Educational Leadership & Student Assessment in Pennsylvania Student assessment has recently become a matter of great controversy in Pennsylvania, as many critics argue that it is not an accurate measure of students' attainment of the state's aca Continue Reading...
Literacy and the CurriculumLiteracy is what is really at the heart of education, because it affects how students learn and interact with every subject they encounter. Without literacy they are not going to have any command of information. Literacy is Continue Reading...
Running Head: COMPARATIVE CRITIQUE COMPARATIVE CRITIQUE 8Comparative Critique of Seven ArticlesAbstractThere is a need for a new crop of leadership and leadership educators with demographic shift internationally. The globalization of the economy and Continue Reading...
principals who are equity-oriented, marginalized dynamics may crop up in schools that are changing demographically at a rapid pace (Cooper, 2009). This essay reflects upon how educators may play the role of transformative leaders by way of carrying Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Description of Importance of Nursing Theory Theories are composed of definitions, concepts, propositions, and models based on assumption. A theory serves as a group of related concepts guiding a professional practice. Nursing theory Continue Reading...
CTE California Career and Technical Education Standards (2564) Industry Sector Health Science and Medical Technology (426) Pathway D. Support Services (78) Strand D1.0 Students understand the responsibilities of their roles and perform their task Continue Reading...
People need look no further than their own homes to see the interdependence of world trade; no further than their neighborhoods to see the results of international migration and multiculturalism; no further than the news to see the causes and effec Continue Reading...
Extrinsic rewards should only be used when other efforts to actively engage students in learning has failed; (3) In the event extrinsic rewards must be utilized, they should be "just powerful enough to control behavior" and should be eliminated in Continue Reading...
Neo-liberal and neo-conservative thinkers in Alberta were so focused in the end results of educational policies that they proposed two other programs that differed little from results-based curriculum: program continuity and continuous progress. Ma Continue Reading...
Unlike Downey's article which is a thorough review of the relevant literature that concludes with the author's synthesis of appropriate recommendations that could be implemented in a classroom-based setting, this article by Darlene is mostly a plain Continue Reading...
Although further education teachers employed prior to this date are not required to attain this credentialing, they are being encouraged to do so in order to ensure their status as professional educators (Clancy 2007). There is a push to increase t Continue Reading...
The acculturation model developed by Schumann (1978) consists of a taxonomy of variables that were developed based on the concept that both social (group) and affective (individual) variables are the primary causative variables as shown in Table __ Continue Reading...
The study had two central purposes: 1. To identify reform-related practices in mathematics instruction that have increased, decreased, or not changed since the implementation of high-stakes testing, based on educators' perceptions. 2. To determine Continue Reading...
Each outside label has an affect on that individuals own conception of them, effectively rising or lowering self-image. These categories allow individuals of the same label to sometimes band together in order to further develop their own unique iden Continue Reading...
.." (10) the result was "development of a marketing plan that defined the role of the CNL and highlighted the significant contributions of the CNL and interdisciplinary team members." (10) the work of Pohl, et al. (2007) relates that the Academic Nur Continue Reading...
Figure 2: "Information System for Geography" (GIS) 2. The Map View: A GIS consists of a set of intelligent maps and other views depicting features and feature relationships on the earth's surface. Students can use GIS to support their queries, mak Continue Reading...
In summary, successful multicultural programs are the ones that keep in mind these long-term goals, ensuring that education keeps in mind the need for both the academic and social success of all its students. Continuing challenges The fact that mu Continue Reading...
Additionally, she found that interdisciplinary units proved monumentally successful in helping teach children; for an inclusive colonial times unit, the children could learn about colonial daily life through completion of temporal everyday chores, Continue Reading...
Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Plea for Integration This paper explores interactions among formal learning, informal learning, and life conditions and opportunities experienced by Aboriginal people in Canada. Aboriginal is the most popular term u Continue Reading...
Public Schools vs. Private Schools - Culturally appropriate education Review of the literature Education and culture Teaching dispositions Outmoded educational model Would vo-tech be a better public school goal? Developing the person instead of Continue Reading...
Constructivism/Classroom History of Constructivism As long as there were people asking each other questions, we have had constructivist classrooms. Constructivism, the study of learning, is about how we all make sense of our world, and that really Continue Reading...
Pre-Course Program for Entry-Level Online Adult Students Distance education is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing segments of college and graduate level education. Many educational institutions with long histories of traditional classroom- Continue Reading...
Students are complex creatures, volatile, complicated and paradoxical. No two students learn alike, and no two students are the product of the same biological and cognitive processing mechanisms. In modern society, educators have taken the standpoint Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind Historical EventIntroductionFew historical events have had a bigger impact on curriculum in the US than the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) , which effectively changed the ways teachers taught all over the nation. By mandating st Continue Reading...
Although the United States spends more on education than many other countries, the nation has failed to achieve the same positive outcomes than have been accomplished elsewhere, even in countries where per student spending is far less. Because Continue Reading...
Common Core Standards have been established in the field of education as a set of objectives for students to accomplish by the conclusion of their school year. These standards are geared towards enhancing students learning and outcomes through shapin Continue Reading...
Common Core Standards Documentary Notes Where did the idea originate for Common Core standards? Ever since 2008, Common Core standards (CCS) planning has been underway. It was kick-started by the chairperson of the NGA (National Governors Associat Continue Reading...
roots in critical theory, which stemmed from the approaches of the Frankfurt school of philosophers in the mid-20th century. The Frankfurt School was led by Theodore Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Erich fromm and other German intellectuals who had emigrate Continue Reading...
Teaching Practices of University Professors Who Lead Change: A qualitative case study All realize the fact that significant change has occurred in our society. One means to describe this societal transformation is by understanding the drastic shift Continue Reading...
ESL Teachers Lillian Mercado Hernandez Problem Statement Comment by Jose Otaola: Preliminary evidence that provides justification that this problem is meaningful to both the local setting as well as to the education profession and discipline. Prov Continue Reading...
Education Creativity has developed to become an important part of education as evident in the increased inclusion of creativity into education policy. In light of these recent trends, creativity has become one of the most important core values and Continue Reading...
Progression and Foundation of Language Concept/topic Learning of primary language complements skills development; this includes learning about language, as well as learning other subjects in the school curriculum via language. Language learning fac Continue Reading...
Network Design Proposal Network Requirements ABC School Stats/User Counts Having a current strength of approximately 845 students, ABC School provides education from Pre-Kindergarten to the 12th Grade. According to the requirements of The New York Continue Reading...
Description of Learning: Educational institutions are teaching subjects for a digital future but it is from a superficial manner however students need a deeper knowledge of it as a curriculum. When teaching students about math, it should be integr Continue Reading...
