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Full-Text Articles in Education
Amplifying Rural Voices: Defining, Reading, And Writing Rural Stories, Chea L. Parton
Amplifying Rural Voices: Defining, Reading, And Writing Rural Stories, Chea L. Parton
The Montana English Journal
This pedagogical piece introduces teachers to Literacy In Place - a resource that supports the readingand teaching of rural young adult literature. It also outlines an example unit to highlight how secondary ELA teachers could use Literacy in Place to support students' reading of Nora Shalaway Carpenter's (2020) Rural Voices anthology.
Responding To Diversity With More Than Simple Lip-Service, Donna L. Miller
Responding To Diversity With More Than Simple Lip-Service, Donna L. Miller
The Montana English Journal
Using contentious topics like those addressed in Joe Limer’s poem “White Hollywood” as catalysts for sparking conversations on complex social issues has potential to raise social consciousness and to support collaborative conversation. Miller’s GREEN APPLE acronym guides teachers and learners in honoring diversity and nurturing social justice. In critical race theory fashion, GREEN APPLE questions enable students of all races and ethnicities to have informed, productive conversations about the forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, the society in which they live.
Culture Connect: Diversity Resource Toolkit, Anna Potter, Abby Nurvic, Danika Bosch-Greer, Delaney Slade, Erin Landis, Mollie Lemm, Kelsey Noble
Culture Connect: Diversity Resource Toolkit, Anna Potter, Abby Nurvic, Danika Bosch-Greer, Delaney Slade, Erin Landis, Mollie Lemm, Kelsey Noble
Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts
Culture Connect: Diversity Resource Toolkit
Globally, refugees are displaced at high rates and must integrate into a society where they are an ethnic minority. Since 2016, the International Rescue Committee has resettled over 300 refugees in Missoula; about 20% of which are school-aged children. Therefore, it is important that schools facilitate refugee inclusivity and intercultural competence within student peer groups. To aid in solving this global problem, we developed a project using the three steps of Human-Centered Design that aimed to enhance teacher competence, knowledge and increase the access to resources needed to address this global problem in the classroom …
Poverty, According To Gorski, Kristyna M. Rudio
Poverty, According To Gorski, Kristyna M. Rudio
The Montana English Journal
In this poem, "Poverty, According to Gorski", the main points of Paul Gorski's book Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap (Second Edition) are outlined. The poem discusses and summarizes topics heavily researched by Gorski such as meritocracy, equality, equity, equity literacy, ideologies, and strategies to help classroom teachers, administrators, and leaders in literacy help to break down barriers for students and families experiencing poverty.
The Great Turning: A Call For Systems-Thinkers, Gabriella M. Demarce
The Great Turning: A Call For Systems-Thinkers, Gabriella M. Demarce
Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts
David Orr, in an article on ecological intelligence reminds us that the modern world was shaped by people who did not understand that our social and economic systems could not coexist with the rest of the biological or natural systems on Earth (Orr, 1994). My research is rooted in Orr’s argument and discovering ways to shift this degrading paradigm. With my belief in the power of education in empowering youth and my background in environmental and climate change studies, I see a future in great need of people who holistically understand the functions of all types of systems and can …
Place Based Science & Climate Change Lessons For Middle And High Schoolers, Maizie Smith
Place Based Science & Climate Change Lessons For Middle And High Schoolers, Maizie Smith
Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts
These lessons were created for middle and high school aged students living in western Montana. They combine scientific inquiry and place based knowledge to teach climate change concepts.
The Empty Cup: Tea, Mythos, And Initiation Through Emergent Ritual, Katherine C. West
The Empty Cup: Tea, Mythos, And Initiation Through Emergent Ritual, Katherine C. West
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
West, Katherine Church, M.A., Summer 2018
Master of Arts in Fine Arts, Integrated Arts and Education
Abstract
In our increasingly fast paced and busy world, the cultural value placed in ritual and ceremony has been lost. Yet, cultures for centuries have known the importance of such initiations to both usher us into and through important passages that mark a new time in our lives by deepening our awareness of our own lives and an understanding of the collective human experience.
This paper documents a two part project, one is the creation of a Gypsy Caravan, explored through the process of …
We Are All Historical Actors: A Multilogue Response To Goldenberg’S “Youth Historians In Harlem,” Part 1 Of 2, Mike Suarez
We Are All Historical Actors: A Multilogue Response To Goldenberg’S “Youth Historians In Harlem,” Part 1 Of 2, Mike Suarez
Education's Histories
Mike Suarez responds to Barry M. Goldenberg's "Youth Historians in Harlem (Part 1 of 3)" in an open peer review, multilogue format.