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Youth Unveiled: Decoding The Stages Of Growth And Of Thriving Futures, Tycee Prevatt, Kristie Popa Mar 2024

Youth Unveiled: Decoding The Stages Of Growth And Of Thriving Futures, Tycee Prevatt, Kristie Popa

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Explore Positive Youth Development's focus on aligning youth development with age-appropriate practices for maximum benefit from opportunities. Join us to understand the stages of youth growth and learn effective techniques to engage them in activities.


A Trauma Responsive Approach To Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues And Improving Student Wellness And Academic Success, Mark Harrington, Joe Thompson, Catherine Stone, Kim Witeck Mar 2024

A Trauma Responsive Approach To Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues And Improving Student Wellness And Academic Success, Mark Harrington, Joe Thompson, Catherine Stone, Kim Witeck

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

. The REO (re-entry option) Program was created in response to an overwhelming need to address severe disciplinary referral patterns and the disproportionate impact on students of color. It is rare that the underlying issue that may have precipitated the undesirable behavior is considered, and even rarer that a referral to clinical staff is the response. In the REO program is an intervention designed to be initiated by a teacher who recognizes or experiences a student in pre-crisis or a student a student who believes they need to a safe place to self-regulate to prevent escalating behavior. The student is …


"Success Is The Only Option", Sherene A. Carpenter Phd Mar 2024

"Success Is The Only Option", Sherene A. Carpenter Phd

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

"Success Is the Only Option". Reflective, Engaging, Imperative. Often times teachers place grades on report cards without analyzing or reflecting. Interesting conversations take place when teachers are presented with a chart displaying the number of As and Bs compared to the number Ds and Fs. What does a snapshot of your classroom, school, or district reveal about both student and teacher academic success? This presentation allows participants to identify resolutions to barriers, as well as receive tools that enhance student/teacher engagement - as Academic Success Is the Only Option.


Prison Walls To College Halls- How To Win With The Most Challenging Students, Floyd D. Lyles Mar 2024

Prison Walls To College Halls- How To Win With The Most Challenging Students, Floyd D. Lyles

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Prison Wall to College Halls- How to WIN with your most challenging students is about teaching educators about how to work with at-risk, and challenging students. I believe all students need a champion. Are you a champion for every kid in your building? I will teach you the winning formula and how to be successful with the most challenging, difficult students. You must be Willing to Invest your time and Never give up.


Growing Young Men - Transitioning And Transforming, Will Smith Mr. Mar 2024

Growing Young Men - Transitioning And Transforming, Will Smith Mr.

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The Growing Young Men program recognizes that we possess an important role in providing leadership in character development for the scholars of our community. We believe that character education and the development of life skills are vital to helping our scholars become good citizens in society.


Mindfulness: The Missing Link In Education, Ashley L. Baer Mar 2024

Mindfulness: The Missing Link In Education, Ashley L. Baer

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Were you asked to pay attention or behave in school? As educators, we must stop expecting focus and self-regulation, and instead we must teach it. Learn how in this experiential session to connect and regulate students using the breathing ball, games, breath, and movement. Let’s practice!


Engaging Teacher-Student Relationships With All Students, Jess Teal Mar 2024

Engaging Teacher-Student Relationships With All Students, Jess Teal

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Positive teacher-student relationships are essential for a safe classroom that promotes academic achievement and social/emotional development for all children. Teachers need specific practices and resources to support them in establishing positive teacher-student relationships with all their students. All students deserve a consistent adult connection and to call school a safe place to learn and grow.


The Power Of Team Sports And One Caring Adult, Don Poole Mar 2024

The Power Of Team Sports And One Caring Adult, Don Poole

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

When team sports are combined with one adult(Synergy) you can give a child a "Why". Also when you committ to not use limiting beliefs or make judgements about a child's future the sky is the limit. Using the Goldfish principles amazing outcomes will happen!


