First-year college students learn a variety of skills when integrating into the college world. While adjusting to living on their own, transitioning to college course loads, and beginning to embark on taking general education courses, first-year colle . . .

Technology has always been at the forefront of human education. From the days of carving figures on rock walls to today, when most students are equipped with several portable technological devices at any given time, technology continues to push educat . . .

Most professions have specific phrases used in order to prove the importance of the statement. In education, the phrase evidence-based practice is employed to show significance to a strategy. Although the term is used to prove a point, many educators . . .

Research shows several effective strategies for helping students struggling with reading. The literature reviewed illustrated ways of using volunteers to help teachers who often do not have adequate time to meet the needs of all their students. This p . . .

The focus of this research was to develop an evidence-based professional development training course on mainstreaming. This course will train general education teachers in Nigeria on techniques and skills needed to identify and instruct students with . . .

Extensive research supports the implementation and maintenance of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (SW-PBIS). Research shows the effectiveness of SW-PBIS in reducing referrals, suspension rates, and problem behavior. In additio . . .

This teacher action research study focuses on the experiences of both teachers and students in a multi-age classroom after teaching a combination classroom. A mixed-methods approach was selected for this study including qualitative and quantitative da . . .

The Next Generation Science Standards were adopted in 2013, and with the new standards came new pedagogical practices. The combination of these changes created a need for science teacher professional development. The Triad Project, a grant-funded, sci . . .

Mindfulness education, when implemented in the classroom, helps reduce stress, improve self-regulation, and increase productivity. In the adolescent student, mindfulness education has the potential to address problems specific to the age group, includ . . .

Today’s students are more diverse and are being raised in a variety of family structures. Unfortunately, teacher’s demographics do not reflect this diversity. This paper reviews what constitutes a family, studied multiple researchers regarding teacher . . .

This study focuses on the characteristics of first generation college students with an emphasis on alternative education graduates of continuation high schools. The purpose of this study is to identify the institutional agents and pedagogies that incr . . .

This study identifies effective strategies for teaching informational text reading to middle school students in History-Social Science classrooms. Previous research indicated that many middle school students exhibit difficulties in reading information . . .

Plumas Unified School District’s mission statement of together is better signifies the commitment necessary by all educators to emphasis the cultural change that is required to promote and maintain equity for students with exceptional needs. Students . . .

I came into education in a time when accountability systems went from minimal standardized testing, to a culture dominated by standardized testing and the sanctions of Program Improvement. My first “standards,” literally, were a hand-written list of t . . .

The country of Cambodia, located in Southeast Asia, had a long history of oppressive governments and a deeply held Buddhist acceptance of oppression. Cambodian people believed very strongly in a strict hierarchical social order where they did not ques . . .

As researchers, teachers work in the field of education and sense the problems faced by middle school students in Saudi Arabian history curriculum. Although history is important in the life of a student, students often find the subject boring and not . . .

The teachers, administrators, and staff of Children’s Community Charter School believe in the equal worth and dignity of all students and are committed to educate all students to their maximum potential. The mission of the my thesis project and positi . . .

Critical pedagogy can be used to transform society by effecting real change. However, for a classroom teacher in a standards-based education system, it can be difficult or even impossible, according to some critics, to implement authentic critical ped . . .

The Self Determination Theory (SDT) has been used throughout the nation and has been applied in a variety of diverse fields and encompasses many different concepts, making the theory unique as well as universal. SDT not only analyses the different lev . . .

Recent reforms demand all students graduate from high school: college and career ready. Career pathways are proposed to meet this challenge; these programs of study aim to make all students, college and career ready, by linking classroom-based learnin . . .

People often dismiss things as primal as our senses, and how they affect our daily lives. For individuals with developmental disabilities this can be quite the opposite effect. Individuals with developmental disabilities often struggle with sensory pr . . .

Being a first-generation student myself, I have come to understand educational barriers through personal encounters while in the process of obtaining a college degree. While working for Upward Bound Projects at California State University, Chico for f . . .

Educational researchers have effectively used self-monitoring interventions within the context of special education settings, and general, to increase student attention, academic accuracy and productivity, as well as being effective across varying dis . . .

This study aimed to determine the effects of cross-age tutoring on the reading comprehension, fluency, and attitudes of the student tutors and the attitudes of their tutees. Four research questions were answered by this study which were: 1. How does c . . .

Muslim countries are considered to be conservative when it comes to the idea of integration of males and females or mixed gatherings, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is the strictest among them. In Saudi Arabia coeducation is prohibited from ele . . .

