Essays and Research Papers on Teaching Methods

4 pages in length. Outdoor education encompasses everything that has to do with "'in,' 'about,' and 'for' the out-of-doors" (Ford, 1986). Appreciation for and understanding of the outdoors is available in myriad ways; it is through the collective financial efforts of elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, youth camps, municipal recreation departments ...

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of formative and summative assessments. Examples of both are given along with example lesson plans. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the necessity for leadership in education, and outlines possible leadership qualities. This paper also relates these to existing educational models. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

5 pages in length. This paper examines an article on multicultural education and is a summarization of that article related to multicultural education that is then evaluated, explained and critiqued. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page paper discussing the importance of including social studies in elementary education. One of the goals of social studies education has been to lead students to the point that they can be both critical and reflective thinkers, but that focus traditionally has been only marginally at the junior high school level and ...

A 2.5 page paper that discusses the use of teams in educational settings. The writer discusses some of the many elements necessary for a successful team, training in group processes being the most important. The educational leader also needs to be a coach for the team. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that begins with a brief description of some of the classical leadership models along with a brief description of transactional and transformational styles. The writer reports two empirical studies about educational leadership. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the application of learning stations to improve task completion and behavioral compliance in K-5 Special Education programming. This paper includes a 1-page graph.

A 14 page paper. This paper explores recent literature focusing on multicultural education. One issue is exactly what multicultural education is. Another issue of concern is the multicultural competence of teachers. Different authors have discussed the lack of this competence and how teachers might become more competent in this topic. Some approaches towards multicultural education ...

This 6 page research paper discusses issues associated promoting creativity in educational environments, which argues in favor of taking a cross-disciplinary approach. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper offers some ideas about the future of education. There are four sections: the school/curriculum of the future in which the writer those skills and attributes that will be important and the role of technology in them; the child, where descriptions of three children are provided and what they might be ...

This 11 page paper considers the way in which sociology is taught in the UK, looking at the pedagogy and various influences and the way in which OFSTED and FENTO have influences the way in which it is taught as well as the content of the syllabus. The bibliography cites 13 sources.

A 4 page paper that presents a teacher's philosophy of ECE. The specific age range discussed is 3-5 years. A general philosophy of early childhood education is presented, followed by the ECE domain areas as identified by NAEYC and adding the spiritual domain. The five dimensions of ECE practice as specified by NAEYC are also ...

A 10 page paper that begins with a brief explanation of the difference between mainstreaming and inclusion and a discussion of the ongoing controversy regarding inclusion. The paper reports research that focused on teacher and principal attitudes and their effect on students and how well mainstreaming or inclusion is being used in some schools. Bibliography ...

A 4 page reflection essay on several texts that address this topic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the basic concepts related to advance organizer and concept mapping, two instructional strategies. This paper then applies an understanding of these strategies to the area of physical education and discusses how it would be possible to assess student learning and strategic effectiveness. Bibliography lists 3 ...

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts these two theorists' ideas in the realm of education. Dewey's concepts are related to creativity and freedom in education whereas Banks is concerned with multiculturalism. No bibliography.

Middle school educators have recognized the significance of success in reading as an indicator of academic advancement and overall performance for individual students. Reading is a fundamental process necessary to attain learning in many different subjects, and the success of reading programs enhances the outcomes for students across disciplines. This 12 page paper ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of a personal educational philosophy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper is an example paper on one's personal philosophy of education as it applies to the special needs educator. Various texts cited. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. Obtaining a well-rounded and comprehensive education requires three important elements that must all work together in a synergistic fashion: the school, the teacher and the student. Applying the age-old adage that says a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, one can readily contend how missing any ...

A 7 page research paper that explores the topic of character education. The goal of using pedagogy to promote character building in their students is not a new one for educators has education has always been designed with two primary functions in mind--as one educator has phrases the objections --they are "to make kids smart ...

This 5 page paper comments on six articles about education, although the focus of each article is different. The articles discuss: the trend towards for-profit educational institutions; companies needing to become ecumenical for success; allegations from corporate executives that poor education was leading to a loss of global competitiveness, an allegation that had to ...

A 4 page paper that discusses the need for interactivity in distance education courses and how that can be enhanced through different instructional strategies. The paper provides examples in the field of nursing. The paper also provides one example of how distance learning can be used with patients. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the educational discipline which would become known as the Montessori method. This paper outlines the societal factors of the last half of the 1800s and the early 1900s which necessitated educational change. The Montessori method was designed to directly aid societally disadvantaged children of the time, a target ...