Personal Philosophy On Early Childhood Education For The 21st Century
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4 pages in length. Opportunity abounds for early childhood education in the twenty-first century, given the multitude of academic theorists who pioneered a number of indispensable approaches. The extent to which early childhood education must be tailored to a combination of one's cultural and social environment is both grand and far-reaching; that no single teaching method can purport to reach each and every child speaks to the need for incorporating the benefits of more than one approach in any given classroom environment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Personal Teaching Philosophy
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A 3 page paper that presents a personal teaching philosophy. Theorists included as support are Freire, Vygotsky and Bakhtin. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Personal Teaching Philosophy Statement
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This 5 page paper presents an example of a teaching philosophy. The statement begins with general comments about personal teaching philosophies and one of the caveats the writer holds. The philosophy statement has these sections: Knowledge and Lifelong Learning; Motivation, Multiculturalism; Pedagogy; Technology; Classroom Management/Discipline and a wrap-up statement. Each section incorporates the writers philosophy of that area. No Bibliography.
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Personal Understanding Of The Social Justice Educator
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This 2.5 page paper presents the author's own understanding of what it means to be a social justice educator. The writer notes, among other things, that this philosophy goes well beyond the 'color blind' approach and that it takes time for this educator to gain an understanding of the complexities involved in the larger political, cultural, economic and social issues. No bibliography.
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Perspectives in Educational Management
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This 11 page paper provides an overview of two philosophies in managerial thought in respect to education. Interpretive theory and postmodernism are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Philosophy of Classroom Management
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of a philosophy of classroom management. This paper includes definitions of behavioral problems and behavioral management, as well as a philosophy of behavioral management.
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Philosophy of Education
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A 20 page research paper that offers a detailed discussion of factors contributing to the formulation of a personal philosophy of education. This discussion, first of all, examines the historical and philosophical trends that have led to the present moment in education, as well as social theories that influence educational philosophy. This information is drawn upon to discuss how this author's personal philosophy of education developed, which includes discussion of a personal vision of the ideal school system. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Philosophy of Teaching
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A 4 page research paper that presents the author's personal philosophy of education, which agrees with the constructivist approach espoused first by John Dewey. The writer also argues that this approach agrees with the stance voiced by Noam Chomsky. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Philosophy Of Teaching
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10 pages in length. Teaching as a social construct has suffered in the transformation from conventionality to politically correct. The extent to which instructors must be reminded of its philosophy and holistic composition is both grand and far-reaching; that teachers today are academically restricted to follow limiting administrative mandates speaks to how the fundamental concept and application of teaching has been downsized to incorporate only what is deemed socially and politically appropriate. There are those instructors and administrators, however, who fully understand the critical nature of hands-on, expansive education and do everything they can to incorporate an abundance of methods to reach each individual in their classrooms. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Philosophy Shapes Research, Research Shapes Practice
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7 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses behaviorist, humanist, progressive and liberal education. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Phonics in Teaching Reading
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A 10 page review of the various means by which we have attempted to teach reading in our nation's schools. The author contends that methodologies utilizing phonics are surrounded by a number of misperceptions that, in fact, it is our concentration on non-phonic based methods that is responsible for our growing illiteracy rate. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Phonics Instruction - First Grade
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This 10 page paper begins with a brief introduction to phoneme awareness and phonological awareness. It then presents 4 mini-lesson plans that include oral blending, oral segmentation, long vowel sound with silent e, and segmenting by syllables. The paper then provides four activities to enhance spelling and a spelling lesson plan that involves short vowel rhyming. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Phonological Awareness
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A 5 page research paper that examines the literature pertaining to early reading instruction. This examination of literature shows that research overwhelmingly supports the importance of phonics concepts, such as phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle and letter-sound correspondence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Physical And Psychological Needs Of A 3-Year-Old Child
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7 pages in length. Each stage of physical and emotional growth is critical to raising a healthy and sound child. Some might debate which echelon represents the most challenging to both parents and children, however, the general consensus indicates that of all the formative stages of childhood, the three-year-old toddler stage can present the most demanding; it is at this point that children learn to walk and begin to discover things they have not previously had the opportunity to experience. As such, the Montessori prepared environment is established to address these needs and taps into the hidden aspects of childhood in such a manner that quite significantly separates its approach from the standard offerings at contemporary public schools. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Physical Education : University-School Partnerships
