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Acue - Effective Teaching Practices: Module Reflections, Anne Lama
Acue - Effective Teaching Practices: Module Reflections, Anne Lama
Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy
Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Course in Effective Teaching Practices, a nine-month online module certification program, provides an opportunity to learn how to design courses, engage learners, and establish a productive learning environment in both online and face-to-face teaching format. Upon completion of each module, course participants reflected on technique chosen, successes and/or challenges, and plans for implementation.
Conceptual Change Theory In Education: Using Dinner-Home Visits To Reshape Teacher Perceptions Of Students, Audrey Consuelo Hovannesian
Conceptual Change Theory In Education: Using Dinner-Home Visits To Reshape Teacher Perceptions Of Students, Audrey Consuelo Hovannesian
Theses Digitization Project
This study was designed to determine a method to identify barriers which inhibit and items which foster levels of School Connectedness based on teacher perceptions of School Climate. When barriers related to School Connectedness are identified, the application of a protocol to reshape teacher perceptions may be necessary. Identifying teacher perceptions of School Climate related to students, the school environment, and themselves, is often an indicator of how connected the various elements of a school are since teachers and staff members greatly assist in the formation of a school climate. The 100 Dinners Project was a mixed methods study designed …
Integrating The California Health Education Standards Into The California Science Standards For Grade Seven, Cheryl Ann Pearson
Integrating The California Health Education Standards Into The California Science Standards For Grade Seven, Cheryl Ann Pearson
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to create a reference tool for seventh grade science teachers to facilitate the planning of science lessons that incorporate the Health Education Content Standards for California Public Schools. Seventh grade science focuses on life science, as stated in the Science Content Standards, with students learning such things as the systems of the body and reproduction.
Applications Of The Well-Educated Mind 2003 Concept By Susan Bauer In The Southern California History Classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek
Applications Of The Well-Educated Mind 2003 Concept By Susan Bauer In The Southern California History Classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to discover how courses in world history and United States history are taught in Southern California secondary schools. At this stage of the research the study of the history course instruction will be generally defined as an exploratory and investigative inquiry involving the interviews of the history faculty, analysis of their course offerings and syllabi content, and the overall teachers' course content preparation and knowledge.
An Online System For Tracking Class Participation, Bruce Donald Rhodewalt
An Online System For Tracking Class Participation, Bruce Donald Rhodewalt
Theses Digitization Project
This project examines an online system for tracking class participation points. The system addresses two primary issues: how to quantify class participation and how to report class participation. This will serve all stakeholders: for students and parents, quantifying participation conveys a sense of objectivity (crucial if participation is to be fairly included in the grade) ; for teachers, the daily collection and collation of partcipation data ensures that the data is reliable, i.e., worthy of including in a student's grade.
A Comparative Analysis Of Method Of Credentialing And Teaching And Teaching Style, Audrey Michele Reisenhofer
A Comparative Analysis Of Method Of Credentialing And Teaching And Teaching Style, Audrey Michele Reisenhofer
Theses Digitization Project
There are two major styles of teaching: teacher-centered and student-centered. The purpose of this project was to determine if the method of credentialing influences whether a teacher uses more teacher-based or student-based instructional methods.
21st Century Skills For 21st Century Learners, Jennifer Lynne Shopshear
21st Century Skills For 21st Century Learners, Jennifer Lynne Shopshear
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop and implement a survey for the purpose of better understanding how teacher's attitude affect their ability to achieve success and overcome challenges associated with the implementation of a 1 on 1 Learning Program. This project was intended to increase awareness as to how teachers currently use technology, their attitudes about the technology they use, and their perceptions as to how students will use technology. Research in this study affirms this can improve teacher/student achievements; promote creativity and motivation through effective communication. The significance of this project was to identify teacher's attitudes about …
Concept Attainment In Mathematics Within Content-Based Instruction For Secondary English As A Second Language, Kwang-Sug Lee
Concept Attainment In Mathematics Within Content-Based Instruction For Secondary English As A Second Language, Kwang-Sug Lee
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to provide a useful model, the Concept Attainment Model in Mathematics, which implicates the concept attainment teaching method based on adjunct content-based instruction by using visuals and manipulatives in order to help ESL students be successful for both substantive content areas.
Using Research Based Teaching Strategies With Bilingual Students, Miriam Perez Blum
Using Research Based Teaching Strategies With Bilingual Students, Miriam Perez Blum
Theses Digitization Project
This project examines instructional approaches that have been used to teach literacy to the English language learner. It also examines elements of the Foundation for California Early Literacy Learning (2003) and how they become integrated into daily classroom instruction.
Implementing The Teaching Strategy: "Identifying Similarities And Differences", Karilyn Dangleis
Implementing The Teaching Strategy: "Identifying Similarities And Differences", Karilyn Dangleis
Theses Digitization Project
In order to enhance academic achievement it is necessary to implement a teaching strategy which provides students with tools needed to improve classroom performance. This study will produce data showing whether the implementation of "Indentifying Similarities and Differences" is an effective teaching strategy.
Teacher Beliefs About The Teaching And Learning Of Science, Jamie Michelle Angulo
Teacher Beliefs About The Teaching And Learning Of Science, Jamie Michelle Angulo
Theses Digitization Project
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