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Academic Accomodations For Students With Mental Illnesses, Kaitlyn Mccormack, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Academic Accomodations For Students With Mental Illnesses, Kaitlyn Mccormack, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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The purpose of this research was to discover what effective strategies teachers can implement to effectively accommodate the learning needs of students diagnosed with mental illnesses. The literature explores different symptoms shown by students with mental illness, as well as the role of the teacher in accommodating their students’ academic needs. Furthermore, different teaching strategies, including Stormont’s (2015) implementation of mood monitoring, behavioral monitoring, and adaptive thinking skills, are presented to demonstrate their effectiveness in assisting students with mental illnesses to reach their academic goals. The research was located through peer-reviewed academic journals published in the past 10 years, and …
Student Choice Of Mathematics Strategies, Faith Richard, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Student Choice Of Mathematics Strategies, Faith Richard, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Teachers are faced with a wide range of abilities in their classrooms every day and are always looking to reach all students’ needs. To differentiate instruction, a teacher can use a “variety of sense-making activities or processes through which students can come to understand and own information and ideas” (Tomlinson, 1995, p. 2). When students are introduced to different strategies and allowed to choose when to use them, they often had an increased understanding of the material (Maloy et al., 2014; Baroody et al., 2013). This study investigates the relationship between students’ choice of mathematics strategies and their skill mastery. …
Fostering Student Academic Growth Through The Standards Based Grading Model, Calen Crim, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Fostering Student Academic Growth Through The Standards Based Grading Model, Calen Crim, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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This research discusses the implementation of standards based grading within a secondary social studies classroom and how this system effectively promotes student learning and academic growth. I discuss the experiences and quantitative data derived from previously implemented standards based grading systems by educational professionals as well as provide a comprehensive look at my own implementation experience with the system. Using data from my classroom, I explain how I analyzed my data sources, including field notes, student records, and student work to interpret how my students responded to the standards based grading model used in my classroom as well as to …
How Can I Use Technology In My Classroom To Improve Students' Writing?, Cody Murphy, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
How Can I Use Technology In My Classroom To Improve Students' Writing?, Cody Murphy, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Writing has always, until recent developments, been taught through the traditional pencil and paper method. With the advancement in technology and its implementation in education, the traditional method alone is not enough. This research focuses on how technology can be utilized in the writing curriculum. For educators to successfully teach students how to use technology in their classroom they themselves need to know the benefits and drawbacks of technology. For my study, the effect of technology on student writing was observed in an urban classroom of fourth graders in a lower income community. My classroom had one-to-one access to a …
Reading Intervention Strategies For Elementary-Aged Students, Emily Leiner, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Reading Intervention Strategies For Elementary-Aged Students, Emily Leiner, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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The purpose of this research synthesis is to explore some of the effective reading interventions for elementary-aged students. Reading is a fundamental skill that is acquired during these early years, and if students are not able to read proficiently, they often fall behind in other subjects as well. While there are many academic articles addressing reading intervention strategies for children, a cohesive literature review that considers all aspects of intervention is nonexistent. Ryan & Bernard’s (2003) techniques to identify themes are used to analyze the literature in this synthesis. The components of the literature are broken down into the skills …
Breaking The Norm: A Classroom Without Incentives, Morgan Houk, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Breaking The Norm: A Classroom Without Incentives, Morgan Houk, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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It is common practice for teachers to implement incentive-based behavior programs into their classroom management routine. This use of external motivators is a way to reward students for behavior and academic performance that is already expected of them (i.e., staying quiet in the hall, turning in homework). However, external motivators tend to diminish any opportunity for students to develop intrinsic motivation. There is a strong relationship between intrinsic motivation and student achievement (Ryan & Deci, 2009). Having students that are intrinsically motivated highlights the fact that they have found a topic in which they are passionate and as a result, …
Differentiation And Its Effects On The Development Of Student Study Skills, Meg Stanley, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Differentiation And Its Effects On The Development Of Student Study Skills, Meg Stanley, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Differentiation is used by educators to better meet the needs of all students; yet, differentiation has been found most effective when students are a part of the discussion regarding their individual needs, learning styles and preferences in the classroom (Tomlinson, 2008). Making students aware of differentiation and choices in the classroom raises student self-awareness and the development of skills overtime. During my student teaching, I implemented differentiated review activities and began a dialogue with students about their learning preferences, studying habits, and experience with taking social studies exams. Over the course of the semester, students began choosing study materials that …
Effective Reading Intervention Strategies For Elementary Students With Autism, Brian Yager, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Effective Reading Intervention Strategies For Elementary Students With Autism, Brian Yager, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is prevalent in 1 in 68 children ages 3-17, with the rate increasing every few years. For a number of students diagnosed with ASD, learning impairments may accompany their autism and limited communication skills make traditional teaching methods more difficulty (Mule, Volpe, Fefer, Leslie, & Luiselli, 2015). With an increasing number of students diagnosed with ASD in the classroom, identifying practices that improve students’ reading abilities remains a vital concern for teachers. Little research, however, is dedicated to finding effective intervention practices specifically for students diagnosed …
Critically Engaging Students Using Social Justice Topics In Children's Literature, Macie Gillis, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Critically Engaging Students Using Social Justice Topics In Children's Literature, Macie Gillis, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Second grade students engaged in literature that focused on how their actions affect others, cultural differences, and family differences. This study was conducted to detect how students engaged with these various social justice topics. These topics were incorporated into the regular curriculum during reader’s workshop and small reading groups. There are many books teachers may be using already that they could integrate a social justice lesson into that would engage students in the lesson (Pohan, 2013). Engaging students in literature is particularly important because engagement involves students being motivated and actively participating in what they are being taught (Barkley, 2009). …
Building Global Citizens: The Benefits Of Teaching Towards Communicative Proficiency In The Foreign Language Classroom, Martha Aguirre, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Building Global Citizens: The Benefits Of Teaching Towards Communicative Proficiency In The Foreign Language Classroom, Martha Aguirre, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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In the current globalized world, foreign language educators are changing their teaching methods in the classroom. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACFTL) are recommending teachers to implement a framework that prepares students to be communicatively proficient in a foreign language, rather than solely learning linguistic structures. The ACTFL World Readiness Standards and the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Learning Languages allows educators to accurately measure student improvement by observing what students can do in real life situations while promoting the use of the target language in meaningful cultural contexts. The purpose of the selfstudy was to identify …
Creating Connections In A Collaborative Classroom, Elizabeth Hart, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
Creating Connections In A Collaborative Classroom, Elizabeth Hart, Leah Nillas, Faculty Advisor
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Social well-being is an active part of every students life in the classroom. The importance of fitting in with one's peers and having a pleasant experience in school is vital for students to learn well. I was given the chance to observe fourth grade student interactions during classroom work and decipher how it influenced the environment and relationships within that environment. In this qualitative study I look at the impact of different variables in the classroom such as seating arrangements, peer relationships, collaborative work, and how interactions between students influences their social well-being in the classroom. Through analysis of supporting …