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School Improvement Plan: Updating Curriculum, Technology And Classrooms For Education 4.0, David Carter
School Improvement Plan: Updating Curriculum, Technology And Classrooms For Education 4.0, David Carter
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This school improvement plan describes Education 4.0 and elucidates the critical need for updating school curriculum and teaching methods. Our education system is largely outdated and ill prepares students for their future. The following improvement plan seeks to transform pedagogy into that which is student centered. To do this, schools must update their curriculum and teaching methods, implement the latest technology, and redesign the classroom setting. Through this project, I will identify the reasons for needed change in schools and explain Education 4.0.
School Improvement Plan, Taylor Anderson
School Improvement Plan, Taylor Anderson
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Students in schools display a variety of behaviors. Some of these behaviors being negative, and some of these behaviors being positive. This school improvement plan will give you a small glimpse at a Title 1 elementary school with a goal of decreasing the amount of times a student has to be removed from the classroom, or receives a first responder call. A first responder call is when an adult in the building has to call for additional adult support due to a student's behaviors. This project will start with a literature review of multiple articles discussing social skills, and the …
Interdisciplinary Learning And The Effects On Students, Carrie Hubert
Interdisciplinary Learning And The Effects On Students, Carrie Hubert
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
In order to be an effective teacher, it is important to prepare students for their future in the 21st century. Students are expected to be able to problem-solve and make connections beyond the silos of single discipline classrooms. The purpose of this literature review was to examine interdisciplinary instruction and how it affects student learning. While researching, multiple themes arose including how interdisciplinary learning improves student engagement as well as efficacy. In addition, studies indicate that interdisciplinary methods help students develop problem-solving and higher-order thinking skills. Last, interdisciplinary learning creates opportunities for students to build relationships with both teachers and …
Math Fact Fluency Instruction, Kelsey Nickel
Math Fact Fluency Instruction, Kelsey Nickel
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This literature review investigates the purpose and importance of math facts instruction at the elementary level. Being able to know basic math facts both fluently and accurately is the foundation of mathematics education. There has been research showing the lack of math facts knowledge for the students in the United States compared to their peers in other countries. Math curriculum does not focus on math facts instruction enough to achieve mastery without the use of supplemental strategies. There has been research done on the strategies to study the effectiveness. These strategies include rote memorization strategies, computer assisted instruction, educational games, …
Instructional Coaching And Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, Hillary J. Gingerich
Instructional Coaching And Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, Hillary J. Gingerich
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This classroom action research project compares the impact of instructional coaching with the focus on effective mathematics teaching strategies as outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in the text Principles to Action. Two 3rd grade classrooms were studied with one being a control classroom and the other whose teacher enrolled in a 6-week coaching cycle focusing on student centered goals around two effective mathematics teaching practices. Those effective mathematics teaching practices are posing purposeful questions and facilitating meaningful mathematics discourse. A pretest and posttest from FastBridge’s MCAP was used to determine the growth over the 6-week study …
Application Of Instructional Coaching Models, Janelle L. Hawk
Application Of Instructional Coaching Models, Janelle L. Hawk
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this literature review is a discussion of three different categories of instructional coaching (teacher-centered coaching, student-centered coaching, and differentiated coaching) and the purposes of each type of coaching model. The review first examines the evolution of coaching and how it was first introduced into school systems. As the first coaching model of peer coaching spread around the nation, refinements were made and new coaching models introduced. Technology has changed the landscape of education, and schools are looking for effective methods to assist teachers in preparing students for an unknown future. The practice of traditional professional development methods …
The Impact Of Making Reading Heavenly Instruction On Fluency And Accuracy, Hannah Sefcik
The Impact Of Making Reading Heavenly Instruction On Fluency And Accuracy, Hannah Sefcik
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research project was to determine if using the systematic phonics program Making Reading Heavenly would have an impact on student fluency and accuracy in reading. For five weeks, the researcher introduced a new phonics lesson each day, where students learn and practice a new skill. With each new lesson, students continued to practice skills learned in previous lessons. Each Monday, the teacher-researcher assessed student fluency and accuracy using reading passages from a benchmark leveling kit. Analysis of the data shows that overall, the majority of students made progress between the pre-test and post-test assessments, increasing …
The Use Of Learning Centers In The Kindergarten Classroom, Debra J. Hamand
The Use Of Learning Centers In The Kindergarten Classroom, Debra J. Hamand
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This literature review discusses the necessity of learning centers in the kindergarten curriculum. The review first looks at pioneers in the field of education and how they feel children learn best. Learning centers is defined and tells why it should be in the kindergarten classroom and the benefits it offers. The review will discuss the legislation of why some people feel that play-based learning should be taken away from the school system and schools should only focus on academics. Today with high stakes testing and meeting state standards there is no time for learning centers. There are many challenges that …
Blended Learning In The Spanish Classroom, Stacy Hauschildt
Blended Learning In The Spanish Classroom, Stacy Hauschildt
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Since the inclusion of 21st century skills in education standards, technology inclusion in the classroom has moved to the forefront as numerous districts across the country have gone 1:1 in order to better prepare students for the future. While blended learning, a mix of face to face and instructional technology use, has been primarily used at the university setting for distance classes, there has been a growing call from administration to included more blended practices into the secondary classroom. This action research project, given in a Spanish II high school classroom, looked at including student choice in pace, path and …