Academic Creativity and Excellence Day
The semi-annual research colloquium at Bushnell founded by Dr. Tim Bergquist.
Planting and Growing Flowers
My objective for this unit was “What steps can someone follow to plant and grow flowers?” I taught this unit to 26 kindergarteners. I asked students this question before I taught the unit and after I taught it to see if they understood the unit. Students knew the steps in planting and growing flowers by the end of the week.
EDUC 415, Faith Integration in Teaching Seminar
Vivian Moen
L203
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Assessments: 7th Grade
This presentation will be a detailed overview of the summative and formative assessments administered during the Water Quality Unit of the 7th grade Language Arts class at Arts and Technology Academy. The presentation will highlight the importance of technology, creativity and hands on work. These assessments were performed during the presenter’s Student Teaching and serve as the basis for her licensure.
EDUC 415, Faith Integration in Teaching Seminar
Vivian Moen
L203
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Sister Sister
This following research was from a case study for EDUC 370, Adolescent Development. In the study, we looked at the lives of a set of identical twin girls named Lynn and Nicole. The purpose of the research was to measure where they landed cognitively, physically, socially, identity wise, and morally developmentally and measure where they landed next to each other as well as where statistics say they should have landed. To help measure these check points, a series of developmental tests were conducted as well as a test to see what sort of learning style each of the twins have. The twins are nine years old and are currently in the fourth grade. The presentation will discuss further the findings of the research as well as recommendations or suggests that we might have for the twins.
EDUC 330/EDUC 370 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Child Development Case Studies: Vulpix vs. Michael
For a child development and psychology class, we each performed an eight-week case study research project in order to identify the development of two seven-year-old children, one boy and one girl, and compare the rate at which they are developing to the average seven-year-old. The goal of the case study was to observe and assess the development of said children in five categories: cognitive development, physical development, social development, moral and spiritual development, and identity development. The methods we used for data collection included interviewing the subject, their parents, and their teachers; observing them at school and during their soccer games, performing a series of short test assessments on the two of them, and gathering extant data from their schooling thus far. According to the data, Michael and Vulpix appear to be developing at relatively good paces for their age with Vulpix only needing improvement in some of her cognitive development. Recommendations include continuing to maintain healthy lifestyles and helping them learn that education is valuable. All in all, this case study helped us observe and compare the average seven-year-old boy and girl in their stages of development.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Luke
The purpose of this case study was to understand and study the cognitive, physical, identity, social, and moral development of a seven year old boy named Luke and apply concepts from child and adolescent researchers such as Piaget, Erickson, and Marcia. Research was conducted over a short period of time, approximately four weeks. Different methods of collecting data include observations, interviews of the participant, the participants mother, father, and teacher, assessments that focused on learning style and level of cognitive development, and extant data such as report cards, and test scores. The findings include that the participant is developing normal and healthy in four out of the five domains. In the cognitive domain, the participant struggles with phonemics and morphology, and thus have difficulty making sense of words. My suggestion is that the parents of the participant seek testing for an IEP in reading. To increase a liking for reading, Luke should listen to auditory books, play reading and writing games, and books should be read to him. In short, reading should be made fun for Luke.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
A Case Study on Child Development
Over the course of the semester I closely followed Julie, a ten-year-old girl in the fifth grade. I wanted to find out how Julie was developing within five domains of child development. These domains are cognitive, physical, identity, social, and moral development. I collected data through observations, interviews, formal assessments, and extant data. After evaluating Julie in the five domains of child development, I recommend strategies to ensure healthy development in all domains.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Tug O’ War: Identity Development of an 8-Year-Old Homeschool Boy
This poster presentation evaluates the research I conducted on an eight-year-old homeschool boy “Mr. P”. My study in this area of his development was guided by the question: “Where is Mr. P in his identity development and how do the variables around him influence this?” My methods for collecting data were primarily observation, interviews with Mr. P and his family members, and artwork done by Mr. P. The findings made a connection between Mr. P’s self-concept, self-esteem, and Erikson’s Industry v. Inferiority concept. The data displays a “Tug O’ War” within Mr. P as his identity is challenged and growing pains ensue. The inner struggle is a healthy one and my recommendations for continued healthy development are embedded within D. Pink’s autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Mr. P’s identity is richly embedded within this presentation, giving you a glimpse of his life and how it connects to developmental psychology.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Is Julia Developing Normally?
