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Internet in K-12 Classrooms, 2002.
Examines how the use of the Internet can benefit pupils in a classroom setting.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 41.95
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With technology becoming an important part of our daily lives, it is only natural that it would also affect our instruction strategies in schools. It has been noticed that, while use of the Internet is often hailed as an effective teaching aid, its use in the classrooms at the K-12 level raises many questions that have significantly limited its growth in schools. This paper shows that, while the Internet is a great teaching tool, many educators are worried about its use in classrooms because they feel that at the K-12 level, students might misuse this research aid. Instead of using it for research purposes, they might use it for non-educational purposes that can adversely affect student?s performance. For this reason, some schools are implementing filters and censorship method to control Internet usage in classrooms. The paper shows that if this one aspect of Internet usage can be effectively controlled, then the Internet is definitely a perfect tool for instruction in K-12 schools.
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"But despite these minor problems, Internet can be effectively used for providing a more in-depth learning experience and it has a very positive impact on learning process. With the help of this technology, students at K-12 level can easily research the topic they are discussing in class, which opens new doors of inquiry. With access to material that is not exactly coming out of a prescribed textbook, students can gain deeper knowledge of the subject. However Internet must be used as an instruction aid after careful consideration of the benefits that can be expected from its usage in K-12 classrooms. Educators are familiar with student learning process and therefore Internet should be used in a way that can facilitate or accelerate this process."
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K-12 Recruiting Plan, 2004.
A K-12 recruiting plan for selecting/retaining an ethically diverse, certified, and classified staff in an educational environment.
1,373 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper examines how recruiting, selecting, and retaining an ethically diverse, certified, and classified staff is a leadership responsibility and a priority for K-12 school administrators. There are many challenges associated with recruiting a diverse staff, but by recruiting a diverse staff, educators can assure that students will be provided ample opportunity to experience an education that is diverse in an environment that promotes diversity and a sense of global understanding. It attempts to show how implementation of a diverse recruiting campaign requires a stringent strategy.
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Introduction
Management Support
Recruitment Strategies
Selecting
Retention
Certification/Classification
Conclusions
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"With regard to recruiting strategies, selection and hiring procedures must be oriented in a manner that encourages applications from a diverse pool of applicants. To do this the team must first emphasize communication (Spangler & Wixon, 2000). A communication strategy should incorporate the educational goals and philosophies plus an explicit desire to promote diversity."
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Accountability and the K-12 Schools, 2004.
This paper discusses that a K-12 accountability plan must focus on several critical elements of student and teacher administration, such as teacher evaluation, training, curriculum, and student assessment.
1,135 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper explains that teachers are responsible for the success of their students; therefore, the school administration must be responsible for selecting and evaluating the teaching staff. The author points out that the assessment of student achievement can be managed through testing and annual evaluations, which measure students? skills and abilities for which standardized tests are available. The paper concludes that student performance is an adequate measure of an educator?s efficacy within the classroom.
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Staff Responsibility for Enhancing Student Learning
Accountability Program
Teacher Evaluation/Training
Student Evaluation/Curriculum
Conclusions
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"In a K-12 educational setting, the staff is tasked with the responsibility of enhancing student learning to the best of their ability. There are many factors that impact student learning, including curriculum, student evaluation, teacher training and classroom environment. Each of these factors is a measurable component of the K-12 learning environment.
It is important when assessing the classroom environment that teachers and administrators consider all of these functions, in order to create the environment that is most conducive to student achievement. An adequate accountability program will necessitate collaboration between educators and administrators to consistently monitor the progress of student achievement over a designated period of time."
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K-12 School Sports Activities, 2008.
This paper discusses the problem of normativity and exclusion in K-12 school sports activities.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 82.95
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This paper reports that, at a parent-teacher meeting, several issues relating to sports activities involving exclusion based on race, gender and disabilities were argued. The author points out that the perceptions of one side were that the school operates on a hierarchy of priorities, discriminating in favor of white males. The paper states that the assertion of the other group was that none of the issues apply since the only institutional goal is to prevent obesity. The author stresses that the relevant ethical principles for this situation were justice, benevolence and respect for persons. The paper highlights that the new standards such as physical activity and sports will become a self-management program in which every child should realize that the program is to be incorporated into their life plan.
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Introduction
The Issues
Ethics and Ethical Principles
Recommendations
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"According to Foucault, ethics is best defined as "a critical self-reflective practice". Based on this, the goals are to establish the ethical principles that will allow physical activity and sport to take place with the least amount of control. If the main objective is to fight obesity, then the activity should be paramount, flexible, and requires few formal rules or structure. Once the rationale for sport is clarified, then the emphasis on competition and all the disciplinary and regulatory practices that center on the idea of winning will be eliminated."
