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Trigonometry Unit Based On Brain Research, Cynthia Tait
Trigonometry Unit Based On Brain Research, Cynthia Tait
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
Trigonometry Unit Based on Brain Research The purpose of this project was to provide the teachers of high school geometry students with a unit on trigonometry that uses strategies that work with the natural brain process to promote successful learning. The trigonometry unit also serves as a sample unit in which brain compatible teaching strategies have been applied. Teachers can increase their effectiveness by transferring the strategies discussed in this project to other mathematics units, other subjects, or other grade levels. The unit was developed based on the findings from the current research on: (a) brain physiology, (b) adolescent learning, …
The Implementation Of Outdoor Education, Charles L. Yancey
The Implementation Of Outdoor Education, Charles L. Yancey
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
This project addressed the problem of student engagement by giving teachers a set of laboratory lesson plans that can be preformed outdoors. These lessons let the instructor move his/her classroom outside to do experiment in the environment that they occur. The labs were designed to be completed in any type of environmental setting in which a school might be located and with limited instructor preparation time. The last chapter of this paper includes a section containing feedback from experts pertaining to the validity of this project.