This poster presents the data I collected over the course of this semester on the cognitive, physical, identity, social and moral development of a 12-year-old girl. I will present each of these domains separately on the poster and each domain will have a brief summary of my findings and an analysis of my subject’s development in relation to other girls her age. The methods I employed in order to gather data were interviewing the subject, her parents and her friends, observing the subject, and analyzing her journals and academic records. I found that the subject of my study was experiencing normal and healthy development. I conclude my project with recommendations for the subject to continue experiencing development.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
16 going on 7
This poster presentation will address the cognitive development of a student with special needs within the Eugene-Springfield area. Shrek is a sixteen-year-old male who currently attends high school. Research was collected for the case study addressing five domains: cognitive, social, psychological, moral, and physical development. This data was collected over a time frame of 9 weeks. Outside resources as well as data retrieved and recorded from the participant, his family, two close-observing teachers, and a multitude of extant data were used to understand, developmentally, where this student is at during this period of time in his life. Compared to his general education peers, Shrek is functioning at a low-cognitive level and, according to Piaget, would be placed in the Pre-Operational stage in cognitive development. But I believe that he will be able to function relatively well in the world after he leaves high school.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Kids These Days
Our presentation will examine the lives of two adolescent students, one male and one female. By comparing and contrasting the lives and experience of these two young individuals, we will assess their developmental statuses through the lens of five different domains. These domains are: cognitive, social, physical, identity, and moral/values. The methods we used to gather our data were interviews, observations, assessments and extend data. The findings for one of the adolescents, Elizabeth, suggest that she is right on course for normal development. The only improvement would be to work on her physical development by eating a healthier diet and exercising more often. The findings for the other adolescent, Diego, suggest that he is also developing in a healthy manner. The only recommendation for him would be to improve his relationship with his mother by showing her more respect. We will discuss our findings in full detail during our presentation.
EDUC 370 Adolescent Learners
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Oliver the Inventor
As teachers it is important to know a student, not just their name. In my Childhood Development class, we conducted a case study lasting three months. I looked at the development of a young boy. My participant chose to go by the name Oliver. Oliver is a seven year old boy, who attends public school in the Eugene/Springfield area. In hopes of understanding my participant and his development, I want to answer the question, is Oliver showing healthy development in each of the five domains based on his age? The five domains I looked at were cognitive development, physical development, identity development, social development, and moral development. I used a variety of methods to assess Oliver’s development. The finding suggest Oliver is experiencing healthy development in all the five domains. The study provides recommendations for continued healthy development.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
How You Doin’
A case study was conducted to determine how an elementary aged student is developing in five developmental domains, cognitive, physical, identity, social, and moral development. The individual that took part in this study is Scarlet Maganous, who is currently ten years old attending a local elementary school in Eugene. This case study was conducted in the first three months of fall semester 2015. The methods used for data collection included observations, interviews, and formal assessments. The data collected suggest that Scarlet has healthy development in all five domains. Since she is developing at healthy levels in every domain, there are not any areas that need serious improvement. However, I have created some suggestions in each domain for Scarlet to take into consideration if she wants to continue to maintain positive developmental growth.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Jetter
This poster displays the developmental growth of a seven year old, second grade boy, who will be referred to as Jetter. This poster displays the results of the question: where is Jetter’s development at in each of the five domains of development? Those domains are cognitive development, physical development, social development, moral/spiritual development, and identity development. To answer that question, I used a variety of methods including personal interviews, phone calls and emails for communication, as well as personal observations and Piaget testing. The results of those interviews, observations and tests suggest that Jetter developing at a normal rate in all five domains for a seven year old student. Details of what that entails will be discussed during my poster presentation.
