The Role of Critical Literacy in Improving Higher-Order Thinking in Bright Minorities   Bright Minorities The students who stand out in the classroom for their intellect and thoughtful questions are the ones that teachers struggle to figure out ways to challenge them.  While not every high achieving child is identified as being gifted, these children […]

Arleni Ulloa                                                                                        Professor Van Allen EDR 605                                                                                             Literary Review Draft   English Language Learners: The good, the bad and the ugly.   Multiple literacies are evaluated from different perspectives and through time, many of this research have yielded questionable data. As you read literature review in regards to bilingualism performance you will notice that most […]

As she left work on Tuesday evening, Tara noticed that the soft contrast of the pink and white cherry tree blossoms against the jadeite green grass on the Boston Common resembled the colors in a delicate Chinese snuff bottle she had once seen in a museum. It was a warm late May evening, and she […]

         As the teacher walked into the room she was surprised to be greeted by one of her students. “Good Morning Linda! What a surprise to see you here so early!” Linda looked at her teacher. Linda with her usually sad eyes instead greeted her teacher with a little sparkle in her […]

Kathy Manessis EDR 605 – Spring ‘16   Right, Left, Right, Left   I have always considered myself to be quite normal. I live in a house. I drive a car. I eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I go to work, and I come home. I move through my days like an android: I wake […]

It’s a constant dance of challenge and opportunity Sweet triumph and bitter defeat We do it for the ah hah moments We do it to mold To mold the minds of the youth We do it to inspire To give hope Igniting a love of learning in our students Students who desperately need someone to […]

As I look up in the matted blue sky, the stars look like still fireflies. I hear the sounds of crickets rubbing their back legs together, with the thin slow wind wrapping around me, barley making a sound. From here, the leaves look like thick braided flowy strands, handing from a skirt. The ground is […]

When I was young like every boy out there I wanted to be a police officer, or a fire fighter, or play a professional sport. The sports dream started to die so I figured I would look towards something else. When I was 13 I started to work at a rec camp just as a […]

I’d like to say every adult has a childhood hero; someone they aspired to be. Some find heroism in Captain America or hopes to one day take as many shots as Wayne Gretsy. To me, it was my teachers. Teachers do more than teach and their efforts expand outside of the classroom environment. As a […]

I’d like to say every adult has a childhood hero; someone they aspired to be. Some find heroism in Captain America or hopes to one day take as many shots as Wayne Gretsy. To me, it was my teachers. Teachers do more than teach and their efforts expand outside of the classroom environment. As a […]