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Original Curriculum For Encouraging Meaningful Community Service In High School Students, Elizabeth H. Naylor Dec 2008

Original Curriculum For Encouraging Meaningful Community Service In High School Students, Elizabeth H. Naylor

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

In this paper I have explored the importance of community service experiences and ultimately created a guide for implementing a high quality and meaningful community service program at the high school level. This paper begins with an initial discussion of my personal experiences in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, when I discovered firsthand the importance of personal reflection and sharing. I have defined community as a group of people with common place and common interest. Community service is an action within the community that betters the community in some way. The reader will find examples of communities coming together to …


21st Century Teaching And Learning: An Assessment Of Student Website Evaluation Skills, Caroline Pinkham, Sarah E. Wintle, David L. Silvernail Dec 2008

21st Century Teaching And Learning: An Assessment Of Student Website Evaluation Skills, Caroline Pinkham, Sarah E. Wintle, David L. Silvernail

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Reflections On A Nation At War As We Look To The Beginning Of A New Year, Diether Haenicke Dec 2008

Reflections On A Nation At War As We Look To The Beginning Of A New Year, Diether Haenicke

WMU President Diether Haenicke

This column was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette mlive.com/kalamazoo


It's A Blessing, Douglas E. Abrams Dec 2008

It's A Blessing, Douglas E. Abrams

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Cedarville Vs. Saint Francis, Cedarville University Dec 2008

Cedarville Vs. Saint Francis, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.


Saint Francis Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University Dec 2008

Saint Francis Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.


Educator Materials From The Zillman Art Museum, Zillman Art Museum Dec 2008

Educator Materials From The Zillman Art Museum, Zillman Art Museum

General University of Maine Publications

Educator materials and classroom activities from Zillman Art Museum including lessons for creating landscapes and portraits, and lessons in printmaking and watercolor painting. Lessons include Maine Learning Results information.


2008 Winter Commencement, Nova Southeastern University Dec 2008

2008 Winter Commencement, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


Brewton-Parker Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University Dec 2008

Brewton-Parker Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.


A Centennial Celebration, December Commencement 2008, University Of Nebraska At Omaha Dec 2008

A Centennial Celebration, December Commencement 2008, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


12-19-2008 Tickets For Comedian Chelsea Handler Go On Sale January 7th, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-19-2008 Tickets For Comedian Chelsea Handler Go On Sale January 7th, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Tickets for comedian Chelsea Handler’s performance at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford go on sale Wednesday, January 7.


Cedarville Vs. Saint Francis, Cedarville University Dec 2008

Cedarville Vs. Saint Francis, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.


President-Elect Obama’S Choice For Secretary Of Education: Arne Duncan, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Dec 2008

President-Elect Obama’S Choice For Secretary Of Education: Arne Duncan, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

Tuesday, December 16, President-elect Obama announced his choice for Secretary of Education: Arne Duncan.


Stakes Increase For End Of Course Exams In 2009-10, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter Dec 2008

Stakes Increase For End Of Course Exams In 2009-10, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

As of the 2009-10 academic year, high school students in Arkansas will be required to pass socalled “End of Course” (or “EOC”) examinations in Algebra I, Biology, Geometry, and English. Students who fail to meet the requisite passing standard will be required to retake the class or to pass “an appropriate alternative exit course in order to receive credit for the course on his or her transcript and in order to graduate.” In other words, these four EOC tests will become high school exit exams. Thus, as of 2009-10, Arkansas will join some 23 other states that have high school …


George L. Argyros School's Accreditation Renewed By Aacsb, Chapman University Media Relations Dec 2008

George L. Argyros School's Accreditation Renewed By Aacsb, Chapman University Media Relations

Chapman Press Releases 2003-2011

No abstract provided.


Live Wild Animal Removal In Buildings Or Dormitories Guidance, University Of Maine System Dec 2008

Live Wild Animal Removal In Buildings Or Dormitories Guidance, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine System's Live Wild Animal Removal in Buildings or Dormitories Guidance


12-17-2008 Swosu Public Safety Receives Grant For Vests, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-17-2008 Swosu Public Safety Receives Grant For Vests, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the SWOSU Department of Public Safety were recently awarded a grant in the amount of $1,829 from the United States Department of Justice for the purchase of bulletproof vests for SWOSU campus police officers.


