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Grassy Hollow Trail Guide, Judy Ann Eindboden Jan 2008

Grassy Hollow Trail Guide, Judy Ann Eindboden

Theses Digitization Project

This project was the development of a trail guide with background information about plants and animals commonly found at the Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, located in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. The guide is intended to enable volunteers to utilize the educational opportunities available at this location with kindergarten through second grade students.


A Dual Language Immersion Parental Guide For Teachers And Administrators, Tamara Lee Madrid Jan 2008

A Dual Language Immersion Parental Guide For Teachers And Administrators, Tamara Lee Madrid

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to develop a parental guide for teachers and administrators that will help them to organize and implement 10 effective parent meetings for the parents of kindergartners in a Dual Immersion Program. Seven schools in San Bernardino City Unified School District have the Dual Immersion program. Out of those seven schools, only one of them holds monthly parent meetings.


A Teacher's Handbook Post-Traumatic Vision Syndrome: Awareness, Assessments, Accommodations, Elaine Ruth Lewis Jan 2006

A Teacher's Handbook Post-Traumatic Vision Syndrome: Awareness, Assessments, Accommodations, Elaine Ruth Lewis

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project is to construct a handbook for pre-school, elementary and middle school teachers that will provide the information essential in developing an awareness of the signs and symptoms of a traumatic brain related to a ocular motor injury. Also included in the handbook are recommended assessments and accommodations that can be utilized in the management of PTVS.


A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins Jan 2006

A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins

Theses Digitization Project

This project aims to create a facilitator's handbook for use during service-learning projects administered by staff at The Center For Land Based Learning (CLBL). CLBL engages youth in learning experience on the land ensuring that they develop an understanding for the critical interplay of agriculture, nature and community.


Source Evaluation And Selection For Interpretation In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Lacey Elizabeth Moore Jan 2005

Source Evaluation And Selection For Interpretation In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks, Lacey Elizabeth Moore

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to aid interpreters in evaluation sources (research material) for use in interpretive presentations and programs in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. This was done by illustrating the need for source evaluation and then developing the guidelines for selecting, evaluating, and most effectively using various sources in the development of interpretive programs in the National Parks Services (NPS).


Instructor Field Manual For Camp Highland Outdoor Science School, Maleah Lynne Mcpherson Jan 2005

Instructor Field Manual For Camp Highland Outdoor Science School, Maleah Lynne Mcpherson

Theses Digitization Project

This project was designed to help instructors at Camp Highland Outdoor Science School in Cherry Valley, California. The camp is drsinged for fifth and sixth grade students. The manual would be a useful tool for instructors to reference information to assist in lession planning and activities. It would familiarize them with the local natual history in the area including geology, climate, plants and Native Americans.


Quarterly Nutrition Curriculum For California Women, Infants, And Children Participants, Martha Gloria Lopez Jan 2005

Quarterly Nutrition Curriculum For California Women, Infants, And Children Participants, Martha Gloria Lopez

Theses Digitization Project

There is a lack of public awareness in regards to nutrition education because of the limited amount of visits made to the WIC office by these participants. Take home material was designed to reinforce the curriculum taught in the WIC classroom. Learning the skills provided, these WIC families will discover new ways to promote family togetherness and opportunities to discuss and implement healthy eating and living habits.


Educational Curriculum For Obesity In School Aged Youth, Carmen Vieyra Kemp, Melody Ann Mendiola Jan 2005

Educational Curriculum For Obesity In School Aged Youth, Carmen Vieyra Kemp, Melody Ann Mendiola

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an educational program to assist educators in keeping school children healthy. This program is designed to support professionals who are working to reduce the problem of oobesity in children and adolescents in elementary and middle school setting.


Coordinated Compliance Review: Guidebook For The English Language Learner Coordinator, Dilma Cordeiro Bonzer Jan 2005

Coordinated Compliance Review: Guidebook For The English Language Learner Coordinator, Dilma Cordeiro Bonzer

Theses Digitization Project

The author has designed a guidebook to accompany the State of California Department of Education's Coordinated Compliance Review Manual. The purpose of the guidebook is to provide English language learners' (ELL) coordinators the information needed to facilitate and achieve compliance with the State of California's rules, regulations and policies that will insure that ELL students' needs are being addressed and met. The design and method of the project are discussed.


