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Inventing Metaphors To Understand The Genre Of Poetry, Phyllis Whitin
Inventing Metaphors To Understand The Genre Of Poetry, Phyllis Whitin
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
To make personally meaningful connections with poetry as a genre, students in the author's seventh grade classes generated original metaphors to describe the essence of poetry.
Curriculum And Assessment : A Question Of Politics?, Christine R. Brew, Gilah C. Leder
Curriculum And Assessment : A Question Of Politics?, Christine R. Brew, Gilah C. Leder
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) has been subject to ongoing modifications since its full introduction in 1992. These changes were largely driven by vocal opponents of this educational reform. In this paper we give voice to teachers charged with implementing the curriculum and assessment directives of the VCE. Specifically, we draw on the experiences of close to 500 senior mathematics teachers – through interview and survey data - to consider the impact on them of the evolution of the VCE.
Critical Reflective Practice And Workplace Learning : Impediments And Possibilities In Teacher Education, Barry Down, Carol Hogan
Critical Reflective Practice And Workplace Learning : Impediments And Possibilities In Teacher Education, Barry Down, Carol Hogan
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Professional practica are an essential part of teacher education and other professional education programs, but university staff often express concern that prac. experiences are fundamentally conservative, emphasising preparation for the status quo rather than for what might be. In recent years other forms of workplace-based university learning have been devised, where staff have sought to build units of study around a core of reflective practice, action research and professional development. This paper describes one such initiative, a final semester internship for fourth year education students which enabled them to design and negotiate their own professional development plans in any one …
Teacher Perceptions Of The Characteristics Of Effective Teachers Of Aboriginal Middle School Students, Mort Harslett, Bernard Harrison, John Godfrey, Gary Partington, Kaye Richer
Teacher Perceptions Of The Characteristics Of Effective Teachers Of Aboriginal Middle School Students, Mort Harslett, Bernard Harrison, John Godfrey, Gary Partington, Kaye Richer
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This paper reports a component of research that involved interviewing teachers identified as effective with Aboriginal students in selected primary and secondary schools in urban and regional Western Australia. The research shows that characteristics of effective teachers include understanding Aboriginal culture, history, and students’ home backgrounds; an ability to develop good relationships with Aboriginal students and their families, a sense of humour, and preparedness to invest time to interact with Aboriginal students out of the classroom in order to strengthen relationships. The research also indicates that effective teachers understand that Aboriginal students are often more independent than others, do not …
Training Elementary Teachers For The New Millennium, Dixie Metheny, David Davison
Training Elementary Teachers For The New Millennium, Dixie Metheny, David Davison
Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Knowing And Teaching Elementary Mathematics By Liping Ma, Roger Howe
Book Review: Knowing And Teaching Elementary Mathematics By Liping Ma, Roger Howe
Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal
No abstract provided.
Guest Editor's Introduction: Teacher Research On Classroom Discourse In Northern Canadian Communities, Judith C. Lapadat
Guest Editor's Introduction: Teacher Research On Classroom Discourse In Northern Canadian Communities, Judith C. Lapadat
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This special issue brings together a series of articles written by practitioners in a number of northern communities in British Columbia, all of whom are affiliated with UNBC's graduate program in Curriculum and Instruction. The region they are writing about is large, rugged, and sparsely populated. Prince George, centrally located and the site of the main UNBC campus, has a population of 75,000. There are seven other small cities in the 10,000-20,000 range, and the remainder of the population resides in small towns and villages.
Focusing On Reflection With Early Childhood Practitioners, Anne Lindsay, Ruth Mason
Focusing On Reflection With Early Childhood Practitioners, Anne Lindsay, Ruth Mason
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this paper is to describe an action research project in our university childcare centre that focused on the nature of the reflective process. The project originated with the childcare centre director's concern for providing more professional development for her staff. In discussion with the vice-chair of the centre, who was at the time a researcher in early childhood at the university (and also the first author of this paper), ideas emerged that were then discussed with the staff. A graduate student at the university, also an educational practitioner (and the second author of this paper), expressed interest …
Using Math Journals In A Grade 3/4 Classroom, Karen Scales
Using Math Journals In A Grade 3/4 Classroom, Karen Scales
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this study was to examine how the use of math journals could facilitate modifications in instructional practice. The specific research questions were: Are math journals an effective diagnostic tool? Do they provide information not already provided through traditional assignments? How can they be used in assessment?
