The research suggests that seating arrangements in the classroom shape students’ learning experiences. However, the emphasis in most classrooms seems to be placed in behavior management rather than actual learning. This study investigated how classroo . . .

Teaching can be an emotional profession, as teachers are faced with a wide variety of situations in any given day and are required to act quickly and flexibly as the situation demands. Teaching can be a stressful job with stressors from school adminis . . .

Social emotional learning (SEL) has emerged as a major thematic and programmatic emphasis in American education today (Hoffman, 2009). SEL is increasingly influencing the day-to-day practice of schools and communities (Elias, 1997). At the same time, . . .

Teachers often use silent reading to help students practice independent reading skills to build comprehension and improve reading proficiency. The purpose of this study was to explore how the classroom environment and its factors shaped my second grad . . .

Students identified with emotional disturbance (ED) have emotional and behavioral needs that impact their ability to be successful in various settings. Many of these students display immature social skills and have difficulty forming relationships. Ma . . .

As technology becomes more abundant in society, digital information is also becoming the norm. With the growing dependability on digital communications, school districts are doing away with paper newsletters and relying on digital platforms to bridge . . .

Students in my middle school science courses often describe the material as not relevant to their lives and future, and as a result seem to take an apathetic approach to their learning. To better understand why my students feel that some science topic . . .

With a great need in our nation for innovative thinkers in the careers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), it becomes crucial that educators capture the power of STEM education at the middle school level (National Academies, 2 . . .

This thesis investigates the ways in which choice shapes middle school students’ engagement in novel study. I asked the following research questions: How do my students’ views on engaging novel study shift following the integration of more choice? Als . . .

The rationale for this project is to create a user-friendly manual for general education teachers on how to create a clear vision as to how a successful inclusive teaching model can be implemented within their classroom. This manual is entitled A Clea . . .

A growing population, Hispanic English learners enrolling in our schools are struggling academically. Learning gaps begin to surface for Hispanic English learners at the elementary level (Gandara, 2012; Genesee, Lindholm-Leary, Saunders, & Christian, . . .

The research suggests that seating arrangements in the classroom shape students’ learning experiences. However, the emphasis in most classrooms seems to be placed in behavior management rather than actual learning. This study investigated how classroo . . .

The following project is a two-week integrated ELD and social studies unit for first grade, with dual language programs in mind. It was created using the following research question; How can we support students in accessing academic content while lear . . .

When learning a new language, one needs to not only learn about the grammar rules and/or vocabulary, but also learn about the cultural aspect of the language. The purpose of this project is to develop Spanish One lesson unit that cover six different t . . .

Functional Communication Training (FCT) has been found to be an effective treatment method for a variety of behavior disorders, including self-injurious behavior (SIB), aggression and classroom disruption (Melissa J. Shirley et al., 1997). Children wi . . .

Public schools need to update school curriculum and teaching pedagogies in order to better support diverse students academically, socially and emotionally. This project was designed to demonstrate how teachers can affirm diverse student’s hybrid ident . . .

Despite high enrollment rates of Post-9/11 U.S. Military Student Veterans in higher education, identification of effective institutional practices that promote successful outcomes is an understudied topic. Although some studies have addressed the tran . . .

There is a growing concern around the stress and anxiety that permeates the educational landscape today and its proliferation foreshadowed in the future. At-risk students endure increased levels of stress, including those that materialize from many li . . .

Bipolar disorder is a neurobiological disorder with mood swings that range from the highs of mania to the lows of depression causing severe and unusual fluctuations in mood, energy, and the ability to function normally. According to the research, stud . . .

Today, society is facing a collective onslaught of mental and social challenges which include increased instances of depression, anxiety, bullying, and suicide. An interconnected approach to wellbeing, as this paper presents, reimagines these problems . . .

The purpose of this study was to determine the main factors in selecting band instruments at the beginning of middle school band and how these factors influence students during the selection process. Few studies have been done in the past and mainly o . . .

Is there a benefit of paraeducators co-teaching with general education teachers? When teachers and paraeducators share similar goals and enthusiasm of teaching, the results for their students can include academic achievement and social/emotional skill . . .

This study followed a seven-year-old student over the course of her 1 0-week mathematics inclusion experience from a segregated special day class situated on the playground, to a general education second grade classroom of 22 new peers. The researcher . . .

The decision on where to educate students with disabilities (SWD) has been and continues to be a debated topic. While the approach to special education has changed with the Disabilities Studies which pushes for inclusive practices, the continuum of sp . . .

Mathematics education continues to be a critical equity issue in the United States. Traditional teacher-directed math instruction reveals disproportionate numbers of students of color and students of lower socio-economic status struggling to engage an . . .

