EDU 501 Teacher as Researcher by

Area of Focus:

hartw — 2013-05-17 14:40:21 UTC

To improve the assessment scores of students in Economics at Skyline High School in the first two units of class during the first trimester in the school year 2013-14. The first two units in the Economics class are as follows: Unit 1 Economic Fundamentals and Unit 2 How Markets Work.

Research Question:

hartw — 2013-06-13 14:52:24 UTC

How will using tiered lessons based on student ability level affect students’ assessment scores?

What are Tiered Lessons?

hartw — 2013-06-13 14:55:16 UTC

Straight Ahead – basic terms, vocabulary, and recall of

facts.

Uphill – everything in Straight Ahead, limited reading for understanding, limited problem solving, and limited writing responses.

Mountainous – reading outside material for understanding, complex problems, and extended writing responses.

Synthesis of Research on Classroom Management

hartw — 2013-06-14 10:31:35 UTC

An older article but with some timeless management strategies. Maybe some of our teachers read this back in the day

Is School-Wide Positive Behavior Support an Evidence-Based Practice

hartw — 2013-06-14 10:40:14 UTC

This is a research summary of many research based or evidence-based research reports. It is a nice quick read but its real treasure is leading you to many more resources on the subject.

Managing Adolescent Behavior A multiyear, Multischool Study

hartw — 2013-06-14 10:49:28 UTC

Complementary roles of care and behavioral control in classroom management: The self-determination theory perspective.

hartw — 2013-06-14 10:52:50 UTC

Building Classroom Discipline

hartw — 2013-06-14 10:56:26 UTC

This book is by PhD. C.M. Charles has examples of classroom discipline methods.

An ASCD Study Guide for Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:03:09 UTC

A review of this book can be found on-line at the ASCD website.

Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:08:32 UTC

It is another one of the books that I found in our school media center. Over the years they have expanded the books for teachers, that we can check out. This one has some great ideas.

Handling Disruptive Students

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:12:09 UTC

Written by a retired high school teacher and worth the time.

CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT: A SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION AND COMPONENT ANALYSIS

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:32:52 UTC

Tiered Lessons: One Way to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:48:12 UTC

Tiered Lesson Plans - a Manageable Way to Differentiate Instruction

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:50:16 UTC

Differentiating Instruction in Social Studies

hartw — 2013-06-14 11:51:30 UTC