4 CESTL Conference

Curriculum & Instruction, School of Education
Proudly Presents

4th Conference of Elementary-Secondary Teaching & Learning

***C E S T L***

9am-8pm, Dec 13, 2008 (Sat)
Long Island Room, Winnick Hall
Long Island University, C.W. Post

OPEN to the Public!

An exploration on teaching & learning!
A showcase of student research!
Come join us in the exciting event and
learn more about teaching and learning from our LIU students!
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Welcome to the CESTL! CESTL is a conference on classroom teaching and learning focusing on both the elementary and secondary school level. CESTL is organized by professor Dengting Boyanton and all of her students currently taking her courses EDI 15A Psychological Perspective: Teaching & Learning and EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education from the Curriculum & Instruction Department of the School of Education at the Long Island University (C. W. Post Campus).

The 4th CESTL will show research conducted by all of our student researchers throughout the fall 2008 semester. Each student spent this whole semester investigating one research topic related to teaching and learning under Dr. Boyanton’s guidance and supervision. Specific research methods included classroom observations, interviews, class discussions, and self-reflections on teaching and learning.

The CESTL conference will cover a wide range of topics related to classroom teaching and learning including learning and motivation, learning environment, learning process, learning conditions, peer relationship and learning, parenting and learning, teacher characteristics and learning, learning disabilities, race and learning, culture and learning, and many more.

The CESTL is open to the public and anyone who has interest in our students’ research is welcome to attend! Please mark your calendar and join us in this exciting and inspiring event! We would greatly appreciate if you could also help us spread the news among your students, colleagues, friends, or whoever will be interested.

We look forward to seeing you in the 4th CESTL!

To learn more about our students’ research: http://joctl.blogspot.com/
To learn more about the CESTL: http://joctl.blogspot.com/2008/05/story-on-cestl.html
Questions/comments? 516-299-4117 or dengting.boyanton@liu.edu

Sincerely,

Dengting Boyanton Ph.D.
Coordinator of the CESTL
Assistant Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
School of Education
Long Island University, C.W. Post

