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One Teacher’S Resistance To The Pressures Of Test Mentality, Caitlin E. Mcmunn Dooley
One Teacher’S Resistance To The Pressures Of Test Mentality, Caitlin E. Mcmunn Dooley
Early Childhood and Elementary Education Faculty Publications
The emphasis on testing in Texas public schools has shaped literacy instruction in many classrooms. This article details how one Special Education teacher resists this testing mentality. She refuses to use the multiple-choice practice tests and prescribed programs that dominate the classrooms of many other teachers in her school; instead, she endorses authentic assessments and informed individualized instruction as a way to engage her students in the world of reading and writing.
Lawrence A. Cremin, Chara H. Bohan
Lawrence A. Cremin, Chara H. Bohan
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Digging Trenches: Nationalism And The First National Report On The Elementary History Curriculum, Chara H. Bohan
Digging Trenches: Nationalism And The First National Report On The Elementary History Curriculum, Chara H. Bohan
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
The objective of this historical analysis is to determine the origins of the American elementary history/social studies curriculum and to determine how nationalism affected the curriculum as it progressed in the early twentieth century. The Committee of Eight (Co8), established by the American Historical Association in 1905, created the first national report on the teaching of elementary history and civics. Factors influencing the resultant curriculum, such as the pressure for diverse membership, the curriculum established in European countries, the growth and development of American identity and pride, the massive expansion of public schooling, and regulations on teacher certification are examined. …
Beliefs About Technology And The Preparation Of English Teachers: Beginning The Conversation, Janet Swenson, Robert Rozema, Carl A. Young, Ewa Mcgrail, Phyllis Whitin
Beliefs About Technology And The Preparation Of English Teachers: Beginning The Conversation, Janet Swenson, Robert Rozema, Carl A. Young, Ewa Mcgrail, Phyllis Whitin
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
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Teachers, Technology, And Change: English Teachers’ Perspectives, Ewa Mcgrail
Teachers, Technology, And Change: English Teachers’ Perspectives, Ewa Mcgrail
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
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