... create authentic and meaningful learning experiences for my future students. Specifically, I wanted to find how the different multiple intelligences would inform teaching and learning in the Language Arts. This led me to the foundational research of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory as applied to teaching practice and student learning. From this starting point, I found many thought- ... that integrates a MI theory approach into learning Language Arts. He found that the results are very positive and that the MI theory approach to teaching and assessment has actually led t...

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... of the Future for UNIVERSITY during the strategic planning initiative undertaken four years ago and was a member of the core planning team for Lamar School District last year which was led by Dr. Steve Barone. Dr. Professor has a variety of experiences in higher education that compliment this initiative which include four years as Assistant Dean of the college, seven years as ... 4.1 Conduct Strategic Planning: Dr. Steve Barone is a very familiar face to many school districts in Mississippi. Barone has provided strategic planning for schools and businesses throughout the world. He has l...

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... (see appendix 8) based on the degree to which teacher or pupil assumes responsibility for the lesson. This promotes a continuum within teaching styles, where at one extreme is the direct teacher-led approach and at the other portrays a much more open-ended and pupil-centred style whereby the teacher acts only in a facilitator role. The spectrum proposed by Mosston & Ashworth (1986) provides ... ...

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... that what we are offered by traditional school system is quality by nature. As for education in a new era of technology and virtual classrooms, the budget cuts towards Education have led communities to find a new way to raise their voices toward education system. The subject of charter schools is not new to American culture anymore, as discussions and controversies have arise ... ...

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... passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which was the beginning of free and appropriate public education to all school age children, regardless of disability (Kavale, 282). This act led to special education programs in public schools. These special education programs essentially segregated disabled students from the general classrooms in public schools, but did provide more individualized attention along with ... ...

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... passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which was the beginning of free and appropriate public education to all school age children, regardless of disability (Kavale, 282). This act led to special education programs in public schools. These special education programs essentially segregated disabled students from the general classrooms in public schools, but did provide more individualized attention along with ... ...

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