EDUC 330 Child Development
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
10 AM – Noon
Education Reform
This research project considered alternative options to traditional public school education for students. The research considered academic journals, government statistics and field-based observation from the EDUC 110, Foundations of Education class. The findings suggest there are many alternatives to traditional education that are positively benefiting student learning. Statistically many such non-traditional options are proving to beat traditional school methods, including state testing scores, high school graduate rates and success in college. The United States Education Department should continue to progressively evaluate and explore the difference found in such schools to better struggling and underperforming schools around the nation, for every child deserves the opportunity to have an award-winning education.
EDUC 110 Foundations of Education
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
1 – 3 PM
Assessment Strategies for Fourth Grade Math
For my presentation, I will be explaining the strategies and results of my full time student teaching during my Fractions unit.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Classroom Incentives
In this presentation we will identify whether using classroom incentives are beneficial or not. There will be 5 main questions we answer: What is the difference between a bribe and an incentive, what are different types of incentives, what are the pros and cons of using classroom incentives, when should they be used, and why are incentives important. Through exploring and researching these questions, we will gain a further understanding of how to educate and manage our classrooms in a beneficial and productive way. Incentives are all around us and they are unavoidable. Learning how to recognize the difference between incentives and bribes is crucial in becoming a proactive teacher.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Force and Motion
The effectiveness of a force and motion unit for 1st grade based on pre and post assessments.
EDUC 615
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Physical Activity in the Classroom
For our research project and ACE Day presentation we will be looking at how incorporating physical activity into a classroom’s daily routine affects students. Our research will contain four main points
1. Advantages of physical activity
2. Disadvantages of physical activity
3. What affect physical activity has on the brain
Our research will be based on first hand classroom experiences and previous research done by Fred Jones, Rick Wormeli, J. David Cooper and Dr. Harry Wong.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Emotional Math
By adding daily bell work as instructional assistance in moving the class into an environment of learning, we are exploring the question, “Does it assist in classroom relations veered towards trust and cooperation and does it increase overall test scores?”
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Homework and Extra Credit Strategies
This research project is looking at the homework, extra credit and late work policies of our two classrooms and cooperating teachers and looking at the benefits and disadvantages of these varying strategies.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Work Sample
I will be doing my ACE Day presentation on assessments and the data I have gathered from my work sample. The focus will be on 3 main students and how they were able to improve their work throughout my time in the classroom. There will be pre and post test data as well as other assessments I have made. I will also discuss how the affected my teaching.
EDUC 615
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Work Sample Assessment Analysis
An presentation of my 1st Grade Science Work Sample Assessment Section.
EDUC 615
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Work Sample Presentation
A presentation of my work sample assessment from an eleventh grade Language Arts classroom at Harrisburg High School.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Evaluating Student Progress
This ACE day presentation will display the evaluation of three third grade students based on a pre-test, a performance task, and a post-test. The assessments were created from an area, perimeter, and angels unit. The assessment results will be represented through graphs, student work, and an analysis of the three students performance.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Why Routines Create a Productive Classroom
A functional classroom incorporates routines throughout the day. Routines are essential for a teacher to have a manageable class. In order for routines to work, teachers need to give the students time learn and practice the routines that are set in place. By giving practice time and making sure everyone does it correctly, the students will be able to master the routines. The classroom will be a safe and consistent environment for the students because there are routines.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Technology Education Standards in Teacher Education Programs
This research project considered strategies and methods to foster excellence among teacher education candidates. The research considered scholarly journals and field-based observation from the EDUC 230, Technology for Teaching and Learning course. The findings suggest that effectively implementing ISTE standards with efficient classroom technology integration practices is necessary to inspire America’s youth and promote academic achievement. Therefore, teacher education programs should consider practical ways to address and support ISTE standards in K-12 classrooms.
