(Week 9: Tolulope Oladipo and Michelle Bear) This is a journal article that is available in Diigo. The link to the article is also provided below: The Real Versus the Possible: Closing the Gaps in...
Our group is working on solving the exploratory question: "What teaching strategies are we presently using to teach phonemic awareness, specifically rhyming? How can those strategies be improved, a...
Denee, This software is probably really exciting for Music teachers and students. I see that Sibelius offers a free trial download for 30 days, which is always a plus.
Group 5 Jeremy Kelly Patience Sherita Educational Research Article for MEd Diigo Group This article was about using critical thinking in math. The author believes critical thinking allows for s...
Bell (2012), research consisted of answering two research questions: will a literacy-focused professional development and instructional coaching model have a positive impact on classroom quality, a...
The research questions of this single site case study involved understanding why an achievement gap exists, and to identify the instructional strategies and best practices used to narrow the achiev...
Stahl (2012), mentions the need to present Instructional and Frustration level text to students. Instructional level texts are texts where a child needs scaffolding and support to read and comprehe...
I think this is a perfect chapter related to what we are trying to do in our group.
This is an annotated bib for theories on adult education through distance education. Chaves, C. (2009). On-line course curricula and interactional strategies: The foundation and extensions to ad...
Week 8 (Group 1: Benjamin, Cheney and Gretchen) This article is found with the link given through the library. This journal indicates the necessity of applying critical thinking and provides an ...
(Week 7: Shawntel Coleman and Maia Maclin) This link can be found in diigo. https://www.diigo.com/item/pdf/5t1hh/ci4v?k=4680022735e23fbe5ffdb87b40dbf85b The purpose of this article is to explore ...
Week 9: Jeremy, Kelly, Patience, Sherita) This journal article is accessible through the link given above by accessing the UMUC library. This journal discusses how students having a growth minds...
(Week 8: Maia and Shawntel) This article is accessible through the UMUC library. The focus of this article was to introduce and explain the importance of strategies that motivate and engage stude...
Scribblar has live audio chat capabilities. Scribblar is more like a chat room - it even has audio available - and as such it is very useful indeed. Creative brainstorming and artwork revision can ...
This resource is a little different than the ones mentioned below. This is more focused as a "brain break" as a transition into content areas. Back to back content areas tend to tire out or have st...
https://www.nea.org/assets/docs/18021-Closing_Achve_Gap_backgrndr_7-FINAL.pdf The data presented here by the National Education Association (NEA) identifies achievement gaps based on several socio...
http://www.flocabulary.com/ This website offers educational rap songs and rap videos. You can start a free trial that lasts 30 days, but there is a fee for individuals and better pricing for sch...
Reading Rockets Rhyming Games and Instructional Strategies http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/rhyming_games This website offers several different rhyming activities for young students, ways...
I do not have access to XtraMath, so I checked out CoolMath Games. This is easy to search to locate a game to practice a concept. Free - students can use at home or school. CoolMath4Kids is speci...
