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Improving Collaboration: A School Improvement Plan, Jennifer Trimble
Improving Collaboration: A School Improvement Plan, Jennifer Trimble
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The inspiration for this school improvement plan was seeing the need in my school building for departmentalized PLC collaboration following the MTSS framework. Research findings show that PLC collaborations following an MTSS framework provide teachers and students with many beneficial supports that increase student learning and teacher knowledge. Informed y a literature review, this school improvement plan creates a departmentalized PLC collaboration that follows an MTSS framework within the school setting.
Improving Reading Interventions: A School Improvement Plan, Rachel Harmelink
Improving Reading Interventions: A School Improvement Plan, Rachel Harmelink
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This paper examines the use of reading instruction interventions in an elementary school in Northwest Iowa. Whereas the school excels at providing regular assessments, including universal screeners, educators there have struggled to adequately meet the reading needs of their students as reflected on FAST, MAP, and Panorama data. This school improvement plan provides professional development training in response to intervention (RTI) procedures along with continual support and collaboration throughout the school year to assist teachers in confidently serving all learners and helping them reach their fullest potential as readers.
Student Inclusion In The Least Restrictive Environment, Jennifer Grossman
Student Inclusion In The Least Restrictive Environment, Jennifer Grossman
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This school improvement project explores student inclusion in the general education environment. Inclusion is an important topic in schools and is important to discuss. Inclusion is defined and explained. This school improvement project will explore the problem, leadership assistance, differentiated instruction, and implementation of inclusion in the least restrictive environment. Inclusion is imperative to student success in the inclusive environment. An analysis of inclusion suggests students with varying abilities be included in as much of the general education environment in order to succeed in social and academic domains. Results of inclusion in the general education environment indicate that students with …
Conscious Discipline For Parent, Amber Brown
Conscious Discipline For Parent, Amber Brown
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Conscious Discipline is a universal comprehensive program combining social-emotional wellbeing into our everyday lives by enhancing the social-emotional skills of administrators, teachers, students and families. Collaboration is the key for Conscious Discipline to be effective. In order to change others, we must first change ourselves. This program uses evidence-based research to help overall improvement for all people involved. It has been known to be a traumainformed approach to learning about ourselves in others to the best of our ability.
Collaboration During Writing In A First Grade Classroom, Kathryn Av Schafer
Collaboration During Writing In A First Grade Classroom, Kathryn Av Schafer
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this study was to discover if providing students with a collaboration intervention would increase the times they chose to work with a peer and if they found the collaboration beneficial. The participants were sixteen students from one first grade classroom in a midwestern city. This study included quantitative data to determine the impact of the intervention. The researcher tallied if students chose to ask a teacher for help or collaborate with a peer. Students completed reflection forms stating if the help was beneficial. The results do not reveal a significant difference between whom the students ask for …
The Impact Of Cooperative Learning, Bethany Reinhard
The Impact Of Cooperative Learning, Bethany Reinhard
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Cooperative learning has been around for decades. It can be highly effective in increasing students' academic achievement, motivation, engagement, positive attitudes, social and emotional aspects, and much more if implemented correctly. It can be difficult for educators to jump right in on using a new teaching strategy. Years of research has provided us with different perspectives and input of cooperative learning's effects and implementation strategies. This literature review contains information from peer reviewed, scholarly journals researching the history of cooperative learning, multiple different grouping techniques, aftermaths in both academic and social effects, the teacher's role, and the importance of collaboration. …
Impact Of Technology Use On Early Childhood, Paige Davidson
Impact Of Technology Use On Early Childhood, Paige Davidson
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Technology is something that has evolved immensely over the last 20 years and only continues to grow and change. Technology has affected early childhood education, in the home and classroom. This literature review explores the impact of technology use on young children, as well as how educators can support students learning using technology. The literature review will analyze how technology can positively affect student learning through increased collaboration, enhanced engagement, strengthened motivation and creativity. In addition, the literature review will explain how technology can improve academic skills, such as reading and math. Educators are the key facilitators for improving student …
Implementing 21st Century Learning And Innovation Skills In Classrooms, Amber Soderlund
Implementing 21st Century Learning And Innovation Skills In Classrooms, Amber Soderlund
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
This literature review depicts strategies educators can implement to facilitate 21st century learning and innovation skills in classrooms: collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. One challenge educators currently face with implementing these skills in the classroom is being required to move to online learning or other learning formats as safety and health remain a top priority during the pandemic. This has caused teachers to reinvent the way they teach their students to communicate, work with one another, and display critical thinking and creativity skills. Many educators are reinventing teaching in schools without an increase in resources and guidance from the …
Parent-Teacher Relationships And The Effect On Student Success, Laura Van Der Wal
Parent-Teacher Relationships And The Effect On Student Success, Laura Van Der Wal
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
Effective collaboration between educators and parents has become more and more essential to meet the basic needs of our students. This partnership includes parents, families, and teachers working together as a strategy to support students’ learning. A partnership such as this requires responsibility from both sides in order to make the required progress. Researchers found children whose parents were identified by teachers as more positively involved had higher levels of prosocial behaviors and more academic success. This demonstrates teachers and parents who work together to empower students could help improve student performance. This literature review will contain peer reviewed, scholarly …
Student-Centered Collaborative Classrooms And Critical Thinking Skills, Becky Leonard
Student-Centered Collaborative Classrooms And Critical Thinking Skills, Becky Leonard
Master's Theses & Capstone Projects
The purpose of this action research was to determine if implementing a student-centered, collaborative classroom would have a positive effect on student critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Data was collected at six points during the study. Three set were collected prior to the intervention and three sets were collected after. After analyzing the data, the research suggests that students working in peer collaborative groups can have a positive impact of their problem-solving strategies and improve their critical thinking skills.