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Current research and writing Bill Schubert, Ann
Lopez-Schubert, Wayne Carroll, and I have completed a revision of Bill and
Ann's 1981 text, Curriculum Books: The First 80 Years. Bill and
Ann's original identification of 3 perspectives in Bill Schubert and I presented
a roundtable at the American I have completed the
research on a historical study of the origins of grading systems in
US schools I have found that I have enough to try for a book rather than
a journal piece. I plan on submitting the work for publication in 2009. I am currently serving on the editorial board for the Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies with Craig Kridel serving as principal editor. I have also accepted invitation to write several entries for this volume. The ECS is scheduled for publication at the end of 2009. Greg Hauser, a
colleague at Roosevelt, and I completed an evaluation study of the activities
of 5 GEAR UP schools and presented our research findings at the annual
meeting of the American PowerPoint presentation on GEAR UP evaluation In a separate study,
Greg, George Olson and I looked at types of tutoring services that were
provided to the GEAR UP schools and their effectiveness in improving student
performance on standardized testing in math and reading. This study was
presented at the American Association of Colleges and Universities Meeting in
Results of a Collaborative Tutoring Model AACU paper A third study by
Hauser, Thomas and Olson looked at the impact that GEAR UP student services
have had on student performance on standardized tests. This study was
presented in 2007 at the AERA annual meeting. This paper is also posted to
the web site for your consideration. Student
Services and Student Achievement More recently Karen
Choate, Greg Hauser and I have collaborated on a study of 8th
grade to high school transitions. This has resulted in a paper presentation
at AERA in 2008, a presentation on methodology the Hawaiian Conference at
Education and a presentation on conclusions at an international education
conference in Barcelona Spain in the summer of 2009. I continue to work on
the development of performance based assessment and scoring scales related to
language arts and to my current work in pre-service teacher education. . I
presented a round table at ATE in February, 1999
on the using scoring scales to facilitate teacher reflection. This paper has
been posted on the web site for your consideration. I participated in a
discussion of instructional techniques for promoting multicultural
understanding at Roosevelt this past spring. A piece based on this panel was
produced as a monograph within the university. For the past three
years, students have been submitting lesson plans related to the Mexicanidad
exhibit at the Grades
3-6 Visiting an Art Museum High
School – Mexican Women and Mango Street High
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