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Developing An Outdoor Learning Area And Guidebook For The Elementary Grades, Jordyn Kern

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has shown that outdoor education has major benefits for school-age children (Yildirim & Akamca, 2017). These benefits include increased academic success, better social-emotional development, better physical development, and better mental and physical health (Suttie, 2018). The guidebook designed for this project focuses on how to increase those five things in children across the country. The goal of the guidebook is to increase outdoor education within classrooms throughout the United States and eventually, the world. The guidebook is geared towards elementary school teachers but can be adapted to fit any grade, time frame, and experience level of the teacher. The …

Growing Environmentally Literate Youth, Kimberly Harding

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has demonstrated that the importance of producing environmentally literate youth is becoming a priority around the world Producing environmentally literate youth through E-STEM Garden-based learning practices will not only allow our students to become environmentally literate but also capable, aware, citizens with the 21st Century skills necessary to tackle today and tomorrow’s problems. The curriculum designed for this project focuses on using garden-based STEM practices to increase young students' environmental literacy. The project involved using the Next Generation Science standards, the learning goals of the proposed Michigan Environmental Literacy Plan, as well as the American Society for Engineering Education’s …

Increasing Student Engagement In Kindergarten Read Alouds, Sydney Cassidy

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has shown that when students are given the opportunity to showcase their learnings in various settings, there will be a greater chance of student engagement and motivation when completing various classroom activities. The curriculum designed for this project uses Howard Gardner’s (2006) Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Thomas Armstrong’s (2009) work with integrating these intelligences into a classroom environment to target the various ways that students learn in the classroom that is best suited to the way their brain processes and applies information. The project involved creating a curriculum that was suitable for kindergarten students to engage in various …

A Menu About Me: A Next Generation Science Standards Aligned 9-12 Life Science Curriculum Adapted For Students With Limited Or Interrupted Formal Education, Madeline Carras

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

In order to face the challenges of a rapidly changing world, it is imperative that thinkers with diverse backgrounds and perspectives are supported in the development of their scientific skills and voice. However, very few, if any, high school life science curricular resources are available that are specifically adapted with the assets and needs of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) in mind. The widely adopted Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are uniquely designed to center the learner’s authentic thought process and pre-existing funds of knowledge–a framework which also happens to be aligned with the strengths of SLIFE …

How Music Can Be Integrated Into Life Science Teaching In A Way That Enhances Scientific And Musical Learning In Middle School, Erin Hustad

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has shown that students who learn interdisciplinary content lessons in school have a better understanding of the interconnectedness of the world they are entering. This paper, and the resultant project, focus on the interconnectedness of science and the arts, eventually ecology and music, in order to teach students both scientific and musical concepts. The project was created using backwards design, in order to ensure students have long term learning outcomes that center both science and music. Students first experience the scientific process and reflect on the similarities between scientific inquiry and artistic processes. Students then explore ecosystems and music …

Utilizing A Culturally Relevant Ecology Curriculum To Help Students See Intersections Between Their Scientific And Cultural Identities, Emma Singer

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The purpose of this capstone was to create a two-week long ecology unit for high school biology students rooted in culturally relevant practices. The project sought to answer the question “How can utilizing a culturally relevant ecology curriculum help students see intersections between their scientific and cultural identities?” Data shows that people of color and women are underrepresented within the sciences. Disengagement and lack of interest in the sciences begins in middle and high school, suggesting students feel the material is irrelevant or disconnected from their lives. To address this gap, this project utilized a culturally relevant lens to create …

An Intervention To Support Comprehension During Independent Reading Time, Jacob Klis

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The question that guided this project was: How can using an intervention based on a comprehension strategy increase student reading interest? This question guided research on digital and print texts, student reading interest, and a brief history of balanced literacy. Many schools use a mix of digital and print resources and students need to be prepared to understand each. Using independent reading time at school has shown to give students greater success in literacy and other areas of school. It has shown that dedicated independent reading time is important at school. The goal of this project was to make independent …

3. Academic Policies And Services, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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1. Mission, History, General Organization And Governance Of Saint Mary’S College, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Complete Handbook, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

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Using Learning Progressions To Enhance Student Outcomes And Performance, Andrea Werner

