Download or read book Teacher and Administrator Perceptions on the Effect of Project based Learning on Elementary Learners in a Makerspace written by Joel E. Bischoff and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study examined teacher and administrator perceptions of how Project-Based Learning (PBL) using a makerspace affects elementary students in 3 to 6 districts in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The participants in this study were 11 teachers and 2 administrators that had at least 1 year prior experience with makerspace education. Data were collected using an online survey that contained 32 items and utilized multiplechoice, open-ended questions, and 5-point Likert-type statements. The researcher conducted interviews with 3 teacher participants and 1 administrator participant. The results of this study suggested that teachers generally prefer PBL over textbook, citing high student engagement levels as a main driving factor; however, they found PBL more difficult to set up initially. The administrators reported a general agreement with their teacher counterparts, also referencing high student engagement; however, the preference for PBL was less pronounced. The teacher and administrator participants reported inconsistent or no professional development related to makerspaces on the survey. The teachers also reported their perceptions of the effect the makerspace had on students' learning; they reported a general positive effect on student learning. Teachers stated they would like more time in their schedule for makerspace activities: they wanted to see students more frequently, with less time between meetings. The administrators responded similarly to the teachers; they expressed that makerspaces provide a positive effect on student learning. Finding ways to mitigate issues of time and increasing professional development could enhance the effects PBL and makerspaces have on student learning.
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of the Effects of Mass Customized Learning on Students in Elementary School written by Kelly A. Harper and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined teachers' perceptions of the effects of Mass Customized Learning (MCL) on students in elementary school. Two schools from South Dakota and one school from Maine were the focus of this qualitative study. Teachers were questioned through online surveys containing Likert scale statements and through individual interviews. Data instruments were used to ask teachers about Mass Customized Learning and its effect on student engagement, student academic achievement, and student discipline. This qualitative study found that, in general, most teachers perceived MCL to have positive effects on student engagement, student academic achievement, and student discipline. Teachers reported increased student engagement and increased student academic achievement with the use of MCL. Teachers also reported that various aspects of student discipline decreased in their MCL classroom; however, teacher surveys showed less agreement toward this finding. Several questions on the teacher survey and interview focused on the general effectiveness of MCL in elementary classrooms. Overall, the results of the survey found that most teachers believe MCL is an effective teaching strategy. The United States Department of Education has endorsed personalized learning as a means to improve educational outcomes for students across the country; however, current research on MCL is limited. This study found that teachers from two schools in South Dakota and one school in Maine perceive MCL as having positive impacts on student engagement, academic achievement, and discipline.
Download or read book Project Based Learning written by Ralph Maltese and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each project is prefaced by the author's reflections on the context of the project, its challenges, and the means to overcome those obstacles.
Download or read book Funds of Knowledge written by Norma Gonzalez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-04-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of "funds of knowledge" is based on a simple premise: people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them that knowledge. The claim in this book is that first-hand research experiences with families allow one to document this competence and knowledge, and that such engagement provides many possibilities for positive pedagogical actions. Drawing from both Vygotskian and neo-sociocultural perspectives in designing a methodology that views the everyday practices of language and action as constructing knowledge, the funds of knowledge approach facilitates a systematic and powerful way to represent communities in terms of the resources they possess and how to harness them for classroom teaching. This book accomplishes three objectives: It gives readers the basic methodology and techniques followed in the contributors' funds of knowledge research; it extends the boundaries of what these researchers have done; and it explores the applications to classroom practice that can result from teachers knowing the communities in which they work. In a time when national educational discourses focus on system reform and wholesale replicability across school sites, this book offers a counter-perspective stating that instruction must be linked to students' lives, and that details of effective pedagogy should be linked to local histories and community contexts. This approach should not be confused with parent participation programs, although that is often a fortuitous consequence of the work described. It is also not an attempt to teach parents "how to do school" although that could certainly be an outcome if the parents so desired. Instead, the funds of knowledge approach attempts to accomplish something that may be even more challenging: to alter the perceptions of working-class or poor communities by viewing their households primarily in terms of their strengths and resources, their defining pedagogical characteristics. Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms is a critically important volume for all teachers and teachers-to-be, and for researchers and graduate students of language, culture, and education.
