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No Habla Espanol: Are Monolingual Teachers Getting The Support They Need?, Cristina Benavides 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

No Habla Espanol: Are Monolingual Teachers Getting The Support They Need?, Cristina Benavides

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

For this Capstone Project, the researchers investigated how monolingual teachers view the support and resources they received to teach English Language Learners (ELL) and what they thought could be done to improve their teaching effectiveness. An evidence based argument is offered that monolingual teachers were not being provided with effective support and resources. More specifically, three themes emerged from an analysis of the data obtained from interviews of monolingual teachers and administrators. Based on the emergent themes, an action was undertaken to help monolingual teachers better address the needs of ELLs. This is an important issue for monolingual teachers because …


No Habla Espanol: Are Monolingual Teachers Getting The Support They Need?, Alisha Miranda 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

No Habla Espanol: Are Monolingual Teachers Getting The Support They Need?, Alisha Miranda

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

For this Capstone Project, the researchers investigated how monolingual teachers view the support and resources they received to teach English Language Learners (ELL) and what they thought could be done to improve their teaching effectiveness. An evidence based argument is offered that monolingual teachers were not being provided with effective support and resources. More specifically, three themes emerged from an analysis of the data obtained from interviews of monolingual teachers and administrators. Based on the emergent themes, an action was undertaken to help monolingual teachers better address the needs of ELLs. This is an important issue for monolingual teachers because …


Gnome Waste Warriors: Waste Reduction Through Sustainability, Hayley E.R. Frost Rubino 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

Gnome Waste Warriors: Waste Reduction Through Sustainability, Hayley E.R. Frost Rubino

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The focus of this Capstone Project was on how waste and waste reduction could positively impact a community. Waste reduction is an important issue because the negative impacts of waste affect the whole planet. By educating Monterey Gnome School (MGS) about waste, changes in daily habits are intended to result in lasting change. An evidence-based argument is offered that waste is a global issue that negatively impacts the earth's landmasses, oceans, and human health. Both MGS staff and students were interviewed and surveyed, as their perspectives provide unique aspects of thinking about waste issues. The themes that emerged from an …


Reading Rainbow: Give Hope To Struggling Readers, Celia Higer 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

Reading Rainbow: Give Hope To Struggling Readers, Celia Higer

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

For this Senior Capstone Project, the researcher investigated what stakeholders had to say about reading difficulties, the Irlen Method, and how to increase awareness and access to the Irlen Method in schools. Based on analysis of the data and the relevant research literature, the researcher used what she learned to formulate an action that responded to the focus issue. This is important to students and other stakeholders that have reading difficulties.


Escapando Las Trampas: Teacher Preparation For Mexicanas, Larissa Perez 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

Escapando Las Trampas: Teacher Preparation For Mexicanas, Larissa Perez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Developing Maestras face and overcome linguistic, academic and cultural forms of gatekeeping while trying to navigate through our current education system. For this Capstone Project, the impact that gatekeeping has on developing Maestras and how it affects their academic and professional aspirations was investigated. This is an important issue for developing Maestras, the University of Gringolandia as well as for the education system of Nepantla county. The success of developing Maestras Mexicanas closes the racial gap and directly impacts the student success rate within Nepantla county. The literature and data results analysis indicate that the gatekeeping practices that keep Mexicanas …


No Habla Español: Are Monolingual Teachers Getting The Support They Need?, Natalie Correa 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

No Habla Español: Are Monolingual Teachers Getting The Support They Need?, Natalie Correa

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

For this Capstone Project, the researchers investigated how monolingual teachers view the support and resources they received to teach English Language Learners (ELL) and what they thought could be done to improve their teaching effectiveness. An evidence based argument is offered that monolingual teachers were not being provided with effective support and resources. More specifically, three themes emerged from an analysis of the data obtained from interviews of monolingual teachers and administrators. Based on the emergent themes, an action was undertaken to help monolingual teachers better address the needs of ELLs. This is an important issue for monolingual teachers because …


Role Of Culture In Cultivating A Sense Of Self With Responsibility Towards The Community, Jonathan T. Reyes-Carranza 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

Role Of Culture In Cultivating A Sense Of Self With Responsibility Towards The Community, Jonathan T. Reyes-Carranza

