Chapter Six: Implementing and Sustaining School Renewal Activities: Lessons Learned from Howard-Ellis Elementary School

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol D. Raupp ◽  
David C. Cohen

Most psychology departments offer field placements that allow undergraduates to learn practical skills and test career options. The psychology curriculum should encourage community service placements because they are consistent with psychology's values, good for students, and beneficial to the community. To close the acknowledged gap between good intentions and volunteer action, our department has developed two models of community service: elementary school tutoring within a child psychology course and credit for individual placements in a variety of settings. We describe procedures followed, decisions made, and lessons learned in setting up these courses. Student testimony about the value of these experiences is offered. Encouraging volunteerism is well worth the effort of psychology departments.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimbola O. Asojo ◽  
Hoa Vo ◽  
Suyeon Bae ◽  
Chelsea Hetherington ◽  
Sarah Cronin ◽  
...  

This article presents lessons learned from collaborative service-learning projects aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice by providing students design experiences in authentic settings. Interior design students gained disciplinary and civic benefits while problem solving for a preK-5 elementary school calming room, dining room, and teacher sanctuary. The elementary school teachers and staff reported the redesigned calming room supported students’ emotional and self-regulation skills. Teachers and staff also reported the dining room and teacher sanctuary supported the school community well-being. The authors’ present findings and hope the article can serve as a model for educators interested in community building service-learning projects in school environments.


2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
June E. Downing ◽  
Sally Spencer ◽  
Claire Cavallaro

Author(s):  
Sukamto Sukamto

This study in the background backs low student motivation, especially elementary school mathematics subject matter. Mathematics courses is one of the lessons learned from the primary school level. Even informally parents have taught mathematics to the toddler through the tools of play. Elementary students have thought of mathematics courses is subject scary and considered difficult. Mathematics courses are eye pelajarana considered difficult for students, student motivation to learn a low, monotonous learning process, uninteresting and boring for students. Students in participating in math do not wholeheartedly and only keterpaksaaan alone. Conditions like these that lead to low mathematics achievement.One of the characteristics of mathematics is to have an abstract object and became one of the difficulties faced by both teachers to teach and students in understanding it. Teachers as educators should be aware that elementary school students still think concretely. This causes the teacher should try to reduce the abstract nature of mathematical objects so as to facilitate the students understand the subject matter, but still directed towards the achievement of learning abstract thinking ability of students. Elementary school students still think concretely, it is easy to understand if it can be detected by the senses. Learning strategies should be able to maximize all potential, every student has the same right to succeed. All the elements that underpin the success of learning should be mixed into an accumulation that really create a learning atmosphere. Some of the techniques used is to give positive suggestions with seats the students are comfortable, put background music in the classroom, increasing the participation of individuals, using posters to give a great impression while highlight information (DePorter, 2005: 14). Thus we can conclude quantum mathematics learning strategy learning can increase students' motivation.


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