Download or read book STEAM Education written by Myint Swe Khine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the value of integrating the arts and sciences in the school curriculum. It argues that this will help students further their understanding of analytical concepts through the use of creativity. The authors illustrate how schools can work towards presenting common practices, concepts, and content. Coverage features case studies and lessons learned from classrooms across the United States. The notion of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) is an emerging discipline unique in its desire to provide a well-rounded approach to education. The chapters of this volume examine STEAM in a variety of settings, from kindergarten to higher education. Readers will learn about the practical considerations involved when introducing the arts and creativity into traditionally left brain processes. This includes best practices for creating and sustaining successful STEAM initiatives in any school, college, or university. For instance, one chapter discusses novel approaches to teach writing with the scientific method in order to help students better present their ideas. The authors also detail how the arts can engage more diverse learners, including students who are not traditionally interested in STEM subjects. They provide three concrete examples of classroom-tested inquiries: designing a prosthetic arm for a child, making a paleontology investigation, and taking a closer look at the arts within roller coaster engineering. This book is an invaluable resource for teachers and teacher trainers, university faculty, researchers, and school administrators. It will also be of interest to science, mathematics, engineering, computer science, information technology, arts and design and technology teachers.
Download or read book Inspiring Student Empowerment written by Patti Drapeau and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, comprehensive guide to help educators go beyond student engagement and differentiation to achieve student empowerment. Student engagement continues to be an important goal for teachers, but it shouldn’t end there. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching anymore. School districts that have begun to shift their focus from student engagement to student empowerment, and from differentiation to personalized learning, have seen a rise in test scores, motivation, attention, and self-confidence. When students have voice and choice, they gain control over their learning and their actions and feel empowered to work harder and achieve more. Through sample lessons, strategies, and applications, educators will learn how to shift from engagement to student empowerment, from differentiation to personalized learning, and practical ways to make these strategies work in the classroom. Move from engagement to student empowerment with: A comprehensive guide to engaged learning A comprehensive guide to empowerment Research-based best practices to promote empowerment Move from differentiation to personalized learning with: A comprehensive guide to refining differentiation practices A comprehensive guide to personalized learning Practical ways to use voice and choice, instructional design, and classroom climate to promote student empowerment An entire chapter dedicated to the social and emotional learning side of personalized learning Digital content includes reproducible forms and a PDF presentation for professional development.
Download or read book Project based Learning for Elementary Grades written by Maura Madigan and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madigan's book delivers flexible, interdisciplinary, learner-driven projects that support the National School Library Standards. Readers will find background on project-based learning (PBL), a breakdown of the essential parts of a project, and ready-made PBL projects that can be used with minimal preparation. Designed for both beginning and experienced school librarians and educators interested in facilitating PBL projects with elementary learners, this book offers lessons, educator preparation steps, learner directions, worksheets, assessments, suggested materials, and resources; mini and extended versions of each project enabling use with diverse schedules, grade levels, and learner abilities; and chapters on collaborating with other educators, facilitating and adapting virtual PBL projects, and creating PBL projects.
Download or read book A Case Study of Project based Learning in an Elementary School Setting written by Lauren Nicole D'Ambra and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extensions of Place Through Environmental and Multicultural Project based Learning written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an interconnected world, global citizenship has become a goal of the Ontario Curriculum requiring an expansion of students’ sense of place from the local to global. However, little is known about the best methods to achieve this goal. Advocates of place-based education believe students should focus on the local, using it as a grounding point for larger issues (Greenwood, 2013; Smith& Sobel, 2010). Yet local places are becoming blurred in an interconnected world. Thus, begging the question, how can educators effectively situate students on a global landscape and with a global sense of place? Project-based learning is a teaching strategy that has seen a variety of benefits.This qualitative case study of a private elementary school in Southwestern Ontario explores what effects project-based learning has on students’ sense of place, particularly when utilizing multicultural and biodiversity themes. Qualitative data was collected through parent/guardian and teacher interviews, teacher anecdotal notes, and student projects over the period of two project-based learning assignments. Findings from this study identify implications for professional practice, offer recommendations for stakeholders, and recommendations for further research. Identifying what strategies best facilitate the expansion of students’ sense of place, not only benefits educators, but provides insight for parents, ultimately allowing students to better tackle the future interconnected world they inherit.
Download or read book Empowering Learners written by American Association of School Librarians and published by American Association of School Librarians. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empowering Learners advances school library programs to meet the needs of the changing school library environment and is guided by the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action.
Download or read book Project Based Teaching written by Suzie Boss and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's no secret that in today's complex world, students face unparalleled demands as they prepare for college, careers, and active citizenship. However, those demands won't be met without a fundamental shift from traditional, teacher-centered instruction toward innovative, student-centered teaching and learning. For schools ready to make such a shift, project-based learning (PBL) offers a proven framework to help students be better equipped to tackle future challenges. Project Based Teachers encourage active questioning, curiosity, and peer learning; create learning environments in which every student has a voice; and have a mastery of content but are also comfortable responding to students' questions by saying, "I don’t know. Let's find out together." In this book, Suzie Boss and John Larmer build on the framework for Gold Standard PBL originally presented in Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning and explore the seven practices integral to Project Based Teaching: Build the Culture Design and Plan Align to Standards Manage Activities Assess Student Learning Scaffold Student Learning Engage and Coach For each practice, the authors present a wide range of practical strategies and include teachers' reflections about and suggestions from their classroom experiences. This book and a related series of free videos provide a detailed look at what's happening in PBL classrooms from the perspective of the Project Based Teacher. Let's find out together. A copublication of ASCD and Buck Institute for Education (BIE).
