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The Benefits Of Advancing The Next Generation Science Standards In The Elementary Grades, Matthew Millslagle Jul 2021

The Benefits Of Advancing The Next Generation Science Standards In The Elementary Grades, Matthew Millslagle

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Throughout the twentieth century and into the new millennium, the public and private sectors within the United States have attempted to buttress its economic, defense and educational achievement postures by implementing several educational initiatives and curricular changes. Around 2010 the National Resource Council began to initiate the latest science curriculum titled The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). A redesign in curricular approach, focused on student-centered inquiry and its foundations in cross-cutting concepts, science and engineering practices and disciplinary core ideas. This curriculum is in the process of adoption and adaptation by the states. Additional initiatives in the form of modifying …

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Balancing Screen Time: Teaching To The Whole Student, Victoria Neuburger Jul 2021

Balancing Screen Time: Teaching To The Whole Student, Victoria Neuburger

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

In a technology driven world, I often wonder where the balance is between the utility of technology tools, such as smartphones, tablets, or computers, and the social and health implications of the intense use of these technologies. On the one hand, smartphones, tablets, and other like devices, deliver information at the touch of our fingertips in ways only imagined just a few decades ago. The use of these technologies has greatly increased our capacity for research and learning new information. Because of this speed and efficiency of accessible information, along with the ability to reach anyone at any time, it …

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Digital Wellbeing In The Classroom: Choosing Technology That Supports The Whole Child, Madeline Myers Jul 2021

Digital Wellbeing In The Classroom: Choosing Technology That Supports The Whole Child, Madeline Myers

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Technology is rapidly acquiring a new centerstage role in classrooms. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an unmatched era of technology use as teachers and students had to rely on laptops and tablets for many months in order to continue learning. With children’s and adolescents’ daily screen time increasing both at school and at home, educators and parents must acknowledge and grapple with the wide-ranging effects that these new habits can have on wellbeing. This capstone project sought to answer the question: How might a professional development series support teachers as they consider the impacts of screen time on …

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Adaptation Of English Standards For The Learning Of A Diverse Population Of Students, Lexie Read Jul 2021

Adaptation Of English Standards For The Learning Of A Diverse Population Of Students, Lexie Read

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

As the demographics of our nation’s schools change dramatically, the issue of the achievement gap within our schools becomes more pronounced. Our students are more diverse in race, ability, language and sexual orientation than ever before. Along with these changes, come changes in the needs and learning styles of our students. It is critical for academic success that students are engaged in material that is relevant to their own lives and reflects their lived experiences. However, in secondary English departments across the country, teachers are being asked to teach the same texts and use the same materials that have been …

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Incorporating Mathematics Stations Into The Current Curriculum, Stacy Moua Jul 2021

Incorporating Mathematics Stations Into The Current Curriculum, Stacy Moua

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Meeting the needs of every single student in a classroom is a struggle. However, providing a variety like math stations will help students succeed. Providing students with interactions, movement, independence, and small groups are some ways to solve that problem. Thus, I came up with the research question: How can mathematical stations be incorporated into the current curriculum and increase students’ math skills in a kindergarten classroom? The project will be a revision of Unit One of the Math Expressions curriculum for kindergarten. The project will include math stations and include what math stations are, what to do, and how …

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Creating An Equity Based Genetics Unit Using Culturally Relevant Pedagogy And The Next Generation Science Standards, Katherine Quattrini Jul 2021

Creating An Equity Based Genetics Unit Using Culturally Relevant Pedagogy And The Next Generation Science Standards, Katherine Quattrini

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has shown that BIPOC (Black, Indigineous, People of Color) students often feel disconnected from science learning. Teacher bias, the way “achievement” is viewed, a lack of role models, and the traditional way in which science is taught has contributed to a lack of engagement among BIPOC students and thus a disproportionate amount of these students not entering into STEM fields as careers. Changing this narrative will involve reframing the way that science is taught and the way in which curriculum is created, and increasing interest in the sciences needs to start with creating a more equitable science curriculum for …

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Culturally Relevant Pedagogies And Literacy Programs For Newcomer Somali High School English Language Learners, Catherine Orfield Jul 2021

Culturally Relevant Pedagogies And Literacy Programs For Newcomer Somali High School English Language Learners, Catherine Orfield