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The Case of Kimura K.K., 2007.
This paper is an analysis of the international business case involving the Japanese company, Kimura K. K., and the Australian company Pramtex.
1,720 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper explains that Pramtex has lost one of the most significant and influential Japanese customers, Kimura, and risks losing other business opportunities in the Asian market because of negative fallout of Pramtex's relation with Kimura. The paper considers whether Pramtex can possible save retain Kimura as a customer and save its image among other Asian corporations. The author concludes that Kimura could be re-included in Pramtex's portfolio; however, the time needed for this achievement is going to be quite long because the Japanese company's bitter taste is too recent to be forgotten. The paper stresses that all employees of the company must understand that appropriate interactions with partners are an issue that has at least equal importance to having the best products.
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Problem Definition
Situational Analysis
Main Strengths
Multiple Weaknesses
The Main Opportunity
Two Major Threats
Identifying, Evaluating and Choosing Alternatives
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"Pramtex's main problem is Kimura's refusal to place a second order for three more Spartacus machines. Despite being enthusiastic about the quality and quantity of the outcome achieved by the new system implemented at the factory in Osaka, Mr. Kimura, the company's president, chooses to opt for other manufacturers in order to purchase the machines needed at his factory in Taiwan. The fax that John Reef (product manger and Pramtex representative in Japan) receives is quite confusing because it doesn't contain the reasons for such a sudden change of attitude."
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The Benefits of Mixed-Grade Classrooms, 2001.
This paper describes the benefits of mixed-grade classrooms and questions the established norm of single-grade classrooms.
3,710 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 15 sources, APA, AU$ 149.95
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This paper examines the research on the effectiveness of teaching in mixed-grade classrooms as compared to single-grade classrooms, with a particular emphasis on academic achievement and an even more specific math performance. The paper investigates the historical and cultural forces that shaped the one-age/one-grade classroom as a way of identifying the underlying pedagogical assumptions about the primacy of single-age teaching in he 21st century.
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"We are now so accustomed to the idea that students should be segregated from each other along narrow age bands that must of us do not question the efficacy and the rightness of doing so. But, of course, the idea that children should be placed into grades defined by age and separated from their peers is a recent trend in education as we well know. The practice is based as much in historical and social beliefs and circumstances as it is in sound pedagogy, and recently some schools have begun to ask whether single-grade classrooms are in fact the most effective atmosphere in which to teach elementary-age students. This paper examines the research on the effectiveness of teaching in mixed-grade classrooms to that of teaching in single-grade classrooms with a particular emphasis on academic achievement and an even more specific focus on how well students in both kinds of classrooms perform in math. Before looking at how these two types of classroom environments serve their students in the 21st century, it will be useful to examine the historical and cultural forces that shaped the one-age/one-grade classroom to begin with as a way of identifying the underlying pedagogical assumptions about the primacy of single-age teaching."
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?Life In Classrooms?, 2002.
A review of the book ?Life in Classrooms? by Philip W. Jackson which focuses on the hidden elements of classroom education.
1,192 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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This paper discusses the themes and ideas in the book, ?Life in Classrooms? by the highly acclaimed psychologist and educator Philip W. Jackson. It shows how although Jackson published this scholarly work in 1968, more than 30 years later, it is still quite relevant to our present-day classroom life and structure. It attempts to explain why Jackson considered life in a classroom quite unnatural and thus unfavorable for the proper psychological and intellectual development of a child.
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"Keeping this in view, we realize that recent incidents of school violence may be subtly connected with this negative aspect of life in classrooms. When a child fails to make his presence felt, he resorts to violent and destructive tactics, which suddenly throw him in the spotlight. We can draw another extremely important conclusion from this group and crowd element. What schools mostly fail to understand is the fact that group operations are not always as smooth to adapt to as it appears on the surface."
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Hispanic Immersion in the Classrooms, 2002.
An analysis of mainstreaming language minority students into English speaking classrooms.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper helps to show research studies on the effects of a language minority child in the bilingual education program. The paper outlines the immersion program, a new and controversial program, which is designed to get kids into normal classrooms after one year in a classroom learning English. This paper discusses the pros and cons socially as well as mentally for the child.
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"Immersion is a relatively new development within education and is a form of bi-lingual education. Due to the increase of immigrants from different countries, many states have incorporated in their school systems teaching for the language-minority students. It has required many states to develop a system of bi-lingual education. Immersion programs are being introduced at a variety of levels within educational systems. There is much controversy about whether immersion is good for children that come into the schools without any knowledge or experience with the countries language. Like some researchers, I believe that total immersion or submersion is a ?non-approach? and that it has been described as a ?sink or swim? technique. My claim is that the only sufficient way to teach a language-minority child is to immerse them into English speaking classrooms while they are young and then mainstream them later with the other children after their language proficiency is complete. My intention is to show evidence to my audience that our country is spending billions of dollars every year to promote the bi-lingual classrooms and to persuade them that the only cost effective and learning proficient way is to completely immerse them into English speaking programs."
