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Preparing Teacher Candidates For The Instruction Of English Language Learners, Monica Marie Gonzalez
Preparing Teacher Candidates For The Instruction Of English Language Learners, Monica Marie Gonzalez
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This inquiry utilizes a sheltered instruction approach to lesson planning with the intention of improving teacher candidates’ instruction to English Language Learners (ELLs). In this study a web-based questionnaire and a sheltered instruction lesson plan template were used to facilitate opportunities for teacher candidates to reflect on and practice planning English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction. Data collections used were nine web-based questionnaire responses and thirty sheltered instruction lesson plans. Findings suggest teacher candidates need more experiences with using ELLs’ language proficiency data for instruction and need to learn how to use rubrics when giving ELLs feedback on …
When Study Abroad Is Not Enough: Improving Language Proficiency Through Virtual Interaction, Christopher J. Jochum
When Study Abroad Is Not Enough: Improving Language Proficiency Through Virtual Interaction, Christopher J. Jochum
The Advocate
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of an in-service Spanish teacher who, despite studying abroad on multiple occasions, was unable to meet the proficiency requirements necessary for professional licensure in her state. Using a single case study design (Yin, 2014), the author documented the year-long experiences of this teacher as she engaged in virtual language activities with a Native Spanish speaker to successfully improve her proficiency. The following paper will provide a brief overview of the study, the supporting theoretical framework, methods, results and scholarly contributions to the field of foreign language education and teacher preparation.
Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 23, No. 3, 2017, Bruce Quantic
Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 23, No. 3, 2017, Bruce Quantic
The Advocate
Table of contents and introductory materials for Vol. 23, issue 3 (Fall - Winter 2017), including a dedication to Dr. Donald E. Hufford (1929-2016), ATE-K member and reviewer/author.
Video-Based Education Ethnography Project, Lori Goodson, F. Todd Goodson, David S. Allen
Video-Based Education Ethnography Project, Lori Goodson, F. Todd Goodson, David S. Allen
The Advocate
This article chronicles the development of a video-based ethnography project documenting daily life in a Kansas elementary and a secondary classroom. The project, which took nearly two years of planning, allows a direct link to two classrooms approximately 250 miles away to provide a virtual field experience for undergraduates and a wide array of research possibilities for faculty. Since its first semester in spring 2016, it now enables students to see the daily actions of an elementary teacher and a secondary math teacher in a live classroom setting, and various faculty and graduate student research projects are currently under way.
An Online Resource For Improving Instructional Practice, Daniel Stiffler, Mary Frazier
An Online Resource For Improving Instructional Practice, Daniel Stiffler, Mary Frazier
The Advocate
Effective teachers are continually looking for engaging teaching strategies, but both new and experienced teachers can feel overwhelmed by the plethora of theories and strategies available to them. The website, K-12Toolbox.org, contains a series of research-based guiding questions coupled with targeted videos, articles, and resources for improving instructional practice. The K-12toolbox.org site will provide easily accessible support for teachers and administrators as they work together to provide classroom lessons that mirror best practice and engage students.
The Power Of Classroom Libraries And Pre-Service Teachers, Sonja Ezell
The Power Of Classroom Libraries And Pre-Service Teachers, Sonja Ezell
The Advocate
This paper explores how critical classroom libraries are for student success. Research indicates that students who have access to classroom libraries read more and their reading achievement improves. This study investigates the picture-book genre preferences of pre-service teachers and the implications for the books and genres that scored both high and low on the survey. In addition, this study highlights the plight of students who reside in book desserts and do not have abundant opportunities to obtain books outside of the school community.