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

For over 30 years, Somalis have fled dire situations in Somalia in search for a better life in the United States and other countries of asylum. As Somali students enroll in schools in the United States, they must learn the new culture as well as the English language. Many of these students are grade levels behind in the English language. This capstone project uses a synthesis from a literature review and the creation of a website in order to answer the question: What are the most successful pedagogies to use with newcomer Somali high school English Language Learners to bring …

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How Can Music Most Effectively Be Used In The English Learner Classroom, Robert Ryden Jul 2021

How Can Music Most Effectively Be Used In The English Learner Classroom, Robert Ryden

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Music is an omnipresent part of everyday life. Whether it’s in the background or the foreground, music is everywhere. This capstone project aims to deliver the best answer to the question: How can music most effectively be used in the EL classroom? Effectively using music in the EL classroom involves understanding how to thoughtfully select the right music for the right situation, how to use music to build community and social skills among students, and how music can be used to positively impact the language learning process. Through this project, educators are also given the opportunity to participate in a …

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How Infusing Music Into Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Affects Students’ Learning And Engagement, Caitlin Riebe Jul 2021

How Infusing Music Into Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Affects Students’ Learning And Engagement, Caitlin Riebe

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Mathematics is an academic subject that does not come easily to everyone. Many students who excel in extra curricular activities after school have a poor relationship with academics, but does it have to be this way? The research question addressed in this capstone project is: how does infusing music into elementary mathematics curriculum affect student learning and engagement? Research was compiled in regards to multiple intelligence theory, learning styles, teaching mathematics best practices, and music and math integration in the classroom. The capstone project was then developed in order to gain more insight into the potential benefits of incorporating music …

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Trauma In The Elementary Classroom, Leah Seal-Gray Jul 2021

Trauma In The Elementary Classroom, Leah Seal-Gray

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Trauma is endemic to American society, with one in six people undergoing multiple adverse childhood experiences in their lifetime. These experiences leave children vulnerable to a host of debilitating neurological, cognitive and emotional changes, which in turn may produce explosive, unpredictable and/or violent behaviors. These behaviors are detrimental to their learning environment. Teachers are often unprepared to meet traumatized students’ unique needs, but refusing to address trauma within the classroom is impossible. This project is a professional development curriculum meant to support teachers in meeting the needs of their current classroom. It includes a literature review on multiple aspects of …

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Increasing Teacher Buy-In For The Implementation Of Social-Emotional Learning In The Elementary Classroom, Rebekka Schrank Jul 2021

Increasing Teacher Buy-In For The Implementation Of Social-Emotional Learning In The Elementary Classroom, Rebekka Schrank

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This capstone project aims to answer the question: How can we increase teacher buy-in for programs like Conscious Discipline, Second Step, and MoveMindfully so that social-emotional learning (SEL) focused programs can be used separately or in concert with one another in the elementary classroom? This project includes a presentation for a professional development (PD) workshop and supporting materials created to stretch across two workshop days. These workshops will be held within Independent School District 196 (ISD 196), a school district located in the southeast metro of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. This presentation will inform teachers of the previously mentioned …

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How Can Using Culturally Responsive Instruction In A Social Studies Classroom Contribute To Student Success?, Jake Ruppert Jul 2021

How Can Using Culturally Responsive Instruction In A Social Studies Classroom Contribute To Student Success?, Jake Ruppert

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed in this study was, How can Using Culturally Responsive Instruction in a Social Studies Classroom Contribute to Student Success? Topics explored in this Capstone included using Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP), teaching a student centered class, being aware of the economic and social inequalities some of your students may face, and utilizing other effective teaching practices. Part of the project consists of a two week unit on the American Civil War that is infused with Culturally Responsive teaching practices that the author learned about from an extensive literature review. The author was influenced by teaching experiences in …

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How Does Teaching In Outdoor Classrooms Impact Secondary Student Learning Of Environmental Science Concepts?, Robert Cole Jul 2021

How Does Teaching In Outdoor Classrooms Impact Secondary Student Learning Of Environmental Science Concepts?, Robert Cole

