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High School Student's Nutritional Status And Their Academic Performance, Edna Edith Holt
High School Student's Nutritional Status And Their Academic Performance, Edna Edith Holt
Theses Digitization Project
This descriptive study examines the relationship between nutritional practices and academic performance among school-age children as suggested in the literature review.
Stewardship Of Creation: A Guidebook For The Episcopal Church, Kristy Leann Chambers
Stewardship Of Creation: A Guidebook For The Episcopal Church, Kristy Leann Chambers
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop an environmental education program guidebook for use by the Episcopal Church.
Barriers To Development And Implementation Of School District Nutrition And Wellness Policies In San Bernardino County, California, Mary-Jean Paula Stevenson
Barriers To Development And Implementation Of School District Nutrition And Wellness Policies In San Bernardino County, California, Mary-Jean Paula Stevenson
Theses Digitization Project
The primary research question to be answered from this study was: to what degree have school districts in the County of San Bernardino been able to respond to federal legislation mandating the design and implementation of local school wellness policies. A major finding was that the majority of districts have not yet implemented nutrition and wellness policies.
Using Therapy Dogs With Troubled Middle School Children To Improve Social Skills And Teach Environmental Sensitivity, Linda Sue Flanagan
Using Therapy Dogs With Troubled Middle School Children To Improve Social Skills And Teach Environmental Sensitivity, Linda Sue Flanagan
Theses Digitization Project
The objective of this project is to impove the social skills of troubled middle school children by teaching them humane dog care as well as the handling and training skills of dogs. The hope is to use therapy dogs as a link to the local environment and the development of environmental sensitivity; and to improve the academic status and decrease any negative behaviors displayed by these children. Includes lesson plans.
Aesthetic Scanning: Refining Critical Thinking Through Oral Language Activities, Elaine Diana Golledge
Aesthetic Scanning: Refining Critical Thinking Through Oral Language Activities, Elaine Diana Golledge
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines the use of aesthetics in the art education curriculum as a strategy for building oral language skills and critical thinking skills. In this study reproduced artworks were used to stimulate discussion; students learned to scan paintings using a technique called aesthetic scanning during which they learn how to look at a painting orally through guided questioning by the classroom teacher. It was concluded that providing oral language opportunities through the implementation of the aesthetic scanning program was an effective way to promote oral language skills and critical thinking skills in the kindergarten classroom. Arts, as a core …
How Effective Are College Based Websites At Providing Students With The Information Necessary To Make An Informed College Choice?, Joanne Ambat Escatiola
How Effective Are College Based Websites At Providing Students With The Information Necessary To Make An Informed College Choice?, Joanne Ambat Escatiola
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to develop a rubric to assess whether a selected group of college websites, chosen to represent most of what is available to students, meet the requirements necessary for students to make an informed college choice. The project was undertaken as a way to determine if these sites, individually or as a whole, present enough information for students to make a choice that correctly aligns with their college aspirations.
Using Popular Song Lyrics To Teach Character And Peace Education, Stacy Shayne Corbett
Using Popular Song Lyrics To Teach Character And Peace Education, Stacy Shayne Corbett
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to develop an integrative unit for peace education that is based on analyzing song lyrics and developing critical literacy.
A Comparison Of Traditional Animal Dissection And Computer Simulation Dissection, Debra Elisabeth Kiehl
A Comparison Of Traditional Animal Dissection And Computer Simulation Dissection, Debra Elisabeth Kiehl
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to compare instructional effectiveness of traditional animal dissections and computer simulation dissections related to student achievement and attitudes.
Incorporating Multicultural Education Criteria Into Project Learning Tree Curricula, Alondra Marcela Blandon
Incorporating Multicultural Education Criteria Into Project Learning Tree Curricula, Alondra Marcela Blandon
Theses Digitization Project
Many environmental educators have realized that in order to effectively teach environmental sensitivity and literacy, they must approach their audience through a cultural context. Thus, environmental education lessons need to incorporate strategies used in multicultural education in order to be more culturally inclusive. This project includes the identification of multicultural education criteria and the application of these to three lessons from Project Learning Tree: PreK-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide.
A Model Dual Immersion High School Curriculum, Alma Leticia Campana
A Model Dual Immersion High School Curriculum, Alma Leticia Campana
Theses Digitization Project
The main goal of this project is to develop a dual immersion program at the high school level. This project proposes a general curriculum design of the high school immersion program, including criteria for a successful program.
