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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Analyzing Articles from Working Toward Equity

Post your analysis here please.

posted by Jeannine Hirtle @ 7/19/2007 12:44:00 PM  

6 Comments:

  • At 7/19/2007 12:46 PM, Blogger Rediesha Thompson said…

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  • At 7/19/2007 12:47 PM, Blogger ginny's world said…

    Lourdes, Ginny, Sherry


    I. Title: An East Oakland Odyssey: Exploring the Love of Reading in a Small School

    II. Author: Elena Aguilar

    III. Author's Purpose for Writing: Ms. Aguilar, a middle-school teacher, was disturbed by her students’ low reading level and by their negative attitude toward school, especially toward reading.


    IV. What are the points made in the review of the literature? Do they support the need for the study? (1) Students cannot describe anything they did over the weekend. They seem to find all activities, especially reading, boring. (2) The teacher has always loved reading, and as a child it greatly influenced her life.
    She wants to pass this love of reading on to her students. (3) because she has these students for three years, she can do a 3 year study, focused on Eduardo
    and her own inquiry.

    V. Author's Inquiry Question/s

    VI. Author's Methodology : Reading that is pertinent; multiple assessments; literature circles; multiple readings; drama
    A. Who is being studied? Eduardo
    B. Over what length of time? Three years
    C. What data is being collected: Participation in literature circles, attitude toward reading
    D. How is it being analyzed: survey, inquiry, observation
    E. Any other interesting or pertinent data

    VII. How the author collected information: Observation, surveys

    VIII. What the Author Discovered or Conclusions/Implications: Increased confidence, improvement in his reading skills, positive experiences in literature circles, support from peers and adults

     

  • At 7/19/2007 12:47 PM, Blogger Sessamalie said…

    Review by Pat and Leslie on 6-19-07

    I. Title: Taking Tests

    II. Author: Robert Roth

    III. Author's Purpose for Writing: To find more authentic ways to assess student knowledge

    IV. What are the points made in the review of the literature? Do they support the need for the study? There was no formal literature review… Nor, were there any resources sited.

    V. Author's Inquiry Question/s: How can I make assessments that accurately demonstrate student knowledge? What can I learn from watching my students’ test-taking behaviors that will inform me as I prepare future assessments?

    VI. Author's Methodology: Case study; informal, detailed observations

    A. Who is being studied? High school history students in San Francisco, CA

    B. Over what length of time? The course of a school year

    C. What data is being collected: Anecdotal records; observations of student behavior and experiences while taking tests in his classroom

    D. How is it being analyzed: Rewriting of notes into coherent sentences

    E. Any other interesting or pertinent data

    VII. How the author collected information: Pencil and paper anecdotal records

    VIII. What the Author Discovered or Conclusions/Implications: Tests should be “authentic;” “extension of my classroom, part of a dialog that takes place the whole year, part of a process in which students can show academic knowledge, experience their own intellect, and develop confidence”

     

  • At 7/19/2007 12:48 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    Students will "discover/uncover" the following information about their article and post it on their blog:

    I. Title: Finding Myself in my Inquiry- A Teacher’s Story

    II. Author: Sarah Capitelli

    III. Author's Purpose for Writing: How analysis affects one teacher’s strategies, beliefs, and methods for teaching an ELD class.

    IV. What are the points made in the review of the literature? Do they support the need for the study?
    • Inquiry allows you an opportunity to solve problems
    • Allows you to see yourself inside the problem
    •

    V. Author's Inquiry Question/s

    V. Author's Methodology
    A. Who is being studied? Her ELD students
    B. Over what length of time? Ongoing study, but this time its for just the academic year.
    C. What data is being collected? Multiple forms: personal journal, observation, surveys, achievement data, teacher interviews, academic data, etc.)
    D. How is it being analyzed?
    E. Any other interesting or pertinent data?

    VI. How the author collected information? Personal journal, observation, surveys, achievement data, teacher interviews, academic data, etc.


    VII. What the Author Discovered or Conclusions/Implications?
    She discovered the importance of looking at all forms of data. It is important to recognize that their might be cultural biases in effect.

     

  • At 7/19/2007 12:52 PM, Blogger Rediesha Thompson said…

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    I. Title: Leading from Personal Experience : Autobiography as a Foundation for Developing African-American Teacher Leadership

    II. Author: Gwendolyn Williams

    III. Author's Purpose for Writing: think about equity and leadership for equity.

    IV. What are the points made in the review of the literature? Do they support the need for the study?

    Inform our teacher research group’s thinking and keep equity on the front burner of their conversations. Yes, through the need for a non lock-step program that could provide support and extra time for students.
    V. Author's Inquiry Question/s
    What is equity? What does an equitable outcome mean when working with students in your classroom? How do you determine what an equitable outcome should be? How do you keep equity at the core of teaching? What are the actual strategies to use or concentrate on to place equity at the core of the teaching?

    VI. Author's Methodology

    A. Who is being studied?
    African-American teachers and their students
    B. Over what length of time?
    Number of sessions
    C. What data is being collected
    Teaching situations
    Leadership roles for African- American teachers
    Building supportive communities that cultivate teacher’s talents as leaders
    Strengths and struggles
    Observation during classroom activities (teacher/student interaction)

    D. How is it being analyzed?
    Observation and sharing experiences.
    E. Any other interesting or pertinent data
    Through collaboration of their backgrounds they learned and taught other of how to overcome the difficulties within their school regarding equity.

    VII. How the author collected information,

    Journal type reflection and meeting in small groups to discuss findings/concerns.

    VIII. What the Author Discovered or Conclusions/Implications

    Helped Williams learn about her practices as a leader. She now continuously encourages the teacher-leaders in her school to meet in small groups to resolve concerns for equity. She can now call herself a leader and a learner

     

  • At 7/22/2007 9:48 PM, Blogger teach to inspire said…

    I. Title
    Learning to Teach Elementary Mathematics: Inquiry in Preservice Teaching

    II. Author
    Marcie Osinksy

    III. Author's Purpose for Writing

    Discover issues of teaching and equity as well as to explore the racial and cultural assumptions interns bring into the mathematics classroom.

    IV. What are the points made in the review of the literature? Do they
    Support the need for the study?

    There was not documentation of literature review in this essay.

    V. Author's Inquiry Question/s

    Exploring the connections between achievement and the larger vision of access to mathematics education

    Equity with the day to day practice of engaging students in meaningful learning.

    Inquiry to understand math thinking and examine teaching decisions

    Using inquiry to understand oneself as a teacher

    VI. Author's Methodology

    Collect data on student experience during math lessons
    Collect student data of students’ mathematical development
    Intern reflections about self and teaching practice, engagement
    Classroom teaching experiences, notes Video debriefs with interns
    A. Who is being studied?
    Interns and students
    B. Over what length of time?
    Not specified. Classroom observations of two interns in math class.
    C. What data is being collected?
    Video recordings from math class, supervisor notes
    D. How is it being analyzed?
    In collaborations both supervisor and interns do video debriefs of math lessons.

    E. Any other interesting or pertinent data

    VII. How the author collected information,
    Notes and video recordings of math lessons (Teacher and student interactions during math lessons).

    VIII. What the Author Discovered or Conclusions/Implications

    Inquiry to support teaching interns by helping interns reflects on their math teaching.

     

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