Innovative Classroom Approaches to Mathematics
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A 12 page overview of the various factors which impact learning. The author reviews numerous theories and instructional styles to conclude that the teacher who most effectively assesses a child’s interests and designs their educational approach around those interests will be the most effective in instilling a sound mathematical knowledge. Bibliography lists sources.
Filename: PPedMath.rtf

Innovative Programs for Elementary Schools
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A 5 page research paper that examines several innovative, practical programs that are being used in elementary schools in the U.S. The writer discusses programs that aid in teaching math, science and reading. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Innprog.wps

Inquiry-Based Teaching/Superior Pedagogy
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A 6 page research paper that discusses different pedagogical approaches to the classroom. The writer argues against standard-based teaching, but acknowledges that this is a reality but feels that it should be combined with inquiry-based, differential learning. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khintsp.rtf

Insensitive Teachers and Ethnic Students
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This 3 page paper discusses the way parents might react if their child is ignored or experiences discrimination from a teacher. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVInsTch.rtf

Instruction in Early Childhood Education
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A 5 page research paper that contrasts direct/didactic instruction with developmentally appropriate instruction at the preschool level of early childhood education. This examination of research and literature demonstrates that most experts in early childhood education do not favor direct instruction, but rather support instruction that is developmentally appropriate. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khdivda.rtf

Instructional Beliefs/Reading
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A 4 page research paper/essay that discusses instructional beliefs pertaining to interactive and humanistic models for teaching reading. Within the context of humanistic learning principles, instructional beliefs hinge on the perspective that it is learners that construct their own meanings (Hedberg and Harper). Therefore, it is crucial that teachers match reading instruction to the “specific needs of the students” (Atkinson, et al 158). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khibr.rtf

Instructional Strategies for Teaching "The Continents"
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of strategies for teaching a lesson on The Continents. This paper integrates views of three different educational strategies. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHLesCon.rtf

Instructional Supervision & New Curricula For Raising Academic Standards
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses how the Four-Blocks model is an appropriate technique for helping students meet the requirements of higher academic standards, as well as how instructional supervision influences - and is influenced by - standardized testing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCcurrbar.rtf

Integrating Assessment to Support Learning
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the need for authentic assessment and several forms of authentic assessment. The writer argues that the goal of teaching and assessment is to instruct students on how to go about the process of becoming self-motivated in their learning. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khintass.rtf

Integrating Literature and Math to Enhance Learning
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7 pages. This research review includes a synthesis of the recent literature on the topic of integrating literature and math in the classroom. It reflects critical analyses of the research design, methods and the conclusions drawn by the researchers. This is a well-written paper explaining all aspects of the research design and analysis of the findings in the usefulness of the integration of literature and mathematics in teaching. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: JGAltmth.rtf

Integrating Small Group Instruction Under the Inclusive Theory
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A 4 page discussion of how to address special educational needs while still adhering to the inclusive theory. The author maintains that small group instruction can be a stepping stone to inclusion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPedIncl.rtf

Integrating Technology In The Classroom
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This 3 page paper begins with general comments about integrating technology into the classroom and includes an example from a 2nd grade classroom to demonstrate the use of technology even at very early grades. The paper then provides an outline of a lesson module for grades 6-8 entitled Family Budget. Objectives and outcomes are identified. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGtch2b.rtf

Integrating Technology Into Elementary Education
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This 5 page paper provides examples of teacher who are using technology successfully in the elementary classroom. one example is from a 2nd grade classroom, another is from a 5th grade classroom. The essay also reports ideas for using technology in social studies. Finally, the writer reports a case of failure and how the district resolved the problems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGtchel.rtf

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS
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This 3-page paper, written in tutorial language, helps the student/writer prepare a goal and objective when it comes to teaching, mainly incorporating technology into the classroom (as well as technology into the teaching process).
Filename: MTtectea.rtf

Intelligence Friendly
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A 5 page paper which analyses the article "The intelligence-friendly classroom: it just makes sense" by Robin Fogarty as it relates to critical thinking and problem solving issues. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAintelli.wps

Interactive Media in Education and the Importance of Teacher Mediation
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This is an 8 page paper discussing the importance of teacher mediation in interactive media in the educational environment. Interactive media in the educational environment has provided some exciting opportunities for teachers and students in regards to flexibility of course study and distance education. Interactive media is now not only used within the traditional classroom setting but is also used as supplements in programs for students who have learning disabilities or are considered at-risk and have not benefited from the traditional system. Despite this newfound resource however, research has demonstrated that many students do not benefit from interactive media education and some become lost or disoriented with the new medium. In addition, in all cases studied it has been found that all students benefit more from interactive media only if it is balanced with teacher mediation and instructor advisement. Although students and teachers see the benefit of the additional resources available through interactive media, it is not seen as effective as the primary source for education unless applied within the balance of effective teacher-student interaction, student-student interaction and student-material interaction. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJinmed1.rtf

