Abstract: Student funds of knowledge and asset-based instruction provide educators with an opportunity to meet the academic needs of their students. An increase in student engagement and involvement can lead to improvement in academics. This study is about how asset-based instruction improved a third grade student’s academic achievement, improvement, and engagement in the classroom. ( en )
Differentiated instruction is necessary to meet the needs of diverse learners, particularly those in mixed ability classrooms (Gregory and Chapman, 2012; Sulla, 2013). This action research study explored one middle school that recently transitioned from ability grouped classrooms to mixed ability...
The purpose of this capstone project was to construct a review of literature on creative thinking in the elementary music classroom. The literature review focuses on the incorporation of popular music and technological tools that encourage creative thought. The studies I consulted revealed that...