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Cde 2011 Ca Distinguished Schools Program: Middle And High School Application Cesar E. Chavez High School, Jamon F. Peariso Ed.D.
Cde 2011 Ca Distinguished Schools Program: Middle And High School Application Cesar E. Chavez High School, Jamon F. Peariso Ed.D.
Jamon F. Peariso, Ed.D.
The narrative discusses an overview of Cesar E. Chavez High School and the two specific signiture practices that CCHS attributes to their success as part of the California Distinguished Schools application process.
Poetry And Pedagogy: Exploring The Opportunity For Epistemological And Affective Development Within The Classroom, Jennifer Hennessy, Carmel Hinchion, Patricia Mannix Mcnamara
Poetry And Pedagogy: Exploring The Opportunity For Epistemological And Affective Development Within The Classroom, Jennifer Hennessy, Carmel Hinchion, Patricia Mannix Mcnamara
Dr. Jennifer Hennessy
This paper provides a review of the priority afforded to the development of pupils’ affective and epistemic development within the contemporary poetry class. The paper reports on the findings of a research project which explored the experience of teaching and learning within the post-primary Leaving Certificate programme in Ireland. The research includes interview and questionnaire data obtained over a three year period from 2007-2010 from 80 post-primary teachers of Leaving Certificate poetry and 200 post-primary Leaving Certificate pupils. The paper highlights the malign impact of summative assessment on teachers’ pedagogical aspirations, identifying widespread professional dissonance amongst the cohort. Resultantly, empirical …