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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).


Successful Strategies For Expository Writing, Bonnie Dee Reed Jan 2005

Successful Strategies For Expository Writing, Bonnie Dee Reed

Theses Digitization Project

This study focused on creating an Integrated Expository Writing model to improve fifth and sixth grade students' abilities to write well constructed expository essays. It was developed through researching Step Up to Writing, the Six-Traits, interactive writing, play / realia, paired / shared writing, and writers' workshop.


Socially Situated English-As-A-Foreign-Language Instruction To Achieve Emergent Biliteracy In Taiwan, Tzu-Chen Su Jan 2005

Socially Situated English-As-A-Foreign-Language Instruction To Achieve Emergent Biliteracy In Taiwan, Tzu-Chen Su

Theses Digitization Project

Integrates several learning approaches for teaching English to Taiwanese children at the elementary level (grades K-6). Develops children's biliteracy in the English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) context through various learning approaches that include, child-centered learning, mediated learning, socially situated learning, and task-based learning.


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.


Proposed Marketing And Advertising Campaign For The United Negro College Fund, Rashida Patrice Hamm Jan 2005

Proposed Marketing And Advertising Campaign For The United Negro College Fund, Rashida Patrice Hamm

Theses Digitization Project

This project seeks to develop a marketing and advertising campaign for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The proposed California campaign is designed to reach an underserved target market in the state of California and to increase donations to the UNCF by one million dollars a year.


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.