Archived Editions

2009 Journals - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Operation 2014: Developing Culturally Competent Teachers for a Diverse Society (pp. 1-23)
http://www.fate1.org/journals/2009/byrd-blake.pdf

Marie Byrd-Blake & Brooke Schulte Olivieri

Abstract: This conceptual analysis addresses the need to develop culturally competent public school teachers who are prepared to successfully instruct students from high-poverty, high-risk and culturally diverse communities. It directs attention to the need for a paradigm shift to engage teachers in continuous, long-term professional development centered on culturally responsive instruction to ensure quality education of all students. The continuous widening of the achievement gap and the high turnover of teachers in high-poverty, high-risk, culturally diverse schools have led to this disciplined inquiry to advance culturally responsive instruction. The year 2014 has been targeted by the U.S. Department of Education to ensure all students are performing academically on grade level. This proposal promotes the year 2014 also as the year that all U.S. teachers are prepared to address the multitude of cultural differences in diverse, high poverty and high risk schools through targeted professional development.

The Global Philosophy System (GPS): Making a Case for Enabling Reflective Practice (pp. 24-43)
http://www.fate1.org/journals/2009/davis.pdf

Steven C. Davis

Abstract: This paper will examine the problem of enhancing the reflective practice skills of preservice teachers and propose a system with which teacher educators may combat this issue. The Global Philosophy System (GPS) model features two axes, control and resource, that allow educators to chart a coherent position for their own values and compare them to those of others.

 The Writer's Software Toolkit (pp. 44-60)
http://www.fate1.org/journals/2009/fiedler.pdf

Rebecca L. Fiedler

Abstract: This paper describes one approach to using a combination of free or inexpensive software tools to overcome common writing challenges and streamline some of the more tedious tasks associated with writing for scholarship. The author elaborates ideas for using familiar tools and accessible new technologies to streamline citation management and facilitate collaboration with other authors. The ideas are as relevant for young writers preparing high school term papers as they are for more experienced writers preparing a dissertation or journal manuscript.

Trading Snowmen for Alligators: Student Teaching at a Distance (pp. 61-81)
http://www.fate1.org/journals/2009/mccrea.pdf

Linda D. McCrea & Loretta Konecki

Abstract: This paper describes a unique innovative teacher preparation program entitled Cross Cultural Student Teaching (CCST). The CCST program placed student teachers outside the university's traditional service area and the challenge became how to offer and deliver the same quality program no matter where the placement experience was located. Through the use of various forms of technology (i.e. word processing, Internet, email, Blackboard, and interactive television) faculty were able to meet the challenge and maintain program consistency.

The Development and Implementation of a Tutoring Clinic for Students with Special Needs (pp. 82-88)
http://www.fate1.org/journals/2009/tobias.pdf

Jennifer M. Tobias

Abstract: This paper will highlight the collaborative efforts among faculty and graduate students at a university to develop and implement a tutoring clinic for students with special needs. A team of people which included faculty and graduate students in exceptional education as well as graduate students in mathematics and science education convened to establish an after-school tutoring clinic targeting students in middle and high school who were performing at an elementary level in reading, science, and/or mathematics. The purpose of the clinic was to help students succeed who were at-risk for failing their current grade level.