Essays and Research Papers on Teaching Methods

A 3 page research paper that describes and discusses 3 Internet-based activities designed to be used in a fourth-grade science class. The goal of the tasks is to teach the students about endangered species. The learning goals are scaffolded, each building on the other. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Social, Constructivist, Behaviorist : A 4 page paper that explains and discusses each of these learning theories, including their major principles and theorists. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

3 pages in length. The fact that learning can be integrated with fun is one particular reason why multimedia software is beneficial as an instructional delivery system, inasmuch as it serves to facilitate the learning objective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper that addresses these topics: what is creativity, the principles of creativity, why children are more creative than adults, if some people are more creative than others, and should creativity be encourages in school. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper examines school culture. One school is the focus of attention but the bulk of the paper uses general information. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper presents a review and critique of Home-School Relations: Working Successfully With Parents and Families (2nd ed), edited by Glenn Olsen and Mary Lou Fuller. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page research paper that discusses how to teach fifth graders how to round numbers to the nearest tenth. The writer also discusses what prerequisite concepts and skills should be mastered by fifth graders before presenting this lesson. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page book review on Echo Fling's book Eating An Artichoke, which is a personal journal of what it is like to raise a child who has Asperger Syndrome. The writer describes Asperger Syndrome and then focuses on the strategies devised by Fling to help her son. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page research paper that examines the parameters and efficacy of various tutoring programs. The writer examines the different types of tutoring programs and what research has shown to their efficacy. This examination demonstrates the components of these programs; how teachers perceive them; and how they have, in many cases, incorporated technology into the ...

A 3 page paper that summarizes 12 key concepts pertaining to teaching reading and phonemic awareness as discussed in the NRP publication Put Reading First. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that summarizes the six strategies for reading comprehension found in the Put Reading First report. The writer also reports the strategies that can be used to teach students the comprehension strategies. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 6 page research paper/essay that examines what qualities constitute an effective school in today's Information Age environment. Drawing heavily on Darling-Hammond's 1997 text, this report argues that when schools develop a collective perspective that encompasses all school structures to create a supportive, caring environment, student learning is optimized. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 14 page research paper that explores the toddler years in early childhood development. The toddler years, roughly from 18 months to 3-year-olds, constitute a period of rapid social, emotional and cognitive growth in the life of a child. This discussion of childhood development during the toddler years focuses on how various models of ...

An 8 page research paper that examines the problem of high school dropouts in North Toledo, Ohio. This evaluation of this problem attempts to outline the dimensions of the problem using demographic statistics and then discusses how the problem has thus far been addressed by public school and city officials as well as proposed solutions ...

This 3 page paper discusses the importance of information literacy, providing examples and citing different authors. The essay comments on how information literacy might be obtained/learned. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper provides a description and explanation of the FOSS program, in general, and the modules for Grade 1, in particular. The writer comments on the success of the program. The essay ends with recommendations to improve the program. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses the topic of literacy instruction designed to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. The writer summarizes research, offers specific strategies and also an applicable theoretical framework for professional development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper reports some facts about this school, the first statewide virtual school in the nation. Funding and staffing are reported as are the mission and purpose of the school. The writer comments on the different operational structure for this school and reports the latest addition, a comprehensive analysis system. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A 6 page paper. Two curriculum models are briefly described and then compared: the Backward Design model by Wiggins and McTighe and the Curry/Samara model. The writer suggests these are not mutually exclusive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page research paper that offers an overview of the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), which discusses its benefits and drawbacks and also offers several examples of its application. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper defines the behavioral, sociological and naturalistic approaches to literacy; and then considers how these approaches influence classroom practices. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

3 pages in length. Achieving successful leadership shares myriad factors no matter the arena; from high-end corporations to mom-and-pop organizations and everything in between, these common denominators serve to establish, maintain and perpetuate the very objective facilitators seek to reach. Nowhere is this more apparent than within the academic setting, whereby the entire ...

In seven pages this paper examines reading disabilities and includes definitions, causes, intervention approaches, motivation, and the importance of progress charts. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper provides the definitions for visual impairment/blindness and hearing impairments/deafness. The essay comments on how these types of disabilities can affect a child's learning and development and offers tips to teachers for teaching these children. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page guide/research paper that, first, discusses various web sites on the topic of endangered species that can be characterized by their approach. Then, the writer offers a lesson plan using some of these sites. Bibliography lists 10 sources.