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Development Of Independent Living Skills In Project Panther Life Students During The Summer Residential Program, Diana Valle-Riestra Phd., Amanda Giust Sep 2015

Development Of Independent Living Skills In Project Panther Life Students During The Summer Residential Program, Diana Valle-Riestra Phd., Amanda Giust

South Florida Education Research Conference

Project Panther LIFE: Panther Learning Is For Everyone is an ongoing collaborative partnership between Florida International University (FIU), Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), and Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc. to develop, implement, support, and expand a non-degree postsecondary transition program for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). In Summer 2014, the program launched its first on-campus three-week Summer Residential Program (SRP) which focused on the development of independent living skills and self-determination skills An overview of the SRP components, program support systems, and benefits of the experience will be given through the perspective of key personnel, partnerships, and students.


Theoretical Foundations Of Developing Modeling Instruction Curriculum For College Biology Courses, Feng Li Sep 2015

Theoretical Foundations Of Developing Modeling Instruction Curriculum For College Biology Courses, Feng Li

South Florida Education Research Conference

Modeling Instruction (MI) has been successfully implemented in high school science classes. Moreover, MI curriculum for introductory physics has also been developed at a university level. Noticing the gap, the author will provide theoretical foundations to support the statement that MI curriculum should be developed for college biology courses.