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Archives Annual Report, 2018-2019, Meg Miner

Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Teaching The Sun As Simile: Bringing Nature Into Language Arts Middle School Classrooms, Stormy Kage

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

Teaching the Sun as Simile is an essay that explores an interdisciplinary approach to teaching middle school English Language Arts (ELA) by infusing nature and environmental studies. This essay defines emerging concepts of new literacy studies and eco-criticism, literacy, and composition as it relates to ELA pedagogy. Also, it provides an explanation for the importance and relevance of using nature to develop an ecosystem of better readers, writers and communicators in middle school general ed and special ed classrooms.

Visualization And Analysis Of Environmental Data, Sean Macdonald

Publications and Research

The virtual exploration of place has been employed in a variety of learning environments across many disciplines, creatively expanding upon the experience of place. This chapter explores the value of mapping environmental data as a tool that can enhance students’ virtual exploration of place as they investigate local environmental policies and problems within their own urban surroundings. This visualization project engages students in making meaningful connections between the theoretical study of local and global environmental problems and the “observation” and investigation of these data using mapped data. The virtual learning environment is viewed as one that is interactive, exploring how …

6th Annual Sustainability Report, Saint Mary's College Of California

Sustainability Report

Highlights from the past year include reviving the Sustainability Living Learning Community in South Claeys (formerly called the “Green LLC”) with double the anticipated enrollment, representing Saint Mary's at Al Gore's Climate Reality Leadership Training in Minneapolis, and launching several new paid Sustainability Student Leadership positions.

Big “G” And Small “G”: The Variable Geometries Of Educational Governance In An Era Of Big Data, Tavis Jules

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution and the intelligent economy, this conceptual chapter explores the evolution of educational governance from one based on governing by numbers and evidence-based governance to one constituted around governance by data or data-based educational governance. With the rise of markets and networks in education, Big Data, machine data, high-dimension data, open data, and dark data have consequences for the governance of national educational systems. In doing so, it draws attention to the rise of the algorithmization and computerization of educational policy-making. The author uses the concept of “blitzscaling”, aided by the conceptual framing …

Convening The World: True Access And Global, Synchronous Pedagogy In Regis University’S Master Of Development Practice, Emily Van Houweling, Nina Miller

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

This articles describes the characteristics of the global classroom in the Master of Development Practice (MDP) at Regis University and the many ways it expresses the Jesuit mission. The MDP program is grounded in the Jesuit ideals of inclusive access, cura personlis and social justice. Using Zoom videoconferencing, we synchronously connect with our students around the world. The second half of the article describes the research we are undertaking in our global classroom. Our pedagogy pushes the boundaries of what is possible in development education with a global student body in a synchronous classroom. In this environment we are investigating …

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

The De Haan Family, James C. Schaap

The Voice

No abstract provided.

A Bit Of Restoration, Sarah Moss

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Language Variations In Depok: A Study Of Linguistic Landscape And Dialectology, Sri Munawarah, Frans Asisi Datang

International Review of Humanities Studies

Written languages are present in various media in public landscapes, such as notice boards, banners, or bumper stickers. Studying these simple signs is the starting point in observing how a language variety exists and interacts with other languages. It is interesting to study how the instances of written texts found in public landscapes can be an indicator of what language variety is actually used by the inhabitants of Depok. Based on its history and its geography, a hypothesis states that many speakers of Betawi language and Sundanese reside in Depok. The study is aimed at demonstrating the written language varieties …

Pink Bagels And Persistence, Helen White, Paul Wynkoop

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Gaining Perspective On Inclusion: What Faculty See In What Students See, Alison Cook-Sather

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 8th Grade, Luis Sandoval

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.1 A, 8.29, 8.30

Lesson objective(s): 1. How humans interact with the environment

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: -Ready for the Honors/GTS -Pictures & videos

Reclaiming Impact In The Age Of Awareness-Raising For Human Rights, Azadeh Pourzand, Ali Arab

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

In the last decade, the practice of awareness-raising for human rights has appeared as notably common across the board. Nevertheless, widespread awareness-raising has not necessarily always resulted in meaningful and sustainable impact. Accepting that awareness raising is not a panacea, we challenge the global collective fascination with big impact, while considering the power of small strategic impact that invests in education, and building alliances, and has the potential to last and to expand by way of gradual encroachment through contextually-defined grassroots means natural to its course.

Empowered through social media, advocates are increasingly enthusiastic about reaching massive audiences by way …

Unlv Magazine, Marta Meana, Stacy Willis, Jason Scavone, Sean Kennedy, Kristin Rattini, Tony Allen, Matt Jacob

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Lawrence, Fall 2019, Lawrence University

Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

Informing Joyality 4 Kids: Ecopsychology Education To Support Upper Primary Children’S Well-Being Through Environmental And Social Crisis, Cambry Baker

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Responding to climate change and the state of the world demands psychological resilience and a transformative shift towards sustainable behavior. Children inheriting our uncertain future require psychological support and tools of well-being to fuel emotionally sustainable activism. In this paper I investigate how best to support upper primary aged children through environmental and social issues with Joyality 4 Kids, an educational ecopsychology program.