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Learning in context through experiential learning is a widely recognized method of teaching students of all ages new content that allows for better comprehension of new concepts and ideas. In spite of this, many environmental science courses are taught in classrooms without utilizing nature as an additional aid to better student understanding. This capstone project asks the question, how does teaching in outdoor classrooms impact secondary student learning of environmental science concepts a nd includes a review of literature relating to experiential learning and outdoor classrooms. The second part is a curriculum unit that utilizes the framework: “backwards design” (Wiggins …

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How Can Teachers Increase Student-Student Discourse In Math Classrooms?, Alex Vang Jul 2021

How Can Teachers Increase Student-Student Discourse In Math Classrooms?, Alex Vang

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This capstone aims to answer the question, How can teachers increase student-student discourse in math classrooms? It is answered through the creation process of a curriculum heavily based on students learning through discourse with their peers. This curriculum developed by the author aims to create unique learning experiences for students. Opportunities to struggle and learn through conversations in a safe environment is the basis of the curriculum. There is also a strong emphasis on high levels facilitating learning through student-student discourse which is typically uncommon in a traditional mathematics classroom and curriculum. Lastly there is a reflection on the creation …

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Antiracism And Culturally Responsive Teaching: Elevating Student Voice To Lead Critical Dialogue On Race, Lars Ericson Jul 2021

Antiracism And Culturally Responsive Teaching: Elevating Student Voice To Lead Critical Dialogue On Race, Lars Ericson

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Schools in America today operate to assimilate and oppress students of color, continuing to uphold systems of white supremacy that specifically harm Black and Indigenous students (Paris & Alim, 2014, 2017). Given this climate of systematic violence pervasive in schools, it is of paramount importance that all educators commit to unfaltering antiracism. This Capstone Project sets out to answer the research question: How can the implementation of culturally and linguistically responsive discussion protocols elevate students to lead critical conversations about race and identity in an English classroom? Through this inquiry, this study designs curriculum for a high school, English elective …

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A Middle School Professional Development That Uses Reading Comprehension Strategies To Create Engagement And Comprehension In Middle School Classrooms, Madison Gallagher Jul 2021

A Middle School Professional Development That Uses Reading Comprehension Strategies To Create Engagement And Comprehension In Middle School Classrooms, Madison Gallagher

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Many elementary students enter middle school disengaged with reading and lack literacy comprehension skills. All middle school teachers can make reading fun in their content classrooms to help students comprehend and engage with classroom content. This capstone project introduces a year-long, seven-session reading comprehension strategies professional development plan. This professional development plan motivates middle school teachers to use reading comprehension strategies to engage and help students understand their classroom content. This reading comprehension strategies professional development plan explains that each middle school teacher has their teaching style, and each student learns in their unique way. This capstone professional development plan …

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How Can Restorative Justice Practices Be Utilized To Create A Positive Classroom Climate In A K-2 Setting?, Ella Brown Jul 2021

How Can Restorative Justice Practices Be Utilized To Create A Positive Classroom Climate In A K-2 Setting?, Ella Brown

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Students have the right to feel safe, loved, and valued in every school. Schools worldwide are shifting their approaches to discipline and classroom management by forgoing zero-tolerance policies and exclusionary practices. Restorative Justice in Education (RJE) is a growing movement taking the place of traditional forms of discipline. Restorative justice is more than just a buzzword. It is a way to transform learning communities, relationships, and classrooms. From personal experiences in the classroom and throughout my research, the author was encouraged to provide more teachers with resources to implement restorative justice practices into their classrooms. The question, How can Restorative …

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Designing A Professional Development Series For Educators On The Benefits Of Mathematical Manipulatives For Elementary Students’ Understanding And Mindset, Emily Geraghty Jul 2021

Designing A Professional Development Series For Educators On The Benefits Of Mathematical Manipulatives For Elementary Students’ Understanding And Mindset, Emily Geraghty

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has shown that manipulative use has a positive impact on elementary students’ understanding and mindset during their mathematics instruction. Yet, some K-5 educators are not aware of the benefits or do not know how to effectively implement manipulatives in their classrooms. This led to the creation of a professional development series. The goal of the project is for K-5 educators to learn about the benefits of manipulatives on students’ understanding and mindset through active learning, practice and application. This is made possible through slides, videos, discussion and example lessons that utilize manipulatives. By participating in the professional development series, …

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Using A Text Set Of Diverse Media To Teach Alternative Perspectives To Third Grade Students, Christina Benson Jul 2021

