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A self-study in middle school social studies engagement
(2023-05-13)
We live in a time of great challenge and great opportunity. Neoliberal socioeconomic paradigms have become a global norm. Economic and military competition are driving forces on the world stage. Postmodern thinking has ...
Developing Comprehensive Training on LGBT Issues in the Classroom
(2021-05-16)
Social studies educators hold an important role in shaping the ideas their students have about society and what we owe to each other. Because of this, it is crucial that we model how to treat LGBT individuals with respect ...
Ideological Literature: The Ideological Biases of Commonly Taught Works and Their Implications Vis-a-Vis the School System
(2016-12)
Michael Schiro posits the existence of four “curricular ideologies,” conflicting viewpoints about education’s purpose. This thesis attempts to link those ideologies – scholar academic, social efficiency, learner centered, ...
Teachers' Perspectives of Supporting Children with Trauma
(2019-05-10)
Childhood trauma is impacting children and teachers across the nation. According to attachment theory, when children do not form secure attachments with parents, they will seek out attachments from other adults. Teachers ...
We Need A New Idea: The Need For Student Autonomy Because There Is No One Right Way
(2016-05-13)
In this thesis, I will argue that it is important to encourage empowered adaptability through developing autonomy in school. I believe that emphasizing the importance of unique individual experiences through life and ...
Using Young Adult Literature as the Cornerstone of Literacy: Pairing Young Adult Novels with the Classics
(2016-05-13)
English classes are still relying on novels taught consistently since the eighties if not earlier. Though our students have changed drastically since that time, our teaching methods and texts have not. And now, only 20% ...
Courage and Connection in Teaching
(2019)
Social-emotional learning has been shown to have a positive impact on student outcomes, but too little attention has been placed on how the social-emotional competence of teachers is integral to this process. This study ...
WING-WING OR WIN-WIN: A CASE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCES OF CHINESE SOUTHWESTERN DIALECTS IN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
(2019-05-10)
This case study investigated the influence of Chinese speakers’ Southwestern dialects, which do not distinguish alveolar nasal sounds /an/, /en/, /in/ and velar nasal /ang/, /eng/, /ing/ sounds in Pinyin, on their English ...
Scaffolded Writing to Improve Reading Comprehension for English Learners
(2019-08-01)
The objective of this study was to determine effective strategies for using scaffolded
writing to improve or expand reading comprehension for newcomer and intermediate level
English Language Learners in the English ...
Anthropocentrism as an Illustrative Example of how Foundational Epistemologies Unconsciously and Consciously Impact the way we Live and Teach: It is not just Changing the way we Think, it is also Changing the way we Are
(2023-12-15)
Climate change poses an immense threat to the planet and all life on earth, and yet in public education the environment continues to be an afterthought. The largely unnamed phenomenon of anthropocentrism is a driving force ...