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Meeting Agenda, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Agendas for WKU Board of Regents committee meetings.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding budget, student evaluation of faculty, Confucius Institute, add/drop policy, India Project, SACS review, Student Government Association, curriculum committee, Colonnade Plan, open records and summer/winter compensation.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.

The Music And Reading Connection: Improving Literacy With Rapid Naming Of Words And Music Notes, Karin Barbara Soria

South Florida Education Research Conference

This poster presentation is an action research study about improving literacy with rapid naming of words and music notes for ESE students at a Title 1 Elementary school.

Giving Voice To Voiceless: Engaging Urban Youth For Possibilities, Donnie R. Hale Jr, Chaundra L. Whitehead, Chanika Young

South Florida Education Research Conference

This symposium will discuss the expansion of The Education Effect – Booker T. Washington, as a university community school partnership designed to engage urban youth for college and career readiness. The partnership is focused on developing collective impact and capacity for academic achievement, social success and college completion. The partnership aligns university expertise, resources and evidenced based strategies to address educational needs through the improvement of teaching and learning; increase graduation rate and parental involvement.

Positive Impact, Salma A. Hadeed, Amanda Giust

South Florida Education Research Conference

FIU’s Project Panther LIFE is a program that allows students with Intellectual Disabilities to have a full college experience. Project Panther LIFE students receive support from their Academic Mentors and Peer Coaches during the academic year. This study examines the positive impacts of peer relationships between Panther LIFE students and their mentor support system.

Effects Of The Use Of The Educreations Application In The Reading Comprehension Of An Adolescent With Autism And Speech Delay, Alba C. Zamora

South Florida Education Research Conference

This paper is the final proposal that accompanies the poster presentation of the action research "Effects of the Use of the Educreations Application in the Reading Comprehension of an Adolescent with Autism and Speech Delay" in the 2015 South Florida Research Education Conference.

Positive Impact Of Peer Mentorships In The Project Panther Life Program, Salma A. Hadeed, Amanda Giust

South Florida Education Research Conference

FIU’s Project Panther LIFE is a program that allows students with Intellectual Disabilities to have a full college experience. Project Panther LIFE students receive support from their Academic Mentors and Peer Coaches during the academic year. This study examines the positive impacts of peer relationships between Panther LIFE students and their mentor support system.

Effects Of The Use Of The Educreations Application In The Reading Comprehension Of An Adolescent With Autism And Speech Delay, Alba C. Zamora

South Florida Education Research Conference

Comprehension is one of the most challenging aspects of reading for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present paper describes an action research that intends to investigate the effect of the use of the Educreations application in the reading comprehension of a 19-year-old boy with ASD and speech delay.

Reading Between The Lines Of Teaching And Learning, Maria Isabel Avonce

South Florida Education Research Conference

Some students lack reading skills due to biological or environmental factors. Accordingly, in my role as an educator, I would like to know if Dialogic Reading Strategies can help Spanish speaking caregivers to facilitate an interactive reading routine at home with their child.

Enhanced Alphabet Knowledge In Preschool Children, Ana Paz

South Florida Education Research Conference

Providing a child the opportunity to succeed in school is a main worry of parents and teachers. When children are able to connect letters with their corresponding sounds allows for literacy to grow. Using Enhanced Alphabet Knowledge (EAK) instruction will allow children to evolve their literacy skills by connecting.

Can Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (Pals) Improve The Reading Levels Of Struggling First Graders?, Jessica A. Naranjo

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Reciprocal Teaching, Jannet A. Machado

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Reader’S Theater: An All-Encompassing Strategy, Alejandra A. Fernandez

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Repeated Readings To Promote Fluency For Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Christina Armada

South Florida Education Research Conference

Reading fluency is a skill that’s difficult for many students to acquire. However, research suggests that consistently implementing the Repeated Reading intervention can help students increase fluency and comprehension. The effect of this strategy when used to promote reading fluency in secondary students with severe intellectual disabilities has yet to be investigated. My research will examine the effect of the Repeated Reading intervention on the fluency level of students with intellectual disabilities in a public high school.

Read180 Intervention For Struggling Adolescent Readers, Priscila Ferguson

South Florida Education Research Conference

Call for Posters, Action Research on READ180 program for Struggling Adolescent Readers

Repeated Reading Strategy For Students With Intellectual Disabilities, David T. Spell

South Florida Education Research Conference

Repeated Reading Strategy used with Intellectually Disabled Students in order to increase reading fluency and comprehension.

Sferc Poster Proposal, Lilia C. Dibello, Ruth Ban, Veronica Gesser

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Academic Risk-Taking In Higher Education, Yselande Pierre

South Florida Education Research Conference

No abstract provided.

December Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.

The Flipped Classroom In An Undergraduate Nutritional Science Course: A Pilot Study, Sidney Man Ngai Chan, Jean Yuk Tin Tse, Peter Hoi Fu Yu

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

The Dilemma Facing Higher Education And Industry In Tourism And Hospitality, Anthony Pui Keung Kong

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Facilitating Students' Project Work With Online Collaborative Support: A Case From Business Administration Discipline At Hong Kong Institute Of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee), Janet Man Wai Cheung, Emma Yim Ha Leung, Candy Mei Ting Leung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Content And Language Integrated Learning In Post-Secondary Vocational Education, Angel Garralda Ortega, Janet Man Wai Cheung, Michelle Yuen Shan Fong

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Enhancing The Chinese Writing Skills Of Non-Chinese Speaking Students, Joanna Kar Wai Cheng

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

The Excitement Of Conducting Research And The Practical Implications, Georges Halpern

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

Prof Halpern is a Medical Doctor in Internal Medicine & Allergy/Immunology, a Commander in the French National Order of the Mérite Agricole, and an outside consultant for the World Health Organisation. He is an expert of environment public health issues, psychopharmacology and positive role of pleasure. In his keynote speech, Prof Halpern will share his experience of conducting applied research in the past decades.

I See What You Mean: Strategies For Minimizing Dependence On Words In Teaching, Lisa Lane

Inclusion Across the Lifespan Conference

This presentation focuses on practical strategies for using visual tools in the classroom, allowing language-challenged students with ASD to “see what you mean.”

Enhancing Transition To Employment, Rene Reese

Inclusion Across the Lifespan Conference

Employment is a key goal for students and adults with all different types of disabilities. Yet, obtaining employment remains a challenge.

Students and adults with Intellectual and other disabilities need to be prepared not only to succeed as employees, but also with the tools to acquire jobs. Finding and accessing resources and services can be a lengthy and intimidating process. It is vital to support students, graduates and adults with the tools that they need to successfully transition into the workforce.

This presentation will showcase a comprehensive Job Search Toolkit that can be used independently with little training or assistance …

“It’S Nice To Meet You. Let’S Do Some Inclusion.”, Martha Compton, Celeste Prange, Kaleena Gibson

Inclusion Across the Lifespan Conference

Come hear how one 3^rd grade team went out of their way to welcome and support the teachers and students from a new-to-the-school self-contained class for students with intellectual disabilities and/or autism in a project of grade-appropriate inclusion. The presenters will discuss the power of a positive attitude and combined ownership among staff members. Attendees will be given strategies to create a welcoming classroom community and tips on modifying activities and assessments.

Virtual Inclusion, Nicole Adams

Inclusion Across the Lifespan Conference

Virtual education offers a continuum of special education services, that includes inclusion. Come to find out how inclusion is delivered in virtual schools and learn about of the techniques and tools they use that can be applied in a brick and mortar inclusion setting!