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Infographic: My First Teacher India Alphabet, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

What do you need information on? Inclusivity? Engaging with parents? Virtual learning? The first Teacher India alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful. Download the PDF for a hyperlinked version.

Infographic: Leaving Teaching, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

A new study from Monash University draws upon a 2019 questionnaire of 2444 Australian primary and secondary school teachers, revealing that only 41% of respondents intended to remain in the profession. We look at some of the findings from the analysis in this infographic.

Infographic: Science Teaching – Women Physicists Your Students Should Know About, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

A new study has found in the most recent New South Wales HSC Physics syllabus 10 individuals are mentioned and all are men, and in the last 25 years physicists have been mentioned 211 times in the subject examinations and, again, all were men. In today’s infographic we share just three (there are many more!) amazing women physicists to tell your students about.

Infografik: Kesenangan Dan Kemampuan Membaca Di Era Digital, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher Southeast Asia

Laporan OECD Pembaca di Abad-21: Membangun Keterampilan Literasi di Dunia Digital menganalisis data dari tes PISA 2018 serta survei murid untuk mengetahui bagaimana bentuk kebiasaan membaca anak 15 tahun di negara-negara OECD. Cari tahu lebih lanjut mengenai bagaimana kebiasaan membaca baik dalam format cetak maupun digital memengaruhi kemampuan serta kesenangan membaca murid di infografik hari ini.

Becky Landes, Becky Landes, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Becky Landes is a current Food Service Director for Manchester Community Schools in Indiana. For over 20 years, Becky has been in Child Nutrition. She holds a Level 4 Certificate from the School Nutrition Association and is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management. Becky is involved in Farm to School in Indiana. She has collaborated with the Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Grown for Schools, and various other stakeholders in procuring and serving local foods in schools. Becky likes to be involved in the many facets of Child Nutrition. She participates in and is a member of …

John Dupre, John Dupre, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

John Dupre recently retired after 25 years as State Director of Nutrition Programs for the State of Louisiana.

Infographic: Supporting Students With Adhd, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

National charity ADHD Australia surveyed 1024 primary, secondary and tertiary educators in all Australian states and territories to identify their knowledge, training and experience to support students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Find out more in today’s infographic.

Registered Apprenticeship Programs And Teacher Residencies: Building Shared Understandings Between Workforce Development And Education, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College

Prepared to Teach

This brief is the first in a series exploring principles that Prepared To Teach has surfaced as helpful for designing Registered Apprenticeship Programs for teacher residencies to promote and support high-quality teacher preparation systems. Sign up for our monthly newsletter for future releases.

Inservice Middle School Teachers' Understanding Of Views Of Nature Of Science (Vnos), Merika Charupoom, Emily Carter, Yasmeen Hernandez

Undergraduate Research Symposium Podium Presentations

What is a misconception? A view or opinion that is incorrect based on faulty thinking or understanding. Misconceptions may originate from personal experience, imprecise language, lack of examples and non-examples in concept formation, media representation of phenomena, errors in logic, and textbooks. Often occurs from the inconsistency in science curriculums among instittuions and education systems.

Effects of Misconceptions: Gap in knowledge/understanding that is taught from teacher to student; Decrease in the academic success of students.

Nevada is ranked 49th in educational attainment, 42nd in school quality, 46th in best school systems in America.

One way to help us understand whether …

Closing The Racial Gap: The Lack Of Diverse Faculty At The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas And University Of Nevada, Reno, Olivia K. Cheche

Undergraduate Research Symposium Podium Presentations

How does faculty racial diversity compare to student racial diversity at UNLV and UNR? How do faculty salaries affect this diversity? What policy recommendations can be implemented to attract more racially diverse academics to UNLV and UNR?

Infographic: Schools In 2021, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

How many students were enrolled in how many schools across Australia throughout 2021? How many full-time equivalent staff members? What was the average student-teacher ratio? Find out what schools looked like in 2021 in today’s infographic.

Guide To The Ezekiel Ezra Smith (E. E. Smith) Collection, Velappan Velappan

FSU Leadership Collection

Ezekiel Ezra Smith (b. May 23, 1852 – d. December 6, 1933) was an educator, soldier, statesman, and businessman. He served as the principal and later president of the North Carolina State Colored Normal School of Fayetteville, later known as Fayetteville State University for over forty years. Currently, the available digital materials range from 1874-1907.

Biography and image of the history marker are courtesy of the State Library of North Carolina and NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Catalogs are courtesy of Shaw University Archives. Deeds are courtesy of Cumberland County Register of Deeds.

Infographic: Principal Health And Wellbeing, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

The annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey 2021 data show school leaders continue to experience negative health and wellbeing. In this infographic, we explore the survey results for various aspects of health and wellbeing.

Infografik: Dampak Covid-19 Terhadap Pendidikan, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher Southeast Asia

Lembaga survei yang merespon terjadinya disrupsi dalam pendidikan atau Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS) UNESCO/IEA menyelidiki apa saja dampak yang dibawa pandemi terhadap pendidikan di tingkat sekolah menengah, menginvestigasi bagaimana 11 negara mengatasi berbagai tantangan untuk memastikan keberlangsungan proses belajar mengajar dengan disrupsi yang ada. Cari tahu lebih lanjut temuan menarik dari survei tersebut di infografik kali ini.

Infographic: The Impact Of Covid-19 On Education – Unesco Reds, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

The Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS) explores how the pandemic has impacted lower secondary education, investigating how 11 countries approached the challenge of ensuring continuity in teaching and learning during the disruption. Find out more about insights from the survey in today's infographic.