Broadcast News Production In The Classroom As A Student Mediation For Bilingual And Cross-Cultural Education, Kristina Fabricius
Broadcast News Production In The Classroom As A Student Mediation For Bilingual And Cross-Cultural Education, Kristina Fabricius
Theses Digitization Project
"Broadcast News Production in the Classroom as a Student Mediation for Bilingual Education" describes a curricular design to meet interactive literacy projects for the K-12 Bilingual Education classroom. The author has designed or adapted mediation structures for use to implement "Broadcast News Production" in the classroom specifically for Bilingual and Cross-cultural Education. The study is theoretical and based on research.
The Asia-California Connection: The Web Site To Help Asian Students Find Success When Studying English Abroad, Ying-Mei Chien
The Asia-California Connection: The Web Site To Help Asian Students Find Success When Studying English Abroad, Ying-Mei Chien
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to create a unique informational web site, with content, information and suggestions especially suited for the Asian student coming to America to study specifically, in Southern California.
An Elementary Habitat Curriculum For The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Linda Jan Matthews
An Elementary Habitat Curriculum For The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Linda Jan Matthews
Theses Digitization Project
This place-based curriculum, developed to address the alienation that children often feel from the natural environment around them, is an inquiry-based, hands-on teaching module for third and fourth grade children. It is designed around a one-day field trip to vernal pool habitat at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. Three pre-visit and three post-visit lessons are included. The lessons enable students to acquire required California academic content standards, and also incorporate education principles stated in California's Education and the Environment Initiative.
Innovative Literacy Content, Methods, And Assessment In English-As-A-Foreign Language Primary Instruction, Tzu-Ru Tsai
Innovative Literacy Content, Methods, And Assessment In English-As-A-Foreign Language Primary Instruction, Tzu-Ru Tsai
Theses Digitization Project
The primary goal of this project is to offer Taiwanese teachers diverse innovative literacy instruction and assessments to motivate students' reading processes. Sample curriculum/lesson plans are included.
Using Project Glad Strategies In The Teaching Of Literacy Genres To Second Grade Bilingual Students, Socorro Arellano
Using Project Glad Strategies In The Teaching Of Literacy Genres To Second Grade Bilingual Students, Socorro Arellano
Theses Digitization Project
The project provides second grade teachers at the Perris Elementary School District with teaching approaches, tools, and strategies that have been proven to increase comprehension skills in English language learners (ELL) when teaching literary genres. Project GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) offers an alternative curriculum to the scripted curriculum as required by the No Child Left Behind Act.
A New Model Of Evolution Education For Middle School Science, Walter Lee Owen
A New Model Of Evolution Education For Middle School Science, Walter Lee Owen
Theses Digitization Project
Proposes a new model for teaching inquiry and critical thinking in the middle school science classroom. This model will assist students in learning the evidence for evolution for themselves, as well as assisting them in developing skills in critical thinking and inquiry. The objective of this model is to create a more scientifically literate student body who can go on to pursue an even greater understanding of the nature of science.
Parents' Perspectives And Barriers Regarding Childhood Overweight, Sharon Trower Vejnar
Parents' Perspectives And Barriers Regarding Childhood Overweight, Sharon Trower Vejnar
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to explore parent perceptions about their children's weight and the perceived barriers to implementing healthy eating habits and patterns of physical activity for their children.
Development Of A Strategic Plan For The Highland Environmental Learning Center, Jessica Ann Sutorus
Development Of A Strategic Plan For The Highland Environmental Learning Center, Jessica Ann Sutorus
Theses Digitization Project
The project focuses on the development of a strategic plan for the Highland Environmental Learning Center (HELC), the completely integrated environmental learning center located in the Highland Branch Library of the San Bernardino County Library system. The plan was developed through the investigation of other nature centers, interpretive centers, and environmental learning centers to help define the purpose and mission for environmental education in a non-formal setting. It is also meant to serve as a guideline for future programming, budgeting, promotion, and staffing of HELC. The plan supports HELC's goal to foster environmental sensitivity and environmentally responsible citizenship.
A Teacher's Handbook Post-Traumatic Vision Syndrome: Awareness, Assessments, Accommodations, Elaine Ruth Lewis
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.
Addressing Second And Third Grade California Science And Social Science Content Standards Through Environmental Literature, Denise Truex Hatfield
Addressing Second And Third Grade California Science And Social Science Content Standards Through Environmental Literature, Denise Truex Hatfield
Theses Digitization Project
In response to the federal legislation No Child Left Behind, schools across the country implemented required reading programs for classroom instruction. Open Court's Reading program meets this criterion for many schools. The text in Open Court Reading for grades two and three was evaluated for science and social science content standards that would be supportive of environmental education. Supplemental lessons from Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, and Project WET were identified.