Interactive Multimedia in Educational Software
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A 5 page paper discussing the benefits of interactive multimedia for expanding education. The paper reviews several goals of general education, including factors such as modeling, coaching, explaining, correcting and others, and reviews how interactive multimedia can meet those requirements. The paper concludes that the greater uniformity of the interactive multimedia approach results in the potential for greater customization of process according to learner characteristics and needs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KSeduIntMulti.rtf

Internet-Based Activities
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A 3 page research paper that describes and discusses 3 Internet-based activities designed to be used in a fourth-grade science class. The goal of the tasks is to teach the students about endangered species. The learning goals are scaffolded, each building on the other. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Internet/Elementary Science & Math
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A 9 page literature review that addresses the use of the Internet in teaching math and science in the elementary classroom. Elementary school teachers today are confronted not only with the sometimes daunting task of instructing a diverse student population in the intricacies of science and mathematics, but they are also frequently required to incorporate new technology into their pedagogy as they do so, such as the Internet. This review of relevant literature on this topic examines several questions. First of all, it asks if use of the Internet helps or hinders the instruction of elementary student in regards to studying science and math, or is it simply one more item to be addressed in an overworked teacher's busy agenda? Assuming that the use of the Internet facilitates educational goals for elementary schoolchildren studying math and science, what are the best pedagogical practices in regards to Internet instruction? Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards
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This 10 page paper begins by discussing how leadership has changed and some of the reasons for those changes. It then discusses standards for educational standards. The ISLLC standards for educational leaders are reported and discussed. The paper ends with a student-provided scenario and the beginning plan for the new principal. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGisllc.RTF

Interviews With Middle School Students
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An 8 page paper. This paper presents interviews with two middle school students, both of whom are in the 6th grade and are 11 years old. The writer then analyzes the developmental progress of each girl by citing developmental stages of Freud, Erikson, and Piaget and commenting on whether the students were within the ranges. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGmdint.wps

Inventing Better Schools by Phillip E. Schlechty
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7 pages in length. Inventing Better Schools by Phillip C. Schlechty is a winner of the National Staff Development Counsel Book Award. This innovative book by one of the most well known leaders for change in education has written an excellent and developmentally progressive book on improving our school systems today. Bibliography includes one source.
Filename: JGAschle.rtf

Investigating Inclusion Classroom Grades: Method
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A 3 page paper discussing the method that will be used in an upcoming study, explaining the choice of including both qualitative and quantitative components. The qualitative component will seek to discover teachers' and students' attitudes and perceptions, while the quantitative aspect will assess changes in grades as a result of the action research. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSeduLDmeth.rtf

Investigating Inclusion Classroom Grades: Proposal
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An 8 page proposal for an action research project. It is reasonable that feedback in the form of grades would be important to special education students, and that passing grades on report cards can provide the positive feedback that special education students need. LD students' feelings of belonging should increase and enable them to move toward increased self-esteem. It is anticipated that results will indicate improvement in LD students' grades, and that as a result LD students' overall wellbeing in relation to their place in their classes will improve as well. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSeduLDprop.rtf

Is a Test a Good Test?
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this issue. When educational administrators are presented with testing options, the promotion of these tests focuses on the benefits for administrators and educators. Many standardized testing options are promoted to create continuity in educational assessments and define specific ways to shape educational directives within the school environment. For example, tests can be used to inform educational planning, curriculum development and assessment applications. As a result, a good test can be beneficial to the educational environment, while poor quality testing materials can have an equally significant negative impact. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHEdTes3.rtf

Is Learning Observable And/Or A Change In Thinking?
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4 pages in length. Supporting the perspective that learning is both observational and cognitive developmental in nature, the student will want to discuss how learning is a reactionary response to various types of stimuli. Understanding how the developing mind acquires new behaviors, information and personality characteristics fundamentally based within the broad scope of observational and cognitive developmental theories provides a solid foundation upon which the entire human race functions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCLearnObs.rtf

Is Teaching an Art or a Science?
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This 4 page paper examines whether or not teaching is an art or a science. While the paper concludes that it is both, each side is discussed in depth. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA544art.rtf

Is The IEP The Curriculum Or A Guide For Students
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A 6 page paper. This essay discusses how the IEP is used - as "the" curriculum or as a guide. To answer the question, the laws concerning the IEP are outlined along with other related questions. The essay discusses these issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGiepgd.RTF

Isocrates: Ancestor of Modern Liberal Education
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In four pages this paper examines how Isocrates can be considered the ancestor of modern education, with supporting evidence provided from his speech entitled “Against the Sophists.” There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGisocrates.rtf

