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Impact Of School-Based Mentoring, Joel Beyenhof Apr 2015

Impact Of School-Based Mentoring, Joel Beyenhof

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the impact of involvement of students in TeamMates mentoring program compared to a matched sampling of students not in the school-based mentoring program. This study analyzed and examined the impact of involvement in the TeamMates mentoring program through the results of the Iowa Assessment for each student by review of their growth or change in assessment scores based on standard score results for the areas of reading comprehension, math total, and science. Comparisons were also made for the selected students in the mentoring program and the matched sampling group for …

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Leading Cultural Change To Impact Workplace Satisfaction Of Teachers With A Focus On Teacher Career Cycle, Scott H. Ingwerson Apr 2015

Leading Cultural Change To Impact Workplace Satisfaction Of Teachers With A Focus On Teacher Career Cycle, Scott H. Ingwerson

Student Work

School culture has a profound effect on both students and staff. As schools face the challenge of continuous improvement and raising student achievement, positive school culture can be the leverage schools need to take the next step in a positive direction. Teacher job satisfaction is often not the focus when student achievement is discussed, schools may be overlooking a very important factor. In this study, the perception of teacher’s job satisfaction was measured in 2013 based on the 40 Developmental Assets Framework. Grounded on the data collected, intentional cultural developmental strategies and structures were implemented by the leadership team. Then …

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A Program Evaluation Of A Summer Program Designed To Reduce Summer Learning Loss, Kara L. Hutton Apr 2015

A Program Evaluation Of A Summer Program Designed To Reduce Summer Learning Loss, Kara L. Hutton

Student Work

Public School Districts across the nation are facing the challenge of increasing student achievement. Learning that is lost over the summer has been found to be a key factor of why some students fall further and further behind their peers. Higher socio-economic students actually can make gains in reading over the summer, while students in poverty may lose one to two months of achievement. In mathematics, all students may experience a summer learning loss, while students in poverty may lose up to three months. Although students in poverty learn at similar rates as their peers during the school year, the …

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Language As The Foundation Of Identity Among Sherpa Youth In Nepal, Joshua H. Ginder Apr 2015

Language As The Foundation Of Identity Among Sherpa Youth In Nepal, Joshua H. Ginder

Student Publications

This paper explores how young Sherpas in Nepal use their language as a tool for identifying themselves as uniquely Sherpa in a mutlicultural Nepal. By analyzing the way Sherpas use their language in social settings and at a radio station, the author suggests the Sherpa language is perhaps the only truly unique quality that delineates Sherpas from other Nepalis.

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Mia's Music, Miranda L. Bubenheim Apr 2015

Mia's Music, Miranda L. Bubenheim

Student Publications

Mia’s Music is a story narrating what I view as an ideal curriculum being put into practice. Music educators have an advantageous and unique position to explore a medium with students that truly has the power to bring people together and help them to understand one another. A curriculum based in the cultural themes that students identify with will challenge them to learn through sharing their experiences and understanding others'.

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Let Them Learn English: Reader Response To Media Discourse About Dual Language Education, Jia Lu, Theresa Catalano Apr 2015

Let Them Learn English: Reader Response To Media Discourse About Dual Language Education, Jia Lu, Theresa Catalano

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Despite the multilingual reality and the effectiveness of dual language education (DLE) being adequately documented by language and literacy researchers, the US is progressing at a slower rate in embracing and implementing DLE compared with other countries. The purpose of this study is to understand why progress in this area has been so slow by examining the public discourse that frequently shapes policy decisions about DL programs. To do this, the authors analyzed reader comments of 16 online news articles that centered on DLE. Findings revealed the intersection of language, national identity, race, and power relationships, which could be categorized …

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Lesson Planning Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Lesson Planning Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

You have been added to this online workshop because you were unable to participate in the face-to-face version. Due to the manner in which this session is being delivered, you will be unable to actively participant with others. However, every attempt to "capture" the essential elements of the face-to-face version has been made. During this online session you will "dissect" a sample lesson in order to identify its parts, and learn a process you can use to plan lessons. You will also have the option to submit your lesson plan for review.

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Reflective Teaching Lesson Planning Steps, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Reflective Teaching Lesson Planning Steps, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

During this online session you will "dissect" a sample lesson in order to identify its parts, and learn a process you can use to plan lessons. You will also have the option to submit your lesson plan for review. Follow the listed reflective teaching lesson planning steps.

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Welcome Introduction, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Welcome Introduction, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The purpose of the Teaching Academy is to help you understand how learning works so you can develop the competencies needed to create active, learning-centered courses. By the end of the Academy you will have (a) created a list of common misconception in your content area, (b) constructed and used a CAT (classroom assessment technique) to measure student learning, (c) created a lesson plan that addresses a disciplinary or course related misconception, and (d) written test or quiz questions.

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Disruptive Behaviors Survey, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Disruptive Behaviors Survey, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

No abstract provided.