In this project, the following research questions were investigated to inform the creation of a new environmental high school. First, what are the organizational structures, instructional methods, and assessment approaches used at established alternat . . .

The Center of Disease Control report on autism rates, generated by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (2014) reports that 1 out of 68 children, aged 8 are identified with autism spectrum disorder. The National Professional De . . .

In 2013, California adopted new state standards the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The new standards emphasized writing across the curriculum for an increase in the amount of time students spend writing. Embedded in the standards are expectations . . .

As the number of young English Learners in the California school system continues to rise, it is critical that educators stay current on the best strategies for helping these students successfully access curriculum. One aspect of helping English Learn . . .

Upper grade students often struggle with reading and lack motivation due to their difficulties with reading comprehension, especially when reading informational text. With the digital phase currently approaching us, educators need to find ways to conn . . .

The museum-in-the-classroom project demonstrates how collaboration between museums and schools can reinforce and enhance the sixth grade social studies curriculum. A combination of constructivist learning theory, historical critical frameworks, and th . . .

Mathematics is considered to be a major factor in all aspects of modern society, with the root of mathematical capability stemming directly from classroom activity. Of great concern to educators, parents and policymakers in the United States is the in . . .

As educators prepare students for life in a global society, they must consider not only what they teach, but also how they teach. Instruction and learning opportunities must be relevant to meet the needs of both society and the students. Teachers need . . .

The primary objective for all teachers is tied with the provision of proper education for all their given students in a manner that is suited specifically to their needs. One means for facilitating this is through the use of an effective handbook high . . .

Student-athletes at the Division II level are a unique population that face added stress outside of the norm compared to their non-athlete counterparts. Many student-athletes often struggle when attempting to juggle their commitment and desire to exce . . .

Problem-based instruction (PBI) is a proven pedagogical approach with promising applications in the elementary math classroom. Problem-based instruction engages students in inquiry and connects in-class learning to the world outside the classroom. Whe . . .

This thesis addresses the effective use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the classroom. To this end, primary research (surveys, interviews, class observations) was gathered from middle school teachers and students in the U.S., as well as from Saud . . .

Culture is a powerful influence and literature is a powerful medium. Together they form an exciting dual which offers a variety of possibilities in the classroom. The purpose of this project is to develop a picture book depicting the Hmong journey to . . .

Middle school English intervention students struggle with motivation and engagement in their intervention class, due to failure in their past elementary academic years. Therefore, it is imperative that middle school teachers implement innovative and m . . .

The literature on school change commonly suggests that improvements designed and implemented through a collaborative process that involves representatives of stakeholder groups is effective. This study analyzed problems with a previously adopted schoo . . .

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, EAHCA (PL 94-142), was established by law in 1975. It gave special needs students the opportunity to have class with non-special needs students in regular school (Heward, 2006). Mainstreaming has become . . .

The study examined how the field of Early Childhood Education has developed over time. How the history, philosophies and theories of the past have driven current best practices. This study identified the progression of special education and how it cur . . .

This project seeks to bridge the gap between the research on bullying amongst students with disabilities and best practices for creating access to an evidence based bullying prevention program for students with disabilities. At this time, very little . . .

Decades of research have shown the positive effects of parent involvement on student learning and success. However, studies have also shown that parent involvement is low among low socioeconomic families and minority families. This teacher research st . . .

This project culminates several years of study and teaching in an independent study environment. A review of the literature shows the number of at-risk students in public school is increasing. Many of these students are choosing independent study as a . . .

Early language and literacy skills are predictors of future academic achievement. This study investigated the effects of dialogic reading on children’s expressive and receptive vocabulary acquisition. Parent participants received training on dialogic . . .

Previous studies on children in foster care have focused on the deficits that result from participating in the foster care system, such as the prevalence of developmental delays, instances of abuse, and difficulties that arise in the schooling systems . . .

This action research intended study to effects of developing vocabulary through cooperative group work and oral presentation in the context of a Kindergarten classroom. The purpose of this study was to research engaging methods to develop vocabulary s . . .

High stakes testing and accountability in schools has forced teachers into a tight corner when it comes to instruction. Districts, in fear of low testing scores, adopt more teacher-centered approaches to all content areas where successful testing is i . . .

With the demands of the No Child Left Behind legislation in place, Program Improvement schools within the United States are under added pressure to make full use of daily classroom instructional minutes. Concerns have arisen as precious instructional . . .