Using A Text Set Of Diverse Media To Teach Alternative Perspectives To Third Grade Students, Christina Benson

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This capstone project is centered on the question, how can a text set made of diverse books be used to teach alternative perspectives to third grade students? The author documents their experience both personally and professionally as well as their research that led them to create a fifteen lesson third grade literacy unit that teaches the critical literacy skill of alternative perspectives. This literacy unit focuses on students being able to distinguish their perspective from that of an author or character. Through the creation of this project, the author discovered important things about the topics of critical literacy, diverse books, …

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How A Theater Curriculum Helps Students Process Racial Injustice, Molly Zupon Jul 2021

How A Theater Curriculum Helps Students Process Racial Injustice, Molly Zupon

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The capstone question addressed in this project was, how can a theater curriculum help students process racial injustice? It chronicles a teacher’s experience teaching a theater class during a pandemic to students in an online distance learning model. The curriculum project utilized different forms of assessments and leaned on the research of Wiggins and McTighe (2008) for creating content based on Understanding by Design as well as the historical documentation of Hollander (1963) and Recchio (2011) to accurately inform students about racism in America as well as specifically within theater. The author details the difficulties of teaching online in addition …

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Availability Of Diverse Books For Early Elementary Students, Lili Weisman Jul 2021

Availability Of Diverse Books For Early Elementary Students, Lili Weisman

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Today students are more diverse than ever. They come from all different backgrounds. Many students are multicultural. Because of this, teachers and educators must have diverse books available to students. Diverse books allow students to gain self-confidence (Gomez-Najarro, 2020) and give them a new perspective on how others live their lives (Harper & Brand, 2010). However, when choosing diverse books, it is significant that the culture depicted in the book is accurate and not based on stereotypes and generalizations. Stereotypes and generalizations do not give the reader an accurate perspective and can be harmful (Harper & Brand, 2010). When looking …

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Implementing Math Discourse And Rich Math Tasks To Develop Mathematical Thinking, Heather Berry Jul 2021

Implementing Math Discourse And Rich Math Tasks To Develop Mathematical Thinking, Heather Berry

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Math is more than quick computation and the pursuit of correct answers. Math is sense-making. For students to thrive as problem solvers and critical thinkers in the classroom and beyond, attention must be paid to the development of their mathematical thinking. Mathematical thinking refers to the abilities to efficiently distinguish amongst specific procedures and flexibly formulate and represent strategies to suit a situation. It also includes the capacity to explain, analyze and justify one’s thinking with an understanding of self as an effective learner of math (Baroody et al., 2007; Boaler, 2018; Katz, 2014; Schoenfeld, 2016). This capstone project uses …

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The Benefits Of Utilizing Technology In The Physical Education Classroom, Brooke Benecke Jul 2021

The Benefits Of Utilizing Technology In The Physical Education Classroom, Brooke Benecke

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

As a first-year teacher in a school with a high English learner population, I struggled to communicate with my students. As I began creating visuals and short videos for them, I saw both their confidence and their skills improve. This experience led me to my research question: How can technology enhance learning in a physical education classroom? In what ways can it be implemented? Thus, I created a website full of technology tools that will benefit the physical education classroom. During the research process, a lot of valuable information was found about the current trends of technology and how important …

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Culturally Sustaining Social Studies: Practical Applications To A High School Elective Course, Emily Thomas Jul 2021

Culturally Sustaining Social Studies: Practical Applications To A High School Elective Course, Emily Thomas

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Scholars including Delpit, Ladson-Billings, Chandler, Paris and Alim remind us that schools must be a place where students’ cultures are validated, centered, and sustained. Social studies classrooms are optimally positioned to allow students to explore issues around race, class, gender, and other forms of (in)justice. Yet while many social studies teachers wish to teach in alignment with the theory of culturally sustaining pedagogy, powerful factors make its tenets difficult to enact in the classroom. This project embedded culturally sustaining pedagogy into curriculum design for a high school Environmental History elective. Using Tomlinson and McTighe’s (2006) Understanding by Design + Differentiated …

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Combining Cognitively Guided Instruction With Required Mathematics Curriculum To Improve Overall Number Sense And Problem Solving Skill, Anna Becker Jul 2021