Revoicing Reflections, Ward Pycock
Revoicing Reflections, Ward Pycock
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Serendipitously, I stumbled onto revoicing in an article written by O'Connor and Michaels (1996). I often use a speech sequence called the initiate-respond-evaluate (IRE) pattern without being aware of doing it. Many teachers will recognize it -- you pose a question, nominate a student to respond and when they give you the answer you say "What an excellent answer." I've come to realize, through reflection, the restrictions of this speech sequence. In spite of the fact I might even have had a hot topic in class enthusiastically generated by students, I knew that classroom discourse failed to flourish at times. …
A Teacher Librarian's Initiation Of Literature Circles In An Elementary School: A Refleection On The Process, Anne V. Lyle
A Teacher Librarian's Initiation Of Literature Circles In An Elementary School: A Refleection On The Process, Anne V. Lyle
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Literature Circles, often called Literature Response Groups, Book Clubs and occasionally Transactional Literature Discussions, are an approach to reading instruction in which students read, write and talk about poetry, short stories and whole books. (Lyle, 1999). Through discourse students actively construct meaning by responding to a text and then by reflecting on their responses. This approach, according to Pitman (1997), "allows children to apply their natural socializing tendencies in a productive manner, making learning meaningful and hopefully internalized for additional future learning" (p. 4).
Student-Generated Discussion In The Senior Secondary English Classroom, A.W. Lehmann
Student-Generated Discussion In The Senior Secondary English Classroom, A.W. Lehmann
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this research study was to devise and test a method of encouraging, and subsequently managing, student-generated discussion of English literature within a senior secondary classroom. The students would provide not only the discussion itself, but also a "client's-eye" evaluation of the process. Accordingly, students were engaged in part of the initial clarification of the study's purposes and procedures, produced the bulk of the discussion which constituted the content for the method being examined, and provided a post-discussion evaluation which could be compared to earlier comments. A simple qualitative analysis of written comments provided by the students and …
Differential Discourse Patterns In Mainstream Versus First Nations Students In An Adult Basic Education Classroom, Nancy L. Ross
Differential Discourse Patterns In Mainstream Versus First Nations Students In An Adult Basic Education Classroom, Nancy L. Ross
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this study was to record and transcribe a lesson conducted in the Initiation-Response-Evaluation (IRE) style, in order to examine the patterns of interaction between teacher and students, focusing on ways in which the teacher differentiates between First Nations and non-First Nations students, and on ways in which their discourse differs. I chose to use one of my own classes, and to examine my own interactions, in order to discover my role in these student-teacher interactions. What differences can be seen in the quantity and quality of student utterances between First Nations and mainstream students? How do I, …
Building The Veco Online Community : A Model For Encouraging Novices., Michelle Williams, Janine Bowes.
Building The Veco Online Community : A Model For Encouraging Novices., Michelle Williams, Janine Bowes.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Building online networks and designing network activity is becoming central to how educators and other education-based professionals work, train others and teach students. It is only since 1995 that Internet connectivity in Australia has provided the critical mass and momentum which alters how people work, who they work with and how they learn. Thus the business of helping professional networks develop and become part of the lives of their members is uncharted territory and an area for research and development for educators in all fields. This paper shares the story of the development of an Australian Network for Vocational Education …
The Curtain Rises: Teachers Unveil Their Processes Of Transformation In Doing Classroom Inquiry, Denise Fischer, Maria Mercado, Vicki Morgan, Lori Robb, Jacquelyn Sheehan-Carr
The Curtain Rises: Teachers Unveil Their Processes Of Transformation In Doing Classroom Inquiry, Denise Fischer, Maria Mercado, Vicki Morgan, Lori Robb, Jacquelyn Sheehan-Carr
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This paper is the joint reflection of a group of teachers on their transformative process of engaging in a systematic inquiry in their own classrooms. While sharing and reconstructing their experiences, they found that most of them went from detachment and resistance, when they were introduced to the idea of teacher-research, to engagement in a community of inquirers, and to uncovering the unforeseen benefits of doing teacher-inquiry.
