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2008 Association of Childhood Education International Virtual Presentation Center
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Young Mi Chang, Ph.D. Jungun Moon, Ph.D. This presentation addresses needs, strategies,
directions, and examples of differentiated instruction for diverse
learners, including learners with ADHD, in the early childhood
classroom. |
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Assessment of English Immersion Teaching Practices in China Mary Barbara Trube, Ed.D. The CCUEI research
team developed the English Immersion Teacher Evaluation and Feedback
Form (EI-TEFF) for EI educators. Effectiveness in using content and
language teaching strategies is assessed. |
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Jason L. Groom Learning to be a reader is much more involved
than just going to school. Recognizing different ways to motivate
children to explore text can enhance both their reading abilities
and future. |
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Children’s Literature and Science: An Integrated Approach Theresa DeSabato |
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In the proposed session, the following issues
will be examined. First, the definition and importance of
collaborative engagement in children’s learning among parents,
school, and community will be discussed. Second, educational
implications of the collaborative engagement for children’s learning
via project approach will be discussed. |
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Effects of Media on Reading Comprehension/Language Arts Richard Briggs Through years of exposure to various medium in
schools, the richness of text has been taken away, hindering
students learning the meaning of text, and what text is used for. This presentation will demonstrate how to
incorporate children’s literature with elementary geography by doing
a thematic unit. |
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Establishing a Multicultural Classroom through Literature Jennifer L. Tack Establishing a multicultural
classroom is very important in today’s society due
to our cultural makeup. Creating a multicultural
literature rich classroom can prevent students’ of
prejudices and stereotypes. |
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Expanding Multicultural Awareness in the Early Childhood Classroom Bridget M. Weleski |
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Exploring the Theory, Culture, and Value of Security Objects for Children Dr. Viola Supon This virtual
presentation will equip educators with insights for recognizing the
theoretical underpinnings, cultural issues, and value of security
objects relative to child development. |
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Gaining Insight Through Literature Rebecca A. Bellian Teachers assess their
student’s interpretation of literature and then use that knowledge
to educate those students and others to teach social skills to
autistic students. |
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Incorporating Cooperative/Group Learning in Reading and Across the Curriculum Lena Antuono Students working in cooperation with one
another in small groups can enhance learning for all students.
Through group learning all areas of student academics can be
improved. |
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Incorporating Photography in Reading Instruction to Enhance Student Learning
Holly Piroth
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individuals use photography as a form of expression, a different way
to look at our world or a springboard to convey a message. Why not
allow students to utilize photography to do the same, enhance their
own learning and better understand the world around them? Also, as
educators, we can use our surroundings; the images of what children
see every day to enhance our own instruction. |
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Integrating Children’s Literature with Elementary Mathematics Amanda Kearns Children’s literature
that focuses on basic mathematical concepts, used in conjunction
with classroom instruction, can aid children in their comprehension
of these fundamental math skills. |
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Intersecting Music and Literacy Emily Sapp Main Thrust of Proposal: Through intersecting music and literacy in curriculum, early primary students reach their learning potential. Music influences listening, speaking, reading, writing, and creating a literacy environment.
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Investigating Cultural Heritage to Create Awareness of Diverse
Populations Tracy A. Barr This presentation will examine creating
awareness of diverse populations by investigating differences in the
social history, art, music, and literature of various cultures and
ethnic groups through Cooperative Learning. |
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Helping Students with Math Disabilities Reach Their Full Potentials Elizabeth Wadlington, Ph.D. Jason Hancock, Ph.D. This presentation will explore the definition
and symptoms of math disability or dyscalculia as well as ways to
help students with math difficulties reach their full potentials. |
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Literacy Labs- Integrating Reading and Writing in a “lab” setting Amy Baverso-Walter This presentation will provide research and current best practice of literacy labs. This presentation will also explore the utilization and implementation of these labs in an elementary classroom setting. |
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Bridget Weleski |
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Jooyoung Lee, Ed.M., B.Mus. Kristen Bugos, Ed.M., B. Mus. Adapt your current use of picture books to go
beyond standards and also help each child reach his or her
individual potential in music! |
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Parents as Partners: Carol Deringer These questions are often asked by educators,
“How can I effectively include parents and caregivers in my
classroom literacy goals?” “Is it worth the time and effort?” and
“How do I manage the time and the visitors”? Many teachers fail to
utilize the benefits of this partnership because of lack of
information and understanding of the managerial ability required to
create these quality relationships. |
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Reading for Understanding in the Middle School English Classroom Jeffrey D. Keeling The purpose of this presentation is to present
reading strategies that enhance student’s understanding of concepts
as opposed to mere textual reading activities. |
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Reader’s Theater in the Classroom Heather M. Balsamo This presentation will address the impact of
reader’s theater on reading instruction and fluency, and provides
ideas for implementation of reader’s theater into the classroom. |
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“Simon Says Read”; Debra Gannon Educators will be equipped with a better understanding of motivation and provided with strategies to encourage a student’s desire to read independently. |
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Supporting Creativity and the Arts in the Time of Standards Doris M. Martin, Ph.D. Holly Pence, Ph.D. This session explores the inclusion of creativity and the arts in teacher education programs as a way of countering the negative affects of standardization. |
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Teaching about Prejudice Using First Impressions J. D. Ohn This presentation introduces a method that leads
teacher candidates to examine their own stereotypical or prejudicial attitudes. This
method can also be used in elementary classrooms. |
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Teaching Reading Through Literature Elizabeth LeFebvre Readers draw on background experiences to
compose a text, engaging in an ongoing negotiation to arrive at
meaning. This is fundamental to the act of reading. |
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Teaching Reading to English Language Learners Jamie Burkett This
presentation describes the classroom environment we
need to create and suggests strategies to use when
teaching reading to English Language Learners. |
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Translating Standards into Practice: Susan T. Franks, Ed.D. Judi Robbins, Ph.D. State and national standards come alive as
preservice teachers translate them into actual practice in a K-5
Language and Literacy course. This presentation takes the viewer on
a tour of these projects as students create classroom environments
that include strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners,
meaningful technology integration, and literacy centers
incorporating multicultural children’s literature and materials.
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Using Preservice Teachers' Use of and Attitudes toward Technology to
Enhance Teaching and Learning: Kathleen Fite Tonja Root, Ed.D. Findings from
multi-state surveys will report the knowledge base and use of
technology by preservice
teachers, and methods to use the findings effectively to teach
technology integration. |
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Using Collateral Readings to Meet the Literacy Needs of All Learners in the Content Areas Christina
Vertullo Collateral reading opportunities can help teachers meet literacy needs in content area classrooms where text is often too challenging for some students. |
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Using RAM to Make Teacher Preparation Come Alive: Cindy Wilson Hail, Ph.D. John Hail, Ph.D. Virtual presentation demonstrating and
providing actual examples of teacher candidates using a course
delivery system and then learning to implement technology in their
class usage. |
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2009: March 18-21 |
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The Virtual
Presentations are sponsored
by the Technology Committee of
ACEI |
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