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Volume 2 Summer 2009
Introduction
In this volume, you will find a focus on engaging all students in learning. Contributors this year focused on engaging students across scale. Contributors focused on engaging entire classes: for instance, instituting independent reading time for Pre-K students, asking fifth graders to express themselves through art; making middle school social studies more hands-on; and redesigning high school math homework. Others focused on smaller groups of students: helping at-risk pre-K students get ready to read; restructuring elementary school classrooms to increase participation of kinesthetic learners and children with behavior disorders; taking lower-performing fourth graders outdoors. Yet others focused on the needs of individual students, including a kindergartner just learning to speak English and a fourth grader who was reluctant to learn. Consistent with our mission in Educational Studies to prepare reflective teachers for diverse classrooms, you will also find a focus on diversity and multiculturalism, including reflections on a year-long conversation between a black and white intern, the multiculturalism (and at times the lack thereof) of a unit on ancient Rome, the use of feminist literary criticism to motivate boys to read, and the development of homework practices which close economic achievement gaps.
Section 1: Outdoor education
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Leaving the Classroom Behind: Increasing Student Motivation through Outdoor Education Lindsey N. Hayden Internship conducted at Hollywood Elementary School, Kindergarten. Cooperating teacher: Mrs. Tammy Adams |
pp. 2-7 |
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Effectively Incorporating the Outdoor Environment into the Standard Curriculum Adrienne Patterson Internship conducted at Hollywood Elementary School, Fourth Grade. Cooperating teacher: Mrs. Cynthia Stahr |
pp. 8-11 |
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The Benefits of Outdoor Education and its Effects on Reluctant Learners Alun Oliver Internship conducted at George Washington Carver Elementary School, Fourth Grade. Cooperating teacher: Mr. Jameson Combs |
pp. 12-15 |
Section 2: Reading and writing
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Reinstating the Draft: Using Creative Writing to Enhance Composition Skills Jim Ritter Internship conducted at Great Mills High School, Tenth Grade English Cooperating teacher: Maria Weber |
pp. 16-19 |
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Reintroducing Independent Reading Into the Classroom: An Active Approach Amelia Hinnebusch Internship conducted at Greenview Knolls Elementary School, Pre-Kindergarten. Cooperating teacher: Tamara Garner |
pp. 20-24 |
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Independent Reading Programs: Improving Achievement and Attitudes Madeline Eberhardt Internship conducted at Leoanrdtown Elementary School, Third Grade. Cooperating teacher: Laura Elwell |
pp. 25-29 |
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Surveying Road to the Code: An Assessment of a Pre-K Reading Intervention Program Rio Cardone Internship conducted at Leonardtown Elementary School, Pre-Kindergarten. Cooperating teacher: Joyce Rieman |
pp. 30-34 |
Section 3: Engaging students in the upper grades
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Comparing Student Responses to Various Instructional Strategies Nicole Adrienne Chaplin Internship conducted at Spring Ridge Middle School, Eighth Grade United States History. Cooperating teacher: Kay Jahn |
pp. 35-40 |
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Homework FOR Students: Differentiating Homework Assignments in Math Lisa Daciek and Rachel Johns Internship conducted at Great Mills High School, Algebra A, Geometry C, AP Calculus. Cooperating teachers: Vicki Asher and Mike Buonviri |
pp. 41- 47 |
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Viewing and Cueing: Identifying Strategies for Using Political Cartoons Effectively Laura Stanley Cooperating teacher: Jocelyn Weaver |
pp. 48-51 |
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Unwrapping Giftedness: Using MI Theory to Engage Honors Students in Language Arts Mandy Heatwole Internship conducted at Spring Ridge Middle School, Seventh Grade Honors Language Arts Cooperating teacher: Nadine Hughes |
pp. 52-57 |
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Motivating Students for Success in the Co-gendered Inclusion Classroom Graham Micharl Bateman Internship conducted at Leonardtown Middle School, Sixth Grade World Civilizations I. Cooperating teacher: Heather Husk |
pp. 58-64 |
Section 4: Engaging students in the elementary grades
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Developing Self Perception in Young Artists Through the Creation of Personal Comics Anita Rich Internship conducted at Green Holly Elementary, K-5 Art. Cooperating teacher: Karen Anderson Murray's Bay Intermediate, Year 7-8 Art Cooperating teacher: Xanthe Junjovich |
pp. 65-68 |
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An Ounce of Intervention is Worth a Pound of Cure Jane Miller-Pankiewicz Internship conducted at Leoanrdtown Elementary School, First Grade. Cooperating teacher: Arlene Sachs |
pp. 69-74 |
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To Move or Not to Move: A Kinesthetic Learning Environment Barbara Delamarter Internship conducted at Leonardtown Elementary School, Fourth Grade. Cooperating teacher: Patricia Donmoyer |
pp. 75-78 |
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Classroom Management for Attention Seeking Students Aubrey Jena Lawrence Internship conducted at Green Holly Elementary School, Second Grade. Cooperating teacher: Mrs. Kim Gray |
pp. 79-83 |
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Structured Lessons and Their Impact on Student Behavior and Performance Paula Zweimiller Internship conducted at Hollywood Elementary School, First Grade. Cooperating teacher: Sonya Colao |
pp. 84-88 |
Section 5: Diversity and multiculturalism
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How Multicultural Is It? Personal Reflections on Multicultural Teaching Matthew F. Adams Internship conducted at Leonardtown Middle School, Sixth Grade World Cultures. Cooperating teacher: Anna Laughlin |
pp.89-92 |
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You Got Fried: What I Learned About Race, Schooling and Anti-Racist Education, A Narrative Account if a Student-Teacher's Education Corey Ahearn Internship conducted at Great Mills High School, Ninth Grade English |
pp. 93-96 |
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Utilizing Feminist Literary Criticism to Close the Gap between Masculinity and Literacy Eric Smith Internship conducted at Leonardtown Middle School, Eighth Grade Language Arts/Reading. Cooperating teacher: Mary Beth Hamm |
pp. 97-101 |
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Changing Homework to Help Students: Closing the Economic Achievement Gap Catherine Koch Internship conducted at Leonardtown Elementary School, Fourth Grade. Cooperating teacher: Evelyn Sweeny |
pp. 102-105 |
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Incorporating English Language Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom Alison L. Femi Internship conducted at Green Holly Elementary, Kindergarten Cooperating teacher: Ann H. Haines |
pp. 106-110 |
Section 6: Teachers and students reach across race
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Race, Social Class, and Teaching; The Conversation Between a Black and a White Teacher Re'nee Wilburn & Sara D. Greenback Internship conducted at Hollywood Elementary School, Hollywood, Md.; Maree Garnett Faring Elementary School, Baltimore City, Md.; and Kanafung Upper Basic School, The Gambia, West Africa. |
pp. 111-116 |
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Blurring Racial Lines Through Education: My Job is to Listen, not to Dictate Avanti Fernandez Internship conducted at Hollywood Elementary School, Hollywood, Md.; Maree Garnett Faring Elementary School, Baltimore City, Md.; and Kanafung Upper Basic School, The Gambia, West Africa. |
pp. 117-120 |
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Creating a Classroom that Supports Diversity in Friendship Choice Caitlin Fisher Internship conducted at Leonardtown Elementary School, Kindergarten Cooperating teacher: Lynn Trehern |
pp. 121-125 |
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The Effects of Different Backgrounds on Student-Teacher Relationships Allison N. Scheller Internship conducted at Baltimore City College High School, MYP English 10. Cooperating teacher: Kristine Sieloff |
pp. 126-130 |
