Retaining Teachers in Challenging Schools

Retaining Teachers in Challenging Schools Article
You can access the article by clicking on the above link.

Q1: Are the research questions clearly stated?
Q2:Who were the participates in the study? Do you think that this is a big enough sample size?
Q3: Did the findings answer the research question?
Q4: How do you personally feel about the subject and the findings given?

Integrating Social Studies

Alright here are your questions.

1. Are the research questions clearly stated? Are they relevent? Is it possible to study the questions?

2. From beginning to end, do you understand how the information supports the study of this topic?

3. Did the author explain how the data was obtained and analyzed? If so how was it collected and analyzed? If not what do you think would be the most coherent way to collect and analyze the data?

4. Were the implications reasonable based on the report/findings? Did you find the article worthwhile to read? Did you learn anything new or did something further support your own ideas?

Interactive Whiteboards in a Primary Science Classroom

Our article is posted on the wiki site under week 11: you can follow the link below to get to it. You do not have to answer all 4 questions :) Thanks!

Colleen & Josh Expert Article

Questions:

1. Are the research questions clearly stated?

2. Who were the participants in the study? Do you think the people chosen were a good choice for this study? Why or why not?

3. Did the Findings clearly answer the research questions?

4. Was the Research organized in an easy to follow manner?

How Four Elementary Preservice Teachers Learned to Teach Social Studies in the NCLB Era

First off, here is your article link :)
http://www.socstrp.org/issues/PDF/4.1.3.pdf

Questions:

1. Did the author provide supporting background information, as well as clearly stating the problems, so that the study is well situated? What are the research questions? Are the questions in the study clearly defined?

2. Who were the participants in the study? How do you feel about the sample size in this study?
3. What data analysis techniques were used in this study? Do you feel that these techniques were appropriate and correct for this study? Did these findings clearly and accurately answer all of the research questions?

4. What did you personally think about this article? Does is apply to you in any way?

Technology Integration: Do They or Don't They?

1. Are the research questions clearly stated? Do you think that the research questions were adequately answered?

2. The article states that there is a void in educational technology and gives some ways to address it on page 217. How do you think the article did addressing the void?

3. Does the article provide logical flow? Was it easy to read?


Here is the link to the article:
http://651.wikispaces.com/file/view/ExpertOfWeekArticle5TechnologyIntegration.pdf

Article: What Type and Level of Science Content Knowledge of Elementary Education...

Here are a few questions to think about while reading this article. You do not have to answer all of them, but do your best to answer a few of them.

1. Are the research questions clearly stated? Is it possible to study the question?
2. Did the author make clear his/ her bias and how it was corrected for?
3. Did the author state clearly who the participants were?
4. Were the implications reasonable, based on the findings?
5. Were the analysis techniques appropriate?

The article title is, A case study of computer gaming for math: Engaged learning

Please go to Schedule page http://651.wikispaces.com/Schedule, Week 7 to read the article ExpertOfWeekArticle3ACaseStudy.pdf

Please have all comments listed before midnight on October 11, 2009. Thank you.

Q1. Did the author clearly state who the participants were? If so, did the author justify the sample size in this study?

Q2. Are the research questions clearly stated and relevant? Did the findings clearly and adequately answer all the research questions? Explain.

Q3. How were the conclusions supported and directly traceable to the data?

Social Studies Teachers' Perspectives of Technology Integration

Q2: Critique
(1)In the article, it mentions how computer rooms are a great access to technology but they also create issues at times. What would you do about the lack of computer access for a (hypothetical) class project?
(2)Do you think teachers will no longer be needed in the future? The article talks about new/more staff to update, repair, etc. the computers, will they replace teachers or just be more staff? Do you think they will be helpful or not?
(3)Where do you think this abundance of technology will take the classroom in 20 years?

*Please make all posts no later then midnight on Sunday (10/4). Thanks!

This should bring you to the article in case you don't want to get the link from the Wiki schedule:
ExpertofWeekArticle2.pdf

High Stakes Testing and the Elementary Science Curriculum

Q1: Choice: With the rise of high stakes testing, we are interested in the impact that these tests have on teachers and how it affects their preparation and implementation of lessons. We have noticed that more teachers are teaching to the test and less focused on what the students are learning.

Q2: Critique: Are the research questions clearly stated in the article? What are they? Does the author justify the sample size used in the research? Were there ample participants in this study to produce valid results?

Q3: Teaching: What are some issues and concerns that you have about high stakes testing that you have in your classroom? Are there concerns that the teachers expressed in this study that you feel strongly about? Feel free to cite specific examples from the study.

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Week 3: Research Critique: How Does the Textbook Contribute to Leanring

Q1. Choice. I am very interested in using/not using textbooks in teaching. I saw my son (9th grade) carried heavy-duty textbooks in his school bags... I always find it hard to pick textbooks for my own teaching and wonder about the values/contributions of textbooks to learning.
Q2. Critique. Are the research questions clearly stated and relevant? How well does the literature review argue for the importance of the current study? Did the findings clearly and adequately answer the research questions? Can you identify any potential sources of bias in this study?
Q3. Teaching. How do the issues under discussion (textbook and learning) relate to your own teaching or your understanding of teaching? Are the findings of this article useful/helpful to you as a teacher? In what ways are these findings helpful?