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Learning discrepancies are difficult for students to recover from. In earlier years, rote memorization, drill-and-practice, and whole-group instruction have proven little success. Students continually lack proficiency and have minimal gain year after year. More recently, small groups and interventions have made improvements on student proficiency, but they still struggle to increase overall student achievement. Research suggests learning progressions as a dynamic, individualized approach to increase not only academic achievement, but also depth of knowledge and student efficacy. Learning progressions allow for flexibility in levels of learning, the content taught, and how a student grasps information. Then learning progressions promote rigorous …

Utilizing Mindfulness And Movement To Promote Executive Function And Self-Regulation, Sonia Bockoven

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Self-regulation and executive function skills are imperative to learning in school and success later in life. The current reality shows that these skills are not often taught, yet early childhood remains a vital time of development and is an ideal time to introduce these skills. This school improvement plan presents mindfulness and movement as strategies to explicitly teach self-regulation and executive function skills in an inclusive setting. As strategies are implemented, reflection and assessment will occur to better understand their effectiveness. Families will also be involved to encourage application of skills and strategies outside of academic settings.

Volume 31, Number 2, Summer 2022, Office Of Communications, Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2018-present

VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 2 | Summer 2022

ON OUR COVER: Dr. Nurman Noor ’08 showcased his culinary skills as an eventual runner-up in The Great Australian Bake Off. Photo courtesy of Foxtel Publicity.

14 Baked with Love Dr. Nurman Noor ’08 may be a general practitioner by trade, but a passion for baking earned him a spot in the TV series The Great Australian Bake Off, where he won scores of fans with his likable personality, raw vulnerability and mouth-watering creations.

18 Breaking Through Angela (Tomazin) Hesemann ’09 found herself laid off at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, …

The 2020-2021 Whippoorwill Award: Redefining And Reconsidering What Counts As Rural Ya Literature, Kate E. Kedley, Devon Brenner, Chea L. Parton, Karen Eppley, Nick Kleese, Jennifer Sanders, Stephanie Short

The Rural Educator

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Color Defined: An Autoethnographic Exploration Of How Race, Trauma, Gun Violence, And Grief Connect For A Black Mother, Kokita Dirton Wilson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Black mothers are disproportionately affected by fatal shootings and the need for making meaning and finding purpose remains overlooked as a vital component of building resilience in their grief journey. The purpose of this study was to (a) reflect on being a Black mother of a fatal shooting victim; (b) understand the grief and healing process that follows; (c) connect my experiences to those within the larger Black grief community, and (d) by example, help other grieving mothers navigate through their grief struggles. I used two research questions: 1) How can I learn about my grief process by using personal …

The Relationship Between Pbis When Practiced With Fidelity And Students With Disabilities’ Academic Achievement Outcomes As Measured On The Georgia Milestones Assessment In Grades Three Through Seven, Tammy A. Hatton

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

PBIS was designed to be a framework, not a curriculum or one size fits all plan, to address the behavioral and academic needs of students with disabilities. PBIS has deep roots in behaviorism theory mirroring many aspects of Applied Behavior Analysis. The PBIS framework embraces concepts from E. L. Thorndike’s, Law of Effect and B. F. Skinner’s, Operant Conditioning to teach the behaviors necessary to ensure high-quality, uninterrupted classroom instruction. This research study is important to any school system or administration that have students with disabilities and face classroom behavioral issues that interfere with classroom instruction. The purpose of this …

Improving The Implementation Of The Science Of Reading In Primary Classrooms, Molly Lout

Graduate Teacher Education

Becoming a proficient reader is critical if one wants to have a successful future. Unfortunately, students in the United States continue to fall well-below basic reading levels. Although a plethora of research on the science of reading exists, many educators have not implemented science-based instructional practices in primary classrooms. A total of 17 peer-reviewed articles were synthesized to show teacher education programs, phonological awareness, decoding skills, and specific interventions played a critical role in students’ acquisition of reading skills. The analysis discovered the science of reading has not been implemented adequately in primary classrooms or teacher education programs. However, the …

No One Can Whistle A Symphony: Analyzing Growth In Proficiency For English Learners In Coteaching, Debra Ann Cole

