Exploring Science Education and the Brain in K-12 Schools:

A Praxis III Study
 
Emily Lovejoy

Brain and Inquiry: Praxis III Independent Study

Researcher: Brielle Stark, Bryn Mawr College '12

Research Questions:

• Are open-ended activities engaging to students?
• Do open-ended activities transfer knowledge to students?
• Is there a difference between teacher and student perceptions of open-ended activities?

Goals:

LaKesha Preston-Roberts

One Student and his Silence in the Classroom

 (Student)        “What I need a tutor for? I already know this stuff. Why can’t I just go sit in class?”

Becky Strattan

The thing that struck me most about Peter was his curiosity. Each of the twenty or so first graders I worked with engaged me and challenged me in a different way, but Peter was unique in his unfailing ability to amaze me.

Rachel Francois

Living Life