A significant issue in the scenario was Carol's failure to present the activity of map reading with its incorporation of mathematics. ... Carol gave the students a map and expected the students to already know how to measure real distances using map representations. ... Carol did draw upon examples in her explanation of scale from the classroom and New South Wales maps. ... She re-approached the topic of scale in map reading skills in HSIE (Human Society and its Environment), using the same method of approach. This approach Carol used returned to the map and related to the classroom scale...

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For class, I was required to read six essays, each centered on the topic of university education, map out their key points, find how the essays connect under the conversation of university education, and how they differ. For my map, I chose to do a simple colored bubble chart with lines connecting each essay to their main points, with overlapping ideas being connected to in the center of the map. ... My map is simple, easy, and makes the most sense to me. ...

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Prior to self-assessment implementation and the key to make it successful, the crucial point is to introduce the concept to get students' acceptance. Intensive conversations with students need to occur before introducing any self-assessment practices. It is particularly important to explore the assu...

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Another example of constructive teaching through technology is how students at Seaside High School in Seaside, Oregon used Geographical Information System software and the Global Positioning System (as well as a $17,000 grant) to map the city's environmentally sensitive watershed, which hadn't been updated since 1964 (Drake). ...

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Abstract Western governments around the globe have become increasingly focused on the successful transition of young people from school to further education and/or training. It could be suggested that for many countries this is the key focus of their youth policies. Nevertheless, the divide between those young people who manage to successfully transition into a meaningful careers pathway and those who do not continues to widen. Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been ...

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Abstract Western governments around the globe have become increasingly focused on the successful transition of young people from school to further education and/or training. It could be suggested that for many countries this is the key focus of their youth policies. Nevertheless, the divide between those young people who manage to successfully transition into a meaningful careers pathway and those who do not continues to widen. Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been ...

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Society today is filled with technology; everywhere someone looks, there is a different piece of technology. Technology has proven to enhance the lives of humans in every way possible, especially in education. It has been used to engage students for classroom learning with it's bright touchscreens a...

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Abstract Reading Comprehension research has a long and rich history, when examining the process of reading comprehension and the effective instruction of it. What comprehension is, how comprehension occurs and how to teach comprehension have driven hundreds of research studies in the last 30 years. Most of what is known has been learned since the early 1970's. Reading comprehension and how to teach it, is probably the area of literacy about which we as educators have the most knowledge and most consensus. However, it is also probably the area that receives the least attention in th...

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Since the 1970s, Mexican-Americans in the United States have been identified as apathetic, indifferent, and disinterested in the process of attaining an education. Many Americans point to the high Mexican-American drop-out rates and the low number of Mexican-American professionals as a confirmation of this stereotype. This Latino group has struggled to dispel the characterization. In response, Mexican-Americans, as well as Anglo-Americans, have searched for ways to counter such misinformation. As a result, many communities have adopted bi-lingual programs, in order to help Mexican-American...

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