
Integrating Spatial Thinking Into The Curriculum Through Geographic Information Systems And The Santa Ana River Watershed, JoaquíN Javier Baca
Theses Digitization Project
Lesson plans were developed in order to address the inter-disciplinary nature inherent in environmental education by drawing on place-based learning approaches and relating natural and human made aspects of watershed dynamics.
An Integrative And Holistic Approach To Implementing Curriculum For A School Garden, Elizabeth Janette Newmeyer
An Integrative And Holistic Approach To Implementing Curriculum For A School Garden, Elizabeth Janette Newmeyer
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop a curriculum guide that would allow teachers to effectively and efficiently utilize a school garden to teach the required standards while promoting peace among the students. To develop this a thorough review of literature in the following areas was used: school gardening, peace curriculum, and curriculum design.
Elementary Education Curriculum Reform: Integration Of The Basic Content Areas, Karen Hartsuff Zak
Elementary Education Curriculum Reform: Integration Of The Basic Content Areas, Karen Hartsuff Zak
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study will present research validating the contention that the basics that were eliminated to adopt these limiting curriculums, must be put back into the curriculum, not merely for a well-rounded greatly needed educational background for children to acquire, but also because all of these basic study areas of science, social studies, the arts, health and music are intricately associated and help each of the other doctrines.
The Effectiveness Of Direct Vocabulary Instruction Strategies To Increase The Comprehension Of Fifth Grade Students During Social Studies Lessons, Octavio Rodolfo Gamez
The Effectiveness Of Direct Vocabulary Instruction Strategies To Increase The Comprehension Of Fifth Grade Students During Social Studies Lessons, Octavio Rodolfo Gamez
Theses Digitization Project
Designed to answer the overarching question: does the implementation of direct vocabulary instruction strategies improve the comprehension of fifth grade students during the social studies lessons? The study included three fifth grade classes in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. To answer the question seven areas were considered: lesson selection, word selection, developing a vocabulary note guide, developing the test with a rubric, making handouts with critical analysis questions, designing semantic maps and semantic feature analysis handouts of the lesson design. Results showed that students who received the direct instruction in vocabulary words benefited greatly and in most cases doubled their …
Addressing Second And Third Grade California Science And Social Science Content Standards Through Environmental Literature, Denise Truex Hatfield
Addressing Second And Third Grade California Science And Social Science Content Standards Through Environmental Literature, Denise Truex Hatfield
Theses Digitization Project
In response to the federal legislation No Child Left Behind, schools across the country implemented required reading programs for classroom instruction. Open Court's Reading program meets this criterion for many schools. The text in Open Court Reading for grades two and three was evaluated for science and social science content standards that would be supportive of environmental education. Supplemental lessons from Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, and Project WET were identified.
Effects Of Using Educational Robotics At The Elementary School Level, Vega Rishelline Anne Flores
Effects Of Using Educational Robotics At The Elementary School Level, Vega Rishelline Anne Flores
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research was to learn more about the uses and benefits of educational robotics in an elementary school curriculum.
The Most Effective Way To Teach Spelling, Mandy Lea Strange
The Most Effective Way To Teach Spelling, Mandy Lea Strange
Theses Digitization Project
The research in this project shows that spelling needs to be taught through patterns, rhymes and the use of analogies. Weekly spelling tests are effective to assess spelling patterns, instead of useing a pre-determined collection of random words. Additionally, spelling needs to be taught within writing, not as a completely separate subject.
A Model For Instructional Integration For Science And English-Language Development, Patricia Diane Andreano
A Model For Instructional Integration For Science And English-Language Development, Patricia Diane Andreano
Theses Digitization Project
This project recommends a professional development model for the integration of language arts and science skills to improve the literacy and scientific proficiency of elementary students, specifically English language learners. The goal is to prepare students to score well on the fluency aspects of the advanced levels of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).
Neurolinguistic Programming As Observational And Mediational Strategies In Teaching Primary-Level English As A Second Language, Amber Lee Hishmeh
Neurolinguistic Programming As Observational And Mediational Strategies In Teaching Primary-Level English As A Second Language, Amber Lee Hishmeh
Theses Digitization Project
This project serves as a resource for kindergarten ESL educators to explore more creative multisensory teaching strategies. The five methodologies presented are Neurolinguistic Programming, Suggestopedia, music, storytelling and Total Physical Response.
College-Level Reading And Writing: Considering Curriculum From A Postmodern Perspective, Brenda Jean Littleton
College-Level Reading And Writing: Considering Curriculum From A Postmodern Perspective, Brenda Jean Littleton
Theses Digitization Project
This project presents qualitative investigations into the relation of science systems to education systems, and suggests post modern constructs as models of systemic change, with application toward reading and writing literacy for the college-level adult learning.
Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark
Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum that will help integrate Academic, Career, and Technical Education. The basic purpose of curriculum integration is to help student make connections between academic and technical information, to help them discover the answer to "Why do I have to learn this?" In 1990, the federal government mandated the "integration" of Academic and Career and Technical Education through amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocation Education Act of 1984.
Teaching Vocabulary Through Integrated Curriculum Improves Reading Comprehension, Linda Carol Cox
Teaching Vocabulary Through Integrated Curriculum Improves Reading Comprehension, Linda Carol Cox
Theses Digitization Project
This investigation was designed to determine if teaching vocabulary through integrating English and Social Studies curricula would provide tenth grade students who are poor readers with strategies to improve their reading comprehension. The strategies used were designed to support struggling readers and English language development students to connect denotative and connotative meanings of words found in the novel Animal Farm to their social studies class' content.
Art As A Mediated Structure For English Language Learners, Lynnea Patricia Hiebert
Art As A Mediated Structure For English Language Learners, Lynnea Patricia Hiebert
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to focus on how art enhances written language among English language learners in third grade. It develops and designs curriculum through the mediated structure of art to develop English language learners' writing in narrative and expository genres, as well as develop second language proficiency.
Eureka: A Gold Rush Play Integrating The Performing Arts Into Elementary Social Studies Curriculum, Jean Collins Merrill
Eureka: A Gold Rush Play Integrating The Performing Arts Into Elementary Social Studies Curriculum, Jean Collins Merrill
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is two-fold. The first purpose is to explore the benefits of incorporating the arts in the education of all students. Incorporating the arts into other curricular areas enhances learning and makes it more meaningful to the student. The second purpose is to develop a performance program that brings the California Gold Rush era and the cultural diversity of that period of history alive.
The Art Of Self-Discovery: Integrative Opportunities For Alternative Settings, Mary Elizabeth Harrigan
The Art Of Self-Discovery: Integrative Opportunities For Alternative Settings, Mary Elizabeth Harrigan
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines the literature on identifying alternative methods of coming to a deeper understanding of one's physical, mental, and spiritual self. It provides information on one particular alternative program, and presents lesson ideas and options that demonstrate how an art-based emphasis in elective coursework can allow for the next step in each student's journey of personal growth and development.
Utilizing The Principles And Strategies Of Brain Based Learning In Educating The Deaf, Cynthia Grassel Szabados
Utilizing The Principles And Strategies Of Brain Based Learning In Educating The Deaf, Cynthia Grassel Szabados
Theses Digitization Project
This project was designed to integrate brain based learningprinciples and strategies into an existing curriculum being used in a science classroom for deaf students.
The Effect Of A Standards-Based Thematically Integrated Children's Literature Supported Language Arts And Social Studies Curriculum On Student Enjoyment Of Social Studies At The Fifth Grade Level, Cambria Maria Ortega
The Effect Of A Standards-Based Thematically Integrated Children's Literature Supported Language Arts And Social Studies Curriculum On Student Enjoyment Of Social Studies At The Fifth Grade Level, Cambria Maria Ortega
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis will attempt to evaluate the effect of a standards-based thematically integrated language arts and social studies curriculum using children's literature as the catalyst for the delivery of the subject matter.
The Effectiveness Of Integrating Technology Into Science Eduaction (Sic) Compared To The Traditional Science Classroom, Kimberly Ann Sigears
The Effectiveness Of Integrating Technology Into Science Eduaction (Sic) Compared To The Traditional Science Classroom, Kimberly Ann Sigears
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this project is to assist the teacher in integrating technology into a seventh grade science classroom, with an emphasis on the human body systems. Through the integration of technology into science education, this project aided in enhancing the learning environment, while motivating students to become more active participants in their learning experience.
Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree
Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree
Theses Digitization Project
Agriculture is a one billion dollar industry in the state of California, yet science and agriculture are overlooked in elementary and middle schools. Instead, an emphasis is placed on writing, reading, and math, subjects that are tested at the state level. As a result, fourth and eighth graders in California placed 38th out of 41 in a National Science Assessment Test. In the spring of 2003, science will be included in the statewide test; therefore, elementary and middle school will have to address the subject of science and its impact on the school day. In 2002 the California State Board …
Project-Based Learning For Independent Study Students With Technology Integration, Laura Sturman
Project-Based Learning For Independent Study Students With Technology Integration, Laura Sturman
Theses Digitization Project
This project developed criteria for evaluating projects for independent study students through a review of the literature and a survey of teachers. The criteria are largely student directed and multi-disciplinary, they engage higher level thinking skills and incorporates a variety of resources including technology.
A Backwards Approach To Instructional Design, Dirk Martin Davis
A Backwards Approach To Instructional Design, Dirk Martin Davis
Theses Digitization Project
This project describes the outline for an effective procedure for a backwards design approach as it relates to a technology integrated unit of study.