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itself; character(s)-the people in the story; plot -what is going on in the story or what happens; and the mood -what is the feeli...

with what they already understand on an academic subject (Brown, 2003). A constructivist approach to pedagogy emphasizes that the ...

in the education and over all development of their childrens obtaining of academic and social skills is an objective for which bo...

through a consensual process, each member of the team feels that they had an input into the decision, whereas the process of votin...

2nd, 4th and 6th grade for the 1999-2002 school years showed a clear upward trend. The average gains were 21%. Specifically, the 2...

of the world speaks languages other than English. Hence, there is good reason to speak the language. Yet, American public schools ...

for the grade level (Epstein, 1995). * Parent conferences are held twice each year at this school. The process will change to req...

that the majority of American parents indicated that they wished their children to be exposed to creationism in school. The proble...

inquiries, the scientific information covered in any particular lesson plan will undoubtedly be remembered long after memorized fa...

return to "routine and unfocused reading" (p. 10). This teachers style is contrasted with a second teacher who has her students ...

will be able to employ proven methods to provide children, especially those with some type of learning disability, an effective wa...

not grow up unsupervised, where they do not have good role models and a firm structure they may grow up with temptation to behave ...

Panel members overwhelmingly believed it was very important to have technology right in the classroom (Clark, 2006). The research...

that emphasized low-level thinking instead of challenges (Shorey et al, 2004). Differentiated instruction takes into consideration...

the concept of work into their idea of self and they do this by identifying with an important adult in their lives (Marino, 1998)....

students and can, therefore, be classified as successful. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Historically, special education in the US pu...

a 2002 paper on improving school attendance in the elementary grades, J.L. Epstein of Johns Hopkins University observed, "Dropping...

at least in practice. This provides the foundation for the significance of the study and for the objectives of determining what t...

problems with the arteries that carry the blood away from the heart. In recent years, a focus on arteriosclerosis, hardening of t...

zero tolerance policies have instigated. For example, in Fort Myers, Florida, a high school senior, who was also a National Merit ...

used to study this particular family, because this goes to show that extended family doesnt necessarily have to be made up of bloo...

drop out rate. Instead we must concentrate our efforts on improving the environment of our classrooms so that it does not discour...

In eight pages this paper discusses a school board proposal for the use of computers for all children in a school district regardl...

to real-world violence, and thereby less empathetic to the pain and suffering of others (Chidley 37). Observations of teenagers re...

In fourteen pages this research paper discusses US test scores in a discussion of how in science and biology classrooms the group ...

direct impact on students attitudes toward both physical education and health-related behaviors (Stetzer, 2005, p. 26). By underst...

This research paper offers an investigation of research and educational literature that discusses the significance of small group ...

In seven pages this paper examines how globe reading and map schools can be taught to elementary school students. Seven sources a...

In thirty pages this paper considers elementary schools' use of standardized testing such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in an e...

In eight pages the evolution and continued change of elementary schools' PE programs are examined in terms of their improvements a...