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Embracing The Quiet Ones: Strategies for Teaching Introverted Students in the Elementary Classroom
Get PDFOver the last two centuries, the urbanization of American society and subsequent alterations in patterns of daily life have caused a shift in preference toward qualities associated with extroversion. Referred to as The Extrovert Ideal, the promotion of extroversion has impacted the American K-12 school system as well, creating educational settings ill-suited for introverted students and the way in which they learn. Although statistics surrounding the exact number of introverted individuals in the population remain inconclusive, many studies indicate that one-third, and up to one-half, of the population is introverted; inevitably, an educator will teach introverted students every year. This project seeks to explore ways in which introverted students in the elementary grades can be supported by their teachers. After contextualizing the conversation — providing the history of introversion as a psychological concept, an overview of modern Western perceptions of introversion, and a picture of the typical introverted student—a description and analysis of current educational trends in light of the needs of introverted students will follow, examining Cooperative Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning, Gamification, and Social Emotional Learning. The project concludes with a series of recommendations for differentiating the strategies with introverted students in mind, along with several additional recommendations, and an open letter to educators and parents of introverted students about implementing the topics discussed
Interpreters and Aphasia
Get PDFAmerican Sign Language (ASL)-English interpreters facilitate language and mediate culture between hearing people who speak English and people who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) and use ASL. Some navigate additional and unique challenges from the atypical language of D/HH people who live with an acquired communication disorder called Aphasia. These interpreters learn to partner with healthcare workers diagnosing and treating these people, and work to establish guidelines for their own scope of practice. This study explores this through the lens of Dean and Pollard’s (2013) demand control schema. Interviewing four interpreters uncovered realistic and immediately applicable tools for promoting and simplifying communication. Better communication may help healthcare workers treat more effectively and may lead to greater access to information for Aphasic signers. Supplementary File: Further Reading (See Appendix H)
A Mathematical Approach To Inventory Management At Client-Choice Food Pantries
Get PDFTraditional food pantry models give customers pre-arranged boxes of food that offer no or limited choice of the items received. Recent research indicates that the client-choice model, in which customers get to choose items in a grocery store-like setting, is a much less wasteful and more dignifying method of running a food pantry. However, there has not been scholarly research into the best practices for organizing and restocking items at client-choice pantries, which can significantly affect the quality and amount of food a customer has the opportunity to shop for. This research outlines a method of using common probability and statistics techniques to quantify the expected equity and risk of products expiring to find an optimal restocking method
2021-02-23 (Western Howl)
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The Integration and Application of Experiential Learning, While Focusing on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.
Get PDFThe Integration and Application of Experiential Learning, While Focusing on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.
By Anthony Whipple
Over the last year of my graduate studies, I have identified three research questions to use to improve my teaching. These are: How am I developing tools to teach inquiry-based learning? How am I incorporating student culture to build a safe and respectful learning environment? How Is my use of technology integration facilitating experiential-based learning?
To examine my growth, I have collected and analyzed artifacts that are reflections of my teaching in these areas. This process is guided by the principles of action research and my analysis used a 6 step data-analysis procedure as described by Braun & Clarks, “Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative research in psychology”.
This project determined areas where I have identified significant growth and areas I can still improve. This project is based around self-reflection and as such is a delve into my own practices
Use What We Have : Ways to Contextualize and Improvise in the Classroom
Get PDFThe purpose of this action research project was to study my own teaching and find out what I could learn about how trauma affects my classes, how I can meet the challenges my students face and how I can playfully and respectfully assist them on their learning journey. The questions I asked myself that guided my research were: 1) In what ways does my teaching practice change when I approach it with a more trauma-informed lens than a less trauma-informed lens? 2) What are the different outcomes when I approach my lesson delivery with a more playful approach than with a less playful approach? and 3) In what ways do improvisational practices help my teaching from getting stagnant? I collected data from my own personal journals as I did my practicum over the last three terms, the comments from the formal observations I had and the commentaries I wrote for the planning, instruction and assessment tasks of my edTPA.
As a music teacher, one of the most important lessons I teach is one of self-acceptance. Throughout the year, it became apparent that my students needed reprieve from the daily turmoil they faced. In the case of some, they encountered two simultaneous pandemics - one after their physical health and another after their mental, emotional and spiritual health. I see my position as one who can aid in the internal struggle, as music is a healing force.
This process has helped me recognize the strengths and limitations that I face going into my teaching career. Being reflective and seeing myself through the lens of this research has transformed me, and the classrooms I meet with in the coming years will feel the effects of my findings here. We all have the ability to shape our futures - we have to be willing to stand the discomfort of not knowing long enough for the new reality to come alive in us
2021-03-02 (Western Howl)
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Creating an Equitable Classroom Through Relationship Building
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Integrating relationship-building strategies in the classroom can lead to an equitable classroom environment where all student voices and perspectives are heard and celebrated. This research project details the analysis of a student teacher’s instruction and planning of curriculum during their practicum experience in the 2020 – 2021 school year. I spent the year in a ninth-grade English Language Arts classroom. The research details an analysis of these three questions: How have my differentiation strategies and inclusion of culturally responsive pedagogy changed throughout my teaching? How have I enhanced my strategies for relationship-building throughout my teaching? How have I integrated ELA-specific relationship-building strategies with my students?
Data used came from journal entries, formal observations, and lesson plans. This paper includes an introduction, philosophy of education, literature review, research methods and presentation of data, as well as implications and concluding thoughts