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CESTL Program

1. Dr. Dengting Boyanton
   Introduction & welcome to the CESTL!
2. Guest Speaker:
   The meaning of teaching
   
3. James Avila
   Creating a positive learning environment in the classroom
4. Philip Novins
   What kind of classroom environment is most/ least favorable for learning?
5. Kevin Cherry
   How does family environment affect students’ learning?
6. Andrew Romanoff
   How does family environment affect students’ learning?
7. Elizabeth Violette
   Learn within a bad environment: How did children from negative family environments become good learners?
8. Alison Greene
   How does one’s personality affect his relationship with peers/teachers?
9. Laura Fichera
   How does one’s personality affect his learning? How can a teacher prevent the conflict between one’s personality and his education?
10. Joanna Aiello
    What are the different personalities? How does each personality affect people's ability to learn?
11. Clarivel Martine, Jessica Levenson Lauren Volini
    From bullies, loners, trouble-makers, to exceptional students: What makes the students to change?
12. Arianne Lagow
    Understanding different types of learning styles
13. Angelo Ferrucci
    Exploring the best ways to facilitate students’ learning based on their learning style
14. Linda Gottlieb
    How does the classroom structure (e.g., teaching methods) facilitate or hinder one’s learning style?
15. Kelly Calder
    Visual, audio, or kinesthetic: What are they and how does each affect how well the students learn in class?
16. Carolyn Rio
    Does our style change as we age? Exploring the relationship between learning styles and age
17. Jamie Bunsis
    What kind of learning styles and personality traits best facilitates students’ learning in a classroom?
18. Lauren Russo
    Intelligence = Success? Exploring the relationship between intelligence in class and success in life?
19. Leslie Velez
    How early (e.g., nursery, pre-k age) should students start to have homework? Can it be TOO early?
20. Jeanna Carecci, Michelle Kiernan,Ashley Pratt
    A comparative study on interests, learning strategies, and motivation between elementary and high school students
21. Christina Cronan
    From elementary to middle school: How do they learn differently?
22. Margaret Persaud
    A comparative study on characteristics of elementary students and middle school students
23. Amy Weisburd
    Gender stereotypes: Where are they from and how are they sent?
24. Lydia DiLorenzo & Mark Donelan
    Gender study: How are students treated differently due to their gender in class? How does this differentiated treatment affect their learning?
25. Allison Bernstein
    Inclusion: Should children with disabilities be mainstreamed into the regular classroom?
26. Lauren Romano
    How does inclusion affect other (regular) students’ learning?
27. Jennifer Massaro
    Evaluating the effect of ABA behavior modification in the autism community
28. Marissa Morrissey
    How does ADHD affect a child's learning capabilities?
29. Christopher Conterelli
    Designing different instructional methods to teach culturally diverse students
30. Ok-Hyun Jo
    The lost mother tongue: Why and how did the Korean immigrant children lose their native language?
31. Vanda Dreyer
    How did one’s culture affect one’s learning (e.g., interest, hardworking, motivation)?
32. Xiaodan Jiang
    Exploring the cultural factors that affect the students’ performance in the ESL classroom
33. Sherry Lankford
    How do teachers prepare themselves to teach a multi-cultural classroom?
34. Sarah Lefrancois
    Low SES, low performance? Exploring the effect of poverty in learning
35. Juliet Castellanos
    What are the positive/negative things related to low SES which help/hinder learning?
36. Meghan Woodstock
    Understanding the meaning of misbehavior in the classroom
37. Celena Ragkaswar
    Who are the 1) well-behaved, 2) invisible students, 3) troublemakers, or 4) bullies in a K-6 classroom? What are the characteristics of each?
38. Colleen Mckeever
    Why do students misbehave? Exploring reasons for students’ misbehavior
39. Courtney Schmaeling
    Misbehavior: What is it and why do students misbehave in a classroom?
40. Jenna Caputo
    What is the definition of "misbehavior" in a classroom? Why do students misbehave?
41. Lauren Betz
    How does misbehavior affect one’s learning?
42. Brittany Fedus
    How does misbehavior affect that individual’s own learning and others’ in the classroom?
43. Alexis Cohen
    Examining the micro-moral behavior in the elementary classroom
44. Jason Crockett
    Misbehavior: How is it different in a music class from a regular class?
45. Sunya Bhutta
    How does misbehavior and discipline problem affect the learning atmosphere in the classroom?
46. Cassie Dunn
    Positive reinforcement: Is it more effective in a special educational classroom setting or in a regular one?
47. Patricia Selock
    Introducing the most effective methods for behavior management
48. Helen Siaxabanis
    Why being “book smart” is considered unpopular in school?
49. Christopher Basil
    Teacher-parent relationship: How to improve?
50. Melanie Galvin
    How do parents influence their children’s learning?
51. Lauren Malter
    Do children with parental support and guidance learn better than those who don’t?
52. Christina Wilson
    How does parental involvement with homework affect student learning?
53. Ling Yen Tseng
    How motivated are international students in the U.S. to learn English as a Second Language (ESL)?
54. Tara Agnesini
    What are some motivation problems with today’s K-12 levels students?
55. Frank Bonanno
    How motivated are today's K-12 level students about learning? Why?
56. Kelly Burns
    How does motivation change as one ages? What makes some students more motivated than the other?
57. Lisa Rankin
    What motivate students to learn?
58. Evdoxia Gounelas
    Exploring strategies to motivate students to learn
59. Caitlin Bishop
    Strategies to motivate the students to learn in the classroom
60. Lauren Staffieri
    What can teachers do to motivate K-12 students to learn different subjects?
61. Kimberly Maher
    Do standardized tests affect the motivation of elementary students’ to learn?
62. Devyn Giannone
    Teach to the test: Do teachers cheat during the exams so the school can pass the AYP test?
63. Melissa Hofmann
    Evaluating the effects of the Reading Recovery Program on at-risk first-grade students
64. Pauline Stein
    Evaluating the effect of an enrichment program on a pre-school curriculum
65. Lauren Sichel
    How is students’ confidence affected by not receiving modified instruction based on their learning style?
66. Annamarie Morgera
    Art, music, activity: should they be included in our curriculum?
67. Rong Zhang
    Understanding the importance of emotion education in ESL teaching in primary school
68. Christine Goldstein
    How do today’s students feel about technology? How does technology affect learning in the classroom?
69. Sean Johnsen
    How much does technology impact students’ learning today? With advancements in technology, how different is learning today from what it used to be?
70. Jacqueline Silverman
    To what degree should instructional technology be integrated with traditional instructional techniques?
71. Matthew Unger
    Incorporating technology into classroom teaching & learning
72. Nicole Vasheo
    Is technology always beneficial? When and how can it hinder students’ learning?
73. Kara Rubino
    Who are good teachers? Exploring characteristics of great teachers
74. Grace Thornton
    Who are great teachers? How to be great teachers?
75. Sarah Hoenig
    The impact of great teachers on students’ learning
76. Jaclyn Joyce
    Personality traits of great teachers: Which traits are more favorable than others?
77. David Dimola
    Does a teacher’s physical appearance influence a student’s overall level of respect, attention and willingness to learn in the classroom?
78. Jessica Murphy
    How to be a great teacher? The importance of knowing your students
79. Closing-Dengting Boyanton
    The meaning of teaching