Recently added articles from Kappa Delta Pi Record:

Forging Collaborative Relationships to Meet the Demands of Inclusion

Jul 01, 2008; Cahill, Susan M; Mitra, Sue ... Though school districts across the United States are responding to special education legislation by embracing inclusive practices, many classroom teachers are struggling with inclusion. Teachers have reported that their understanding of how learning disabilities impact the acquisition of news ...

STEM: The 21st Century Sputnik

Jul 01, 2008; Garrett, Joyce Lynn ... When the Soviet Union launched the first successful manned space flight in 1957, Americans were shocked! The response was immediate and intense. NASA scientists sent a number of satellites into orbit; the Defense Department created the Advanced Research Projects Agency, and government officials ...

DAP in ECE: RESPECT

Jul 01, 2008; Brumbaugh, Erin ... Combine these developmentally appropriate practices to create an effective early childhood setting. In the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field, the term Developmentally Appropriate Practice, otherwise known as DAP, has been defined many times and many ways (Bredekamp and Copple 1997) ....

Working Smarter, Not Harder: Reaching the Tough to Teach: Part IV: Judicious Review and Synergy

Jul 01, 2008; Rockwell, Sylvia ... 4 Judicious Review and Synergy "Working Smarter, Not Harder: Reaching the Tough to Teach" is the topic of an exclusive four-part series by Sylvia Rockwell for the Kappa Delta Pi Record. Part I, "Prior Knowledge and Concept Development," appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of the Record. Part ...

Teaching BIG Ideas in Diverse Middle School Classrooms

Jul 01, 2008; Conderman, Greg; Bresnahan, Val ... With a focus on concepts and principles, teachers can lead students in diverse classrooms in the efficient and broad acquisition of knowledge. Imagine a classroom co-taught by a general educator and special educator that includes 11 students with individualized education programs (IEPs), ...

Sheltered Instruction: Best Practices for ELLs in the Mainstream

Jul 01, 2008; Hansen-Thomas, Holly ... To provide all learners with the same high-quality, academically challenging content, educators must reach both native English speakers and those learning English as a second language. Many schools and school districts are implementing sheltered instruction to help serve the needs of ...

Action Research to Improve Teaching and Learning

Jul 01, 2008; Ross-Fisher, Roberta ... For teachers and administrators, action research is a user-friendly, practical approach to conducting research. * Third-grade teachers have approached me wanting help for their students. I need to be able to speak to them with confidence to the question: What strategy works besf to ...

The Versatility of Leadership

Jul 01, 2008; Todd, Amy ... It is your first day of student teaching at the beginning of a new school year. You nervously walk into your assigned classroom to greet your cooperating teacher and await those 24 shining faces. You already are feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities you will be taking on as a student ...

Educating the First Digital Generation

Jul 01, 2008; Hipsky, Shellie ... Educating the First Digital Generation by Paul G. Harwood and Victor Asa I. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. © 2007. 208 pages. ISBN: 978-0-275-98959-0. In the '80s, the loud, grating mechanical noise in the office next to my bedroom should have kept me awake; but, for me, the sound ...

Leading Lesson Study: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators

Jul 01, 2008; Iwai, Yuko ... Leading Lesson Study: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators by Jennifer Stepanek, Gary Appel, Melinda Leong, Michelle Turner Mangan, and Mark Mitchell. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. © 2007. 232 pages. ISBN 978-1-4129-3988-1. While cultural differences alone make education in ...

Standing Up for Diversity: Lesbian Mothers' Suggestions for Teachers

Jul 01, 2008; Bower, Laura A ... Increased diversity within student populations has led to a deluge of concerns for meeting the needs of all learners (e.g., Banks and McGee-Banks 2004; Darling-Hammond and Bransford 2005). Traditionally, education has defined diversity in terms of students' ethnicity, language, and academic ...

Lessons from an Influential Teacher in EDUC 100

Jul 01, 2008; Gieselmann, Sharon ... Mother Teresa, John Dewey, Marie Montessori, and Kayla Ryan: all teachers of influence! Most readers recognize the first three individuals; yet, the fourth might be unfamiliar. At 19 years old, Kayla Ryan, a student in my Introduction to Education course at the University of Evansville, already ...