During November of 2019 I completed the Joyality Program processes independently, then conducted two focus group interviews with five individuals experienced in the Joyality Program and/or environmental education to develop the processes for an eight-hour Joyality 4 …

A Culturally Relevant Earth Science Curriculum: Engaging Students In Socioscientific Issues Through Socratic Seminars, Colin Matthew Gettle

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed in this capstone project is: How can Socratic seminars be used as a culturally relevant tool to increase student engagement and science literacy? This capstone project is based largely off the work of Gloria Ladson-Billings, who promoted the critical idea of culturally responsive teaching in all classrooms to promote equity and social engagement. Through the lens of culturally responsive pedagogy, this project aims to address the large engagement gaps that exist in many diverse academic settings. Specifically, the project is a set of three 8th grade Earth science units. Each unit addresses Minnesota State Eighth Grade …

A Better Understanding Through The Use Of The Nature Journal, Carol L. Anderson

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This paper examines the positive impact that spending time in the natural world has on students. In reviewing the history of environmental education in the United States, the importance of nature on human development, and the impact that journaling and reflective thought processes have in education, this capstone sought to expand upon the research and encourage using nature journals to affect children’s perceptions of the natural world and their place within it. While journaling can facilitate communication, self-expression and personal development, it is also a way to enhance learning by connecting background knowledge to new information, analyzing and synthesizing ideas …

Smc Fact Book 2019, Saint Mary's College Of California

SMC Fact Book

No abstract provided.

Campus-Based Agriculture: The Future Of Food At Gettysburg College, Bryn K. Werley

Student Publications

This research investigates various methods for producing food on the campus of Gettysburg College in order to improve food sustainability. The transportation of food contributes to the increased use of fossil fuels, which in turn leads to global warming and climate change. By producing a larger portion of its food on-campus, Gettysburg College could reduce the amount of food transported to the school, thereby lessening the College’s environmental impact. Urban farming techniques, hydroponics, aquaponics, and greenhouse-based agriculture are explored as viable methods for achieving this goal. Examples of the use of these techniques on college campuses are drawn from Allegheny …

Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty Meeting, Thursday, September 19, 2019, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty, Rollins College

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

No abstract provided.

Is Our Future Too Hot To Handle?, Mark Burstein

Presidential Addresses

Lawrence University President Mark Burstein officially opens the university’s 171st academic year, along with its 2019-20 convocation series, with his matriculation address, “Is Our Future Too Hot to Handle?”

Now in his seventh year as Lawrence’s 16th president, Burstein has focused on creating learning communities in which all members can reach their full potential.

Chimes: September 13, 2019, Calvin University

Chimes

EDITORIAL: We're changing our coverage of Campus Safety Reports. Here's why. by Joshua Polanski & Juliana Knot

Search for new SAO director begins by Garrett Strpko

Peet's creates connections and community by McKinley Anderson

Calvin receives new name, campus upgrades by Ethan Stafford

New Coach, Familiar Territory by Ellington Smith

Laughter is the best medicine: Priyanka Wali by Garrett Strpko

Religion-based clubs meet students' needs by Sophia Morgan

Calvin Mars Rover Design Team provides students with engineering challenges by Katherine Benedict

Faith Perspectives: A Christian celebration of Labor Day by Joshua Polanski

Phoenix Gates To Be Dedicated At Homecoming, Matt Wing

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 54, No. 04, September 3, 2019, Grand Valley State University

Volume 54, July 15, 2019 - April 27, 2020

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Reasons For Not Implementing Green Pyramid Rating System In Egyptian Buildings, Rania Rushdy Moussa

Architectural Engineering

Green Pyramid Rating System ‘‘GPRS” was established in 2009, Yet sustainable architecture practices in Egypt does not shows constant steps of growth. This research discusses the reasons behind the negligence of implementing GPRS into projects as a sustainable design approach. The research intends to identify the gaps between the architectural curriculum’s and GPRS aspects. Research methods are divided into two parts the first part is a survey questionnaire targeting senior architecture students at Egyptian private universities and public universities, as well as experienced architects in order to determine their level of awareness toward the aspects of the GPRS. While the …

Graduate News, Graduate School, Old Dominion University

Graduate News

September 2019 issue of Graduate News from the ODU Graduate School.

2019-2020 Catalog, College Of The Holy Cross

Course Catalogs

This catalog lists available courses for the 2019-2020 academic year. The College Catalog is a document of record issued in September 2019. The Catalog contains current information regarding the College calendar, admissions, degree requirements, fees, regulations and course offerings.

Academic Department Indicators, 2018-2019, Uno Office Of Instituional Effectiveness

Academic Department Indicators

The audience is the Academic Planning Council (APC), college and department heads, and faculty. The purpose is to report instructional productivity measures useful for making comparisons and observing trends. Selected departmental information in this report is submitted annually to the Delaware Study, a National Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity.

This Instructional Productivity information corresponds to the UNO state- and tuition-funded budget. The Supplemental Information at the end of the document provides counts and statistics for campus-wide programs embedded in most colleges. Only Dual Enrollment instruction is excluded from the productivity report since it is a fee-based instructional program for …