Research+in+a+Sentence

Research in a Sentence:

Boil down your research and what you know and believe at this point in time into a single sentence. Add your name and sentence in a different/readable color.

__ January 23, 2012 __ Matt and I are researching whether technology motivates students in physical education to participate at a higher intesity level. (Katie)

Students are more intrinsically motivated and take greater personal responsibility [both resulting in higher levels of achievement] when they are educated in a democratic environment by an educator who employs a democratic teaching philosophy. (Lindsey)

I believe that kindergarten students will be successful with their reading progress when they are supported daily through the components of balanced literacy and a reader's workshop model in their classroom. (Laura)

** In a print enriched environment, with guidance, support, and daily practice, students can build their reading confidence. Jessica **

 * Learners benefit from an environment that recognizes, utilizes, and celebrates unique learning preferences and styles. Michelle **

=== **Using technology in physical education classes does not motivate every student, but does motivate some, and provides teachers with student's insights, opinions, and perceptions of physical activity. -Matt** === === Building positive relationships between a teacher and kindergarten students affects them the most socially emotionally, academics and behavior are more difficult areas to judge, because they don't seem to have control at times. Kim

= = __ September 2011 __ With the state of today's educational system the only hope for success is democratic education; any other model will only continue to yield poorer results. -Lindsey

We want students to be active and therefore will provide them with different types of technology in order to motivate them to participate at a higher level. -Matt

I believe that all 5K students will become better readers through a balanced literacy approach involving independent reading, partner reading, shared reading, interactive read aloud, writing about reading, and word work. (Laura)

We believe that students need to be physically active and that adding technology into PE class will help to motivate them to increase the intensity of their activity in (and hopefully out) of class. ~Katie

It is possible to form positive relationships with any of your students through building trust, giving respect, communicating, and getting to know them personally; this relationship causes them to: grow socially and emotionally, achieve better academically, and reduces behavoir problems. Kim

Children need to be surrounded by a print rich environment to build their awareness of literacy. Jessica
=Every student possesses a unique combination of abilities and strengths ("Smarts" or "Multiple Intelligences") that, when tapped into, can fuel learning, raise internal motivation, and boost performance. ~Michelle = = = =The "Korean Reading Book Club" provides adoptive families with children from Korea with a variety of benefits related to learning about adoption and Korean culture. - Geri =