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The Good, The Bad, And The In Between: The Effects Of Covid19 & Remote Learning, Samantha Rivera
The Good, The Bad, And The In Between: The Effects Of Covid19 & Remote Learning, Samantha Rivera
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This Capstone Project delves into the perspectives of Bay High School teachers regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning on students' education. Through a thorough analysis of interviews and the relevant research literature, the study offers suggestions for addressing the learning setbacks experienced by students during this challenging period. It is argued that the implementation of effective tutoring programs is a promising approach that will help to bridge the education gap and support students in their academic recovery. By recognizing the unique challenges faced by students and educators, this project emphasizes the importance of informed interventions and …
Empowering Vidas By Affirming Motivation, Optimism, Resilience In Educators, Irene Castro
Empowering Vidas By Affirming Motivation, Optimism, Resilience In Educators, Irene Castro
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The state of California has a severe teacher shortage that poses a significant threat to the quality of education to our students. Through a survey conducted at one of the agency’s school sites we were able to explore the issue, shedding light on its root causes, implications, and potential solutions. This crisis has been exacerbated by factors such as low teacher salaries, challenging working conditions, and a lack of resources in schools, particularly in underserved communities. The impact of the issue is creating a ripple effect that hampers student learning outcomes. This shortage disproportionately affects schools in economically disadvantaged areas, …
The Good, The Bad, And The In Between: The Effects Of Covid-19 And Remote Learning, Samantha Anastasio
The Good, The Bad, And The In Between: The Effects Of Covid-19 And Remote Learning, Samantha Anastasio
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This Capstone Project delves into the perspectives of Bay High School teachers regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning on students' education. Through a thorough analysis of interviews and relevant research, the study aims to address and mitigate the learning setbacks experienced by students during this challenging period. With a focus on the two-year learning gap caused by remote learning and school closures, the researchers highlight the significance of understanding teachers' firsthand experiences and insights. They argue that the implementation of effective tutoring programs emerges as the most promising approach to bridge the education gap and support …
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement, Kourtney Ashlee Baze
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement, Kourtney Ashlee Baze
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
COVID-19 is a virus that has caused a nationwide lockdown due to the rapid spread. Due to this, non-essential businesses and schools were closed. Many households were not getting enough food, behind on rent, unable to pay household bills. With schools closed, education was forced into online learning. This had negative effects on students’ academic achievement, their mental, emotional, and social health, and caused more behavioral issues than before the pandemic. Through literature review, interviewing two fifth grade teachers and anonymous surveys of forty-eight students, the findings revealed that online learning had a negative impact on students’ academic achievement and …
Success Over Stress Support Group, Sophia Pescador-Torrance
Success Over Stress Support Group, Sophia Pescador-Torrance
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The Harden Wellness Center is located in Salinas, California on the campus of Harden Middle School. After surveying and interviewing eighth-grade students at Harden Middle School, it was determined that there was a need to provide healthy coping skills for stress and anxiety. The project provided students a place to learn healthy coping skills along with normalizing mental health services among adolescents. In order to engage students and keep them interested each week, focus on a new skill with an activity attached to reinforce the coping skill. By the end of the six weeks, the group started to talk about …
Increasing Social Development For 5th Graders, Akito Aromin
Increasing Social Development For 5th Graders, Akito Aromin
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Elementary school kids in 5th grade had social development being enhanced before the year 2020. The pandemic hit in 2020, causing the social development of children to falter. There have been more negative effects on social development in children, impacting their regulation of emotions, respect, and even forming friendships to have troubling effects. This is expressed because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), ceasing any real-life events or schools to halt for a bit and moving to remote learning for the time being. This paper outlines how social development in 5th graders was impacted, providing research needed on how you can increase …
Girls Support Group, Cindy Garcia
Girls Support Group, Cindy Garcia