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Multicultural Education in Today's Classrooms, 2002.
Emphasizes the importance of multicultural education in America's classrooms today.
2,255 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 14 sources, APA, AU$ 101.95
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The following paper presents information and statistics encouraging the use of multicultural education in classrooms. The United States has always been very diverse, but its diversity is growing more and more with each passing year. The paper first presents the numbers and statistics associated with this growing diversity as compared to the numbers in the past. Secondly, the paper points out some documented cases promoting the benefits of using multicultural education in classrooms. And lastly it presents some ideas and recommendations, which can be used by educators to implement into their curricula.
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"The first example of cultural differentiation was perhaps one major basis for why the United States was formed. A group of people sailed away from the culture and religion they once knew, and ventured out to a new land, to seek the freedom they longed for. And now as our country grows more culturally diverse it is essential that students be taught to accommodate with our ever-changing cultural landscape. Today, with more than one-fourth of the U.S. population is enrolled in school; the student population is quite diverse. One-fourth of the population accounts for about 72 million people, which were in school throughout the United States in October 1999. Eight million were enrolled in nursery school and kindergarten, 33 million in elementary school, 16 million in high school, and 15 million in college. Among children enrolled in kindergarten, the majority were White non-Hispanics (60 percent), followed by Blacks (16 percent), and Hispanics (17 percent). Asians and Pacific Islanders accounted for 5 percent of children enrolled in kindergarten. (1) The numbers accounting for children enrolled in elementary school are the highest, which is why it is essential that multicultural education be introduced at a very young age. The Institute of International Education estimates that there are 450,000 international students in the United States, and most of these students come from Asian and Latin American countries. (2) The presence of multiculturalism in American education is indisputable, but it is still a minority movement. Many skeptics feel that by integrating diversity into the American education system, it would be impoverishing the ?White European? cultural model, thus doing away with the classics of art and literature, and depriving the students of essential knowledge. However, others have argued for the benefits of multicultural education as an active approach to learning, which encourages the learner to create his or her own knowledge. (3) As teachers prepare for the many educational challenges of the next century, it is essential that they learn how to build bridges between students' home cultures and the cultures of their school environment. These bridges are essential for student academic success, and without them, a serious disservice is done to both students and the larger society in every day life that will ultimately benefit from the development of their special talents. (4) Therefore, because our society has become so diverse, more teachers should implement multicultural education into their classrooms."
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Computers in Classrooms Are Ineffective Without Knowing How to Use Them, 2002.
This paper presents a discussion on the ineffectiveness of classroom computers. Billions of dollars are being spent each year nationwide on computers in the classroom and our national test scores are still declining.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 116.95
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This paper presents a discussion on the ineffectiveness of classroom computers. Billions of dollars are being spent each year nationwide on computers in the classroom and our national test scores are still declining. As long as the machines serve as dust collectors in the back of the classroom, we need to divert what we are spending to better uses. Lack of training, fast paced advances, and teacher apathy are all discussed.
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Jocelyn Smrekar's Article 'Early Childhood Bilingual Classrooms', 2007.
This paper analyzes the article 'Early Childhood Bilingual Classrooms' by Jocelyn Smrekar (2005) from "Making a Difference in the Lives of Bilingual/Bi-cultural Children".
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 69.95
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This paper explains that Jocelyn Smrekar in her article 'Early Childhood Bilingual Classrooms' by (2005) suggests that the bilingual education of young children should not be merely about language acquisition but also about a kind of cultural meeting of the minds of teachers and students of a variety of different backgrounds. The author points out that Smrekar's views in this sense coalesces with the esteemed cognitive academic language learning approach (CALLA), which states that valuing the student's own prior knowledge and cultural experiences and relating this knowledge to academic learning in a new language and culture is a key aspect of creating a learning-friendly environment for foreign language acquisition. The paper criticizes Smrekar because, unlike CALLA, she does not give much advice for teachers in terms of creating hands-on approaches that might be effective in the everyday life of the classroom.
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"Smrekar provides helpful reminders that young children do not learn language as if by magic, rather individual students may vary in the levels of exposure they have to the language at home and in their social environments. She also encourages teachers not to judge student's overall intelligence harshly, merely because they make common initial linguistic mistakes in using English such as code mixing, or referring with a specific word to all general examples of a type, or conversely use under-extensions of specific vocabulary words, or not using a general vocabulary word in a host of specific contexts."
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Motivation in Elementary School Classrooms, 2004.
