Inquiry Projects

Inquiry Projects

My inquiry project is: Learning Community: Increasing Community Use of the School Site for Full Service Extended School Project

Overview: Cristi's Inquiry Project’s purpose is to encourage community mentoring and lifelong learning. One objective is to learn international best practices for successful community-based lifelong learning, such as those exemplified in Full Service Extended School, in order to implement a similar program in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. From the project, Cristi will develop a workplan that adapts Full Service Extended School to rural America. The content will target student achievement through a curriculum framework, assessment, materials, and resources. Cristi hopes to connect the local community and make the school the center of the town, able to be utilized by all members of the public for full engagement and lifelong learning. Additionally, the friends made through the collaborative project will establish a global community. When not attending classes and researching, Cristi will align with Northern Ireland’s education stakeholders, students, parents, teachers, and administrators to develop a manual her district can implement. One component Cristi hopes to make a reality is a student exchange program between Lehighton, Pennsylvania and Belfast, Northern Ireland in order to promote cross-cultural exchange and global friendships.

Inquiry Projects by other recipients of the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching include international teachers working in the United States:

Botswana:

Making English learning fun and easy with computers

Enhancing the quality of learning through differentiated learning

Finland:

Introducing history, language and culture of the USA in Finnish high school

Historical thinking, multiliteracy and the use of primary sources in history teaching and learning

India:

Strategies for Math Learning for First Generation ESL Learners

Development of Literacy and Contexuality in Second Language Learners: A Handbook for Indian Teachers

Israel:

Web based ESL course for LD student

Mexico:

Learn English & Math online in a friendly environment

Teaching Intercultural competences in the language classroom by using ICT

Let's connect our classroom to the world!

Morocco:

To what extent does our approach to language teaching lead to an effective communication?

Strategies of addressing learners’ misconduct and their instructional and psychological outcomes

New Zealand:

Which key elements of leadership most influence a successful Transition process?

Strategies for Explicit Teaching and Evaluation of Metacognition for Diverse Learners in EScience

Palestinian Territories:

Student-based assessment: An effective strategy to improve teaching practices

Engaging English learners through using interactive methods in Teaching English

Singapore:

Exploring how academically at-risk students in Singapore can benefit from STEAM approaches

Building a pro-environmental school culture and developing green identity in students

Implementing Inquiry-based Learning in the Secondary Geography Classroom

Taiwan:

Science Maker, We are creators

Learning in Wonderland: Scenario Based Learning Design Templates for Small Scale Intensive Lessons

American recipients are looking at topics as varied as:

• The Music of Botswana
• From Bechuanaland to Botswana: Understanding colonialism in Africa from a Batswana Perspective
• Re-engaging our Youth through TRUE Alternative Education Programs
• The Adventures of Juan Little Asparagus: Teaching Spanish through authentic literature
• Not just in science classes: Developing a global view on sustainability education across the curricula
• Second Language Acquisition: Does Finland Take Immigrant Students to the “Finnish” line?
• An In-Depth Look at Music Education and Children's Choirs in Finland
• The effects of motivation and best practices on low-performing students: Finland's success story
• Instructional Strategies for Engaging 5th and 6th Grade Girls in Project Based STEM
• An Analysis of Deeper Learning Competencies Across Finnish Upper Secondary Tracks
• Globalizing STEM: Creating STEM Partnerships with Finland
• Exciting and Engaging Students with Authentic Interdisciplinary Projects
• Teaching Common Historical Themes in Indian and American National Histories
• Students in India and Los Angeles Collaborating on Science Fair Projects
• Inspiring Youth Change Makers through the Rediscovery of Historic Influencers in Traditional Indigenous Communities’ Stories
• How does oral storytelling support literacy development and foster bilingualism?
• Developing Authentic Independent Reading Practices in Reluctant Reading Communities
• Spontaneous Natural Conversation: Teaching and Assessing Oral Proficiency in a Second Language
• Beyond a Single Story: Engaging with Diverse Perspectives Through Historical Sources and Current Events
• Academic Language Acquisition for English Language Learners
• An investigation of early childhood education in the Netherlands through the lens of play and nature
• Access for All: Creating Equitable, Holistic Educational Opportunities for Migrant Students in The Netherlands
• Why the Debate? How the Study of Argumentation and Debate Increases Language Proficiency
• Language Arts and the Integration of Media Literacy for Students with Special Needs
• A Portrait of Best Practices: Inquiry & Project-Based Learning
• Developing Effective Mentoring Programs for Teachers in Chicago
• Project Based Learning for Deaf Students: A Guide for Teachers
• Using the hip-hop arts to promote cultural survival and resistance to colonialism and neo-colonialism, and discover the ways the local community has addressed historical violence experienced in residential schools and discrimination in New Zealand’s society
• Why are all of the children at school barefoot? The surprising results of student-led learning
• Sharing technology globally: Creating professional development resources to IMPACT student learning
• Voices in the Words: Hearing EL student voices through their writing
• Integrating and characterizing a STEM Applied Learning Program in the context of high-stakes testing
• Special needs students and their transition to postschool activities: The tale of two systems
• Power in Numbers: Achieving Potential and Empowerment by Preparing for Higher Level Mathematics
• Student Success Goes Global
• English as a New Language Professional Development Handbook/Series
• Bridging Perspectives: Korean & American Collaborations For Building Globally Competent Citizens
• Higher Education Equity through Improved Secondary to University Transitions
• Lift the Stage Lamp Beside the Golden Door: Dismantling Racial and Cultural Barriers through Theater
• Diversity and the Development of National Identity: Toward a More Inclusive History Curriculum
• Best teaching practices in the UK addressing the challenges faced by “refugee” newcomer students
• Connecting and Competing in a Global Economy: Educating First Generation and Minority Students