Early Detection Of Autism Is Key In Socializing Children Before Entering The School Setting, Martha Elsa Lyon
Early Detection Of Autism Is Key In Socializing Children Before Entering The School Setting, Martha Elsa Lyon
Theses Digitization Project
The project contributes to the significance of special education by providing information on how to identify early signs of autism in order to implement appropriate strategies as early as possible and by examining the effectiveness of early intervention programs. A quantitative and qualitative approach was used to measure the responses of parents and special educators regarding the importance of early detection of autism for early socialization of children before entering the school setting.
Career Development Curriculum For Welfare Recipients, Eileen Jackson Alsina
Career Development Curriculum For Welfare Recipients, Eileen Jackson Alsina
Theses Digitization Project
In this project a four week computer-based career assessment program was developed to equip employable welfare recipients in San Bernardino with the necessary tools to explore, seek, obtain, and maintain employment that is self-sustaining. The first three weeks of the curriculum addresses major areas of career development, while the last week focuses on job searching.
Creating A Content Management System To Support K-12 Teachers Implementing A Web Enhanced Classroom, Marc Thomas Drescher
Creating A Content Management System To Support K-12 Teachers Implementing A Web Enhanced Classroom, Marc Thomas Drescher
Theses Digitization Project
Using instructional design methodology, this project identified the features of an effective classroom website and incorporated them into the design of a Course Management System (CMS) for K-12 teachers. The purpose of this CMS is to deliver online information to students and parents while meeting the needs of K-12 teachers.
The Spanish Assistant, James Randolph Campbell
The Spanish Assistant, James Randolph Campbell
Theses Digitization Project
The Spanish Assistant is an electronic resource created with Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Hot Potatoes 6, to help students in their quest to learn Spanish faster and easier. This project includes a discussion of the processes used to analyze, develop, design, implement and evaluate the electronic resource.
Theory Development For The Use Of Dvd Technology Based On Brain Research, Cathleen Ruth Summerford
Theory Development For The Use Of Dvd Technology Based On Brain Research, Cathleen Ruth Summerford
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis will provide the importance to teachers how brain based research on visual and motion activities can be assimilated into technological innovations that are easily utilized in classroom instruction. This is significant because in order to ensure that best practices are being implented, teachers must recognize the validity of an approach, understand its applications and find it easily accessible on a routine basis.
A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins
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.
A Study Of Gifted Education In Coachella, California, Tara Rae Anderson Wuertz
A Study Of Gifted Education In Coachella, California, Tara Rae Anderson Wuertz
Theses Digitization Project
California law states that identified gifted students must be provided 200 minutes of differentiated instruction a week. The law does not state how these 200 minutes must be met. This study examines how schools in the Coachella Valley are identifying and meeting the needs of their gifted students and if the schools are meeting the requirements of the law.
Tools For Teaching Intersession In A Year-Round School, Rebecca Jane Santana
Tools For Teaching Intersession In A Year-Round School, Rebecca Jane Santana
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to create a website that would assist teachers who teach intersession at the year round school. The goal is to allow teachers to spend less time on paperwork and focus on what they need to do in order to service their students and help them meet their goals.
Co-Teaching And Reciprocal Teaching For English-As-A-Foreign-Language Reading, Pei-Ying Chou
Co-Teaching And Reciprocal Teaching For English-As-A-Foreign-Language Reading, Pei-Ying Chou
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to help promote elementary English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) students' reading comprehension. The project investigates the co-teaching model and its implementation in the Taiwanese English class. Curriculum and lesson plans are included.
The San Gorgonio Wilderness: A History Of Human Presence And Implications For Management, Cynthia Jeanne Holman
The San Gorgonio Wilderness: A History Of Human Presence And Implications For Management, Cynthia Jeanne Holman
Theses Digitization Project
The San Gorgonio Wilderness in Southern California is surrounded on three sides by roads, and receives thousands of visitors each year. Its character as a wilderness is threatened by the large populations of people nearby, as well as the humans who venture into its boundaries. This project outlines the history of human presence in the Wilderness, and describes the impact of that presence. There is a discussion of attempts by various organizations to mitigate that impact, and deal with the increasing numbers of visitors. The project concludes with predictions and suggestions for the future of the San Gorgonio Wilderness.