Benefits Of A University Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program, Anh Tran, Kay Gibson
Benefits Of A University Faculty-To-Faculty Mentoring Program, Anh Tran, Kay Gibson
The Advocate
A faculty-to-faculty mentoring program is considered a useful way to help faculty be successful in teaching, research and service that lead to tenure attainment. Mentoring programs can be structured in a variety of ways, but usually the outcomes are focused on the benefits for mentees. This article presents a research study on a mentoring program in the College of Education at Wichita State University, in which mentors were tenured faculty and mentees were tenure–eligible. Through a written survey and an interview, participants identified perceived individual individual benefits of the mentoring program, and provided recommendations for future development. The traditional model …
Readstricted: Censorship In Public School Libraries, Carolyn L. Carlson
Readstricted: Censorship In Public School Libraries, Carolyn L. Carlson
The Advocate
Introduction: For as long as texts have been printed, they have also been subjected to censorship. Each year, books are challenged and/or banned from public school libraries.
Teaching Triangles: A Campus Wide Interdisciplinary Program For Faculty Professional Development, Gwen Landever, Caroline Mackintosh
Teaching Triangles: A Campus Wide Interdisciplinary Program For Faculty Professional Development, Gwen Landever, Caroline Mackintosh
The Advocate
Providing meaningful professional development at a small teaching university can be a challenge. Since there are limited opportunities to bring in big named speakers for a lecture or to send faculty to conferences, faculty and administration need to find low cost and creative ways to support professional development. This paper will discuss how a university has transformed faculty development through a peer-based model called “Teaching Triangles”. Initially adopted as a method to support new faculty in one department, it has grown into an interdisciplinary campus wide initiative. Along with faculty participation, students have also become actively involved in the process.
Return-To-School Challenges For The Post-Concussion Student, Rich Bomgardner
Return-To-School Challenges For The Post-Concussion Student, Rich Bomgardner
The Advocate
The number of concussions in sports and recreational activities are increasing on an annual basis. Students returning to school after a concussion face many challenges which can affect their learning and school reintegration process. Difficulties in learning, decreased academic performance, and classroom readjustment issues have been reported in earlier studies. The schools and teachers ability to understand basic concussion signs and symptoms, learning and classroom challenges as well as how to implement a return to learn plan play a vital role in the student’s academic success.
Teacher Shortages In Kansas And In The Nation, Kenneth A. Weaver, Rudy Perez
Teacher Shortages In Kansas And In The Nation, Kenneth A. Weaver, Rudy Perez
The Advocate
In March, 2016, Kansas Commissioner of Education Randy Watson created the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Teacher Vacancies and Supply. The authors of this article were task force co-chairs. This article reports the key finds of the task force and then reports current research findings about teacher shortage from across the nation. We then list recommendations for teacher educators to improve the supply of teachers and retention of career teachers. The conclusion crystallizes the four challenges Kansas has to increase the number of teachers in the state.
Editorial Introduction, Suzanne Porath
Editorial Introduction, Suzanne Porath
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Action research begins with a question about practice, and this volume of Networks presents a variety of questions teacher educators asked about their work with teacher candidates and graduate students. Several of the studies also highlight the cycles of inquiry that can change practice over time.
“I’M Not So Sure…”: Teacher Educator Action Research Into Uncertainty, Carrie Rogers
“I’M Not So Sure…”: Teacher Educator Action Research Into Uncertainty, Carrie Rogers
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Using a framework of uncertainty that is informed by Hannah Arendt’s philosophy this foursemester action research project describes the creation and analysis of an assignment that allows teacher candidates to explore their own uncertainties in regards to the teaching profession. This action research project examines the assignment and its development over time toward the goal of encouraging teacher candidates to have a disposition that frames uncertainty or doubt as an essential and necessary part of teaching. Findings were mixed. While this study reaffirms the theoretical perspective that action research, for me as a teacher educator, is about taking pedagogical risks …
Developing Effective Physical Fitness Testing Standards For Pre Service Physical Educators, Kory Hill, Roland Thornburg
Developing Effective Physical Fitness Testing Standards For Pre Service Physical Educators, Kory Hill, Roland Thornburg
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Physical educators are often held to a higher standard of physical fitness. The ability to effectively convey the importance of physical fitness may depend upon the ability to appear physically fit. The ability to perform at a minimal level of proficiency on fitness tests was deemed important by the faculty of one physical education teacher education program (PETE). In an action research evaluation, the faculty examined standards presented in the literature, as well as questionnaire responses by students, to develop reasonable passing scores for physical education majors. Results indicated the students are receptive to minimal standards and the initial standards …
Book Review Of Negotiating A Permeable Curriculum, Ted Kesler
Book Review Of Negotiating A Permeable Curriculum, Ted Kesler
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Negotiating a Permeable Curriculum was first published in 1993 in the National Council of Teachers of English Concept Paper Series. Now it is reprinted in book form as part of the Garn Press Women Scholars Series. In the book, the extended essay is framed by an introduction by senior editor, Bobbie Kabuto, and an interview by Kabuto with Anne Haas Dyson. The final section of the book is a bibliography of Dyson’s most recent publications.
