Sandy Hook School Shooting On December 14th, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut was the site of a mass murder (Scinto, 2012). Twenty children and six adults were killed by 20-year-old Adam Lanza (Scinto, 2012). Before he drov Continue Reading...
High School Students and World Wide Web This is a research proposal about the problems of high school students The use of World Wide Web by high school students to complete school assignments is now becoming a common practice. This study aims to fi Continue Reading...
These characteristics will ensure the validity of the subjects' inclusion in the study (Johnson & Christensen 2010; Smeyers & Depaepe 2010). Instrumentation and Materials The materials use required for conducting this research and analyzin Continue Reading...
Causes of Low Student Achievement Does the grading system accurately measure how well a student is learning? This question itself implies that the grading system used by many teachers cannot be fully accurate in assessing what a given student has l Continue Reading...
Prestigious Leadership Program School Every individual is influenced by core values that enable him or her to successfully extract meaning and significance from life. A number of my own specific achievements are directly related to attributes I have Continue Reading...
School Culture on School Safety Many studies have been done on safety in schools. Likewise, many studies have been done on the culture of various schools. Unfortunately, there has not been significant research on a link between the two. This is not Continue Reading...
Attitudes toward the teacher-psychologist working relationship and the utility of advice on classroom management were most positive among promoted teachers, followed by psychologists, and then new and unpromoted staff. Student Involvement The atti Continue Reading...
After the Columbine media coverage, the nation became terrified that our schools were no longer safe, even though the facts show they are safer than ever" (2003, p. 14). This point is also made by Kondrasuk et al. (2005), who note, "More recently t Continue Reading...
Uniforms in Public Schools School uniforms in public schools is becoming more and more of a popular topic, particularly as students head back to class in the coming month or so. The popularity of this topic is in part because more public schools ap Continue Reading...
students what they think about school uniforms, they're likely to dismiss them with a summary: They're ugly. If you ask school administrators and teachers what they think, you're likely to get only slightly more nuanced responses. Some school offic Continue Reading...
The Title I reading instructor will become familiar with the Plato Learning content library. The Title 1 reading instructor will begin supplementing classroom instruction with the mini classroom lab using software from Plato Learning. Title I rea Continue Reading...
(Bennet 1996) Negative Factors The Journal of School Health reported in February 2001 that according to the National Education Goals, every child will start school ready to learn. However, this is unfortunately not always the case because families Continue Reading...
As a result, there is greater flexibility in creating individualized learning plans and isolating the contribution this specific interactive technology allows for increasing student retention and long-term learning. The bottom line is that interacti Continue Reading...
The results showed that 37% of those responding have had "some type of frequent involvement in bullying"; the data showed that 17.5% of those thirty-seven percent of the student population were victims, 11.7% were bullies, and 8.4% were both bullie Continue Reading...
Binary-Choice True or False students can respond to many in a short period of time students have a 50/50 chance of guessing the correct answer need to avoid negative phrasing and double negatives - This would be very appropriate for elementary le Continue Reading...
(Thompson, Morse, Sharpe and Hall, 2005, p.40) The work of Vaughn, Levy, Coleman and Bos (2002) entitled: "Reading Instruction for Students with LD and EBD" published in the Journal of Special Education repots a synthesis of "previous observation s Continue Reading...
Some of those are as follows: 1) Affect the environment; 2) Either save or expend energy; 3) Economically feasible or expensive to maintain, heat and cool. 4) Affect student learning; 5) Affect the health of students and teachers alike and 6) A Continue Reading...
Students level of skills How students are relating to vocabulary usage Time segments in minutes Notes need help (more than 20% are unable to process) Students are spending more time working independently. Fewer students need assistance from teac Continue Reading...
interviews with school teachers. The author interviews three teachers and presents their empirical evidence as well as researched data to outline teacher assessments, and then presents some suggestions for change based on this gathered information. Continue Reading...
Although using standardized assessment to measure performance may be more difficult with this approach to learning, using these techniques teach students to learn and think independently, which many believe is a more important goal for students of Continue Reading...