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A 8 page paper that begins by describing some of the characteristics of middle school students and the characteristics teachers need to work with this age group. The writer comments on the fact that physical education is behind other disciplines in establishing field-based university-school collaborative partnerships. The paper includes a description of two such programs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Piaget/Elementary & Middle-School
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A 3 page research paper that discusses and summarizes the cognitive learning theory of Jean Piaget and how this has impacted elementary education. The writer argues that, based on his research, Piaget concluded that a teacher should be more of a facilitator in the education process, than a leader, and that teachers should take their lead from the child. In other words, Piaget was one of the first psychologists to formulate a theory of knowledge as constructed by the learner. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Pivotal Response Teaching for Children with Autism
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A 5 page paper discussing research in autism intervention, specifically the benefits that pivotal response training can bring to children with autism. The paper provides a literature review and points for staff empowerment enabling teachers to put the research into practice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Plan For Building School, Parent, Community Partnership
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A 3 page paper. The first part of the paper presents a school-wide plan for building and strengthening a school-parent-community partnership at an elementary school. The second part presents a plan for a 5th grade resource room program. The ideas included are based on Epstein's six types of involvement. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Planning and Assessing Learning Objectives
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This 8 page paper uses a chapter from a book on education to show how learning objectives may be set and questions formulated to assess the students learning. The paper gives examples of learning objectives, short questions and essay based questions and potential marking guidelines for the essay questions. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Planning Grade 5 Year-Long Math Program
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This 3 page paper describes a year-long plan for mathematics, using the NY standards as a guide. The essay includes some of the general topic areas to be covered, instructional approaches, and offers suggestions for adapting the program for special education and ELL students. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Play Activities for Preschoolers
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A 21 page research paper that discusses various play activities for preschool children, including numerous examples of both indoor and outdoor activities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Playing Chess Improves Academic Studies
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A 6 page paper. Chess is a very old game that involves numerous skills such as problem solving, planning, decision making and analyzing. It also requires a certain kind of memory. Numerous studies have shown that learning and playing chess increases performance in math and reading as well as numerous other skills. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Portfolio Based Assessment
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A 5 page discussion of the benefits of portfolio based assessments in education. Emphasizes the need for well-designed criteria in portfolio construction and assessment criteria, that educators must be prepared to specify not only the type of assessment which they intend to use but the purpose to which that assessment will be applied. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Portfolios & Self-Reflection/Effect on Student Achievement
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A 3 page research paper that discusses the flexibility and adaptability of portfolio assessment. Portfolios have been shown to actively engage student in "learning content," and the help student the valuable skills of "reflection and self-evaluation," as they document student learning in subjects that do not lend themselves to traditional forms of assessment (Player 15). By offering students the opportunity to reflect on the learning process and to self-evaluate their work, portfolio assessment enhances the processes that underlie student achievement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Portfolios/Assessment at the Elementary Level
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A 10 page research paper that examines portfolios as an alternative assessment method, with emphasis on the elementary grade level. The writer argues that portfolio assessment encourages the integration of assessment and instruction as it represents the students' abilities in a variety of ways and demonstrates how they change over time. A one page proposal/outline is also included. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Positive Reinforcement and Classroom Management
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In ten pages this paper examines how positive reinforcement is used in classroom management, with some criticisms of its application also considered. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Positive Reinforcement/Elementary Classroom
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A 6 page research paper that offers a literature review pertaining to positive reinforcement management techniques, with particular focus on the elementary classroom. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Post-Reading Exercises/Moby Dick
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A 5 page essay that discusses 3 post-reading activities. There are three major strategies that can be employed to ensure that students have an overall understanding of the major ideas of a specific selection, such as excerpts from the classic novel by Herman Melville, Moby Dick. The writer discusses creating a graphic organizer, outlining and summarizing. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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Postmodernist Philosophy of Education
