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Completed Research Projects

Elementary School
	Wyoming Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Concerning the Effect of NCLB Accountability Mandates and High-Stakes Testing on Their Instructional Practices by Joanie James This research study accesses the perceptions of first- through sixth-grade elementary teachers in Wyoming concerning their opinions of the NCLBA and high-stakes standardized testing.
	Breakfast & Book: The Importance of Making Home-School Connections by Nicole Nadeau
	Child's Play: An Argument for Recess by Miya Hirabayashi
	Accountable Talk by Denise Watson (pdf file)
	Play Matters by Susan Courtney
	Trouble in Paradise: A Study of Who is Included in an Inclusion Classroom by Rachel Zindler
	Student Discussions in the Social Studies Classroom: An Action Study by Nora K. Flynn
	Cross-age Peer Tutoring & Service Learning by Joseph Gottschalk and Joseph Rafter
Middle School
	In Search of Connectivity: How Authentic Learning with Technology Engages Middle Grade Students by Suzanne Martinez My students undertook an effort to make school administrators and politicians aware of the digital divide in school communities in Chicago.
	"Gimme that school where everything's scripted!" by Marika Paez
	Breaking the Code: An Action Research Study of My Role as an Instructional Facilitator by Lara Goldstone (pdf file. Need Adobe Acrobat? Click here.)
	*Journal of the Rochester Teachers Association,* Linking Students to a Curriculum That Isn't Linked to Them by Jeremy L. Copeland
	What Students and Teachers Say about Inclusion and Achievement by Sheldon Applewhite (pdf file)
	Why Do Bad Test Scores Happen to Good Students by Lisa Peterson
	Evidence of Understanding in an 8th Grade Classroom by Matt Wayne
High School
	A High School Inclusion Program: A Deeper Look by Cara Shuckett Having the opportunity to work once again with the same students has given me a unique perspective on their growth and has led me to the question: How is the inclusion program meeting the needs of my students?
	What Happens Next? Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School’s Class of 2006 in their First Year after High School by Dan Abramoski This action research examines what a high school could, and should do, to better prepare their students for the transition from high school to college.
	The Big Picture: Building Student-Teacher Relationships by Sara Falls Educators across the country are looking at ways to address the achievement gap between low-income students of color and their more affluent counterparts, yet it is not enough to point out the inequity; schools must be looking at what we can do to address the needs of a diverse population.
	Been There, Done That: Student Inquiry of High School Dropouts by Erik Shager (pdf file. Need Adobe Acrobat? Click here.)
	Think Globally, Assess Locally by Janet Price
	Adolescent Literacy by Carol Tureski
	The Effect of Performance-Based Assessment on Student Achievement; by Janet R. Price