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Stress Management In The Kitchen, Haley Rosano
Stress Management In The Kitchen, Haley Rosano
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Catholic Charities - Diocese of Monterey has implemented Stress Management in the Kitchen though the Family Support Services department of the Seaside office. Stress Management in the Kitchen was implemented to address the knowledge gap between nutrition and healthy living.The purpose of the workshop series was to give clients a fun and digestible way to increase their knowledge on how their health and nutritional habits can or should be applied to how they deal with stress. These workshops were implemented through presentation and a series of activities.The measurement of these workshops will be obtained through an exit survey from participants. …
Homework Without Barriers, Hailey Edwards
Homework Without Barriers, Hailey Edwards
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Assigning equitable homework to students from low socioeconomic status (SES) families is a challenge for elementary school teachers. Often, teachers assign traditional homework activities such as weekly packets, projects, and research. Unfortunately, research indicates that students often do not have access to materials, parental help, and/or other resources which their SES advantaged peers may have. This study is important because students should have the opportunity to continue their learning outside of the classroom, and involve their families in their learning. After interviewing teachers at Sand Dune Elementary School, I have used what I have learned to identify action options to …
A Battle Of Values Global Trends Of Nationalism And Cosmopolitanism In Education Paradigms, James Drennen
A Battle Of Values Global Trends Of Nationalism And Cosmopolitanism In Education Paradigms, James Drennen
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This report explores the global political climate around the Spring of 2018 and how it has affected educational paradigms in Costa Rica, China, Finland, and Turkey.
Equal Education For All: Myth Of Reality? Creating Teachers Who Care, Maya Ramirez
Equal Education For All: Myth Of Reality? Creating Teachers Who Care, Maya Ramirez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
All children deserve a quality education, regardless of their life at home, the availability of school resources, or even one’s criminal record. Though most current and aspiring educators would find this statement agreeable, the fact of the matter is that very few educators pursue a career in teaching inside a juvenile detention facility. Whether it is due to lack of comfort in this setting or the pre-fixed opinions about what someone who is convicted of a crime “deserves,” the reality is that educating privileged students is safer and more desirable. The result is that children who have been convicted of …
Creating A Kind And Just World: The Power Of Literature To Create Hope For Foster Youth, Heather Pezel
Creating A Kind And Just World: The Power Of Literature To Create Hope For Foster Youth, Heather Pezel
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Within our community, there are children in the foster care system who suffer for various reasons. As these children journey through life, they do not always come across caring adults, worthy peer relationships, or are given a voice to talk about their experience when wanted. Yet, as adults, and as educators, we are responsible for providing children with a “kind and just parent” (Ayers) whether in the classroom, at home, or in foster care placements. This capstone documents how Jacqueline Woodson’s young adult novel, After Tupac and D Foster, and William Ayer’s, A Kind and Just Parent, were woven together …