Incorporating Student Experiences

Riley Diffenderfer

Empowering Learners

 The author responds to an earlier paper in this handbook, focused on transcending cross-cultural barriers in mentorship and teaching.

 David Harris

This paper takes on the idea of boundaries in education, and why they should be viewed as fences rather than walls.

 Uncertain Science... Uncertain World

Brielle C. Stark, December 11, 2009

Praxis Field-placement:

Exploring Science Education and the Brain in K-12 Schools:

A Praxis III Study
 
Emily Lovejoy

Researcher: Brielle Stark, Bryn Mawr College '12

Research Questions:

• Are open-ended activities engaging to students?
• Do open-ended activities transfer knowledge to students?
• Is there a difference between teacher and student perceptions of open-ended activities?

Goals:

LaKesha Preston-Roberts

A student talks about her experience in tutoring algebra to a freshman in high school.

Becky Strattan

This essay focuses on the concept of ignorance and how one can overcome it by being aware of other people's different points of view than one's very own.

Rachel Francois

A great paper on adding a cultural perspective in the traditional education system in order to make the curriculum interesting to students.