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A 3 page essay that provides an example of a personal educational philosophy that follows a postmodernist orientation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Pre-Algebra Lesson Plan
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A 3 page research paper in two-parts. The first section summarizes a lesson plan for teaching pre-algebra concepts. The second section discusses how to adapt this lesson plan for special needs students. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Prepositions
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A 5 page paper. The correct use of prepositions is a difficult to learn due to the myriad of idiosyncrasies associated with the part of speech. This essay discusses how prepositions are used, with examples and then provides a sample lesson plan for teaching prepositions of time. bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Preschooler Activities
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A 9 page research paper that, first, discusses the strength, interests and needs of three preschool children. Then suggestions are offered for activities that would benefit each child. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Primary And Secondary Language Acquisition
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This 3 page paper discusses primary and secondary language acquisition. The theory supported by the writer for second language is Krashen's and the five hypotheses are identified and very briefly described. The writer also comments on whether or not the regular classroom teacher should be responsible for developing literate bilingual students. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Primary School Principals In Australia
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A 7 page paper. The duties and responsibilities of the primary principal are reported and discussed as is the changing role of the principal and the complexity of the job including brief comments about the teaching principal. The essay discuses the type of leadership styles that have been shown to be effective in this environment, transformational. The writer reports research studies that confirm the efficacy of this style of leadership. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Primary School Strategic Plan - Draft
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A 9 page paper. The paper begins by explaining what productive pedagogy is, which is incorporated into the strategic plan. Productive pedagogy was initiated in Australia, specifically, New South Wales. The plan begins with mission, beliefs and purpose of the plan. The strategic plan is in Table format and includes the area of focus, e.g., arts, literacy, social skills, etc., a goal for each area and strategies that will be used to accomplish the goal. At the end of the paper, the writer identifies some of the leadership skills used to write the plan. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Prior Experiences, Interests And Previous Thought Processes
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A 4 page paper that discusses a number of factors involved in learning. The writer comments on brain-based learning, meaningful learning, schema theory, relevance, neural connections, prior knowledge, levels of processing and activating prior knowledge. The paper ends with a short example of brain-based learning. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Private Schools - Outcomes Annotated Bibliography
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A 3 page annotated bibliography of 6 sources. The focus is the outcomes of private high schools. The text includes the type of source, the full citation, a summary and how the article can be used in the final project.
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Problem Posing Education in the Use of Films
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5 pages. Paulo Freire has several interesting theories concerning the types of education, teaching methods, and which work best in the classroom or other venues. This paper will focus on teaching methods and the use of film as a viable media for Freire's Problem Posing Education theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Problem Statements : Classroom Discipline
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This 2 page paper presents 10 problem statements expressed as questions. The topic is: Classroom discipline and the rise in violent offenses in today's classrooms. The ten problems statements can be used as a catalyst for selecting a research topic. No Bibliography.
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Problem-Based Learning
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This 4 page paper discusses problem-based learning, what it is, how it works, and its value. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Problems and Perspectives of Teaching History in Junior High and High School
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A 7 page paper which examines some of the problems and perspectives of teaching history in Junior highs and High schools. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Problems in New Orleans’ Schools
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A 5 page paper which examines the problems of New Orleans’ Schools and argues that there are many new opportunities in guiding education in New Orleans since Katrina. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Process Approach/Teaching Writing
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A 3 page research paper that discusses 2 strategies for teaching writing to young students. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Professional Development/Literacy & NY State Standards
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A 6 page research paper that explores, first of all, the standards set by New York State in regards to English Language Arts. Then, the writer discusses how these goals can be obtained through the implementation of professional development. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Professional Values and Practice: A View of the Educator's Hidden Curriculum
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of a research proposal on the educator's hidden curriculum. This paper outlines the assessment of this as a component of a research study. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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