Infographic: Financial Education In Schools, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

An Australian survey has found that the vast majority of teachers value financial education, but only 52 per cent had taught it at school, and only 21 per cent in the last year. Find out more about their responses and the finance-related topics that students of different ages would like to learn about in today's infographic.

Infographic: My Tenth Teacher Alphabet, Zoe Kaskamanidis

Teacher infographics

What do you need information on? High-impact school leadership? Data in action? Using quality mentor texts? Online safety? The tenth Teacher alphabet brings you quick links to popular content that you might find useful.

Infographic: School Funding – What Are Educators Seeking Support For?, Dominique Russell

Teacher infographics

Philanthropic funding is one way school leaders can access support to implement and enhance initiatives and projects. Australian charity Schools Plus recently published details of applications for its latest round of grants. The requests from schools provide a snapshot of the initiatives and projects educators are seeking funding for.

Donna Martin - Covid 19 Oral History Project, Donna Martin, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experience of Donna Martin, nutrition director for Burke County (Georgia) Public Schools.

Chris Burkhardt – Covid 19 Oral History Project, Chris Burkhardt, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experiences of Chris Burkhardt, who is the executive director of school nutrition for the Cleveland (Ohio) Metropolitan School District.

Annette Derouin – Covid 19 Oral History Project, Annette Derouin, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experiences of Annette Hendrickx Derouin, who is the Director of Food and Nutrition Services for Willmar, New London-Spicer, Montevideo and Community Christian Schools in Minnesota. These four districts offer the Child Nutrition Programs to the fullest extent possible. Annette has worked in School Nutrition for over 25 years. She is a Registered Dietitian and has her Master’s Degree in Health and Nutrition Administration. She holds the …

Lonnie Burt - Covid 19 Oral History Project, Lonnie Burt, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experiences of Lonnie Burt, who is presently employed as the Senior Food & Child Nutrition Services Director for the Hartford Public Schools where she oversees the school meal program, including Breakfast, Lunch, Afterschool Snacks, At-Risk Supper, Summer Feeding and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant. She has worked in Child Nutrition for the past 33 years and has been in Hartford since 2004. Lonnie also …

Gay Anderson – Covid 19 Oral History Project, Gay Anderson, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experiences of Gay Anderson, School Nutrition Director in the Sioux Falls School District in South Dakota. Gay has almost 40 years of experience in food service.

Melissa Campbell And John Dupre - Covid 19 Oral History Project, Melissa Campbell, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the response of the Louisiana Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs.

Sebasthian Varas – Covid 19 Oral History Project, Sebasthian Varas, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

Since 2009, Sebasthian Varas has worked for Canyons School District in Utah as the director for Nutrition Services. He is responsible for providing leadership and direction in matters pertaining to child nutrition programs for 33,000 students. He manages 43 schools and 275 employees.

Becky Landes - Covid 19 Oral History Project, Becky Landes, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experiences of Becky Landes, who is a current Food Service Director for Manchester Community Schools in Indiana. For over 20 years, Becky has been in Child Nutrition. She holds a Level 4 Certificate from the School Nutrition Association and is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management. Becky is involved in Farm to School in Indiana. She has collaborated with the Indiana Department of …

Shelly Mohr - Covid 19 Oral History Project, Shelly Mohr, Institute Of Child Nutrition

Oral History Project (all interviews)

During 2022 the Child Nutrition Archives conducted multiple interviews investigating how child nutrition professionals dealt with the Covid 19 pandemic and its effects on the operations of school feeding programs. This interview examines the experiences of Shelly Mohr. Mohr is in her 23rd year as a Food Service Director in a K-12 School District.

Improving Classroom Climate And Engagement At The Secondary Special Education Level Through The Implementation Of Classroom Management Strategies, Pauline Mickavicz

Student Research Poster Presentations 2022

A lack of professional development, the complexity of interventions, and limited data to reflect upon have implemented successful classroom management strategies challenging for special educators. These barriers negatively impact classroom climate and achievement in special education rooms. Educators should receive support to execute classroom management strategies confidently to decrease problem behavior and increase student engagement. Best practice classroom management strategies should be narrowed down to hone in on interventions and simplify the complexity of the delivery. Data collection will play an integral role in the reflection process and provide insight into how classroom management can be examined at the high …

The Benefits And Challenges Of Rural Special Education Teachers: Improving Teacher Retention In Rural Districts, Olga Karadimou

College of Education & Professional Studies (Darden) Posters

Per the U.S. Census Bureau (n.d.), a rural area is “any population, housing, or territory NOT in an urban area.” Specifically, a rural area is defined as the area of 5 to 25 miles from an urban area (Geverdt, 2015). Nationally, rural school districts represent nearly 20% of the student population in the United States, but limited attention is given to the unique needs of these areas by national policymakers (Johnson et al., 2018). Rural schools face multifaceted challenges that often impede educational opportunities and post-school outcomes of students, including those who receive special education services (Erickson et al., 2012; …

Ensuring Equity And Excellence For English Learners: An Annotated Bibliography For Research, Policy, And Practice, Center For Equity For English Learners

Annotated Bibliographies

Ensuring Equity and Excellence for English Learners: An Annotated Bibliography for Research, Policy, and Practice is comprised of over 350 annotations from both recent and seminal literature (released between 1984–2021) that have significant implications for research, policy, and practice for English learner (EL) linguistic, social, and academic achievement. This annotated bibliography serves as a resource for researchers, policymakers, educators, and advocates who are working for equity and excellence for ELs.

The authors provide a comprehensive selection of works focused on theory, research, and practice. The annotations are a result of purposeful searches of 23 topics in empirical and theoretical articles …