Driscoll, M. P., Moallem, M., Dick, W., & Kirby, E. (1994). How Does the Textbook Contribute to Learning in a Middle School Science Class. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 19 (1), 79-100.

Charity

• Your First name: Charity
• Four adjectives that describe me: caring, considerate, loving, happy
• Sibling (son or daughter of): sibling of 2 older brothers
• Lover of (3 things): my cats, outdoors, family and friends
• Who feels (3 things) stressed from school, sore from gull bladder surgery, happy to be accomplishing something
• Who fears (3 things) snakes, worms and failure
• Who would like to see (3 things) Hawaii, Alaska, California
• Resident of (street, city, state) Cortland, NY
• Your profession (job - where do you work?) walmart and hopefully substituting
• Your last name: Olmstead

David Starr

Your First name• Four adjectives that describe you• Sibling (son or daughter of)• Lover of (3 things)• Who feels (3 things)• Who fears (3 things)• Who would like to see (3 things)• Resident of (street, city, state)• Your profession (job - where do you work?)• Your last name


David
fun, caring, talkative, ___________
Son of Bob Starr and Nancy Harrington older brother of Adam and younger brother of Bobby
I love the outdoors, my dog, my car
I fear snakes, failure, and drowning
Would like to see Yellowstone national park, a great white shark and Texas
Resident of Route 79 Chenango Forks, NY
Teaching assisstant
Starr

Connie's Introduction

Connie:
Adjectives that describe me are: Happy, Friendly, dedicated, and positive
My siblings: Older brother Justin, Younger brother Gene
Loves: Animals, family, outside
I feel: Confident that I will be a teacher, Happy that I have a chinchilla, Scared that I have so many things to read for graduate school
I fear: Water, change, death
I want to see: Reba Macentire, Yellow Stone National Park, Australia
I live: E. Miller Rd., Ithaca, Ny 14850
I work as an Office Assistant in the Medical records department for the Cornell small and large animal veterinary clinics
Sczepanski

Know Jenna

• Jenna
• Caring, Energetic, Motivated, Thoughtful
• I'm the daughter of Joe and Barb Hillebrandt, little sister of Jeff Hillebrandt
  
• Lover of: Horses, Those who encourage others, The outdoors
  
• Feels: Love, Heartbreak, Hope
• Fears: Failure, Not rising to my potential, Not making a difference
• Would like to see: Myself become a more effective teacher, Myself WANT to be a teacher, Happiness in all forms from those around me including myself
• Resident of: Dryden Rd. Ithaca, NY
• Job: Substitute Teacher in the Ithaca City School District
• Hillebrandt
  

Colleen Crook Intro

• Colleen

• Organized, Loyal, Hardworking, Sincere

• Daughter of Janet & Bill, younger sister of Jen

• Lover of family/friends, movies, sweatpants, and Fall

• Who feels anxious/excited for a busy fall, already tired from a busy fall J

• Who fears public speaking, snakes, tractor trailers

• Who would like to see Where the Wild Things Are (movie), the Redwood Forest, the Grand Canyon, and more of the Adirondacks

• Resident of State Rte. 49, Fulton, NY

• Your profession 5^th grade teacher (Lanigan Elementary School - Fulton)

• Crook

Josh

4 adjectives that describe me: boisterous, musical, cautious (aka:chicken) and funny (by wife)

Sibling (son of): I am the youngest of 4 (2 bros. 1 sis.) my father lives here in Ithaca now and my mother passed several years ago.

Lover of : my family (wife, daughter and son), music and the outdoors.

Who feels: overwhelmed by school/teaching/life, glad to have a happy and healthy family, excited for the Fall weather.

Who fears: flying in planes, heights and being wrong.

Who would like to see: my son and/or daughter in the Olympics, a world-wide end to oil dependence and an alien next to its crashed saucer that just needs some tools and a place to stay for a couple of days while it fixes its ship.

Resident of: 91 W. Miller Rd. Ithaca, NY

Profession: I teach 4th grade at Beverly J. Martin (fromer principal) Elementary, downtown Ithaca.

Dr. Shi Self Intro

• Your First name: Shufang
• Four adjectives that describe me: genuine, directionally challenged, enthusiastic, caring, demanding (by husband), overworked/illogical/relentless and more (by son)…
• Sibling (son or daughter of): sibling of 6, missing my 85-year-old mother in China,
• Lover of (3 things): sunset, nature, hiking, good food, ikebana, live music and dancing to a band!
• Who feels (3 things) reluctant to work on weekends, hard to get up early, grateful to have Michael and Karl
• Who fears (3 things) worms, slugs, snakes
• Who would like to see (3 things) Grand Canyon, Tibet, A Fashion show in Paris,
• Resident of (street, city, state) Cortland, NY
• Your profession (job - where do you work?) Assistant professor at SUNY Cortland
• Your last name: Shi

Know you, know me

Let's get to know each other better... please introduce yourself to the class, either using BioPoem or using any other creative way of self-introduction.

• Your First name
• Four adjectives that describe you
• Sibling (son or daughter of)
• Lover of (3 things)
• Who feels (3 things)
• Who fears (3 things)
• Who would like to see (3 things)
• Resident of (street, city, state)
• Your profession (job - where do you work?)
• Your last name

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