Download or read book How Does Working on a Community Project Impact Student Engagement written by Linda DeMartini and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order for students' achievement to increase they must first be engaged in their learning. Enhancing student engagement has been something most teachers strive for throughout their careers. Project-based learning (PBL) is one method that can increase student engagement and motivation. PBL enhances engagement by giving students the ability to make choices regarding their educational experience. Increasing engagement and achievement can lead to changes in students' plans for their future by helping them find interests and abilities they were not previously aware of. I teach a population of Native American students. This demographic has traditionally had lower graduation rates than the national average. Increased interest in future plans can positively impact graduation rates for these students. My study will look at how working on a project grounded in their community changes students' perspectives on school and possibly their future. As such the purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in a community project increases engagement in the classroom for Native American students. The research question I am focusing on is to what extent does working on a community project increase student engagement and achievement and to focus further is the subquestion Does working on a Community Project impact students' plans for their future? My findings showed an increase in student engagement and a greater desire to achieve in school, as well as a more positive outlook in their future plans.
Download or read book Makeology written by Kylie Peppler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makeology introduces the emerging landscape of the Maker Movement and its connection to interest-driven learning. While the movement is fueled in part by new tools, technologies, and online communities available to today’s makers, its simultaneous emphasis on engaging the world through design and sharing with others harkens back to early educational predecessors including Froebel, Dewey, Montessori, and Papert. Makerspaces as Learning Environments (Volume 1) focuses on making in a variety of educational ecosystems, spanning nursery schools, K-12 environments, higher education, museums, and after-school spaces. Each chapter closes with a set of practical takeaways for educators, researchers, and parents.
Download or read book Get Active written by Dale Basye and published by International Society for Technology in Education. This book was released on 2015-06-21 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Active learning spaces offer students opportunities to engage, collaborate, and learn in an environment that taps into their innate curiosity and creativity. Students well versed in active learning - the capabilities that colleges, vocational schools and the workforce demand - will be far more successful than those educated in traditional classrooms. Get Active is a practical guide to inform your thinking about how best to design schools and classrooms to support learning in a connected, digital world. From classroom redesigns to schoolwide rennovation projects and new building construction, the authors show the many ways that active learning spaces can improve the learning experience.
Download or read book Design Based School Improvement written by Rick Mintrop and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the effort to enact and scale up successful school reforms is the need for more robust links between research and practice. One promising approach is design development, a methodology widely used in other fields and only recently adapted to education, which offers a disciplined process for identifying practical problems, assessing evidence of outcomes, accounting for variability in implementation and results, and establishing a foundation for broader understanding of the problem and proposed solutions. This exciting new book provides a practical guide for education leaders who are seeking to address issues of equity in their schools and want to pursue this approach. The book provides a step-by-step description of the process, augmented by case studies of four education leaders: Christine, a middle school principal who is concerned with the volume of disciplinary referrals in her school; Michelle, an elementary school principal who wants to address achievement gaps; Eric, an assistant superintendent who wants to improve the quality of principals’ instructional feedback to teachers; and Nora, a high school principal who is concerned about the use of racial and homophobic slurs in the hallways. The book follows each of these leaders as they formulate and refine interventions to address these problems. Design-Based School Improvement also includes a series of “excursions into theory” that discuss the research basis for design-based improvement. The author—a leading thinker about policy implementation and school reform—shows a profound appreciation for the complexity of work in schools and the deep and sustained thinking entailed in undertaking productive change. By bringing theory to life and putting it in the hands of skilled practitioners, this book promises to become an invaluable resource for education leaders seeking to solve problems of equity and social justice in schools.
Download or read book The Leader in Me written by Stephen R. Covey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.
Download or read book STEM Road Map written by Carla C. Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEM Road Map: A Framework for Integrated STEM Education is the first resource to offer an integrated STEM curricula encompassing the entire K-12 spectrum, with complete grade-level learning based on a spiraled approach to building conceptual understanding. A team of over thirty STEM education professionals from across the U.S. collaborated on the important work of mapping out the Common Core standards in mathematics and English/language arts, the Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning into a coordinated, integrated, STEM education curriculum map. The book is structured in three main parts—Conceptualizing STEM, STEM Curriculum Maps, and Building Capacity for STEM—designed to build common understandings of integrated STEM, provide rich curriculum maps for implementing integrated STEM at the classroom level, and supports to enable systemic transformation to an integrated STEM approach. The STEM Road Map places the power into educators’ hands to implement integrated STEM learning within their classrooms without the need for extensive resources, making it a reality for all students.