Teaching Students About Trauma And Brain Regulation, Kathy Van Horn, Joshua Macneill Mar 2023

Teaching Students About Trauma And Brain Regulation, Kathy Van Horn, Joshua Macneill

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

It is important to empower students with information and understanding about trauma along with concepts and interventions for brain regulation and healing. When information about the impact of trauma is shared with students without first establishing a solid foundation for hope and change, it can do more harm than good. In this presentation, we will share guidelines and ideas for teaching key trauma-informed principles to students including physical, emotional and social regulation strategies as well as an understanding of the stress response.


A Trauma Responsive Approach To Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues And Improving Student Wellness And Academic Success, Mark Harrington, Joe Thompson, Kimberly Witeck Mar 2023

A Trauma Responsive Approach To Fostering Resilience, Addressing Equity Issues And Improving Student Wellness And Academic Success, Mark Harrington, Joe Thompson, Kimberly Witeck

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

We’ll start with our school’s motto, “Family, Love, Respect,” which is posted in nearly every hallway, office and gathering place in our school. We attempt to provide each student with a strong sense of each. Although ours is an alternative high school, filled with stories of trauma, neglect and despair, our students are resilient! With that in mind we have created a number of programs to encourage resilience, provide a healthy path forward, decrease student discipline, and foster student success. All of these programs, and the stories we share detailing what our students have overcome show just how resilient young …


We Are Not The Alternative School. We Are The School With Alternatives., Lindsay Thompson, Ryan Maher, Cassie Crowder Mar 2023

We Are Not The Alternative School. We Are The School With Alternatives., Lindsay Thompson, Ryan Maher, Cassie Crowder

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

It is our goal to change the perceptions of alternative schools as a placement for “bad kids”, to a place where students gain the support needed to become successful in their home schools by looking through the lens of the effects of trauma and its impact on students.


Together Everyone Achieves More (Team) Approach To Building A High Performance School Culture, Deadra M. Faulkner, David Zimbler Mar 2023

Together Everyone Achieves More (Team) Approach To Building A High Performance School Culture, Deadra M. Faulkner, David Zimbler

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

How do you build a school-wide culture that supports students and motivates staff on a social/emotional and instructional level? This workshop will include strategies on Leadership, Culture/Social Emotional State, and Data/Results that will assist in obtaining this achievable goal! Work with a Director of Guidance and Principal that have accomplished this important goal.


Using Cluster Analysis To Identify At-Risk Students, David P. Nalbone Jan 2023

Using Cluster Analysis To Identify At-Risk Students, David P. Nalbone

SoTL Commons Conference

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Comparative Analysis Of Gaming As An Effective Pedagogy To Enhance Student Learning In Nursing, Joyce Pompey, Betty Abraham-Settles, Suzanne Fowley, Briana Aaron, Adam Pazda Jan 2023

Comparative Analysis Of Gaming As An Effective Pedagogy To Enhance Student Learning In Nursing, Joyce Pompey, Betty Abraham-Settles, Suzanne Fowley, Briana Aaron, Adam Pazda

SoTL Commons Conference

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Fostering Career Readiness Among Biology Students Taking A Research Course In Diagnostic Parasitology, Alexa Von Dohlen Jan 2023

Fostering Career Readiness Among Biology Students Taking A Research Course In Diagnostic Parasitology, Alexa Von Dohlen

SoTL Commons Conference

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Data Visualization As A Useful Tool For The Color Analysis Of Photographs: The Benefits Of A Cross-Disciplinary Project, Hye Young Kim, Seeung Oh, Jai-Hong Lee Jan 2023

Data Visualization As A Useful Tool For The Color Analysis Of Photographs: The Benefits Of A Cross-Disciplinary Project, Hye Young Kim, Seeung Oh, Jai-Hong Lee

SoTL Commons Conference

The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has been developed by cross-disciplinary research
and practice-based teaching inquiries. The objective of this study is to investigate how a cross-
disciplinary project can increase student engagement and learning outcomes. The cross-disciplinary
project in this study is infusing data science into digital photography through data visualization using a
programming language, Python. It is important to choose a single shared subject to overlap across
disciplines. The shared subject is color as data of a digital image. Color is a crucial element of
photography because it directly affects viewers’ emotions and attention. Data visualization can …


Some Colleges Show Improvement In Student Research Skills As A Result Of An Undergraduate Research-Focused Quality Enhancement Plan, Timothy D. Champion Jan 2023