A look at the significance of the role of motivation in elementary classrooms in enhancing student academic performance.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 115.95
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This paper examines the importance of motivation in elementary school classrooms. The paper discusses the role played by motivation in enhancing a student's academic performance and looks at how educators can shape motivation.
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"In recent years educators have increasingly acknowledged the significance of the role of motivation in enhancing students' academic performance. Essentially, students who derive tremendous pleasure in the learning of any subject demonstrate a strong motivation to learn. Concomitantly, how educators are able to utilize appropriate instructional strategies and create an ideal learning environment to increase motivation has also become a popular subject among researchers. At the same time, this emerging acknowledgement of the importance of motivation is accompanied by two..."
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Classrooms that Work, 2004.
A review of the book, "Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write", by Patricia Marr Cunningham and Richard L. Allington.
932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 48.95
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This paper examines how Patricia Marr Cunningham and Richard L. Allington?s 1998 book, "Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write", has significantly altered the author's opinion of what is involved in literacy instruction. It looks at how, in the book, the authors describe several reading approaches, including phonics and literature-based process writing, The Four Blocks, cross-checking, Guided Reading, Basal Reading, and Individualized Reading.
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"Cunningham and Allington's Four Blocks Literacy Model, has been a crucial help in my classroom experience, and has helped me to finely focus my teaching approach, and has broadened my understanding of literacy. The Four Blocks Literacy Model is described in their book and further outlined in their website at www.wfu.edu/~cunningh/fourblocks. At their website, Cunningham and Hall note six critical understandings that are the "building blocks" of successful reading and writing among children. These building blocks include developing a desire to learn to read and write, learning new concepts and adding words and meanings, learning to print concepts like reading from left to write, developing phonemic awareness, learning to read and write words that they find interesting, and learning letters and sounds that are connected to interesting words they have learned previously."
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Technology and Classrooms, 2002.
A look at the advantages of technology in the classrooms.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 77.95
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This six-page paper is a persuasive paper about the benefits of technology in the classroom. The author of this paper takes us on an exploratory journey through the technological explosion and details the many ways that explosion has benefited the American student. The paper used six sources to be complete.
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Integrating Technology in the Classroom, 2002.
Looks at some effective strategies used to integrate the ethical use of technology into the K-12 curriculum.
1,803 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper puts forth a plan for implementing, most successfully, the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001". It suggests that the best way to achieve the objective of this Act, i.e., closing the achievement gap between disadvantaged and struggling students and their peers, is by ensuring that all the components for successful integration of technology are in place. The paper suggests that the primary ethical concerns of access, attitude, training, and support must be addressed before moving on to the more popular topic of integrating instructional technology into the classroom. The paper then goes on to discuss the different concepts and approaches considered when trying to improve instructional technology.
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"Once the vital components are in place, the focus for identifying successful technology integration can move to the planning of activities that take place in the classroom. The first thing to consider, of course, is how the technology fits into the local, state, and national standards. Different districts have approached this in varying ways. In the state of Georgia, for example, state technology standards for students have been written into the state Quality Core Curriculum right alongside the standards for all other subjects (Georgia Learning Connections, 2001). Whatever the method used to identify the skills needed, it is most often left to the teachers to create meaningful technology lessons. If access, training, and support all exist, the teacher can successfully introduce technology into the classroom. However, simply sitting students at computers to do repetitive activities is not appropriate."
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Traditional Grading in Elementary Classrooms, 2005.
This paper discusses the effects of traditional grading and writing in elementary classrooms.
1,825 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 85.95
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This paper explains that grades signify an end, a final evaluation of a finished piece; however, by not grading, teachers signal that a piece can still be revised, which recognizes that writing is a recursive process that requires various stages of revision. The author evaluates two alternatives to traditional grading: Minimal grading using codes to communicate with students, such as exclamation points to show approval, a question mark to point to an unclear passage or a check to indicate an error, and achievement grading or contract grading, which allows students to receive credit for the work accomplished---the more work students do, the higher their grade. The paper recommends that students as young as first grade should be encouraged to revise their writing in response to teacher feedback, which should focus specifically on student's writing strengths and weaknesses that is the type of feedback they can't get from conventional letter grades.
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"In too many classrooms, "grades are wages students earn in exchange for their labor." Teachers assign papers as work, students create papers as products and grades are exchanged as currency. Students who enter school with the appropriate skills are rewarded; they know how to write a paper and just have to figure out what the teacher wants to read. Students who lack those skills begin the writing process already at a disadvantage; unless they are explicitly taught how to write, they will continue to receive low grades. It is the students lacking these basic skills -- who view writing as threatening, are unmotivated, or are learning the conventions of English, who we need to advocate for when thinking about the effects of traditional grading."
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