“A Close Read Of My Classroom”: Teacher Research And Identity Work, Joy Kammerer Myers
“A Close Read Of My Classroom”: Teacher Research And Identity Work, Joy Kammerer Myers
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
It is not uncommon for classroom teacher researchers to face multiple obstacles, but for the fifth grade teacher in this study, Donna, her administrators did not support her research efforts because they thought it would take away from preparing students for end of grade tests. The purpose of this study was to explore the ways conducting teacher research shaped Donna’s teacher identities and to examine how the context of her school impacted any identity shifts. Data sources included: interviews, observations, and teacher-created artifacts such as annotations of journal articles; her research proposal, paper, and presentation; reflections; and classroom observations. Findings …
Preparing Graduate Students To Teach Math: Engaging With Activities And Viewing Teaching Models, Maria Boeke Mongillo
Preparing Graduate Students To Teach Math: Engaging With Activities And Viewing Teaching Models, Maria Boeke Mongillo
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Teacher self-efficacy is the belief a teacher holds that he or she can make a difference in student achievement, even when the student is difficult or unmotivated (Guskey & Passaro, 1994). It has been linked to positive teacher practices and student outcomes. This mixed methods study of preservice elementary and early childhood math teachers explored how having students engage in hands-on activities and view video teaching models in a graduate mathematics methods course influenced their teacher selfefficacy for math. The study took place in two phases, with course modifications made between the two. Statistical analyses of pre- and post-test scores …
Mixed Classes, Mixed Methods: Writing Students’ Attitudes About Collaborative And Intercultural Learning, D. Michael Keleher
Mixed Classes, Mixed Methods: Writing Students’ Attitudes About Collaborative And Intercultural Learning, D. Michael Keleher
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This article describes a two-semester study of mixed (native and non-native speaking) writing groups in developmental college writing classes. The teacher assigned and observed writing activities and collected survey and interview data to determine the impact on the students’ perceived writing abilities and attitudes toward paired and small group work. The findings suggest that the benefits of collaborative learning are dependent on the degree of peer accountability and the teacher’s care in designing the activities. With mixed language background English classes becoming the norm, teachers might consider the possibilities for collaborative learning as a means for providing further emersion for …
Literacy, Technology, And First Year Teachers: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Literacy, Technology, And First Year Teachers: A Case Study, Emily Kearns Burke
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper examines how first year teachers describe their preparation and use of technology to teach literacy. Findings indicate teachers feel confident but unsupported in their efforts.
