Volume 9, Summer 2016

Elementary Candidates

Cecilia Carino-Herrera, Cultivating a “Growth Mindset” in a first grade inclusive classroom

Josh Goloff, Cooperation in the classroom

Emily Hargreaves, Using the Mosaic Project to address empathy and bullying in kindergarten students

Jillian Hurst, Breaking boundaries and building literacy through a local pen pal project

Maribeth Landfield, Beyond career day: Raising elementary students’ career aspirations through children’s literature

Rachel Peele, Inviting communication: Influencing teacher-student relationships via dialogue journals

Willow Smith, Let’s talk: Understanding the relationship between conversation, behavioral engagement, and classroom belonging

Keri Tapley, Classroom cohesiveness: Building relationships through the language experience approach

Secondary Candidates

John Allyn, The effect of discussing scientific literature on the scientific literacy of high school biology students

Angela Cirillo, “When am I ever going to use this?” Examining the influence of relevant pedagogy on students’ perception of the value of mathematics.

David Cogswell, The classroom debate: Studying the connection between spoken argument and written argument

Heber B. Diaz, Debate in the social studies classroom: Echoes from critical pedagogy for civic engagement

Benjamin Haman, Creating a fairer classroom: Can individuating significantly reduce teacher levels of implicit bias?

Sabryna Latuff, Cultivating cultural competency: Using current events and reflection journals in a Spanish class

Sara Lyons, Freedom!: Choice and motivation in writingin English language arts

Molly Pittman, Flipped classroom instruction: Engaging students in the 21st Century 

Taylor Schafer, The effects of classroom climate on student achievement goal orientations

Sarah Schrider, Etre branché: Motivation and self-determination theory in an online language exchange

Ricky Schruefer, Breaking tradition: The effects of introducing project-based learning on student achievement and interest

Caroline Szendey, Using theater to make history come alive

Ester Ulate, Creating authentic experiences in the Spanish classroom: A study of foreign language anxiety, self-efficacy, and speaking proficiency

Ana Villela, Giving students a choice: A small step to increase students’ intrinsic motivation in the world languages’ classroom

K-12 Candidates

Amber Fryza, Dear journal: Examining the relationship between self-reflective journaling and student engagement in the art room

Victoria Gottleib, Meeting in the middle: Effects of in-progress critiques in the visual arts classroom

Adalene Miller, Developing autonomy in the visual arts classroom