12-16-2008 Swosu Juniors Win Cash For High Caap Scores, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-16-2008 Swosu Juniors Win Cash For High Caap Scores, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Southwestern Oklahoma State University recently sponsored a standardized university examination as a component of institutional assessment for SWOSU students on the Weatherford campus.


12-16-2008 Swosu Students Show Posters At Osa, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-16-2008 Swosu Students Show Posters At Osa, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Fourteen students enrolled in sociology/criminal justice courses in the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Sciences presented posters at the recent annual meeting of the Oklahoma Sociological Association held in Claremore.


New Area Legislators – Introduction To Wmu, John M. Dunn Dec 2008

New Area Legislators – Introduction To Wmu, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Food Intakes And Their Association With Socioeconomic Status And Acculturation In Midwestern Latinas, Karina R. Lora Dec 2008

Assessment Of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Food Intakes And Their Association With Socioeconomic Status And Acculturation In Midwestern Latinas, Karina R. Lora

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of a culturally appropriate food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to measure total omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid, ALA, EPA and DHA intakes of Midwestern Latinas. In addition, the study examined the association of age, socioeconomic status (SES) and acculturation with intake of n-3 fatty acids. The n-3 FFQ was developed from preliminary interviews, analyzed for content validity and pilot tested. The final instrument containing 209 items (15 culturally-specific dishes) was tested with 162 first-generation Latinas. One-on-one interviews in Spanish were conducted to validate the FFQ. In addition, women provided sociodemographic …


Cedarville Vs. Madonna, Cedarville University Dec 2008

Cedarville Vs. Madonna, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.


Nerche Updates, Volume 5, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston Dec 2008

Nerche Updates, Volume 5, Issue 1, New England Resource Center For Higher Education At The University Of Massachusetts Boston

NERCHE Bulletin

No abstract provided.


12-15-2008 Swosu Student Involved In Cardiovascular Disease Research, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-15-2008 Swosu Student Involved In Cardiovascular Disease Research, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Steve Stone, a sophomore at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, was recently awarded a NASA scholarship for his research in the area of disease states.


12-15-2008 Swosu Student Involved In Milk Production Research, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-15-2008 Swosu Student Involved In Milk Production Research, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Southwestern Oklahoma State University student Jon DeMotto of Norman has received a NASA Space Grant Scholarship to work on a research project in milk production.


12-15-2008 Swosu-Sayre Mlt Student Places Third At National Writing Contest, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2008

12-15-2008 Swosu-Sayre Mlt Student Places Third At National Writing Contest, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2008

Southwestern Oklahoma State University-Sayre medical laboratory technology student Aaron Fultz of Haskell placed third in this year’s American Medical Technologists’ Student Writing Awards contest.


Final Report Unesco-Unevoc International Experts Seminar, Dublin, Aidan Kenny Dec 2008

Final Report Unesco-Unevoc International Experts Seminar, Dublin, Aidan Kenny

Conference Papers

UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre and the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) UNEVOC National Centre Ireland jointly organised an International Expert’s Consultation seminar from 18 to 20 August, 2008 at DIT Aungier Street Campus, in Dublin, Ireland. Since DIT joined the UNEVOC Network in early 2007, Mr. Aidan Kenny, co-ordinator of the National UNEVOC Centre Ireland and Dr. L. Efison Munjanganja, Head, UNEVOC Networks had in conversations and in correspondence been keen about the idea of a consultative seminar on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and capacity building in the UNEVOC Network. Central to the idea was the stimulation of …


2008 Division I Volleyball Awards, Cedarville University Dec 2008

2008 Division I Volleyball Awards, Cedarville University

Volleyball News Releases

No abstract provided.


Urbana Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University Dec 2008

Urbana Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.


Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar Dec 2008

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.