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Welcome To The Profession: Exploring Perceptions Of New Teacher Retention Supports, Amy Christensen, Michele Barron-Albers

Educational Administration and Leadership Faculty Publications

Numerous studies have identified a research to practice gap regarding teacher retention (Hagaman & Casey, 2018; Carver, 2003; CCSESA, 2016). In Minnesota, teacher retention is a concern as 51.32% of professional licensed teachers were not working as a public or charter school teacher during the 2019-2020 school year. (PELSB, 2021). The objective of our ongoing phenomenological study is to identify and address what common themes exist across multiple groups of educational professionals regarding retention rates of Minnesota teachers new to the profession. Our study employs grounded theory to analyze educational professionals’ reflective writings to expand insights regarding why half of …

Cross-Cultural Student Teaching Internship Engagement, Levi P. Johnson, Kai Zhuo, Kathy E. Johnson

Huskies Showcase

Best Our Husky Compact Reflection for "Engage as a Member of a Diverse and Multicultural World".

Abstract

This project was orchestrated by Levi Johnson, a graduate intern for the Confucius Institute (CI) as part of the College Counseling and Student Development program, and Kai Zhou, a visiting scholar at the CI, to strengthen and enhance the experience of 12 student intern teachers from across China. They have been involved at several locations around Minnesota and North Dakota teaching Chinese exploratory language classes, Chinese as a second language, and Chinese immersion programs. The goal of this project was to promote the …

Q & A / Closing Remarks, King Banaian

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

Wrap-up of the symposium.

Enrollment In A Time Of Turbulence: Understanding Key Market Forces Redefining The Enrollment-Management Change, Caroline Painter, Anika Olsen

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

EAB is a firm that provides best practices research and data-driven solutions for enrollment management, student success, and operational efficiencies to generate academic program revenues. This presentation discusses the five challenges facing higher education recruitment, enrollment, and retention and how EAB may be able to assist St Cloud State University address these challenges.

Lunch On Your Own, Strategic Enrollment Management

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

Lunch break.

Educational Deserts And Trade Areas: Scsu And The Geography Of College Opportunity, David Wall

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

This presentation defines the terms "educational desert", "trade area", and "proportional market area" within the context of St. Cloud State University and the regions within the state from which it recruits students. Several profiles of incoming students at other 4 year Minnesota State institutions emerge from the data.

"Does The Business Cycle Impact Our Enrollments?", King Banaian

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

This presentation shows the relationship between unemployment rates, labor shortages, migration, and higher education enrollments.

Who Are Our Students? Student Demographics At St. Cloud State, Brent Donnay

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

SCSU Director of Analytics and Institutional Research Brent Donnay presents SCSU undergraduate and graduate student demographics through a variety of analytics. He introduces the concept of "Experience Management", where the university monitors analytics to spot opportunities for improvement.

Educational Deserts And Trade Areas: Scsu And The Geography Of College Opportunity, David Wall

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

SCSU Geography and Planning Professor David Wall defines the terms "educational desert" and "trade area" in the context of St. Cloud State University and the geographic area where it attracts the majority of its students.

Students' Sense Of Belonging As A Predictor Of Retention, Glenn Davis, David Robinson

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

According to the Fall 2017 SCSU Student Survey and campus analytics, students who struggle with their sense of belonging have lower retention and graduation rates. Interim Dean of University College Glenn Davis presents an outreach plan to improve student belonging at St. Cloud State University, as well as a means to assess it.

"Does The Business Cycle Impact Our Enrollments?", King Banaian

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

Data analysis of demographics and business cycles using two naive models and a VAR model shows that a relationship exists between unemployment rates and student enrollment.

Students' Sense Of Belonging As A Predictor Of Retention, Glenn Davis, David Robinson

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

This presentation introduces the theoretical foundations of student belonging, and discusses the Fall 2017 St. Cloud State University Student Survey responses on belonging. Research questions for a longitudinal study on student belonging at St Cloud State University discussed, as well as a plan for outreach to those students who may report a low sense of belonging.