"Anything Worthwhile Takes Time": Eight Schools Discuss Impacts And Impressions Of Doing Action Research, Janet Benton, Jean Wasco
"Anything Worthwhile Takes Time": Eight Schools Discuss Impacts And Impressions Of Doing Action Research, Janet Benton, Jean Wasco
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
During the 1997-1998 school year, eight elementary, middle, and high schools connected with each other and a local university to conduct classroom-based action research, and our goal in these reflections is to examine what the teachers involved in the studies thought about the research process and the possible effects of action research on their students' classroom performances.
Exploring Reading Identity: Urban Parents Defining Themselves As Readers, Catherine Compton-Lilly
Exploring Reading Identity: Urban Parents Defining Themselves As Readers, Catherine Compton-Lilly
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
As part of a teacher-research study I interviewed ten of my urban first grade students and their parents about reading. One parent, Ms. Webster, referred to people who read a lot as "bookworms" and "bookish people" who "don't have no fun." She explained, "All they do is sit in the house and read books all day long or sit outside and read books. . .
Pictures, Dreams, And The Reflexive Educational Reformer, Mark Campbell Williams
Pictures, Dreams, And The Reflexive Educational Reformer, Mark Campbell Williams
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
What do pictures, dreams and reflection have to do with educational reform? In this paper I reflect heuristically on a five year study investigating a major teaching reform of a university business computing course. I conducted action research on a raft of teaching innovations designed to introduce communication, discourse, and reflection on broad social and organisational implications of computing rather than merely hardware and software techniques. The main theme was to see if discourse could ameliorate a dominant technicism in the teaching-learning process and curriculum. After three years, I realised that, in my own technicist drive to achieve "success" and …
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Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
No abstract provided.
Title Page, Coordinating Editor's Note
Title Page, Coordinating Editor's Note
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
No abstract provided.
A General Chemistry Course For Prospective Elementary School Teachers, M. S. Lazarus
A General Chemistry Course For Prospective Elementary School Teachers, M. S. Lazarus
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
The paper describes a general chemistry course designed for students who are planning to become elementary school teachers. The course has been structured so as to transmit the fun and excitement of experiencing chemistry and uncovering its basic principles by centering on laboratory and other discovery experiences. In addition, the course uses peer led workshops in which the students discuss these experiences. The course is thus a product of a particularly strong collaboration between public schools and college faculties. It is going to become a part of a new four-course sequence that will be required of all students intending to …
Journal Of Mathematics And Science: Collaborative Explorations
Journal Of Mathematics And Science: Collaborative Explorations
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
No abstract provided.
Mathematics Without Lectures: Small-Group Learning At New York University, A. Adler
Mathematics Without Lectures: Small-Group Learning At New York University, A. Adler
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
This article describes an effort to introduce small-group learning into the mathematics curriculum for the non-specialist at New York University. Starting in spring 1999, students were offered the choice of fulfilling their mathematics requirement in a small-group environment that included no formal lectures. The goal of these groups is to make the transition from relatively inactive, even passive, lectures to an experience that actively engages students in the process of doing mathematics. Contact time was restricted to two weekly classes run by a graduate student and was limited to enrollments of 15-16 students. The course is a small-group version of …
Mathematics In Hands-On Science For Liberal Arts Students, M. I. Sobel
Mathematics In Hands-On Science For Liberal Arts Students, M. I. Sobel
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
We describe a number of experiments from the courses called, General Science 9, part of the science program for elementary education majors at Brooklyn College. These courses provide hands-on learning experiences for students who are insecure and weak in science and mathematics. Quantitative thinking is a central element in most of the students’ work. Mathematics is taught in a concrete and intuitive way, as a direct outgrowth of their needs; first, in analysis of data, and second, in discovering underlying theory. The science program has been developed through cooperation among faculty from the School of Education and the science departments.