Issues Affecting the Teaching Profession Today
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A 25 page research paper that examines several key issues that are facing the teaching profession, and--in particular--how these issues impact the training of teacher candidates in the nation's educational programs. The writer addresses the topics of multiculturalism, computers and technology and teacher liability. Bibliography lists 40 sources.
Filename: Teachiss.wps

Issues in Education: Emotional Development, Peer Interaction, and Student Health and Welfare
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A 7 page investigation into the role of emotional development and peer interaction in terms of its impact on student health and welfare. The author reviews five case studies and makes recommendations for teacher intervention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPedIssu.rtf

Issues with Regard to Gifted Students in the U.S.
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This 9 page paper discusses some of the issues, concerns and practices that affect gifted students in the U.S. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVgftstu.rtf

Jaime Escalante, Teacher
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A 10 page research paper that discusses the career of Jaime Escalante, the real-life mathematics teacher that inspired the 1988 film Stand and Deliver. Escalante consistently prepared inner-city, disadvantaged students for the Advanced Placement Test in calculus for college entry, with the vast majority of this students passing this grueling test. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khjescal.rtf

Japan’s Educational System: Exam Hell, School Violence, and Other Negatives of Japan’s Historic Approach to Education
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An 11 page overview of Japan’s educational system. Stressing the negativities of “exam hell”, a process through which Japan’s youth determine their suitability in the eyes of their government for pursuing higher education, the author emphasizes that Japan is indeed a multifaceted culture, one which is sometimes more characterized by diversity and conflict that by harmony and homogeneity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPjapEdu.rtf

Jim Burke's "The English Teacher's Companion" And Nancie Atwell's "In The Middle": Response To Chapters
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15 pages in length. The writer provides brief summaries for twenty chapters from these two books on English instruction. No additional sources cited.
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John Dewey and James Banks On Education
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This 4 page paper compares and contrasts these two theorists' ideas in the realm of education. Dewey's concepts are related to creativity and freedom in education whereas Banks is concerned with multiculturalism. No bibliography.
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John Dewey: Democracy in Education (1916)
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(6pp) The formation of a philosophy sounds like a major assignment, doesn't it? Yet each of us do that daily in the way that we live - that is our personal philosophy. John Dewey (1859 - 1952) took that a few steps farther and looked at the process, or the way, in which we as humans best learn, and then looked at that method in relationship to a teaching role and a school system. He believed that a democracy was the overall best environment for the methods he defines in Democracy in E ducation (1916).
Filename: BBdeweyE.doc

John Dewey: “Experience and Education”
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A 3 page report on the book “Experience and Education” by John Dewey. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAdewey.rtf

John S. Mayher's "Uncommon Sense: Theoretical Practice In Language Education"
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5 pages in length. John S. Mayher's Uncommon Sense: Theoretical Practice In Language Education dares to delve where few other educational professionals have the courage. Indeed, the author presents an interesting look at issues which others tend to view quite differently; it is in the first few chapters that he lays the groundwork for the connection between language and education. Mayher is of the opinion that there is much for instructors to learn with regard to this intrinsic relationship, which is why he strives to pass along the lessons he, himself, has learned after several decades as a language teacher. The writer discusses how the author's efforts may be deviate from the norm, but they have proven to have considerable merit of their own. No additional sources used.
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Journal Observation
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the observation of one special needs child, "Jack," and is an overview of his participation in a group activity.
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JOURNAL REVIEWED ARTICLES FOR METHODS OF RESEARCH
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This 3 page paper analyzes to peer reviewed articles from Educational Journals in the area of professionalism and methods of research as they apply to teacher effectiveness. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Junior High School Classroom Management
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A 9 page paper in the format of a proposal for an action research project. The problem is that some students disrupt their classrooms, which results in decreasing learning opportunities for all students. The sections of this essay include: Problem Statement, which includes a planning matrix for the study and a questionnaire to be used to gather needed information to validate the problem; purpose of the study, description of the community, including the school district; description of the work setting; the writer's role in the school; and a summary. No Bibliography.
Filename: PGjhsds.rtf

Junior High School Classroom Management: Chapter Two: Study of the Problem
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This 5 page paper provides an outline of a the second chapter of a study on classroom management and disruptive behaviors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHEdMan5.rtf

Junior High Students / Motivation And Social Studies
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A 5 page paper that discusses a number of aspects related to junior high school students. These include: the poor reports about student knowledge of history; approaches to creating an environment that is motivating and reasons junior high students are not motivated. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGsocmot.wps

Junior Kindergarten To Kindergarten
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An 11 page paper. Many state have begun offering pre-kindergarten or junior kindergarten to help children who may be developmentally too young for kindergarten. The NEA believes that all three- and four-year-old children should have access to a pre-kindergarten. This essay describes what some states are doing in this area and discusses what some states are doing in terms of standards or benchmarks for these children. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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