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Engaging Elementary English Learner Student's Families And Backgrounds Within A Standards-Based Curriculum, Micaela Craig, Alyssa Carano, Criselda Lopez, Tanika Finch
Engaging Elementary English Learner Student's Families And Backgrounds Within A Standards-Based Curriculum, Micaela Craig, Alyssa Carano, Criselda Lopez, Tanika Finch
2013 Projects
The Keck Summer Collaborative Research Program provides opportunities for Linfield College students and faculty to conduct research on issues related to the Pacific Northwest, and to bring the research findings back into the classroom within the subsequent academic year. Students partner with faculty to conduct research and present their work to other students, Linfield staff and faculty, and community members during a series of brown bag lunches. Micaela Craig, Alyssa Carano, Criselda Lopez, and Tanika Finch conducted research with Kena Avila and gave this presentation during the summer of 2013.
Diverse Learners And Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Approach, Genevieve Harris
Diverse Learners And Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Approach, Genevieve Harris
2010 Projects
This project examines the PK-12 school system in the United States to see how and why the achievement gap between white, middle-class students and students of diverse background occurs. Based on other compiled research, it is generally understood that the cultural background of students and teachers is growing farther and farther apart. It is commonly observed in communities of color/poverty that there is usually a higher dropout rate and level of disengagement between the student and their education. This examination, in part, looks into whether or not teacher education programs are meeting the standards of modern college students and addresses …