Table of Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................v
2006-2007 Action Research Locations....................................................................vi
Part I - Pre-School through Elementary Classrooms
1. Strategies to Prevent Exclusion in Preschool
Katherine Bailey.........................................................................................9
2. Lexia Software and Early Reading Intervention
Tonia Beckler............................................................................................11
3. It’sTime For Music
Sue Cook...................................................................................................16
4. Effective Communication, Can It Improve Classroom Management?
Suzanne Hunt............................................................................................19
5. ReciprocalReading Practices – It DoesWork!
Claudette Jaramillo...................................................................................23
6. Teaching Listening Skills: Improving My Practice
Kelly Pearce.............................................................................................28
7. ArtsIntegration,Just Fun orReal Learning?
Ruth Rose..................................................................................................36
8. Achieving State Standards through Quest Time
Diane Mittler.............................................................................................43
9. Picturing GreatWriting
Kimberly Gibson.......................................................................................51
10. The Construction of Knowledge: The Constructivist Classroom -vs- The
Traditional Classroom
Lisa J. Vasquez..........................................................................................54
11. No Subject Left Behind: Improving Skills through Science and Social
Studies
Lisa J. Vasquez..........................................................................................64
Part II - Junior High Classrooms
12. Totally Tolerant Stars
Michael Sinkovitz......................................................................................73
13. Collaborative Problem-solving in the 8th Grade Classroom
Kate McCalmont.......................................................................................78
14. Moodle@Picacho: Transforming Teaching with Interactive Online Course
Management Tools
Holly R. Bemis-Schurtz.............................................................................84
Part III - High School Classrooms
15. School-to-Work Preparation forAlternative High SchoolYouth
Vince Case...............................................................................................105