The Effect Of Flexible Small Groups On Math Achievement In First Grade, David Benders, Tracy Craft
The Effect Of Flexible Small Groups On Math Achievement In First Grade, David Benders, Tracy Craft
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This action research study explores the Guided Math Approach to improving math scores for first grade students. Previous MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) scores were used to measure proficiency and students were placed in separate categories for appropriate instruction. This study reviewed math achievement scores on MAP test from a First grade classroom in a rural area of southern Kentucky. The results from this study reflect an improvement in student mathematical knowledge and achievement of eleven below level students in the Math concept “Telling Time to the Hour and Half-hour” as required by Common Core Standard. All students received instruction …
Sponsorshaping: How A Teacher Used Sponsors Of Literacy For Pedagogical Purposes, Ryan Dippre
Sponsorshaping: How A Teacher Used Sponsors Of Literacy For Pedagogical Purposes, Ryan Dippre
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Historically, the actions of classroom teachers have had a massive impact on the implementation of top-down reform efforts. However, a pedagogically-friendly construct for considering this impact has been lacking in studies of teacher practice. In this article, I draw on Deborah Brandt’s concept of sponsors of literacy to build a construct for thinking about teacher actions with, against, and through the social and historical forces that work their way into the classroom: sponsorshaping. Through a grounded theory analysis of six different types of documents used in an Advanced English 11 writing classroom, I show how sponsors of literacy were “shaped” …
Teaching About Neoliberalism And Education De/Reforms In Teacher Education Courses, Kristan A. Morrison
Teaching About Neoliberalism And Education De/Reforms In Teacher Education Courses, Kristan A. Morrison
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Few pre-and in-service teachers understand the various educational laws and policies currently at work in our schools (e.g. charters, vouchers, etc.). How can these concepts be taught in a one-semester course with students who have minimal prior knowledge and are saturated with neoliberal discourse which tells them that choice and the quest for one’s own private good are the best we can hope for in education reform? And how are teacher educators to teach their students in ways that do not indoctrinate them with a simplistic counter-message to the neoliberal discourse? This article details an action research study by a …
Editorial Introduction, Suzanne Porath
Editorial Introduction, Suzanne Porath
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Action research comes in various forms such as teacher inquiry, participatory action research, practitioner research, and cooperative inquiry. But, as Bradbury’s introduction to the third edition of the SAGE Handbook of Action Research highlights, “It brings together action and reflection, theory and practice, in the pursuit of practical solutions to issues of pressing concern.” The articles in this eighteenth volume of Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research illustrate the unique combination of action and reflection, theory and practice that leads to increased knowledge and understanding of educator practice across grade levels and subject areas.
Developing As Teachers And As Researchers: Emerging Professionals’ Experiences With Cooperative Inquiry, Laura Bower-Phipps, Maria Cruz, Cristina Albaladejo, Arlette Johnson, Thomas Homa
Developing As Teachers And As Researchers: Emerging Professionals’ Experiences With Cooperative Inquiry, Laura Bower-Phipps, Maria Cruz, Cristina Albaladejo, Arlette Johnson, Thomas Homa
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This article details the second cycle of cooperative inquiry undertaken by emerging educators who self-identify as “other” because of gender, language, ethnicity, and/or sexual orientation. The current cycle focuses on the impact participation in cooperative inquiry had on researchers’ teaching practices. Data sources include transcripts of group discussions and reflective writing completed six months, eighteen months, and two years after the completion of the first cycle of cooperative inquiry. Findings suggest that as a result of engagement in cooperative inquiry, the teacher/researchers established practices to decrease isolation, build unity, and understand students’ backgrounds. Teacher/researchers viewed themselves as advocates for diversity …
Poetics Of Justice: Using Art As Action And Analysis In Participatory Action Research, Jennifer Ayala, Mayida Zaal
Poetics Of Justice: Using Art As Action And Analysis In Participatory Action Research, Jennifer Ayala, Mayida Zaal
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This article explores the use of art as a form of communication and meaning-making in participatory action research (PAR). The authors, researchers and educators, contemplate this concept through a pedagogical lens, and consider the role that visual and performing arts can play in social action. Based on the work of a youth-adult participatory action research collective, the authors reflect on the pedagogical process used to analyze research findings, take actions, and affect local change. Created to investigate opportunity to learn issues, the youth members of the collective created spoken word poetry, post-cards, film shorts, and speak-outs to engage multiple audiences …