Dissertations

K-12 ELs in the U.S. are increasing in number and diversity (Park, et al., 2018), requiring schools to establish and grow language instruction education programs (LIEPs) that facilitate language acquisition for a wide range of learners, while also providing equitable opportunities to learn. The study used a quantitative, pretest-posttest, research design to address gaps in the literature noted by Takanishi & Menestrel (2017), regarding which LIEPs are most effective for various EL subgroups, and to explore the effects of Coteaching for ELs (COTEL) on growth in proficiency. Data from 723 ELs in two Midwestern districts was disaggregated three ways to …

Multicultural Women's Literature, Various, Carrie Lewis Miller

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Openly licensed anthology focused on the theme of the Multicultural Women's Literature. Contains: American Indian Stories by Zikala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin); Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan by Izumi Shikibu et al.; The Diwan of Zeb-un-Nissa by Zeb-un-Nissa; Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen, Liliuokalani; Kamala: a story of Hindu life by Krupabai Satthianadhan; Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins; Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe by Harriet Beecher Stowe; Memoirs of an Arabian Princess by Emily Ruete (Salamah bint Saïd; Sayyida Salme, Princess of Zanzibar and Oman); Nightmare Tales by H.P. Blavatsky; Ratanbai: a sketch …

Home-Shared Reading Influences On Phonological Awareness Abilities Of Primary Students Who Experienced An Interruption Of Classroom Literacy Instruction Due To A Catastrophic Event, Alisa Maxine White

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study was conducted to explore emergent literacy and phonological awareness abilities of primary students who experienced an interruption of classroom literacy instruction due to a catastrophic event. Participants included four primary students and their parents. The students participated in home-shared reading regularly and missed the last nine weeks of classroom instruction during their pre-kindergarten or kindergarten school year due to a catastrophic event. The participants were observed during home-shared reading. Three research questions were used to explain the study: 1) When children are read to at home and miss the last nine weeks of school, what phonological behaviors …

The Effectiveness Of Using Infographic Education To Develop Spatial Thinking Skills For Students In Grade 10 In Sultanat Of Oman فاعلية استخدام الإنفوجرافيك التعليمي في تنمية مهارات التفكير المكاني لدى طالبات الصف العاشر الأساسي بسلطنة عُمان, Huda Mubarak Al-Dayri, Dr. Ahmad Hamed Al Rabaani

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using an educational infographics in the development of spatial thinking skills among grade 10 female students in the Sultanate of Oman. The study sample consisted of (406) students of the tenth grade, divided into two groups, experimental (194 students), and control (212 students). To achieve the objective of the study, the researchers prepared a test in spatial thinking skills consisting of 30 items divided into multiple choice and short essay questions. The results of the study showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores …

The Effect Of Using Oral And Digital Storytelling Strategies In Improving Critical Listening Skills Among The Female Students Of The Basic Ninth Grade In Jordan أثر استخدام استراتيجيتي السرد القصصي الشفوي والرقمي في تحسين مهارات الاستماع الناقد لدى طالبات الصف التاسع الأساسي في الأردن, Dr. Lamia’ Muhammad Omoush, Dr. Feras Mahmoud Alslaiti

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of using oral and digital storytelling strategies in improving critical listening skills among female students of the basic ninth grade in Jordan. The participants of the study consisted of (86) female students of the ninth grade, who were selected from the schools of the brigade of Bani Obaid - Irbid. The students were set in three groups. The oral storytelling strategy was used in teaching the first experimental group. The digital storytelling strategy was used in teaching of the second experimental group, while the usual method was used to …

The Effect Of Aesthetic Teaching Of Arabic Language In Improving The Skills Of Aesthetic Taste, For The Sixth Grade Students In Jordan أثر التدريس الجمالي لمبحث اللغة العربية في تنمية التذوق الجمالي لدى طلبة الصف السادس الأساسي في الأردن, Amany Khalil Younis, Prof. Abdul Rahman Al Hashemi