Some Colleges Show Improvement In Student Research Skills As A Result Of An Undergraduate Research-Focused Quality Enhancement Plan, Timothy D. Champion

SoTL Commons Conference

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Refreshing The Research Process, John Venecek, Barry Mauer Jan 2023

Refreshing The Research Process, John Venecek, Barry Mauer

SoTL Commons Conference

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Student Learning Outcomes: Self-Assessment As A Means Of Measurement, Mckinley Thomas, Paula Tillman, Janet Buelow Jan 2023

Student Learning Outcomes: Self-Assessment As A Means Of Measurement, Mckinley Thomas, Paula Tillman, Janet Buelow

SoTL Commons Conference

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First Impressions: Engage Your Students Starting With The Syllabus!, Virginia (Ginger) B. Wickline, Drew Appleby Jan 2023

First Impressions: Engage Your Students Starting With The Syllabus!, Virginia (Ginger) B. Wickline, Drew Appleby

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Analysis Of Student Success: Hybrid Versus Traditional Classroom Model Of Instruction For Introductory College Science Classes, Rebecca Brosky Jan 2023

Analysis Of Student Success: Hybrid Versus Traditional Classroom Model Of Instruction For Introductory College Science Classes, Rebecca Brosky

SoTL Commons Conference

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Put Yourself In My Shoes: Active Learning And Perspective-Taking In A First Year Honors Transition Course, April Tallant Jan 2023

Put Yourself In My Shoes: Active Learning And Perspective-Taking In A First Year Honors Transition Course, April Tallant

SoTL Commons Conference

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A Negotiated Curriculum: Giving Students Choice And Voice, Brenda Thomas Jan 2023

A Negotiated Curriculum: Giving Students Choice And Voice, Brenda Thomas

SoTL Commons Conference

Implementing a negotiated curriculum entails sharing power with students by giving them the autonomy to make decisions of varying degrees about curriculum and pedagogical practices. It is a relational pedagogy that increases student agency and engagement, enhances inclusion and belonging, and models democratic dialogue. Teaching with students as partners rather than to students as objects holds transformational power for instructors as well as students. This session will explore the results of a 3-year research project that examined students’ engagement in learning during their participation in a negotiated curriculum. Session participants will hear how one faculty member implements this approach, reflect …


2023 Conference Schedule, Georgia Southern University Jan 2023

2023 Conference Schedule, Georgia Southern University

SoTL Commons Conference

Virtual Schedule Link: https://sotlcommons2023.sched.com/


Effects Of Interactive Simulations In Online Learning Task Technology Content Fit, Chongwoo Park Jan 2023

Effects Of Interactive Simulations In Online Learning Task Technology Content Fit, Chongwoo Park

SoTL Commons Conference

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Implementation Of Extra Credit Quizzes As A Teaching Tool In General Chemistry, Eric Johnson Jan 2023

Implementation Of Extra Credit Quizzes As A Teaching Tool In General Chemistry, Eric Johnson

SoTL Commons Conference

No abstract provided.


Udl Goes To College: Transforming The University Classroom With Universal Design For Learning, Randy Laist Jan 2023

Udl Goes To College: Transforming The University Classroom With Universal Design For Learning, Randy Laist

SoTL Commons Conference

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Teaching Lower Level Courses (Introduction Type) Using Movies And Tv Shows, James Marcin, Tammy Marcin Jan 2023

Teaching Lower Level Courses (Introduction Type) Using Movies And Tv Shows, James Marcin, Tammy Marcin

SoTL Commons Conference

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The Impact Of Recognizing Faculty Engagement, Helena D. Hubl, Sharon Derosier Jan 2023

The Impact Of Recognizing Faculty Engagement, Helena D. Hubl, Sharon Derosier

SoTL Commons Conference

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Beyond Google: Improving Student Information-Seeking Practices, Margaret Gregor, Lynn Searfoss, Michael Howell Jan 2023

Beyond Google: Improving Student Information-Seeking Practices, Margaret Gregor, Lynn Searfoss, Michael Howell

SoTL Commons Conference

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