Discovering The Path To Indian Uses Of Native California Plants: A Family Activity Guide For The Native Plant Garden At The San Bernardino County Museum, Lauren Anne Trish Holman Jan 2005

Discovering The Path To Indian Uses Of Native California Plants: A Family Activity Guide For The Native Plant Garden At The San Bernardino County Museum, Lauren Anne Trish Holman

Theses Digitization Project

The objective of this project is to develop an activity guide for the California native plant trail located adjacent to the San Bernardino County Museum that allows families to discover native California plants while increasing environmental and cultural sensitivity.


Faculty Training Manual-- Academic Component: International Student Volunteers, Jessica Sue Niven Jan 2005

Faculty Training Manual-- Academic Component: International Student Volunteers, Jessica Sue Niven

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to develop a training manual that will provide a common foundation for all faculty, regardless of their academic field and to take a comprehensive approach to teaching and understanding environmental education within the context of different cultures. It looks at what shapes environmental attitudes and how these attitudes vary between cultures.


Continuing Education For Nurse's Aides, Mary Kay Ruf Jan 2004

Continuing Education For Nurse's Aides, Mary Kay Ruf

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an instructional manual on in-service education for Certified Nurses' Aides. It provides examples of classes for staff developers to use when teaching continuing education classes. Topics covered include caring for the elderly, Alzheimer's disease, infection control, adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and end of life care.


Training Manual For New Presidents At Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Ruth Claire Darton Jan 2004

Training Manual For New Presidents At Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Ruth Claire Darton

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the project was to develop a training manual for new Corinthian College school presidents. This manual presents guidelines detailing how to perform required operations for new school presidents throughout the first year of employment.


Disability Management In The Workplace Employer Handbook, Pamela Ann Major Jan 2004

Disability Management In The Workplace Employer Handbook, Pamela Ann Major

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an employer handbook to assist them in developing a return to work program for industrially injured workers.


Compiling A Checklist Guide For English Language Development Curricular Programs, Carrie Lynn Martin Jan 2001

Compiling A Checklist Guide For English Language Development Curricular Programs, Carrie Lynn Martin

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to create a curricular checklist guide that facilitates quality instruction for elementary level, grades K-6, second language learners.


Focus On School Improvement: A Planning And Implementation Guide For Effective Technology Integration, Nancy Ellen Pitre-Jasko Jan 2000

Focus On School Improvement: A Planning And Implementation Guide For Effective Technology Integration, Nancy Ellen Pitre-Jasko

Theses Digitization Project

This study focuses on teachers' perceptions of their computer practices in various aspects of their work and the factors which enable or impede them.


Student Motivation: Instilling A Desire To Learn In Middle School Students, Richard James Erbstoesser Jan 1997

Student Motivation: Instilling A Desire To Learn In Middle School Students, Richard James Erbstoesser

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Violence Prevention: Teaching Peace, Tolerance, Caring, And The Value Of All Life To The Eighth Grade Language Arts Student, Susan Anne Bancroft Jan 1996

Violence Prevention: Teaching Peace, Tolerance, Caring, And The Value Of All Life To The Eighth Grade Language Arts Student, Susan Anne Bancroft

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Coordinating Teacher And Parent Support For Beginning Readers, Shelly L. Ferguson Jan 1995

Coordinating Teacher And Parent Support For Beginning Readers, Shelly L. Ferguson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Handbook On Ways Parents Can Help Their Children Learn To Read, Deborah S. Waltzer Jan 1990

A Handbook On Ways Parents Can Help Their Children Learn To Read, Deborah S. Waltzer

Theses Digitization Project

1st grade -- Parents and literacy -- Transitional whole language method.


A Handbook For Club And Class Advisors, Rodee Pausz Jan 1983

A Handbook For Club And Class Advisors, Rodee Pausz

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.