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Teachers' Implementation Of Inquiry In Elementary Science Education, Maria De Freece Lawrence
Teachers' Implementation Of Inquiry In Elementary Science Education, Maria De Freece Lawrence
Educational Studies Dissertations
This research was an exploratory study of elementary school science education as implemented by five exemplary teachers in grades one through five, situated in four school districts of a Rhode Island Local Systemic Change initiative. This study sought to characterize the presence of inquiry-based teaching consistent with the tenets of constructivism and scientific inquiry as expressed in the book Inquiry and the National Science Foundation Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning (National Research Council, 2000)
Writing In A Second Grade Math Class, Tammy Bakken
Writing In A Second Grade Math Class, Tammy Bakken
Graduate Research Papers
Writing in math has given me a much better benchmark-driven curriculum. I know more clearly how to help students accomplish math benchmarks. I used to have a separate time for the students in my classroom to write and a separate time for my students to do math. Nearly two years ago, I had the idea of writing in math. I read what other teachers had tried and I tried to include more writing in math. The results have confirmed my belief that writing in math is a worthwhile practice. Writing in math gave my students a greater understanding of math. …