International Journal of Curriculum Development and Learning Measurement
The purpose of the article is to provide and an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination ... more The purpose of the article is to provide and an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for designing and implementing constructivist instructional practices while simultaneously providing outstanding teacher preparation. The unit on pollination was developed by preservice teachers through a partnership between the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and the Monmouth University School of Education. Through collective action, these institutions were able to enhance student learning on a vital part of the science curriculum, provide a rich clinical experience for pre-service teachers, and familiarize teachers with a more constructivist approach to pre-school science instruction.
The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for ... more The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for designing and implementing constructivist instructional practices while simultaneously providing outstanding teacher preparation. The unit on pollination was developed by preservice teachers through a partnership between the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and the Monmouth University School of Education. Through collective action, these institutions were able to enhance student learning on a vital part of the science curriculum, provide a rich clinical experience for pre-service teachers, and to familiarize teachers with a more constructivist approach to pre-school science instruction.
The purpose of this study was to examine children’s reading performance and parents’ use of readi... more The purpose of this study was to examine children’s reading performance and parents’ use of reading support strategies throughout their participation in a family literacy program. In the program sessions, parents learned strategies to promote discussions around reading and strategies to support children at the word level. The program occurred in a second-grade and third-grade classroom with a culturally and linguistically diverse student population. This case study, with multiple embedded units, focuses on four parent–child dyads who participated in the program. Audio recordings of the home readings were examined for parents’ strategy use across weeks, as well as changes in children’s reading performance. Analyses of audio recorded parent–child readings showed that parents used both discussion and oral reading strategies to support their children’s readings, and had various responses to the program training. Likewise, children showed gains in terms of reading rate, accuracy, and fluency as well as on independent reading measures, from the beginning of the program period to the end.
Cases on Models and Methods for STEAM Education, 2020
The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for ... more The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for designing and implementing constructivist instructional practices while simultaneously providing outstanding teacher preparation. The unit on pollination was developed by preservice teachers through a partnership between the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and the Monmouth University School of Education. Through collective action, these institutions were able to enhance student learning on a vital part of the science curriculum, provide a rich clinical experience for pre-service teachers, and to familiarize teachers with a more constructivist approach to pre-school science instruction.
International Journal of Curriculum Development and Learning Measurement
The purpose of the article is to provide and an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination ... more The purpose of the article is to provide and an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for designing and implementing constructivist instructional practices while simultaneously providing outstanding teacher preparation. The unit on pollination was developed by preservice teachers through a partnership between the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and the Monmouth University School of Education. Through collective action, these institutions were able to enhance student learning on a vital part of the science curriculum, provide a rich clinical experience for pre-service teachers, and familiarize teachers with a more constructivist approach to pre-school science instruction.
The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for ... more The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for designing and implementing constructivist instructional practices while simultaneously providing outstanding teacher preparation. The unit on pollination was developed by preservice teachers through a partnership between the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and the Monmouth University School of Education. Through collective action, these institutions were able to enhance student learning on a vital part of the science curriculum, provide a rich clinical experience for pre-service teachers, and to familiarize teachers with a more constructivist approach to pre-school science instruction.
The purpose of this study was to examine children’s reading performance and parents’ use of readi... more The purpose of this study was to examine children’s reading performance and parents’ use of reading support strategies throughout their participation in a family literacy program. In the program sessions, parents learned strategies to promote discussions around reading and strategies to support children at the word level. The program occurred in a second-grade and third-grade classroom with a culturally and linguistically diverse student population. This case study, with multiple embedded units, focuses on four parent–child dyads who participated in the program. Audio recordings of the home readings were examined for parents’ strategy use across weeks, as well as changes in children’s reading performance. Analyses of audio recorded parent–child readings showed that parents used both discussion and oral reading strategies to support their children’s readings, and had various responses to the program training. Likewise, children showed gains in terms of reading rate, accuracy, and fluency as well as on independent reading measures, from the beginning of the program period to the end.
Cases on Models and Methods for STEAM Education, 2020
The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for ... more The purpose of the chapter is to provide an exemplar of an inquiry-based unit on pollination for designing and implementing constructivist instructional practices while simultaneously providing outstanding teacher preparation. The unit on pollination was developed by preservice teachers through a partnership between the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and the Monmouth University School of Education. Through collective action, these institutions were able to enhance student learning on a vital part of the science curriculum, provide a rich clinical experience for pre-service teachers, and to familiarize teachers with a more constructivist approach to pre-school science instruction.
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