Eurocentric curriculum has been the center of educators’ teaching throughout the United States while ignoring the growing diversity of students in the classroom and representation needed to make the content relevant. The project focuses on a history c . . .

Indigenous populations around the world face the culturally devastating prospect of language loss. In the United States, Native communities are at risk. This study examines the challenge of language loss for the Kumeyaay Nation, located in southwester . . .

Students with moderate to severe disabilities benefit most when transdisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver individualized instruction and services together in the classroom. This research seeks to capture a description of Education Specialists’ cu . . .

The research supporting the importance of high school programming in the entrance and persistence of students into higher education is dense and varied with several studies directly noting the importance of College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) cour . . .

Dual Language (DL) programs are gaining popularity, and researchers are finding that 90:10 Two-Way Immersion (TWI) programs are the best programs due to their promotion of additive bilingualism, high achievement of bilingualism and biliteracy, the clo . . .

This mixed methods case study explores the role of magnet schools as a vehicle to promote integration and increase educational opportunity for historically underserved students in the U.S. public education system. Magnet schools were introduced in the . . .

Teaching can be an emotional profession, as teachers are faced with a wide variety of situations in any given day and are required to act quickly and flexibly as the situation demands. Teaching can be a stressful job with stressors from school adminis . . .

Social emotional learning (SEL) has emerged as a major thematic and programmatic emphasis in American education today (Hoffman, 2009). SEL is increasingly influencing the day-to-day practice of schools and communities (Elias, 1997). At the same time, . . .

Teachers often use silent reading to help students practice independent reading skills to build comprehension and improve reading proficiency. The purpose of this study was to explore how the classroom environment and its factors shaped my second grad . . .

Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), federally funded schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that do not meet Adequate Yearly Progress (A YP) criteria for two consecutive years are designated Program Improvement (PI), mandating participation in s . . .

An essential component of the Writer’s Workshop is the conference, where a student is able to receive responsive feedback. An integral part of that conference is time spent sharing written work with peers. Writing partnerships bring together students . . .

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) imposes high standards of accountability on schools and educators for all students. In addition, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization of 2004 mandates that eligible students receive service . . .

The number of Latinos, specifically college-aged youth, is increasing rapidly in the United States. As a result, institutions of higher education are seeing increases in their enrollment of Latino undergraduates, but a gap exists in their retention an . . .

Technological tools like the iPad are increasingly used in classrooms to support student reading. This study used a survey, interviews, observations, and document collection to better understand how students’ experiences with iPads and printed texts s . . .

Students identified with emotional disturbance (ED) have emotional and behavioral needs that impact their ability to be successful in various settings. Many of these students display immature social skills and have difficulty forming relationships. Ma . . .

All students deserve equitable access to engage in meaningful science instruction. I attempt to foster for all my students this notion that science is egalitarian; however, some students enter my class with preconceptions that science is an esoteric s . . .

African-American and Latinx students are losing out on opportunities to take part in high-paying careers and higher education because of a lack of mathematical proficiency. The institutional and individual factors that are present in K-12 school syste . . .

The purpose of this project is to create Biología curriculum for use within a dual language strand at the secondary level. As dual language programs are becoming more widespread California there is a lack of appropriate resources for use at the second . . .

Power structures in U.S. public schools have grown increasingly more hierarchical in response to a perceived decline in K-12 instructional quality. The rising prominence of high- stakes accountability mechanisms has resulted in top-down limiting of te . . .

For high school juniors in a lower-track English class, disengagement seems to be the norm. Success measured in terms of grades or skills is not a common experience for too many. Through this qualitative study, I sought to discover student perspective . . .

Social networks in education help to facilitate collaboration and thus are important for providing professional learning opportunities. Networks are especially important for district central office leaders in that they not only contribute to professio . . .

Science continues to be an academic subject that is constantly being eliminated from the elementary classrooms, and more predominantly from disadvantaged school communities (Osborne, Simon, & Collins, 2003; Shanahan, Pedretti, DeCoito, & Baker, 2011; . . .

Dual language programs have emerged in great numbers across the United States. Research conducted by the United States Department of Education shows that 39 states and the District of Columbia offered dual language education programs, with the majorit . . .

The word equity is often used in education yet, there is not a widely agreed upon official definition. Equity might be thought of as equality turned into an action or the process of making something equal and fair. Educational stakeholders are tasked . . .

There is an increase of Latino/a/x students enrolling in higher education in the United States. Yet, Latino students’ retention and graduation rates continue to be significantly lower compared to White students (Musu-Gillette et al., 2016). In part, t . . .