Research+Method+Topics

Everyone should type in their name, title of project idea, brief description, and list of strengths. We can then begin to arrange ourselves into groups based on areas of common interest.

**Kathleen Bressler** Strengths: editing, statistics, realizing after the proposal has been written and it's 11:48 p.m. on Thursday that it's the exact same topic as Neely. And I thought I was so original. Shoot.
 * "A Mentor Today Keeps the Burnout Away: What effect do mentor programs have on new teacher retention?" **

"The Abacus and the Apple II: Does the Use of Technology in the Classroom Truly Increase Student Retention Rates?" ** (title subject to change, but you get the idea) My strengths: writing, editing, researching, long walks on the beach, white wine
 * Brad Jones

What //Kling//s: Enduring Leadership Understandings in Klingenstein Programs' Alumni ** In the educational world in which outcomes-based research and professionalization of the discipline seem increasingly to drive practitioners back to the classroom, a meta-analytical glimpse into the products of said classroom seems especially apt. That is, it stands to reason that the programs developed to teach teachers to teach other teachers should have information on their own outcomes. I am intrigued in particular by the idea of compiling pointed data on the Joseph A. Klingenstein Center's programs at Columbia University's Teachers College. My strengths: long-windedness, red squigglies, writing and editing
 * Mosie Kessler-Zacharias

"More Than a Shoulder to Cry On: How effective are new teacher mentorship programs and are they having an effect on retention in the profession?" My strengths: organization, writing (sometimes), bringing snacks
 * Neely Norris**

"The Wave of the Future: What are the Implications of the Use of Technology in the Classroom for the Future of Our Learners?" My Strengths: writing organizing, editing
 * Sarah Mitchell**

"He/She said WHAT? How does communication between boys and girls - what they say to each other and how they say it - affect their views of themselves and the way they see themselves fitting in to their school communities?" My strengths: writing, organization, editing **
 * Anna Hastings

"Please Don't Stop the Music: How Music Affects Student Learning" My Strengths: organization, editing
 * Jamie Nestor**

"Dude, Where's My School? What happens to the culture of secondary independent schools whey they shift a (small or significant) portion of their instruction on-line?" My Strengths: Discussion writing, editing, organization
 * Emily McCarren**

"Hassle or Get a Handle: The Positive and Negative Involvement of Parental Interjection on Schools" (Title and theme still somewhat in progress) My Strengths: Writing, Editing
 * John Baker**

"Does Mother/Father Really Know Best?: Parental Involvement in Independent School Selection and Implications for Admissions Offices" My Strengths: editing, organization, research (i.e. finding articles)
 * Shannon Montague**

"Does Juggling Improve Reading Skills?" Brief description: An experimentally-based examination into the efficacy of this novel, kinesthetic approach to academic instruction and learning. My Strengths: writing, organization
 * Charles Colten**

**Eric Nguyen** "Service for Life: Does Community Service During High School Lead to Greater Community Involvement in Adulthood?" My Strengths: literature review, methodology, editing

My Strengths: organization, research **
 * Lauren Hamilton**
 * "The Parent Trap: Best practices for facilitating lower school parental involvement"

"One for all or all with one?" - Should school administrators encourage similar teaching styles? or encourage each teacher to teach to his/her own strengths and meet a baseline in other areas. My Strengths: Math, group smiles
 * Steve Feldman**

"Big Brother is Mandating: A comparative analysis of study hall approaches in coed independent boarding schools" Strengths: Writing, Editing ** 
 * Matt Rymzo