The Gap Between the Real World and the Academic World
David Garcia-Pedrosa A strong essay on the matter of gaining real world experience through academia. read more
View ArticleDon’t Let Formal Education Get in the Way of Learning
Rachel FrancoisA great paper on adding a cultural perspective in the traditional education system in order to make the curriculum interesting to students. read more
View ArticleTaking the Time
Becky StrattanThis essay focuses on the concept of ignorance and how one can overcome it by being aware of other people's different points of view than one's very own.read more
View ArticleOne Student and his Silence in the Classroom
LaKesha Preston-Roberts A student talks about her experience in tutoring algebra to a freshman in high school.read more
View ArticleBrain and Inquiry: Praxis III
Brain and Inquiry: Praxis III Independent StudyResearcher: Brielle Stark, Bryn Mawr College '12Research Questions:Are open-ended activities engaging to students?Do open-ended activities transfer...
View ArticleExploring Science Education and the Brain in a K-12 Setting
Exploring Science Education and the Brain in K-12 Schools:A Praxis III Study Emily Lovejoyread more
View ArticleFinal Paper -- The Brain and Inquiry in Education Praxis, 2009
Brielle C. Stark, December 11, 2009Praxis Field-placement:read more
View ArticleExploring Boundaries: Fences, Not Walls
David Harris This paper takes on the idea of boundaries in education, and why they should be viewed as fences rather than walls.read more
View ArticleCross-Cultural Connections in the ESL Classroom: Forging Respect and...
Riley DiffenderferEmpowering Learners The author responds to an earlier paper in this handbook, focused on transcending cross-cultural barriers in mentorship and teaching.read more
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Applying for Success
Hallie GarrisonEmpowering Learners As the subtitle of this essay says, "Can college students effectively navigate the intricacies of mentoring high-risk youth? read more
View ArticleAdult literacy and alienation
I’ve been thinking about adult literacy a lot lately. After talking with Alice about it last week, she told me that much of Freire’s work was in precisely that field - teaching adults to read and...
View ArticleCountry Club discourse(s)
recall - - Discourse = “set of values and viewpoints in terms of which one must speak and act, at least while being in the discourse” (Gee)So Mia and I were talking about going to this country...
View ArticleHalf the Sky
Hey everybody, I don't really know if this has any place in this Ecological Imaginings class, but maybe if we can imagine the preservation of women to be a form of ecology, not unlike the preservation...
View ArticleNotes from class
February 12th, 2013 How do you know the difference between abuse and discipline? Abuse vs. Discipline Abuse Discipline excessive, beating, more force duration. long...
View ArticleInquiry Project
Here is the link to my inquiry project: http://prezi.com/_5bxmjewqcgt/ebonics-and-spoken-word/?kw=view-_5bxmjewqcgt&rc=ref-1780966
View ArticleEd, Tech and Society: Unit 1
I felt like this unit was a good introduction and laid down the foundation for the class: defining the terms and posing the big questions to contemplate over the course of the semester. It has...
View ArticleFear of Feminist Indoctrination at All-Men's Colleges
The phrase "feminism unbound" is strange to me. I thought at first I understood it, but when we began to discuss this phrase in class, I got even more confused. So I sat down to think about...
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What is MediaThread?
MediaThread, a project created by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning through the Digital Bridges Initiative is a service that allows you to blend your thoughts with multimedia...
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Meet VoiceThread!
VoiceThread is a user-friendly way to share power point presentations, videos, photos, and other media. Students and professors can record video or audio responses, draw on the media to highlight...
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