Bridging The Gap Between Schools And Non-Formal Science Institutions: Using New York City's Non-Formal Resources To Teach Science, P. Fraser-Abder
Bridging The Gap Between Schools And Non-Formal Science Institutions: Using New York City's Non-Formal Resources To Teach Science, P. Fraser-Abder
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
Effective science teaching and learning needs to take place in an environment in which the formal and non-formal worlds of science combine their expertise and resources. Science learning and ultimately, scientific literacy for all depends on the teaching that occurs both in schools and in non-formal settings. As we move towards the attainment of scientific literacy for all, it is becoming more imperative that we recognize and utilize the media, industry education programs, non-formal science centers, museums, and other science learning outlets as valuable segments of our nation’s science education infrastructure. This paper describes the context, rationale, and outline of …
Combining Theory And Practice In The Teaching Of Science Institutions: A Collaborative Program Between The City University Of New York And The American Museum Of Natural History, F. Espinoza
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
The National Science Education Standards contain several mandates that share the use of alternative and creative experiences in the teaching of science at all levels. An important feature of these standards is the call for learning settings and environments different from the traditional classroom in order to enhance student interest and participation in the learning process. New York City is rich in institutions that are ideal for the implementation of effective science teaching through the use of informal resources. This article uses the American Museum of Natural History as a prime example of this.
Using Technology To Enhance Pre-Service Teacher Preparation, E. Miele
Using Technology To Enhance Pre-Service Teacher Preparation, E. Miele
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
Use of the internet to deliver a portion of the content in an introductory science, education, and technology methods course for pre-service teachers provides an opportunity for a much needed introduction to basic computer literacy. A web page was developed for use in conjunction with the math, science, and technology educational methods courses at Brooklyn College. Students are introduced to this page as a group in the computer lab, and work in small groups with more experienced students serving as mentors to other students. The Brooklyn College Science Education Webpage is designed as a simple jump page with links to …
Reports On A Course For Prospective High School Mathematics Teachers, D. A. Stone
Reports On A Course For Prospective High School Mathematics Teachers, D. A. Stone
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
The author describes his design for a course entitled Secondary School Mathematics from an Advanced Viewpoint. He adds subjective comments on how his design has worked in practice.
The Write Approach To Mathematics Or How I Found The Middle Way, R. H. Ring
The Write Approach To Mathematics Or How I Found The Middle Way, R. H. Ring
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
Revising a course is a multifaceted process. Often, reform efforts are focused on a particular aspect, that of inquiry-based collaborative learning. This article discusses the implementation of another aspect of the reform of a course for pre-service elementary teachers: the use of journals and writing exercises for evaluation and assessment. The evolution of this particular reform is traced, with emphasis on the reactions of students and faculty, the issues raised by these reactions, and the solution and resolution attained by the author is outlined.
A Case Study Of An Online Science Fair- The International Cyberscience Expo 2000 (Ice2000), B. Murfin
A Case Study Of An Online Science Fair- The International Cyberscience Expo 2000 (Ice2000), B. Murfin
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
The International CyberScience Expo 2000 is a project that promotes project-based, science learning by secondary students. The event was organized and held entirely online in a collaborative virtual learning environment called ScienceMOO. It was found that ScienceMOO had great advantages and disadvantages as a tool for organizing and staging synchronous online events involving large numbers of people. Scheduling of online, synchronous meetings between the students and judges was very challenging. However, when judges did manage to meet with students, many beneficial interactions resulted.