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Common Sense 2010 Address, Delivered At Gvsu Commencement On December 11, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Dec 2010

Common Sense 2010 Address, Delivered At Gvsu Commencement On December 11, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Common Sense 2010 Address, delivered at GVSU Commencement on December 11, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Speech To Alumni, Delivered On November 18, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Nov 2010

Speech To Alumni, Delivered On November 18, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

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Speech to Alumni, delivered on November 18, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Rod Mulder's Memorial Service, Delivered On November 8, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Nov 2010

Rod Mulder's Memorial Service, Delivered On November 8, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

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Rod Mulder's Memorial Service, delivered on November 8, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Gvsu 50th Anniversary Speech, Delivered On October 13, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Oct 2010

Gvsu 50th Anniversary Speech, Delivered On October 13, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

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GVSU 50th Anniversary Speech, delivered on October 13, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Joan Secchia Address, Delivered On September 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Sep 2010

Joan Secchia Address, Delivered On September 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

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Joan Secchia Address, delivered on September 20, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Remarks, Delivered At The Improvement Association Dinner On August 11, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Aug 2010

Remarks, Delivered At The Improvement Association Dinner On August 11, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

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Remarks, delivered at the Improvement Association Dinner on August 11, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


A Reading Comprehension Guide Book For Upper Elementary School Students, Kaley Repp Jul 2010

A Reading Comprehension Guide Book For Upper Elementary School Students, Kaley Repp

All Graduate Projects

This is an examination into the reading skills students need to help him/her comprehend reading. This project identifies 18 strategies students use when comprehending texts and then places those 18 strategies into a guide book. The 18 strategies are presented with lessons, teacher prompts, and literature for teachers to use with students who need additional reading support. This guide book has not been tested for effectiveness among elementary school students, however, the strategies are research based and have been identified as effective for student success in comprehension.


A Washington State Elementary Teachers’ Guide To Bilingual Education, Maria G. Garcia-Bautista Jul 2010

A Washington State Elementary Teachers’ Guide To Bilingual Education, Maria G. Garcia-Bautista

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to create an elementary teacher's manual which explained the history and laws of bilingual education, first and second language development theories and approaches, bilingual education models and what research says about the various models. Proponents of English only/ Sheltered Instruction programs argue that immigrants and their descendents should assimilate to the customs and cultural norms of the United States as expeditiously as possible. Those same proponents believe that acquiring English is a prerequisite for success in education. Without a doubt English language proficiency can lead to immeasurable success. In this manual Two-Way Dual Language …


Technology In The Classroom An Educator’S Guide To Technology & Learning, Joseph Lawrence Bishop Jul 2010

Technology In The Classroom An Educator’S Guide To Technology & Learning, Joseph Lawrence Bishop

All Graduate Projects

The need for an educational technology manual was researched. Based on research a resource handbook for understanding and using technology in the classroom was in demand. In order to meet the demand for a technology training guide for teachers, a detailed handbook was created. The handbook includes information on the following aspects of educational technology; desktop computers, laptop computers, miniature computing, visual technologies, educational software, accessibility software, the Internet, video technology, and WebQuests. The handbook is intended to be used as a technology resource for teachers K-12 in any State/Country.


A Cad/Cam/Cnc Curriculum For High School Students, Cory Patrick Torppa Jun 2010

A Cad/Cam/Cnc Curriculum For High School Students, Cory Patrick Torppa

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The need for CAD/CAM/CNC curriculum for Washington State was researched. Based on research a resource workbook for CAD/CAM/CNC was in demand. In order to meet the demand for CAD/CAM/CNC curriculum and bridge the gap between the state standards, drafting frameworks, STEM curriculum, increased focus on implementation within multiple disciplines, providing a starting point for teachers who want to use CNC machinery in their program, and prepare students for quality jobs and careers related to CAD/CAM/CNC, a workbook was created. The workbook includes 27 hands-on lessons and projects, student handouts, applied STEM problems and activities, tutorials, drafting standards, state math standards, …


Remarks, Delivered At The Mary Seeger Administrative Award Ceremony In June 2010, Arend D. Lubbers Jun 2010

Remarks, Delivered At The Mary Seeger Administrative Award Ceremony In June 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Remarks, delivered at the Mary Seeger Administrative Award Ceremony in June 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Speech At The Friends Of Alten Reception, Delivered On May 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers May 2010

Speech At The Friends Of Alten Reception, Delivered On May 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Speech at the Friends of Alten Reception, delivered on May 20, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


The Relationship Between Tenure And Guaranteed Salary For U.S. Medical School Faculty, Sarah A. Bunton Apr 2010

The Relationship Between Tenure And Guaranteed Salary For U.S. Medical School Faculty, Sarah A. Bunton

Educational Leadership and Policy Faculty Publications and Presentations

Across all types of higher education in the United States, tenure has been historically linked to the concepts of academic freedom and economic security. In medical schools, however, the link between tenure and a financial guarantee has changed appreciably over the past decade into something much more tenuous. In the current economic environment where medical schools operate with limited and, arguably, unstable bases of “hard” funding, the liability of a financial guarantee to tenured faculty presents schools with a fiscal risk they often must manage. Accordingly, schools continue to revise their policies and increasingly provide no financial guarantee at all, …