Research+Projects+535+(2011)

Select a focal issue to research in-depth for the purpose of investigating its relationship and implications in the teaching and learning of English Language Arts. Issues might be English Language Learners, culturally relevant pedagogy, critical literacy, technology/new media in the classroom, transformation of the subject, or other issues of your choice. You may work with a partner or in a group during the term to share resources, discuss aspects of your focal issue and English Language Arts, and to engage in peer review of the final product, however, each candidate must create and submit an individual, originally created final product. The final product will synthesize course readings, salient aspects of learning theory, fieldwork experiences, and your research (from peer-reviewed journals). It must incorporate new media literacy. The final product will be uploaded to this wiki **week 10**. This assignment is worth **40 points,** **20%** of the overall course grade. (approximately 5-10 key articles, research studies, or literature reviews in APA formatted reference list) ||  Research to support stance is synthesized as evidence for stance, and not merely reported; research represents the literature on focal issue  ||  Research to support stance is mostly reported and summarized, and used as evidence for stance in a cursory way; may not be representative of literature on focal issue  ||  Research is not adequate to support stance and/or is used to summarize readings, not as evidence/ support for stance || || ||
 * Fieldwork Research Project (40 points) **
 * || 10  ||  5  ||  1  ||  Your Comments  ||  Score  ||
 * Stance on focal issue || ||  Stance reflects pedagogical approach for equity and access in ELA for all learners to construct content knowledge  ||  Stance is unclear or reflects more traditional pedagogical approaches that maintain the status quo rather than promote construction of learning for all learners  || || ||
 * Focal Issue || ||  Focal issue is summarized (with supporting citations) to explain its history in U.S. schooling & its importance to student academic success  ||  Focal issue is touched upon (with some citations) – its history in U.S. schooling may be tangentially explained and/or its importance to student success may be cursorily explained or misunderstood  || || ||
 * Research
 * Pedagogical Approach ||  Pedagogical approach in the classroom is discussed within the stance and support for stance reflecting engagement of students in meaningful learning  ||  Pedagogical approach in the classroom is somewhat clear but may not support the stance, or may not reflect engagement of students in meaningful learning  ||  Pedagogical approach in the classroom is tangential and unclear as to how it supports stance, and unclear as to how it supports engagement of students in meaningful learning  || || ||