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Why Culture Matters: The Importance And Effectiveness Of Creating A Multicultural Classroom When Teaching Elementary School Students In Public Schools, Haley Judith Quintana Dec 2021

Why Culture Matters: The Importance And Effectiveness Of Creating A Multicultural Classroom When Teaching Elementary School Students In Public Schools, Haley Judith Quintana

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The focus of this Capstone Project is to analyze the benefits of having a multicultural classroom in elementary schools. Multicultural education refers to any form of education or teaching that incorporates the histories, texts, values, beliefs, and perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds. Teaching about multiculturalism can increase not only the teacher's knowledge, but also the students' learning. From this Capstone project the researchers learned how some teachers and parents feel about having different cultures being taught in the classroom. Based on the information that is collected the researchers found ways to incorporate multiculturalism. Upon interviewing four elementary teachers …


Infographic: Issues Hindering School Instruction, Jo Earp Jul 2021

Infographic: Issues Hindering School Instruction, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

In the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 2019 assessment programme, school principals were asked about issues that hindered their school’s capacity to provide instruction. This infographic shows the proportions of children in the six SEA-PLM 2019 countries who attended a school where the principal reported each issue hindered school capacity to a 'large' or 'moderate' extent.


Meyer Stays In Tune, Kaysha Steiger Jul 2021

Meyer Stays In Tune, Kaysha Steiger

The Voice

No abstract provided.


Project- And Problem-Based Stem Education, Sarah Moss Jul 2021

Project- And Problem-Based Stem Education, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.


Pandemic Paranoia And Proximity: A Transformation, Joseph S. Pizzo Jun 2021

Pandemic Paranoia And Proximity: A Transformation, Joseph S. Pizzo

New Jersey English Journal

COVID-19 has transformed the manner in which students are being educated. Social distance, sterilization, and remoteness have replaced teaming, personalization, and classroom proximity. Contact tracing stirs fears, often replacing creative writing and skill-building. Fear and separation have become commonplace.


Poetry Beyond The Page: A Case For Spoken Word Poetry In Florida's Secondary Classrooms, Sarah Matherly Apr 2021

Poetry Beyond The Page: A Case For Spoken Word Poetry In Florida's Secondary Classrooms, Sarah Matherly

Senior Honors Theses

Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards, Florida’s most recent K-12 educational standards to promote literacy, lack the rising art of Spoken Word Poetry. However, Florida’s Department of Education should integrate Spoken Word into Florida’s Secondary curriculum. Spoken Word Poetry, by its definition, holds researched benefits that align with the B.E.S.T. Standard’s poetry recommendations and literacy-centered goals. In light of such benefits, Florida’s Department of Education should consider various Spoken Word poets and poems to include in Florida’s Secondary Curriculum, as well as explore the resources and integration methods included in this thesis for both teachers and students.