Additionally, teachers provide information on upcoming math topics so tutors can come more fully prepared" (Baker, Riet & Clendaniel, 2006: 1). The program demonstrates how an elementary school's mathematics education can be enhanced by a good Continue Reading...
Secondary School Parent Involvement Parental engagement in a child's learning is typically imperative and required for a student to realize their true potential and this is a generally accepted fact for a number of reasons. However, the level of inv Continue Reading...
PLC'S: TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, & CULTURES Teaching Methods PLC's Teachers, Schools, & Cultures PLC's: Teachers, Schools, & Cultures The PLC story that I choose for this paper is "Winning Streaks" by the principal of Washington Elementary S Continue Reading...
Education Class Size vs. School Vouchers on the Achievement of Minority Students The continuous achievement gap between African-American students and their white peers is a major problem in American education. The gap in fourth-grade reading on the Continue Reading...
ADHD and how it affects students and their education. The writer provides suggested accommodations for these students and discusses why the teachers should do so. The writer provides an overview of the disorder and discusses the ways that a teacher Continue Reading...
Decisions by School Superintendents Improper Attitude and Unprofessional Conduct of Teachers To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society - President Theodore Roosevelt. That teaching is at one and the same time Continue Reading...
Everywhere we look, individuals use body language and non-verbal signals. We've seen evidence of politicians and the media using signals to improve their veracity (or the contrary), but non-verbal clues have even been studied by anthropologists as a Continue Reading...
teacher instructional technology literacy instruction improve elementary (K-5) student achievement reading vocabulary? Create a qualitative research scenario phenomenology approach. Using phenomenology Does the use of instructional technology impr Continue Reading...
It has been suggested that school leaders have to lead in ways that encourage mastery experiences for teachers. This is often done by way of an affiliative leadership style. It is by way of these leaders attempting to build up trust and generate acc Continue Reading...
Education Apex Middle School, part of the wake county public school system in Raleigh, NC has implemented a rigorous curriculum for grades 6, 7 and 8. The curriculum for Apex Middle School includes the following: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Continue Reading...
improving long-term school-community relations on behalf of Bay Meadows High: Interest-based negotiation, community service programs, and student on-loan positions. Two strategies for improving short-term school-community relations will also be pres Continue Reading...
Public School Funding With reports on the lower standardized test scores among the nation's students, policy makers are once again turning their attention to the issue of education reform. For many educators, one of the culprits behind this is not o Continue Reading...
Internet Access to Students The Elizabeth Martin Elementary School does not currently offer Internet Access to its students. This proposal offers information about the problem and the proposed solution. It is recommended that Internet access be pro Continue Reading...
Physical Activity Sociological Aspects of Physical Activity Sociological Aspects of Physical Activity of Children Sociological Aspects of Physical Activity of Children Sociological Aspects of Physical Activity of Children Physical activity patte Continue Reading...
Teacher Expectations Influence Student Academic Performance Although every classroom setting is unique, young learners in particular share the need to "learn how to learn" in a group setting that can be overcrowded and disruptive. To help address t Continue Reading...
Transitioning and Student Wellbeing Integration, Wellbeing, and Success of Transitioning of Students Background Migration is a common phenomenon for many families around the globe. When a family moves, children often face the challenges of adapting Continue Reading...
violence in the public schools. Teen violence in general has become a major concern in America today. One of the reasons for the issue being so prevalent is the number of school shootings in the last few years, especially the shooting at Columbine H Continue Reading...
6% total attendance) while dropout rates decreased by amazing percentiles (300% decrease from 8 to 1.9%). This is not only in Maryland's schools but in others as well. III. Outcomes Reported in National Reports The work entitled "Engendering School Continue Reading...
Pro) School Uniforms During the last decade, the issue of school uniforms in public schools has become a topic of debate in communities across the country. While some feel it is an invasion of rights, most parents and school officials believe it is Continue Reading...
culture affects the way students learn mathematics, and how different cultures learn differently. Students in Korea and Japan learn differently than students in the United States for a number of reasons. Statistically, Asian students seem to do bett Continue Reading...