Researching And Reshaping Literacy Learning: Three Urban K-6 Teachers’ Ongoing Transformations Through Everyday Action Research, Kristin Nicole Rainville, Grace Enriquez
Researching And Reshaping Literacy Learning: Three Urban K-6 Teachers’ Ongoing Transformations Through Everyday Action Research, Kristin Nicole Rainville, Grace Enriquez
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Given the vast range of diversity among children’s backgrounds and needs, literacy educators must consider multiple ways in which children learn and interact with texts. Moreover, policies that increasingly require frequent assessments of children’s literacy achievement place pressure on educators to find immediate ways to impact children’s learning. This qualitative inquiry explores three graduate students’ yearlong engagement in literacy-related action research within ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, urban K-6 classrooms. Grounded in a social practice perspective on literacy and a sociocultural perspective on literacy learning, we examined participants’ constructions of action research as they developed research questions, entered various research sites, …
Book Review - Engaging In Action Research: A Practical Guide To Teacher-Conducted Research For Educators & School Leaders, Mark Dziedzic
Book Review - Engaging In Action Research: A Practical Guide To Teacher-Conducted Research For Educators & School Leaders, Mark Dziedzic
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
As might be expected, Networks regularly features reviews of books related to action research in educational settings. In a previous review (Networks, 15/1), Hartlep described Voices from the Classroom (Sargent, 2009) as a useful text for supporting educators interested in conducting action research, particularly teacher researchers who focus on improving classroom instruction. Hartlep suggested that the book might not have sufficient scholarly emphasis for those pursuing action research in order to contribute to scholarly literature. In this review, I argue that Parson, Hewson, Adrian, and Day’s Engaging in Action Research: A Practical Guide to Teacher-Conducted Research for Educators …
Mind The Gap: Student Researchers Use Secondary Data To Explore Disparities In Stem Education, Nathan Bean, Amanda Gnadt, Nicole Maupin, Sherry A. White, Lori Andersen
Mind The Gap: Student Researchers Use Secondary Data To Explore Disparities In Stem Education, Nathan Bean, Amanda Gnadt, Nicole Maupin, Sherry A. White, Lori Andersen
Prairie Journal of Educational Research
Large data sets offer opportunities for graduate students to become involved in meaningful research, but also comes with a unique set of challenges. This paper seeks to examine that relationship through utilizing the High School Longitudinal Study 2009 – representative of US ninth graders in 2009 (n = 21,444) – to examine a set of research questions about STEM interest and preparation amongst secondary students. Student researchers identified gaps in plans and outcomes with regards to race, gender, exceptionalities, and socioeconomic status. Findings indicated inequities that affect STEM outcomes. A significant interaction was found between students education expectations by gender …
Preparing Educators For A Diverse World: Understanding Sexual Prejudice Among Pre-Service Teachers, Joelyn K. Foy Ph.D., Sheryl Hodge Ph.D.
Preparing Educators For A Diverse World: Understanding Sexual Prejudice Among Pre-Service Teachers, Joelyn K. Foy Ph.D., Sheryl Hodge Ph.D.
Prairie Journal of Educational Research
An important role of schooling in the U.S. is to prepare students for engagement in the diverse world. This means that education personnel must be aware of, acknowledge, and respect all dimensions of diversity, including gender and sexual diversity. Relatedly is the teacher's role in managing a safe and inclusive classroom climate for all students. Since school bullies frequently target gender and sexually diverse (GSD) students, K-12 teachers are required to manage their classroom culture so that bullying behavior toward all students, including GSD students, is stopped. GSD students who are bullied frequently miss school, earn lower grades, and may …
Meaningful Movement And Literacy Content, Gayla Lohfink, Rick Pappas
Meaningful Movement And Literacy Content, Gayla Lohfink, Rick Pappas
The Advocate
Links among brain research, movement, and cognition suggest that integrating meaningful movement activities with content can foster elementary students’ engagement in literacy learning. This manuscript describes an action research project of a module for teacher candidates’ incorporation of meaningful movement in elementary classrooms. Activities and their alignment to the English Language Arts standards are described. Evidence of the impact of the module on teacher candidates’ planning reflects that 41% of candidates’ lessons showed intentional movement, specifically by encouraging children to move about the classroom, use body gestures, and rotate physically though centers.