Resolving The Conflict: Brain-Based Learning, Best Practices, And No Child Left Behind,
2011
Columbus State University
Resolving The Conflict: Brain-Based Learning, Best Practices, And No Child Left Behind, Cindy Bowen
Perspectives In Learning
Research shows brain-based learning is achieved best when the students are in an active, low-stress state (Jensen, 2008), and people have unique learning styles that facilitate the assimilation of new knowledge (Gardner, 1983). However, current testing practices hinder the creation of an optimal learning environment, because teachers feel they have to build test-taking skills and spend valuable educational time teaching in ways they believe are not best practices. Changes in the brain can be seen with highly sophisticated imaging technology such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI, and positron emission tomography (PET) (Drevets & Raichle, 1998). This imaging technology …
Teaching And Helping College Students With Personal Problems During Tough Economic Times,
2011
Columbus State University
Teaching And Helping College Students With Personal Problems During Tough Economic Times, Marcia Rossi
Perspectives In Learning
The student population today may be facing increased need for support services, due to a wide variety of potential personal problems. Reasons for this include the increased number of students in college who have learning disabilities or other disabilities, the economic downturn of 2008 driving older students to pursue college degrees, and the number of veterans in school who are returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Faculty members and academic advisors may be approached by students who are experiencing personal problems, and may not know how to offer help. Suggestions for helping and teaching such students are offered; these …
Winning The War Against Childhood Obesity: The Role Of Teachers And Schools In Early Childhood Education,
2011
Columbus State University
Winning The War Against Childhood Obesity: The Role Of Teachers And Schools In Early Childhood Education, Paula Walker
Perspectives In Learning
American children are at the epicenter of a global childhood obesity epidemic. Due to increased adiposity, school-aged children are being routinely diagnosed with adult illnesses like Type II diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cholesterol levels. The keys to combating these epidemiological trends are prevention and early intervention. Since the majority of American children are enrolled in school, school-based interventions offer enormous potential in teaching lifelong health habits and curbing the incidence of childhood obesity, especially when these habits are taught proactively as a component of early childhood education. Adiposity rebound is the critical period of increasing body mass index (BMI), that …
Forum On Identity,
2011
Chapman University
Forum On Identity, Angela Bilia, Christopher Dean, Judith Hebb, Monica F. Jacobe, Doug Sweet, Sue Doe, Mike Palmquist
English Faculty Articles and Research
The forum contributors draw on their personal experiences and insights to put forth ideas about contingent faculty's relations with other faculty and with the academic institution as a whole.
Spring 2011 E-Certi Newsletter,
2011
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Spring 2011 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation
CAFE Faculty Newsletters
Hello S&T faculty and welcome to the Spring 2011 edition of the CERTI newsletter, dedicated to celebrating excellence in the classroom. How do you solve classroom issues, such as burgeoning enrollment with flat resources or disruptions in your classroom? Read on for ideas from faculty and check out further resources to help with these issues.
Table Of Contents,
2011
Columbus State University
Learning About Teaching: Redesigning Teacher Preparation,
2011
Columbus State University
Learning About Teaching: Redesigning Teacher Preparation, Barbara Buckner
Perspectives In Learning
Our country has not yet tackled the question, how do we best prepare teachers. Maybe because the question should be; how do we best support our candidates to learn about teaching in order for them to develop into highly qualified and effective teachers? The answer seems to lie in strategic partnerships between universities and school districts, the quality and length of clinical experiences, and state policies for teacher preparation. Reformers call for a shift towards more clinically based programs that integrate academic content and professional knowledge and skills. Some models that show promise are those that have tried to emulate …
About This Issue,
2011
Columbus State University
Does Time-Of-Day Of Instruction Impact Class Achievement?,
2011
Columbus State University
Does Time-Of-Day Of Instruction Impact Class Achievement?, Amanda J. Wile, Gary A. Shouppe
Perspectives In Learning
This article explores literature related to Time-of-Day instruction and possible impact on student achievement for students. The possibility of schools as a contributing factor to the problem of low academic performance by some students due to a conflict between personal chronotype and school schedule may have research significance. In order for learning to take place, student engagement must be paramount and provide optimal opportunities for students to utilize their personal learning, for modalities may hinge on physical readiness as well. Several studies at multiple grade levels related to the investigation of circadian rhythms and biological patterns which indicate an effect …
Facilitating Online Collaboration And The Development Of Digital Communities,
2011
Columbus State University
Facilitating Online Collaboration And The Development Of Digital Communities, S. Wade Bradt, Samantha Tackett
Perspectives In Learning
This discussion focuses on the utility of two unique Web 2.0 tools designed to elicit more interaction among students and to increase learning outcomes while instructing at a distance. While Web 1.0 could be described as that iteration of the World Wide Web that focused simply on making information accessible, the philosophy of Web 2.0 applications is based upon user-centered designs and the proliferation of volunteer collaboration. Fortunately, the explosion of Web 2.0 technologies and social networking platforms have provided a wide array of applications uniquely suited to addressing distance education challenges. We discuss the application of two Web 2.0 …
Exploring Podcasting Of Required Reading In A Graduate Counseling Course,
2011
Columbus State University
Exploring Podcasting Of Required Reading In A Graduate Counseling Course, Richard Long, Dee Fabry
Perspectives In Learning
Podcasting is a relatively unexplored technology tool in education (Hew, 2009). This study explored the integration of podcasting in an onsite graduate counseling course to determine how digital students responded to the integration of podcasting and to determine if podcasting impacts student comprehension of required reading materials. The results indicated that, while students came to class better prepared to discuss the material and enjoyed the podcasts, they preferred traditional teacher-led discussions to the podcasting technology.
