273 Search Results for Improving Student Achievement and Parental Involvement
Dual credit programs have been around for decades, allowing a large body of evidence to emerge. The evidence from the past twenty years have also permitted longitudinal studies that reveal the efficacy of dual credit programs in promoting models for Continue Reading...
Personal philosophy of education statement
Although the settings that are used to deliver educational services today differ markedly from those used a century ago, the fundament purpose of education has remained essentially the same: to provide youn Continue Reading...
Hip Hop and American Youth Culture
Everyone enters a stage of growth when a strong urge to break out of parental dependence, when he recognizes his own person and desires to assert himself. This sense of individuality is an inherent in the American Continue Reading...
Summary of the Article
In this article “Parents Using Explicit Reading Instruction with Their Children At-Risk for Reading Difficulties”, Bethany M. McConnell and Rick Kubina explains how parents plays a role in teaching their child or ch Continue Reading...
Pre-School
What Are the Benefits of Having Children Attend Pre-School Prior to Kindergarten?
Books
This report covers the benefit of sending children to pre-school before kindergarten. Literature review is used to explore the research existing in Continue Reading...
Unpacking Social Issues in Schools
Introduction
Schools are often seen as places of learning, growth, and development for young individuals. However, they are also spaces where various social issues can arise and impact students in significant ways Continue Reading...
Race, Geography, Gender, Deviance, Oppression, and Social Stratification on Educational
Effects of Race, Geography, Gender, Deviance, Oppression, and Social Stratification on Education
High school dropout cases have occurred as a silent epidemic th Continue Reading...
Designing a Group
A Group for Individuals Concerned about School Bullying Incidents
What population is the group designed to serve?
The group is ultimately designed to serve students of a school where bullying has occurred, and the entire school s Continue Reading...
Program Outcomes
The first signature assessment that is aligned with a specific course outcome I developed revolves around determining the harm that compulsory schooling may have and its impact on the society at large. This activity aligns with the Continue Reading...
School Uniforms
Perhaps the biggest debate of public education over the past decade besides school vouchers has been the debate over whether or not it is legal to require students to wear a uniform to school. Increased crime, gang violence, poor aca Continue Reading...
Problem Statement
A major problem in the US schooling system is the reluctance towards change and letting go of past practices that have proven to be ineffective and counter-productive. One such practice is grade retention, which can negatively influ Continue Reading...
Mis-Education of the Negro
Carter G. Woodson was a historian and educator with a prominent role in the Black community and a great interest in issues facing the Black community. Especially in terms of the role of education in the first half of the t Continue Reading...
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Evidence-Based Instruction and Intervention
Evidence-Based Instruction & Intervention
The terms evidence-based instruction, research-based instruction, and scientifically based instruction are often used interchangeably. What is the basic meani Continue Reading...
It must also be pointed out, as it is by Elder and Conger that fewer adult role models in rural settings are likely to have achieved any significant success in higher education, as they were often as limited as their children are for such opportunit Continue Reading...
Supervision: When to Use Directive Control Behaviors
This paper is about many different aspects of effective supervision, training and evaluation, but the main concern here is control. It can be assumed that the supervisor has control over the super Continue Reading...
Contributions to Student LearningI have been working in a K-12 environment for many years, and since then have contributed to student learning via curriculum development and leadership. Collaborating with other educators, I have been able to develop Continue Reading...
In extreme cases this could afford a method of imparting knowledge where formerly there were none. (Mac Arthur, 248)
Thus it is evident that the modern teacher cannot be away from the influence of technology and it is time that teachers are technic Continue Reading...
First, by linking public education funding to standardized test scores, the schools become accountable to the federal government for the funds they receive. Second, by providing parents with detailed reports about the performance of their childrens' Continue Reading...
Howard Gardner's contributions to the field of education are profound, extensive, and revolutionary. His theory of multiple intelligences states that students are able to absorb, manipulate, and produce information through a variety of media. In fact Continue Reading...
