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Focused, Josie Flowers Nov 2020

Focused, Josie Flowers

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Differences Make Us Unique! : My Shape Is Sam, Djuna Kotun Nov 2020

Differences Make Us Unique! : My Shape Is Sam, Djuna Kotun

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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2010 Faculty And Administrator Open Educational Resources Survey Report, Ida J. Cook, Florida Distance Learning Consortium Aug 2020

2010 Faculty And Administrator Open Educational Resources Survey Report, Ida J. Cook, Florida Distance Learning Consortium

UCF OER Studies and Reports

This survey was part of a final report of the Open Access Textbook Task Force (OATTF). The report contains a rational for open access textbooks, and a plan to promote and increase the use of open access textbooks in Florida. The objectives of this survey study (Appendix B of final report) has been to collect information from university, state and community college faculty and administrators and from student government leaders regarding their knowledge, awareness and opinions about open access textbooks, supplementary materials and other digital education products. The Open Access Textbook Task Force established two separate online surveys in order …


Accessibility And Online Instruction, Rachel E. Trnka Jul 2020

Accessibility And Online Instruction, Rachel E. Trnka

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Slides from an online presentation to UCF library faculty and staff given July 30, 2020 as part of a 4-part Summer "Library Instruction Training Series: Tips and Tools for Teaching Online."


El Deafo, Rebecca Mead Jul 2020

El Deafo, Rebecca Mead

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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A Clear Spring, Megan Pershing Jul 2020

A Clear Spring, Megan Pershing

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Legend Of Korra: Turf Wars Part Two, Justin Espe Jul 2020

Legend Of Korra: Turf Wars Part Two, Justin Espe

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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A Mother For Choco, Kiana Diggs Jul 2020

A Mother For Choco, Kiana Diggs

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo, Marysia Chludzinski Jul 2020

A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo, Marysia Chludzinski

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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All My Stripes: A Story For Children With Autism, Petra Bray Jul 2020

All My Stripes: A Story For Children With Autism, Petra Bray

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Examining The Relationship Between Point Of View And Author’S Purpose, Hailey Bruce Jul 2020

Examining The Relationship Between Point Of View And Author’S Purpose, Hailey Bruce

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Can I Touch Your Hair?, Kasey Rakauskas Jul 2020

Can I Touch Your Hair?, Kasey Rakauskas

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Me And My Fear, Grace Praytor Jul 2020

Me And My Fear, Grace Praytor

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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I'M New Here, David Glickstein Jul 2020

I'M New Here, David Glickstein

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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The Face At The Window, Kristina Lenberg Jul 2020

The Face At The Window, Kristina Lenberg

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Me, Frida And The Secret Of The Peacock Ring, Shannon Dooley Jul 2020

Me, Frida And The Secret Of The Peacock Ring, Shannon Dooley

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2020 - 2021, University Of Central Florida Jun 2020

University Of Central Florida Undergraduate Catalog, 2020 - 2021, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2020 - 2021, University Of Central Florida May 2020

University Of Central Florida Graduate Catalog, 2020 - 2021, University Of Central Florida

UCF Catalogs

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When Charley Met Emma, Kimberly Knechtel Apr 2020

When Charley Met Emma, Kimberly Knechtel

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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A Family Is A Family Is A Family, Emily Mckinley Apr 2020

A Family Is A Family Is A Family, Emily Mckinley

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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When I Grow Up!, Alexia Smith Apr 2020

When I Grow Up!, Alexia Smith

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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10,000 Dresses, Amy Gavitt Apr 2020

10,000 Dresses, Amy Gavitt

Diverse Families Bookshelf Lesson Plans and Activities

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Books And Bagels 2020 Bibliography, Emma Gisclair Mar 2020

Books And Bagels 2020 Bibliography, Emma Gisclair

Handouts and Brochures

The Curriculum Materials Center’s Books and Bagels event is an annual book talk of some of the best books of the previous year. This bibliography is a list of the staff’s favorite and notable books of 2019, with a brief description of each book. It includes titles for grades PreK-12—picture books, young adult and middle grade fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction. Original event held on March 5, 2020.


100 Books To Think About, Cynthia M. Kisby Jan 2020

100 Books To Think About, Cynthia M. Kisby

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The news is full of stories about intelligent people, at the top of their game, who hurtle into public humiliation. I dubbed this fascinating phenomenon the theory of “smart and dumb.” Sometimes we’re thinking, and sometimes clearly, we are not. My quest to understand these quirks of human nature shaped a lifetime of research, and I am not alone in my curiosity. People seek answers to their own compelling life issues including health, financial, and interpersonal topics. Librarians research solutions. Self-care books, such as those summarized here, remain popular because people always appreciate advice on how to succeed, get rich, …


Supervisors Matter For College Students: Relationships Between Employment Type And Student Outcomes, Daniel W. Eadens, Justin D. Hultman Jan 2020

Supervisors Matter For College Students: Relationships Between Employment Type And Student Outcomes, Daniel W. Eadens, Justin D. Hultman

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Although student persistence is an important metric for higher education administrators and working while attending school is pervasive among those who attend college, the extent to which work supervisors may impact students while attending college through interactions is underexplored. This study examines the relationship between supervisor interactions and student outcomes in relation to type of employment, academic persistence, and competencies. The literature review indicates the relationship between type of employment and academic persistence is important and interactions may provide useful benefits. However, interactions within the type of employment experience is lesser known. The study site for this research is Alpha …


School Safety In Rural Settings, Daniel W. Eadens, Larry Walker, Vasily Yurin Jan 2020

School Safety In Rural Settings, Daniel W. Eadens, Larry Walker, Vasily Yurin

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Extreme violence is in our communities and sometimes flows into our schools. Read no further than the local newspapers if you want to see the impact on campus: physical violence, serious injury, suicide, mental crises, and threats with deadly weapon. In fact, the first documented school shooting in this country occurred in the year 1764 in rural Pennsylvania (Keenan & Rush, 2016). Unfortunately, shootings continue to plague our society and occur on rural school campuses today. Are rural schools safe? Is there a way to better predict school violence so it can be prevented? What kind of rural schools are …