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Overview Of Learning Theories (Chapter 1 Of Faith-Based Education That Constructs), Debra S. Espinor

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Virtually everyone would agree that the role of the school is to help students learn. The school, as an institution of education, must incorporate a sense of morality or values. This said, the methods of incorporating morality and values into education vary. This chapter explores three of the most common learning theories of the last fifty years: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Each section will take a brief glance at the history, background, and definition of each of the theories. Then, the chapter will turn to the strengths and weaknesses of each of the theories, illuminating their role in supporting students' …

Peace Curriculum For Friends High Schools In Kenya, Eloise Hockett, Lon Fendall

Faculty Publications - College of Education

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The Sustaining Possibilities Of Service-Learning Engagements, Carla Nelsona, Dana Antaya-Mooreb, Ken Badley, Wendy Colemand

Faculty Publications - College of Education

In this article, we explore two possibilities which arise from service-learning engagements, both from a narrative perspective. First, we consider the possibility that service-learning may be a sustaining experience for in-service teachers. And, second, we suggest that intentional inquiry into this experience for in-service teachers may foster the experience of sustaining themselves and of being sustained in their professional and personal lives. Through storying and re-storying our experiences during a service-learning engagement in Kenya over seven years ago and through storying the reverberations of these experiences in the intervening seven-plus years, we suggest that when attended to narratively, the interactions …

Whither Church-Related Higher Education Now? A Review Essay Of Six Recent Titles, Ken Badley

Faculty Publications - College of Education

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Sommerville's "Religious Ideas For Secular Universities" - Book Review, Ken Badley

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Review of C. John Sommerville's "Religious Ideas for Secular Universities," originally published in Christian Scholar's Review, 40(1), 2010.

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Slow Reading: Reading Along 'Lectio' Lines, K Jo-Ann Badley, Ken Badley

Faculty Publications - College of Education

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A Biblical Ethics For Talented And Gifted Education, Ken Badley, Amy Dee

Faculty Publications - College of Education

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Creating An Educational Ethos Where Innovation And Accountability Flourish: A New Model For Transparency In Educational Organizations, Amy Lynn Dee, Ken Badley

Faculty Publications - College of Education

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Review Of Bowen's "Growing Up Christian: Why Young People Stay In Church, Leave Church And (Sometimes) Come Back To Church", Ken Badley

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Professional Development's Complex Ecology: Examining A Whole-School Balanced Literacy Professional Development, Dawn Lambson, Susanna M. Steeg

Faculty Publications - College of Education

This descriptive study reports on the structure and implementation of a school wide professional development model in a southwest public elementary school. The professional development effort was designed to support educators’ understanding and teaching of balanced literacy. The paper reports on the components of this professional development and discusses the strengths of this model in relation to educational research and findings on professional development. We conclude by discussing this model from the perspective of involved administration, facilitators, and teachers, as they consider the process of crossing the borders from professional development into their classrooms. The study is strengthened by teachers’ …

Book Review: The Joy Of Teaching: Effective Strategies For The Classroom, Amy Lynn Dee

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Excerpt: "Woven throughout his book, the joy Hazel found in the vocation of teaching rises above all other content, ergo the title. Hazel begins in the first chapter with the joy and the rewards of teaching by observing that our call to teach provides a means toward self-actualization as well as a way to serve God's people. Many enter the field of teaching with hearts and minds centered on care for others as well as a desire to make a difference in the lives of students. Through many of the over one hundred stories collected during the research for this …

“We Want To Tell The World”: One Teacher’S Experience With The Power Of Petey, Susanna M. Steeg

Faculty Publications - College of Education

“That one’s Petey Corbin. He’s an idiot retard, but a friendly one—you know, laughs and smiles a lot. Sometimes you swear he’s thinking, but it’s just conditioning. They used to get him up every day and put him in a wheelchair. Lucky for us, they stopped that.” (Mikaelsen, 1998, p. 113)

I steal a glance up from the page of the book I am reading aloud to take stock of my fourth-graders’ reactions. They sit just below where I am curled on the couch. The lights are off, except for a single reading lamp. This is our daily read-aloud ritual; …

Universal Design For Instruction: Understanding Faculty Practices And Needs, Howard P. Parette, Hedda Medan, Brian Wojcik, Jeffery P. Bakken

Faculty Publications - College of Education

The purposes of this short report are to describe key principles of UDL and UDI and to describe the findings of a pilot survey study that focused on faculty members practices and needs in the areas of UDL/UDI. Limited previous research is available related to faculty perceptions of UDI/UDL in higher education settings. One exception is a study conducted by Vreeburg-Izzo, Murray, and Novak (2008). Vreeburg-Izzo et al. conducted a survey, coupled with follow-up focus groups, with faculty and graduate teaching assistants that examined the (a) climate of instructional settings for students with disabilities, and (b) perceived needs for professional …

Reflections Of Pre-Service Teachers On Their Own Teaching Practices, David W. Snyder

Faculty Publications - College of Education

The focus of this paper is self-reflection on teaching using video. The excerpts that are used in this paper are taken from the emails of pre-service music teachers at Illinois State University completing their required clinical hours with instrumental students at both the middle school and high school level. Though these teaching episodes were eventually evaluated by the instructor in the areas of teacher presence, classroom management, lesson planning, teaching method, pacing, error detection, pedagogy and assessment, the pre-service teachers received no specific guidelines on how to focus their first reflective comments. The intent was to get a glimpse into …