Combining Cognitively Guided Instruction With Required Mathematics Curriculum To Improve Overall Number Sense And Problem Solving Skill, Anna Becker

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Elementary school mathematics instruction often moves quickly from one to one correspondence to algorithms and rote exercises, leaving students with procedural knowledge but lacking in number sense and problem solving skills. Teachers follow the required curriculum to ensure success on assessments but skip over important instructional time that leads to number sense and a deeper understanding. Bringing Cognitively Guided Instruction into the classroom will improve students’ problem solving skills while also strengthening their number sense. This project provides educators with a full unit of detailed lesson plans for the kindergarten classroom. It also includes an outline of another unit with …

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Long-Term Effects When Educating Elementary Students On Waste Reduction In Minnesota, Madeline Hoensheid Jul 2021

Long-Term Effects When Educating Elementary Students On Waste Reduction In Minnesota, Madeline Hoensheid

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Recycling is a part of many people's everyday lives but it is often an action that many did not receive formal education regarding. Recycling provides a simple way to reduce waste and reduce dependence on virgin resources. However, this lack of education leads to much confusion about the items that can be recycled. The literature review revealed the many benefits of recycling and education about reducing waste at an elementary age. The literature review informed the educational guide about waste and waste reduction for elementary students. The purpose of the guide is to answer the question, How can curriculum support …

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Racial, Ethnic Differences In Complementary And Integrative Health Use Among Adults With Mental Illness: Results From The 2017 National Health Interview Survey, Lee Za Ong, Karisse A. Callender, Kacie M. Blalock, Jerome J. Holzbauer Jul 2021

Racial, Ethnic Differences In Complementary And Integrative Health Use Among Adults With Mental Illness: Results From The 2017 National Health Interview Survey, Lee Za Ong, Karisse A. Callender, Kacie M. Blalock, Jerome J. Holzbauer

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine the patterns of complementary and integrative health (CIH) use among adults with a racial/ethnic minority background and a mental illness. A secondary data analysis of 2017 National Health Interview Survey (N = 793) was conducted using chi-square, multivariate logistic regression, and multinomial logistic regression. Overall, Black/African Americans and Hispanic/Latinx groups remained the least proportional of CIH therapies utilization. Being a male, Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic and had work experience were predictors of the least use of the CIH therapies. Research is needed to bridge the gaps on the CIH use among a …

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A Mixed-Methods Examination Of Counselors' Social Class And Socioeconomic Status Perceptions, Jennifer M. Cook, Lee Za Ong, Olga Zavgorodnya Jul 2021

A Mixed-Methods Examination Of Counselors' Social Class And Socioeconomic Status Perceptions, Jennifer M. Cook, Lee Za Ong, Olga Zavgorodnya

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

We investigated how counselors (N = 157) perceived social class and socioeconomic status (SES) via a mixed‐methods design. Among other findings, the results revealed participants provided limited or SES‐only responses when they defined social class. We describe counseling practice and training implications from a culturally informed, humanistic perspective.

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Leadership: Honestly, It's Not For Everyone, Melanie Shoffner Jul 2021

Leadership: Honestly, It's Not For Everyone, Melanie Shoffner

Department of Middle, Secondary and Mathematics Education - Faculty Scholarship

Editorial: Leadership is the acknowledgment that no one is an island; leaders are a piece of the collective, a part of the main, because they are involved in the same endeavors as those they hope to lead.

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Investigating The Influence Of Mentors With National Board Certification On Mentees’ Perceptions Of Their Own Teaching Practice And Attitudes Of Remaining A Teacher, Joshua Michael Mcgoun Jul 2021

Investigating The Influence Of Mentors With National Board Certification On Mentees’ Perceptions Of Their Own Teaching Practice And Attitudes Of Remaining A Teacher, Joshua Michael Mcgoun

Theses and Dissertations

In Maryland, 47% of new teachers do not see a third year of teaching. Maryland also imports more teachers from neighboring states than it produces on its own (Kirwan & Hise, 2020). In order to improve new teachers’ skills and hopefully retain them, The Maryland Commission on Innovation and Excellence has proposed creating the position of “Master Teacher” to mentor new teachers. The “Master Teachers” need to earn National Board Certification (NBC) to be considered for the position. This research study examined mentees’ reflections and analyzed the presence of themes relating to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ Five …

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