This research project revolved around the importance of Socratic seminars in Montessori middle schools. The goal was to establish an online seminar library for the teachers at Parkway Montessori Middle School, which included ...

The use of manipulatives have been a big debate with math teachers. Are they helpful? Do they distract students? What makes a good manipulative? What are the manipulatives that are distracting? Can the use of ...

Over the last decade, a recent shift in education requires students to do more in K-12 than numerical calculations; instead, students must utilize higher levels of thinking to analyze, process, and use problem-solving ...

Play has been a controversial term in the Montessori classroom since Dr. Montessori claimed the word "work" as both a noun and a verb to describe her children's activities. However, many activities that are termed "work" ...

As a third year high school math teacher, it can be difficult to engage all students with new math concepts. To address this problem, I compared a traditional lecture based class, to classes that emphasized group work, ...

Soil testing, analysis, and implementation of associated recommendations are indicated as a key to development of nutrient management plans for Wisconsin farmers. Indeed a soil test is the only practical way to know the ...

This research explored methods to develop tools and systems that build math vocabulary and recognition of the type of math operations required according to problems posed in a lower elementary classroom. Participants in ...

As teachers, we strive to help every student be successful and develop a love for learning. We want, and expect, that every child can and will be successful. However, we are still falling short of our goal. Too much time ...

The purpose of this research study was to determine the effects of strategically designed professional experiences on teacher perceptions of use of Tier I Response to Intervention instructional strategies. This study was ...

This action research examines the benefits of writing before reading and documents how the Montessori materials and method support students to use writing as a foundation for learning to read. During a six month period, I ...