Making the case for stem integration at the upper elementary level

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Stem Integration

Increasing the Accessibility of Hands-On Science for Blind Students

1976 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-63
Author(s):  
Dennis Schatz ◽  
Herbert D. Thier
Keyword(s):  
Small Groups ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Scientific Principles ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Science Activities ◽  
Blind Students

The Adapting Science Materials for the Blind (ASMB) project has developed a number of individualized sets of science activities and experiments for upper-elementary level visually handicapped students. Working independently or in small groups, students are able to learn fundamental scientific principles and the basics of the scientific method using the hands-on approach. The ASMB materials are tested in actual classroom situations and then refined further.

Computer Game Playing—“Turn-On” to Mathematics

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-39
Author(s):  
Alice-Ann Winner ◽  
Margo D. McClung
Keyword(s):  
Computer Game ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Game Playing ◽  
Turn On

At the upper elementary level, teachers of mathematics are faced with two problems. They must reteach skills that the children have been exposed to, but have not mastered. At the same time they should awaken children to the joys and excitement of mathematics.

scholarly journals Attitudes of teachers of Arabic language and students of the primary stage towards the implementation of the Touchstones Discussion Project  / Mahakkat at- Tafkir Program and obstacles to its application in Jordan: اتجاهات معلمي اللغة العربية وطلبة المرحلة الأساسية العليا نحو تطبيق برنامج محكات التفكير ومعوقات تطبيقه في الأردن

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (30) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayza Ahmad Saadah
Keyword(s):  
Arabic Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Elementary Stage ◽  
Basic Stage ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Descriptive Method

  The aim of this study was to reveal the attitudes of Arabic Language teachers and the higher elementary stage students towards the implementation of the Touchstones Discussion Project/ Mahakkat at- Tafkir Program and the obstacles to its application in Jordan. The study used descriptive method, and in order to achieve the objectives of the study the researcher used a questionnaire prepared by her to measure teachers' attitudes, and another one to measure students' attitudes, and a third to measure the obstacles of applying this program. The study was applied on (152) Arabic language teachers in the area of "liwa' aljama'a" and (1506) students of the upper elementary level. after verifying the validity of the tools and their stability, and to answer the questions of the study extracted the averages and standard deviations, The results showed that the Arabic language teachers and the basic stage students had positive attitudes toward the implementation of the Mahakkat at- Tafkir. The overall response to all the paragraphs (3.54) for the teachers, and (3.79) for students. The results of the study showed that the obstacles to the implementation of the program were medium, with the total response on all paragraphs (3.35), while the response to the paragraphs between high and medium. And accordingly, a set of recommendations and suggestions were presented to reinforce the attitudes of the Arabic language teachers and the students of the higher elementary stage toward applying the program and overcoming the obstacles of its application.

scholarly journals Using a Simultaneous Prompting Procedure to Improve the Quality of the Writing of Three Students with Learning Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Kerstin Nobel ◽  
Anne Barwasser ◽  
Matthias Grünke ◽  
Kristie Asaro-Saddler ◽  
Bruce Saddler
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Progress Monitoring ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Simultaneous Prompting ◽  
Baseline Design ◽  
Students With Ld

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of a simultaneous prompting procedure on the writing performance of three upper-elementary-level students diagnosed with learning disabilities (LD). Interventionists gave task directions followed by model prompts with a 0-s time delay to teach students composition. Non-targeted information related to the writing process was embedded in the form of progress monitoring. A multiple-baseline design across participants (AB) was used to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Results indicate that the simultaneous prompting procedure positively affected the overall quality of writing of students with LD. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Cloudwalker by R.H. Vickers and R. Budd

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Campbell
Keyword(s):  
School Libraries ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Great Rivers ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Stories