School Violence
Violence in schools is increasing at an alarming rate as more teenagers gain access to weapons. It is important to devise a plan which could reduce this violence and make schools safer for future generations.
Facts about School Viol Continue Reading...
Unfortunately, there is great controversy in the debate over educational testing. This especially revolves around SAT scores, and other standardized tests that many believe are placing students at a disadvantage. Recently, SAT scores declined signi Continue Reading...
All the collaborators can then rest assured in the knowledge that their educational task has been fulfilled and done well.
A school where the principles of the Comer Model have been implemented successfully is Camdenton School. This school has inco Continue Reading...
Girl
The website "Expect the Best From a Girl - That's What You'll Get" addresses the issue of gender equity in education. Studies have shown that girls mature developmentally faster than boys do, meaning that they will talk and read earlier among Continue Reading...
Few issues could be more important in this era of school shootings and violence. Therefore, it is positive to note a Very Good rating directly on the mark, the best overall composite score of the five scales considered here. This denotes that the sc Continue Reading...
Dissatisfaction with elementary school teachers and the educational environment usually meant that the same parents remained dissatisfied with the high school teachers and high school environment. The researcher suggests that the research gathered i Continue Reading...
The teachers acknowledge that the other disruptive behaviors propagates the destruction of the school property therefore computer-based management results in the upstaging of the security of the school properties. This eminent vandalism is prominent Continue Reading...
Laying of benefits that accrue to the student before the court further supports the case.
In conclusion, solving issues that dent school's safety is successful if it involves the students, school administration, parents and the community at large. Continue Reading...
Dunn School
No public school in the United States is so perfectly administered that is cannot be improved. Dunn School in Trenton, New Jersey, is certainly not close to being perfect but there are signs that the school is improving. A school improv Continue Reading...
Specialized Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading
The objective of this study is to examine two studies relating to development of literacy in preschoolers in view of the National Reading Project. Toward this end this study will examine the Continue Reading...
Health Risk Behaviors
Drug and Alcohol use
Drug and Alcohol Use among Teenagers and Adults between the ages of 18-25
The Issue of Drug Abuse in Youth
Parental Role and Drug Abuse in Adolescents
Adolescent age 7
Parental denial
Suggestion to re Continue Reading...
, 2003). After 2 years of continuous intervention, children in the program showed significant improvements in academic achievement and classroom behavior in comparison to children with behavior disorders who did not take part in the program. Also, se Continue Reading...
Hisory of Palliatve Care
Palliative Care
Palliative Care Methods
Palliative care entails assisting patients get through pain caused by different diseases. The patient may be ailing from any diseases, be it curable or untreatable. Even patient who Continue Reading...
Adolescent Substance Use Screening Instruments: 10-Year Critical Review of the Research Literature
Over ten million teenagers in the United States admit in a national survey that they drink alcohol, although it is illegal under the age of 21 in all Continue Reading...
Exposure to the Arts on Academic Performance
On K-8 Students
The purpose of this work is to research and examine the connection to and effect upon the academic performance of K-8 students who are provided the opportunity to exposure to the arts.
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One article in a past issue of the Kappa Omicron NU publication Forum explored the real-world teaching of service learning as a tool for involving students in their community. The study had the established goal of making clear the practical applica Continue Reading...
School Health Education
HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION
Comprehensive School Health Education
Kolbe's Expectations
Dr. Lloyd Kolbe lines up the expectations of a school health education. These are: increased understanding about the science of individual Continue Reading...
Adults With Learning Disabilities
It has been estimated (Adult with Learning Disabilities) 1 that 50-80% of the students in Adult Basic Education and literacy programs are affected by learning disabilities (LD). Unfortunately, there has been little Continue Reading...
Since 2005, hundreds of California state teachers have participated in this initiative and provided thousands of hours of English instruction to migrant students (Lomeli et al., 2006).
Given the wide array of resources that are available for after- Continue Reading...