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Given the fact that education has not moved beyond the factory models of the 19th century, building strong relationships between the classroom and the home environment is necessary for melding "home" values with "school" practices so that students could see how school builds upon their home culture. This senior capstone research project examines the role of culture in cultivating a sense of self and responsibility towards the community using relevant literature, surveys with CSUMB teaching and learning community, a survey with educators, and interviews with specific religious individuals. Results reveal that culture indeed influences the sense of self-identity, the sense …


Implementing Mindfulness To Promote Mental Health In Elementary School Students, Kathleen Dunlap-DeMarco 2019 California State University, Monterey Bay

Implementing Mindfulness To Promote Mental Health In Elementary School Students, Kathleen Dunlap-Demarco

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The practice of mindfulness has been around for thousands of years, however; the practice has just become more common in the Western world, and especially in the classroom. The purpose of this paper is to discover how implementing mindfulness promotes mental health in elementary school students. In order to find out just how mindfulness promotes mental health in the elementary classroom, the research that was done involved an extensive literature review on the topic of mindfulness, surveys and interviews with local teachers in the Tri-County area, and also reached out to teachers to be interviewed more in depth. The results …


Facilitating Leadership Development Spc 420, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Facilitating Leadership Development Spc 420, Joanna Burkhardt

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Leading Ethically Spc 505, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Leading Ethically Spc 505, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nonprofit Governance And Law Spc 515, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Nonprofit Governance And Law Spc 515, Joanna Burkhardt

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Data Analysis Laboratory For Professional Leaders, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Data Analysis Laboratory For Professional Leaders, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nonprofit Fiscal Oversight And Budget Analysis Spc 540, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Nonprofit Fiscal Oversight And Budget Analysis Spc 540, Joanna Burkhardt

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Influence And Persuasion In The Social Sector Spc 510, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Influence And Persuasion In The Social Sector Spc 510, Joanna Burkhardt

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Nonprofit Strategy And Social Innovation Spc 525, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Nonprofit Strategy And Social Innovation Spc 525, Joanna Burkhardt

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The Grizzly, November 21, 2019, Kevin Leon, Gillian McComeskey, Robert Varney, Kim Corona, Lindsey Reilly, Madison Rodak, Gabriela Pascal, Jen Joseph, Rosalia Murphy, Tim Pyne 2019 Ursinus College

The Grizzly, November 21, 2019, Kevin Leon, Gillian Mccomeskey, Robert Varney, Kim Corona, Lindsey Reilly, Madison Rodak, Gabriela Pascal, Jen Joseph, Rosalia Murphy, Tim Pyne

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC's Fourth Annual Celebration of Lights • Berman Museum's Fall Exhibitions • Missy Bryant Named New Dean of Students • 2020 Commencement Speaker Announced • Students Explore Philly in "Philly Word" • GSA Reflects on Semester's Exciting Events • Opinions: NY Fare Evasion Laws Harm Marginalized Groups; "Harriet" is a Triumph of a Biopic • Opening Tourney is a Slam Dunk for Men's Basketball • Freshman Wrestlers Headline Fall Brawl


Scipp: An Expanded Community Of Practice - Community Publishing, Gina Hanson 2019 California State University - San Bernardino

Scipp: An Expanded Community Of Practice - Community Publishing, Gina Hanson

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

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Volume Cxxxvii, Number 9, November 15, 2019, Lawrence University 2019 Lawrence University

Volume Cxxxvii, Number 9, November 15, 2019, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

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The Grizzly, November 14, 2019, Kevin Leon, Kim Corona, Maggie Frymoyer, Madison Rodak, Gillian McComeskey, Gabriela Howell, Alyssa Martin 2019 Ursinus College

The Grizzly, November 14, 2019, Kevin Leon, Kim Corona, Maggie Frymoyer, Madison Rodak, Gillian Mccomeskey, Gabriela Howell, Alyssa Martin

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC's Four Watson Fellowship Finalists • #Fight4Her Activists Visit Campus • Exxon Mobil's Role in Climate Research • '19 UC Grad Named Bear Tracks Fellow • Meet Student-run Group Escape Velocity • Opinion: A Coup by any Other Name: On Bolivia • First-year QB Shines Against McDaniel • Field Hockey Concludes Postseason Run


Bis: Learner Designed Major, Joanna Burkhardt 2019 University of Rhode Island

Bis: Learner Designed Major, Joanna Burkhardt

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