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The purpose of this capstone project is to keep girls connected with other girls through zoom. Due to the pandemic, schools were closed and a lot of the girls became isolated from their peers as well as after school activities. The project addresses the main consequences of the shelter in place order which are social isolation, mental, and emotional health. The project promotes coping skills to help them stay connected and adapt to this new way of living. Adjusting to a new way of living can be hard for young girls affecting them both mentally and emotionally. This can have …
Reimagine 2021, Bryanna Amezcua
Reimagine 2021, Bryanna Amezcua
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
United Way of Santa Cruz has been a resource for the community for many years. Sadly, after the pandemic hit, it caused many financial hardships for the nonprofit organization. There is a lack of economic support for nonprofits all over the US that could be heard around the world. United Way exists to be able to support those in need, but at this moment they cannot provide that support without help. This is due to several reasons including high rates of unemployment, decreased spending during the pandemic, and reduced person-to-person contact with potential donors. All these factors contribute to the …
Supporting Csumb Students Struggling With Online Learning, Alexandra Gonzalez
Supporting Csumb Students Struggling With Online Learning, Alexandra Gonzalez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The Campus Health Center’s focus is to assist students in achieving their highest academic goals by maintaining their health, providing health education and student advocacy, and promoting self-responsibility for wellness. The community this project is aiming to serve are CSUMB students, staff, and faculty. The macro-level problem facing CSUMB is students dropping out due to a lack of awareness of resources/support. The contributing factor to this issue is that not everyone is at an equal academic advantage anymore with remote learning. The project will help assess students’ needs for online learning by using a survey. The data findings will be …
You Had Me At Student Advocacy: Creating A Space For Students To Succeed In A Covid-19 World, Marina Morales
You Had Me At Student Advocacy: Creating A Space For Students To Succeed In A Covid-19 World, Marina Morales
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focus of this Capstone Project is on the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students' success. This is important because the level of student advocacy during this unprecedented time is a direct reflection of some of the deeper issues surrounding equity engraved into the current education system. Identifying and addressing these issues allows the movement to be made towards fixing them. This creates a better chance of permanent change long after the pandemic. The primary stakeholder perspectives chosen were parents, students, and educational professionals. Three action options emerged from an analysis of the data and were explored as …
Exercise For Happier Employees, Charlotte Pletsch
Exercise For Happier Employees, Charlotte Pletsch
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The MCHD Wellness Program serves all county employees around the Monterey area. Due to the pandemic, employees lack access to the free gym services offered to county employees and may be struggling to find resources to exercise. While working from home, employees are taking less personal time and have fitness routines interrupted due to gyms closing, causing burnout. Therefore, a plan to host a virtual 5k run was created. The virtual 5k was administered over one week and participants could run or walk 3.1 miles at their leisure as long as it was completed in one session. Participants were polled …
Surviving Or Thriving? The Impact Community Collaborations Can Make During A Global Pandemic, Stephanie Hernandez
Surviving Or Thriving? The Impact Community Collaborations Can Make During A Global Pandemic, Stephanie Hernandez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focus of this Capstone Project is to determine the ways in which communities and schools can help support students and their families during the current global pandemic. This is an important issue for students and their families because due to differences in socioeconomic status, language, and/or time and availability, not all resources are available to everyone. It is argued that regardless of the presence of any of the factors listed above, all students and their families deserve equitable access to resources, especially in the midst of a global pandemic when resources are not as readily available as they normally …
Got Health? Student Health Through Distance Learning, Micah Angela Malabag
Got Health? Student Health Through Distance Learning, Micah Angela Malabag
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Keeping kids healthy has always been a challenging task due to a plethora of reasons, but leaders in education have been doing their best to overcome this obstacle. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has made this challenge even greater. It has been more difficult to make an impact on student health because of distance learning. Healthy food programs and physical activity in school have been harder to reach, and because of this second Stay-At-Home order in California, it may now be a further reach. The focus of this capstone is on how students are taking care of their physical health through …