Vickers, Roy Henry and Robert Budd.  Cloudwalker.  Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2014. Print.This is a stunning new book from painter, print maker, carver, author and member of the Orders of Canada and British Columbia, Roy Henry Vickers.  It contains 18 new prints from this innovative Indigenous artist, which accompany the retelling of a traditional story.  The story explains the origin of the three great rivers: The Nass, The Stikine and the Skeena (or Ksien, which means "juice from the clouds”).  It is the story of a young man who is carried up to the clouds by swans and wanders around on the clouds.  He carries a box of water, which spills when he falls.  The spills form the lakes and rivers on the land.  While the text tells the story, it also incorporates cultural knowledge including the cycle of the salmon and the importance of marmot hides as symbols of wealth.  The text is simple and readable at the upper elementary level. While the story is important, it is the sophisticated artwork that makes this book stand out.  Vickers has used flat designs, incorporating the familiar formlines and ovoids found in traditional North coastal Indigenous art.  Ovoids are the rounded shapes used to portray joints  and sometimes eyes.   Some of the paintings show the familiar red and black figures on simple backgrounds of strong colours.  However  other figures are printed in shiny overlay most visible as you move the book to catch the light, creating hidden treasures for children to find.  For example the image on page 28 shows a figure by the river;  shiny streaks cross the page to represent rain and shiny fish are printed on the surface of the river. This book, which reminds us that picture books and traditional stories are not just for children, would be an excellent addition to public and school libraries everywhere, as well as to collections that specialize in Canadian Indigenous traditional stories. Highly recommended:  4 stars out of 4 Reviewer:  Sandy CampbellSandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines.  Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give. 

scholarly journals Aluniq: and her friend, Buster by A. Pingo

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Pingo, Anna.  Aluniq:  and her friend, Buster. Illus. Karleen Green. Inuvilauit Settlement Region, 2016.This is a simple story about separation of loved ones, a common, but none-the-less painful necessity in many remote communities. Aluniq is a little girl who lives with her Norwegian grandparents at the Qunngilaat Reindeer Station in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Aluniq has a pet reindeer calf named Buster. She has lived with her grandparents from birth because her mother has been away for years for tuberculosis treatment. Now that her mother is well and back in Tuktuuyaqtuuq, Aluniq must go to live with her parents, hundreds of kilometers away from the Station. But “Aluniq [is] frightened as she [doesn’t] know who these people [are].” Her grandparents are very sad to be separated from her and she is sad to be separated from them and from Buster. Although Aluniq does not recognize it at the time, this is also a story of reunion and of putting things right. Her parents are happy to have her return. This simple, but realistic story highlights the fact that many families in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and other remote parts of Canada have been disrupted when people have had to leave home to receive medical treatment. It is clearly written and readable at an upper elementary level. Karleen Green’s drawings are rustic and unsophisticated, but are delightfully representative of the Inuit world and accessible to children. Available in English, as well as all three Inuvialuktun dialects, these books are appropriate for elementary school and public libraries and any collection of Canadian children’s literature.Highly recommended: 4 out of 4Reviewer: Sandy CampbellSandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines. Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give.  

The Calculator in the Classroom

1980 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
Norma Zekariya ◽  
Margo McClung ◽  
Alice-Ann Winner
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
International School ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
School Year ◽  
Experimental Level ◽  
Summer Workshop

The hand-held calculator was introduced into the mathematics curriculum of the United Nations International School at the upper-elementary level during the 1977–78 school year. The new program was inspired by a summer workshop at T eachers' College, Columbia University. Calculator instruction began on an experimental level in a fifth-grade class in November 1977. This was followed by instruction in a fourth-grade class, and later in a third-grade class.

A Clinical Study of Twenty-seven Children Exhibiting Functional Hearing Loss

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. McCanna ◽  
Giacinto DeLapa
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Hearing Problem

This report reviews 27 cases of children exhibiting functional hearing loss. The study reveals that most students were in the upper elementary grades and were predominantly females. These subjects were functioning below their ability level in school and were usually in conflict with school, home, or peers. Tests used were selected on the basis of their helping to provide early identification. The subjects' oral and behavioral responses are presented, as well as ways of resolving the hearing problem. Some helpful counseling techniques are also presented.

Using Data to Demonstrate Results at the Elementary Level

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Nailor ◽  
Karen Harrington ◽  
Nancy Raftery ◽  
Jaclyn Smith
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Level ◽  
Using Data
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