Key words: podcasting, technology skills
Editorial Board,
2011
Columbus State University
The Relationship Between The Level Of School-Involvement And Learned Helplessness Among Special-Education Teachers In The Arab Sector,
2011
Al- Qasmi College- Baqa Elgarbia, Israel
The Relationship Between The Level Of School-Involvement And Learned Helplessness Among Special-Education Teachers In The Arab Sector, Agbaria Qutaiba
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Acquired or learned helplessness is one of the most popular research subjects reported in the psychological literature in recent decades. The present study examined the relationship between involvement in decision-making at the school and learned helplessness among special-education teachers in the Israeli Arab sector. The importance of this study lies in its focused examination of variables that correlate with states that have an adverse effect on the education system, such as stress and burnout. Special-education teachers were randomly selected from several special-education schools. The findings gave considerable support to the hypotheses that predicted a negative correlation between school involvement and …
‘New Directions For Traditional Lessons’: Can Handheld Game Consoles Enhance Mental Mathematics Skills?,
2011
Edith Cowan University
‘New Directions For Traditional Lessons’: Can Handheld Game Consoles Enhance Mental Mathematics Skills?, Susan Main, John O’Rourke
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This paper reports on a pilot study that compared the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) handheld game consoles (HGCs) with traditional teaching methods to develop the automaticity of mathematical calculations and self-concept towards mathematics for year 4 students in two metropolitan schools. One class conducted daily sessions using the HGCs and the Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training software to enhance their mental maths skills while the comparison class engaged in mental maths lessons using more traditional classroom approaches. Students were assessed using standardised tests at the beginning and completion of the term and findings indicated that students who undertook the Brain …
Paradox, Promise And Public Pedagogy: Implications Of The Federal Government’S Digital Education Revolution,
2011
University of Newcastle
Paradox, Promise And Public Pedagogy: Implications Of The Federal Government’S Digital Education Revolution, Rachel Buchanan
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The use of digital technology in the classroom is a significant issue for teachers as they are under increasing pressure to teach in technologically mediated ways. This ‘digital turn’ in education has culminated in the Australian federal government’s Digital Education Revolution, which represents a multi-billion dollar commitment to putting computers in schools and the implementation of technological pedagogical practice. This paper focuses on the confluence between globalised economic process, the Digital Education Revolution, and the discourse of the digital native; and describes the way in which students’ use of digital technologies is identity forming. I examine the Digital Education Revolution …
Reviewing The Literature On “At-Risk” And Resilient Children And Young People,
2011
Deakin University
Reviewing The Literature On “At-Risk” And Resilient Children And Young People, Ria Hanewald
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This review paper provides pre-service and in-service
teachers, principals and other educational professionals with the
information needed to understand the concept of resilience to affect
positive development in children and young people in their care. It
reviews and critiques the most influential literature on resiliency over
the last four decades and is structured in three parts. The first section
deals with the definitions of risk and resilience and relevant terms (i.e.
vulnerability, at-risk students, risk factors, protective factors) to
clarify confusion and ambiguities of concepts. The second part
outlines the development of the research on resilience using a
historical perspective. …
Teachers As Presenters At Continuing Professional Development Seminars In The English-As-A-Foreign-Language Context: ‘I Find It More Convincing’,
2011
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Teachers As Presenters At Continuing Professional Development Seminars In The English-As-A-Foreign-Language Context: ‘I Find It More Convincing’, Icy Lee
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
With a growing awareness of the limitations of a transmissive mode of education and a one-size-fits-all approach to teacher education, teachers’ active involvement is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of their continuous professional development (CPD). In many EFL (English as a foreign language) contexts, however, CPD is still largely built on the premise of knowledge transmission and knowledge consumption. The present study seeks to explore how EFL teachers can be made to play a more active role by participating as presenters at CPD seminars, as well as the ways in which such a mode of CPD can promote teacher …
Teacher Values And Relationship: Factors In Values Education,
2011
University of Technology, Sydney
Teacher Values And Relationship: Factors In Values Education, Laurie Brady
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Intrigued by the notion that effective teaching is as much about relationship as it is about ‘technical’ proficiency, the author examines the values of teachers that inform classroom relationships, and poses the question as to whether there are particular teacher values that are necessary for quality values education. This question is addressed by focusing on the teaching strategies involved in the major approaches to values education, and by deducing the teacher values necessary for effective teaching. The implications for the pedagogy of teacher education are briefly discussed.
Developing A Common Understanding Of A Teacher Competency Framework Through Video Analysis : Experiences Of Victorian Regional Independent Middle School Teachers,
2011
Edith Cowan University
Developing A Common Understanding Of A Teacher Competency Framework Through Video Analysis : Experiences Of Victorian Regional Independent Middle School Teachers, Christopher J. Brown
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
This study was deliberately focussed upon the careful examination of a model of professional learning for Middle School teachers, which has at its core, a Teaching and Learning Framework depicting essential elements of effective teaching practice. Set within the context of Middle School classrooms in a Regional Independent school, the intent was to research the impact of the framework on the professional learning of a group of teachers. Research was also undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of feedback and analysis structured around the framework, using video recordings taken from classroom observations.
A group of eight Middle School teachers participated actively …
Positive Behavior Support And Response To Intervention In A Professional Development School: Getting Started,
2011
Brigham Young University
Positive Behavior Support And Response To Intervention In A Professional Development School: Getting Started, Paul Caldarella, Lynnette Christensen, Alex Judd
Faculty Publications
Nine elements of a Professional Development School Partnership include: comprehensive mission; preparation of future educators; needs-based professional development; commitment to evidence-based practices; investigation of practices and sharing of results; commitment to parent involvement; shared governance and collaboration; work by faculty across settings; shared resources.