Who Are Our Students? Student Demographics At St. Cloud State, Brent Donnay

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

This presentation provides the Fall 2017 undergraduate and graduate student demographics, headcount, and FYE of St. Cloud State University. It also provides information on the incoming classes of Fall 2014 and Fall 2018. Finally, the presentation introduces the concept of "experience management", which involves monitoring and measuring every interaction to locate opportunities for improvement, and using analytics to predict patterns and optimize experiences.

Keynote: Demographic Change: Challenges And Opportunities For Private Colleges, Nathan Grawe

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

This presentation depicts the demographic changes taking place locally and nationally that impact private college enrollment. The presenter provides recommendations on how to improve enrollment and retention strategies based on these changes.

Demographic Change: Challenges And Opportunities For Private Colleges, Nathan Grawe

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

Fertility rates, trends in population growth, and parent education level have an impact on college enrollment. This presentation introduces the HEDI Model (probability-weighted demand forecasts) to challenge assumptions about college attendance and their relationship to migration and immigration patterns, and provides some recommendations for improvement in enrollment and retention strategies.

Welcoming Remarks, King Banaian, Robbyn Wacker, Annesa Cheek

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

Welcoming remarks to open the symposium.

Enrollment In A Time Of Turbulence: Understanding Key Market Forces Redefining The Enrollment-Management Change, Caroline Painter, Anika Olsen

SCSU Data-Informed Symposium

EAB is a firm that helps colleges and universities improve enrollment and retention through best practices research and data analytics. In this presentation Painter and Olsen present the five key market forces that are forcing higher education institutions to change how they do business.

Book Review: Online By Design: The Essentials Of Creating Information Literacy Courses., Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

In-depth book review of Mery, Y. and Newby, J. 2014. Online by design: the essentials of creating information literacy courses.

An Acoustic Analysis Of The Different Realization Of The (Th) Sounds In Serbian Pronunciation Of English, Jovana Marinovic

Culminating Projects in TESL

This study investigates several acoustic correlates of the phonetic realizations of [0] and [o] produced by Serbian speakers of English. The impressionistic phonetic transcriptions and aural perception accounts indicate that Serbians have difficulty pronouncing the English non-sibilant [0] and [o] segments accurately. It is reported (Dimitrijevic-Savic & Jerotijevic, 2011; Koffi, 2015a) that they substitute [t], [f], [s], and [ts] for [0]; and [d] and [z] for [o]. The present study uses an acoustic phonetic methodology to investigate how Serbians pronounce these two segments. Speech samples from seventeen native Serbian speakers are investigated. These samples are part of George Mason University …

Does A Co-Teaching Push-In Delivery Method Have A Positive Impact And Higher Gains On Title I Students' Achievement On Benchmark Assessments?, Katherine Bremer Bickford

Culminating Projects in Teacher Development

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Book Review: Transforming Information Literacy Instruction Using Learner-Centered Teaching, Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

In-depth book review of Kaplowitz, J. R. (2012). Transforming information literacy instruction using learner-centered teaching. London: Facet. Journal of information literacy, 6(1), pp.107-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/6.1.1703

Changing The Face Of Student Teaching Through Co-Teaching, Nancy L. Bacharach, Teresa W. Heck, Kathryn Dahlberg

Teacher Development Faculty Publications

In this article, the authors challenge the status quo of current student teaching practice which has remained relatively unchanged for close to 100 years. This four year study identifies the differences between a co-teaching and a non-co-teaching model of student teaching. Quantitative and qualitative results clearly demonstrate the positive impact of co-teaching on learners. This emerging practice of co-teaching in student teaching holds great promise in transforming the world of teacher preparation.

A Historical Study Of The Development Of The American Federation Of Labor-Congress Of Industrial Organizations' Committee On Political Education And An Assessment Of Its Political Effectiveness, Arthur F. Grachek

Culminating Projects in Teacher Development

For over two hundred years organized labor has participated in the political activity of the United States. In the following statement, Professor Lloyd G. Reynolds of Yale expressed his opinion on organized labor's long history in political action. He stated:

"It is often debated whether unions should 'go into Politics,' really, they have no choice in the matter. The are automatically in politics because they exist under a legal and political system which has been generally critical of union activities. The conspiracy suit and the injunction judge have been a problem for unions from the earliest times. A minimum of …