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Jorgensen, Mercedes Lyn | "Popular" vs. "award-winning" literature for children | As the field of children's literature has grown and volved over the past several years, an increasing number of awards have emerged to recognize quality children's books. The award lists are developed by committees of adults, but previous research (Lehman, 1991; Nilsen, Peterson & Searfoss, 1980; ... | Children; books and reading; children's literature; study and teaching | 2016-03 |
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Gregrich, Madison | A dance between concepts: integration of science and movement | The purpose of this Honors thesis paper is to provide educational evidence that the integration of movement in the classroom affects learning in deep and meaningful ways. I wanted to experience this creative process and investigate, firsthand, how integrating a core subject into a creative dance env... | | 2018 |
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Ventura, Glenda A. Palomino | Cultrally Sustaining Pedagogy : Educators' Pedagogical Support for Elementary Undocumented/Mixed Status Students | Educators should be informed and adapt their practice to meet the needs of the growing diversity in their classrooms; specifically when it comes to working with undocumented students and students in mixed-status families. This study examines the current educational research trends that emphasize the... | culturally sustaining pedagogy; teacher education; school climate; immigration; undocumented students | 2018 |
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Cook, Elizabeth | Fidelity to the sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP): Is it possible? | There are many English Language Learners (ELLs) present in today's school system. Many of them are actually native U. S. Citizens. However there is a large gap between the learning of ELLs and their native English speaking peers. There are many programs the at have been suggested and used to make th... | Observation (Educational method); Teachers - Training of; English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers | 2016-04 |
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Laubacher, Samantha | International Comparisons in Education: the Finnish Model | International comparisons in education can be used as a baseline to see how a country is doing in comparison with education systems across countries. Performance analyses are essential when looking to inform or modify existing policies. In this research, I compare the educational system of the Uni... | International comparisons - United States; International comparisons - Finland | 2016-08 |
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Gonzalez, Carmen Adraiana Flores | Multicultural Literacy in the 21st Century Classrooms | The study focuses on how multicultural literacy is integrated into everyday lessons in the elementary classroom(s). A benefit of multicultural literacy in education is that it can create a sense of belonging in the students, which increases their engagement, and desire to learn. Furthermore, multicu... | | 2017 |
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Haacke, Carlie Rae | Young readers' interactions with storybook apps | Traditional (print) storybooks have long been the major media where young children are exposed to new concepts and narrative structure, thus developing their comprehension skills. In recent years, these reading materials have evolved dramatically with increasing production and usage of digital story... | | 2018 |