Practicum: Processes of Research & Engagement
CCT 698, Graduate Program in Critical & Creative Thinking, UMass Boston
Schedule of Presentations on Work-in-Progress in McC 2-628. Open to Public
(With revised titles and linked final reports once available)
11/12, starting at 6.45pm
6.45pm
Fostering powerful writers through workshop communities: Using writer's workshop to facilitate a more inclusive and expansive approach and attitude towards writing -- Dory Oppenheim
Discovering my elements of composition: A self-discovery of the processes and attitudes which enable the completion of my compositions based on analysis of my creative work and research and reflection of the creative works of succesful composers -- Joe Herosy (report in PDF)
Strategic ways to eliminate corruption in Nigeria -- Benjamin Okafor (report in PDF)
Using dialogue and dialogic discourse to practice meta-cognition & build community in classrooms -- Jane Kenefick(report in word)
7.45pm
Building the blocks towards achieving family-friendly practices in the workplace: Recognizing the complex relational movement from individual personal journeys, to organized efforts/research, to changes in policies and practices, where the success rate of these components find themselves hinged upn workplace culture -- Melissa Moynihan (report in PDF)
Seeking ideas and strategies as a nurse manager to integrate teamwork into the workplace in order to recruit and retain nurses: An ongoing quest -- Jeanne Hammond (report in PDF)
Dialogue process for exchange around homosexuality -- Gloria Perez
Creating a more productive learning environment within a music classroom through the development of a learning organization -- Kathleen Walsh
8.45pm
Guiding 6th grade students through an experimental science project: Management, coaching & implementation suggestions to instill wonder while using the scientific method -- Kristen Rushworth
*Advertising in the United States: The development of an international renaissance style -- April Rucker
(* not presented)
11/18, starting at 5.30pm
5.30pm (Synthesis students)
Reflections on writing novels for young adults -- Susan Butler
Integrating philosophy into a high school English class -- Cynthia Than
Personal development workshops for single mothers -- Laura Rancatore
6.45pm
Key issues in understanding and fostering empowerment in nursing -- Gloria Hicks (report in PDF)
Sexuality ed. in global context -- Barbara Huscher
An evaluation of a set of tools for reflecting on possible significant life changes, illustrated by their use in search of true passions in my own life -- John Lewis (report in PDF)
7.45pm
An exploration on how the effects of a bureaucracy on individuals may be played out in a motion picture narrative -- Bob Lingley (report in PDF)
Overview of CCT skills that support the big six information problem solving process -- Mary Moniz
How to get people interested in the dialogue process in Japan -- Tamami Nakashima
Using Music in Teaching American History to ESL Students: Collecting, Connecting and Critiquing -- Matthew Puma (report in PDF)
8.45pm
What alternatives to breed-specific legislation are available to prevent dog attacks on humans, dogd, and other animals? -- Heidi Straghan (report in PDF)
Basic training: Holistic education in the fine arts -- Luanne Witkowski (report in PDF)
* Successful transition back from alternative schools -- Malcolm Smith
* Media manipulation -- Kevin Johnson
(* not presented)