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the effect of Aesthetic teaching on the improving of aesthetic taste skills of the Arabic language, for sixth grade students in Jordan. The sample of the study consisted of (158) students, who had been distributed in two groups: experimental and control, the experimental group studied for 8 weeks according to the method of Aesthetic teaching, while the control group studied according to the usual method. The aesthetic taste skills test was implemented on both groups before and after teaching. The results of ANCOVA analysis reveal statistically significant difference at (α=0.05) between the two groups …

Effect Of Using The “Cort” Science-Teaching Program On The Acquisition Of Scientific Concepts Among Fifth Grade Students In Palestine, In Light Of Their Motivation Towards Scienceأثر استخدام برنامج كورت(توسعة الإدراك, التنظيم) لتدريس العلوم في اكتساب المفاهيم العلمية لدى طلبة الصف الخامس الأساسي في ضوء دافعيتهم نحوها في فلسطين, Amna Khlil Irshaid, Prof. Adnan Salem Aldoulat

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The study aimed to identify the effect of using the CORT Program (Cognitive Research Trust) on the acquisition of scientific concepts among fifth-grade students in Palestine, in light of their motivation towards the science subject. The study used the semi-experimental Design with a targeted sample consisted of 50 students from the “At-Ta’leemAlhadeeth Basic Co-education School” in the City of Nablus. The sample was randomly divided into two classes: an experimental class with 25 students on which CORT Program was applied, and a control class with 25 students on which the normal teaching method was applied.In order to achieve the …

Trauma-Informed Practices In Early Childhood Education, Michelle King

Graduate Teacher Education

Young children who have experienced trauma risk falling behind peers academically, and socially, and may have lifelong mental and physical impairments (Bartlett, 2021). Half of the young children in the United States have been victims of early childhood trauma (Bartlett, et al., 2017). Findings analyzed for this paper show that trauma-informed care (TIC) can increase children’s chance of recovering and thriving, despite trauma (Bartlett, 2021). The following studies showed how early childhood teachers can best prepare themselves for students of trauma in their classrooms. Preparation included TIC that focused on strong social-emotional development (SED), helping build resilience, and preparing for …

The Effect Of An Educational Program Based On Practical Presentation Of Teaching Science In Developing Scientific Thinking And Social Interaction Skills Among The Seventh Grade Students In Jordan أثر برنامج تعليمي قائم على العروض العملية لتدريس العلوم في تنمية مهارات التفكير العلمي ومهارات التفاعل الاجتماعي لدى طلبة الصف السابع الأساسي في الأردن, Tasneem Mohammad Alhalalmeh

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The study aimed to identify the impact of an educational program based on the practical Presentation of teaching science in developing scientific thinking and social interaction skills among the seventh grade students in Jordan. The study was conducted on a sample of 40 students distributed into two groups equally (20) to the control group and (20) for the experimental group. The study adopted a semi-experimental methodology. To achieve the objectives of the study, the skills of scientific thinking and social interaction skills were used. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups …

Changed Gene Expression After Heart Surgery Extends Cardiomyocyte Regeneration, Jeff Hansen

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We Can Update Our Own Stories: Trans*-Informed Principles For Gender-Inclusive Science Teaching., K. Ren Rende

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

Across the United States, Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws are being passed in staggering numbers, impacting an estimated 25 million children. At a time where a majority of LBGTQ students report feeling unsafe at school, a significant education challenge is how to meet the needs of these students while addressing and dismantling the way the institution of science education continues to uphold systems of oppression. While there have been waves of LGBTQinclusive science education reform, these movements have been stymied by a lack of cohesive guidelines for practice and are generally limited in their inclusion of considerations that attend to the needs …

Assessing Environmental Sensitivity In San Diego County, California, For Bird Species Of Special Concern, Eda Okan Kilic

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

It is widely recognized that desertification constitutes one of the biggest environmental problems on Earth. Desertification negatively impacts the future of humans and other living things all over the globe. Therefore, the assessment of desertification is essential to both monitor and combat desertification. A number of models are routinely applied to assess desertification. The MEDALUS model is one of the most popular approaches, identifying desertification risk based on an environmentally sensitive area index (ESAI) that integrates climate, vegetation, soils, groundwater, and socio-economic factors to obtain an overall rating. The goal of this study was to measure the potential impacts of …

We Are ... Marshall, June 22, 2022, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

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