EDUC 230
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Kindergarten Social Studies Assessment
Assessments of Kindergarten students before and after a 15 week unit of diverse social science lessons.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Proximity in the Classroom
My presentation will be about proximity in the classroom and why it is important. I am also going to include why working the crowd is so important and what my classroom setup will be like.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
1st Grade Work Sample Assessment and Student Progress
My Work Sample for my major student teaching focuses on introducing First Grade students to the characteristics of their home, community, and city as well as what types of community helpers there are and how they contribute to society. The unit is centered on First Grade Social Science standards and also incorporates English Language Arts reading, writing, and speaking standards. I will present how I assessed and charted student progress throughout the unit, as well as specific pieces of growth as a result of this unit observed in my students.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Child Development
The goal of this paper was to gather information to examine 2 separate children. In this case study there are 2 different girls who are sisters with a 3 year age difference. This paper is going to examine cognitive, social, psychological, moral and physical development of both the developing adolescence. This paper will also make recommendations to help the 2 participants reach or maintain a normal healthy development stage. Data was collected using a series of methods including: Personal Interviews both with Pam( 16 years old & Beth( 13 years old) parents, siblings and 3 different people who observe these girls in there everyday life. In these observations that were conducted they were both at home and observing both girls play volleyball
EDUC 330-370
Brian Kaelin
Adolescent Development
We have studied adolescent development in 5 domains; cognitive, social/emotional, identity, moral and physical. In our presentation we will inform the audience about each of the three subjects in one of the 5 domains. The goal will be to compare and contrast the subjects while articulating our findings. Through research and observation we have found that boys are still behind girl in social and emotional development but have caught up in cognitive, identity and physical development.
EDUC 330
Brian Kaelin
Case Study of a Six-Year-Old Girl
This case study presents the data and analysis of a six-year-old girl. The participant’s development was researched over the period of approximately one month in the following five domains: cognitive, physical, social, identity, and moral. The data was obtained through interviews with the participant and her mother, observations of the researcher, and academic data. The study found that the participant was experiencing healthy, age appropriate development in all five domains, though the physical domain had the most cause for concern of the five.
EDUC 330
Brian Kaelin
The Tale of Two Adolescents
Throughout a period of time, we observed two adolescent children in five developmental areas. These areas were cognitive, social, identity, physical, and moral development. One student is a 16 year old boy and the other is a 14 year old girl. We found that they are both are developing as expected for their age and gender. However, we also noticed that the two acted and behaved very differently compared to one another.
EDUC 330
Brian Kaelin
Self Esteem in Adolescent Girls
In our time researching two adolescent girls we have seen different levels of self esteem and self efficacy among our two participants. One our our participants has a low self esteem and efficacy, while another has semi-high self esteem and efficacy. The purpose of our presentation is to explore the reasons behind these two different levels of their image of themselves.
EDUC 330
Brian Kaelin
The Study of Jordan
I found where a 12-year-old boy is in the five domains of cognitive, physical, social, identity and moral development. I went through a series of interviews, extant data and observations to see where my participant was. I will be talking about where I think he stood.
EDUC 330-370
Brian Kaelin
Kindergarten Management vs. Middle School Management
I will be presenting a research based poster and contrasting Middle School Classroom Management and Kindergarten Classroom Management. I will have examples of recommended systems that have worked, and are currently working for classrooms.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM
Oregon!
Students learned about the beautiful State of Oregon. In this unit, learned about state symbols, mountains, rivers, & “traveled” to 9 different cities around the state. In those cities, students learned about each city’s history & what makes that city popular.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
L203
1 – 3 PM
Assessing Elementary Learning
My Ace Day presentation is based on a first grade classroom. My assessments are based on a penguin unit I taught. I used several different assessment types including KWL charts, graphic organizers, writing samples, group projects & reports.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
L203
1 – 3 PM
Middle vs Elementary School Math
This will include a summary of some data analysis related to Mathematic concepts from both middle school and elementary school. Students were analyzed in both classrooms.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
L203
1 – 3 PM
Student Progress In First Grade Reading
In this presentation, I will produce information that was found throughout my teaching in first grade reading. The information shows student progress throughout a specific unit of instruction.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
L203
1 – 3 PM
Seventh Grade Mathematics Assessment
An assessment of materials taught this year in seventh grade mathematics using pre and post tests and a performance task.
EDUC 415
Vivian Moen
L203
1 – 3 PM
Verbal & Non-Verbal Cues
Our poster will compare & contrast classroom management skills that consist of verbal & non-verbal cues. There are several different methods that be used in classroom management. The combination of verbal & non-verbal cues used within a classroom creates a consistent & routine environment. This contributes to a successful learning environment for not only students, but teachers as well.
EDUC 321
Brian Kaelin
Banquet Room
9 – 11 AM