Suggestions For Classroom Practice Research Articles

Teaching Science is a Sacred Act

Science, as enterprise and epistemology, has been politicized. This essay recounts one science teacher educator's perspective and experience on this politicization of science and describes the necessity for preservice and practicing teachers to understand the nature and process of science. The role of teachers in advocating for science is clearly defined and suggestions for classroom practice are outlined.

Student Praise in the Modern Classroom: The Use of Praise Notes as a Productive Motivational Tool

Student motivation continues to be a vital topic throughout all levels of education. Various approaches to motivating students have been articulated in education circles but educators are still coming to terms with best-fit models to inspire students in classroom settings. One particular often employed form of student motivation, praise, has been a point of contention and scrutiny in the modern classroom. Praise has the potential to be a productive source of student motivation but only when used in certain capacities and with specific outcomes in mind. This article outlines research on the use of praise by instructors in the classroom in the context of student motivation and specifically discusses the use of praise-notes to productively induce student performance and engagement. The merits of praise notes as a motivational tool are discussed and demonstrated through applicative suggestions for classroom practice.

Narratives from popular culture: Critical implications for adult education

AbstractThis chapter critically examines six political television narratives: The Weather Channel, The Fox News Channel, 24, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Show, and Torchwood. The implications of those television narratives, their impact on adult learners, and suggestions for classroom practice are discussed.

Critical race theory and education: a Marxist response

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Preconcepciones sobre el calor en 2º de BUP

There are some ill ways of designating concepts and processes, in both the textbooks and the language we, teachers of Physics and Chemistry, commonly use in our lessons. This is an obstacle to attain our aims. Furthermore, we do not usually take into account in our educational practice, the alternative frameworks our students have, which makes our «teaching productivity» alarmingly low in the scientific field. Such situation is analysed in this report, and some suggestions for classroom practice and science teaching are offered.

I Meant to Say That: How Adult Language Learners Construct Positive Identities Through Nonstandard Language Use

The aim of this article is to raise awareness in L2 education about the relationship between second-language learners' linguistic choices in the L2 and their identities. The author reviews empirical research and language-learning narratives that show that L2 learners may purposely use nonstandard L2 forms. Using a poststructuralist framework to conceptualize identity, the author argues that these second-language learners use nonstandard language in the L2 in order to create positive identities, and in some cases to resist social inequalities, in the L2 community. The implications of this research for second-language teachers are discussed and suggestions for classroom practice are offered.

The Given/New Contract and Cohesion: Some Suggestions for Classroom Practice

The Given/New Contract and Cohesion: Some Suggestions for Classroom Practice