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Lesson Plan For Dissection, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Lesson Plan For Dissection, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Dissect the following lesson plan sample.

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Week Eight: Classroom Management, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Eight: Classroom Management, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Classroom Management.

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Potential Classroom Management Strategies, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Potential Classroom Management Strategies, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a list of potential classroom management strategies.

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Resources For Dealing With Classroom Incivility & Disruptive Students, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Resources For Dealing With Classroom Incivility & Disruptive Students, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

No abstract provided.

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Week Eight: Conclusion Reading Guide, Judith Longfield Apr 2015

Week Eight: Conclusion Reading Guide, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is a reading guide for the conclusion.

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Embracing Change: Adapting And Evolving Your Distance Learning Library Services To Embrace The New Acrl Distance Learning Library Services Standards, Heather K. Beirne, Sarah Richardson, Brad Marcum, Karen Gilbert Apr 2015

Embracing Change: Adapting And Evolving Your Distance Learning Library Services To Embrace The New Acrl Distance Learning Library Services Standards, Heather K. Beirne, Sarah Richardson, Brad Marcum, Karen Gilbert

EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Distance learning continues to grow by leaps and bounds and almost all academic libraries are struggling to evolve and adapt to offer quality equivalent services and resources to their distance students. This interactive presentation will offer participants an in-depth analysis of the new ACRL Distance Learning Library Services Standards, offer forecasts regarding the future of distance learning, and will draw distinctions between the previous 2008 Standards for Distance Learning Library Services and the new standards. Practical advice on how to update distance learning library services to meet the new standards will be offered, and participants are encouraged to bring their …

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Critical Literacy: Going Beyond The Demands Of Common Core, Aimee Ellis, Teddi L. Eberly Apr 2015

Critical Literacy: Going Beyond The Demands Of Common Core, Aimee Ellis, Teddi L. Eberly

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

The article focuses on critical literacy. Critical literacy is based on the critical theory in education. It recognizes the value of employing literacy as an instrument for people to become empowered by questioning texts and using literacy for social change. Students engaged in critical literacy develop higher levels of analysis.

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Graduating Seniors Ready To Take On The World, Danielle Kamp ’15 Apr 2015

Graduating Seniors Ready To Take On The World, Danielle Kamp ’15

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

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Student, Parent, And Teacher Perceptions Of School Racial Climate In A Charter Middle School In South Los Angeles: A Microcosm Of Missed Opportunity, Joan Y. Wicks Apr 2015

Student, Parent, And Teacher Perceptions Of School Racial Climate In A Charter Middle School In South Los Angeles: A Microcosm Of Missed Opportunity, Joan Y. Wicks

LMU Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative case study explores student, parent, and teacher perceptions of school racial climate and its impact on students’ academic and personal lives at a charter middle school in South Los Angeles. The study also explores teacher handling of the impact of racial tensions at this school with a majority Latin@ student enrollment and a predominantly Black teaching staff. School climate refers to the perceived quality of interpersonal interactions among teachers, students, staff, and parents. A positive school climate is associated with increased academic achievement and decreased disciplinary problems. Conversely, schools wrought with interethnic conflict or a poor racial climate …

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The Grizzly, April 1, 2015, Rachel Brown, Ayesha Contractor, Joshua Hoffman, Blaise Laramee, Maddie Mathay, Sophie Snapp, Lisa Abraham, Amanda Cornwell, Olivia Z. Schultz, Bryce Pinkerton, Jonathan Vander Lugt Apr 2015

The Grizzly, April 1, 2015, Rachel Brown, Ayesha Contractor, Joshua Hoffman, Blaise Laramee, Maddie Mathay, Sophie Snapp, Lisa Abraham, Amanda Cornwell, Olivia Z. Schultz, Bryce Pinkerton, Jonathan Vander Lugt

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Stand Plans New Multi-Gender Fashion Show • Woodstock Receives Award • Experiences from Model UN • Ursinus Alum is Succeeding in the Business World • Women and Minorities on Wikipedia Examined • Opinion: The Challenges of Transferring to Ursinus • Tennis Teams Ace Early Slate

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Unpacking Organizational Alignment : The View From Theory And Practice., Meera Alagaraja, Kevin Rose, Brad Shuck, Matt Bergman Apr 2015

Unpacking Organizational Alignment : The View From Theory And Practice., Meera Alagaraja, Kevin Rose, Brad Shuck, Matt Bergman

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The importance of alignment is widely acknowledged in organizations. Yet, we know little about how alignment is created or measured over time at multiple levels in the organization. This paper attempts to expand and enrich different perspectives and types of alignment that exist and occur in organizations. Throughout, we elaborate on how organizational alignment is understood and defined in the extant literature. Next, we propose a framework for examining different perspectives of organizational alignment emphasizing conceptual similarities as well as distinctiveness. Our core contribution is an emergent theoretical framework that expands on the concept of organizational alignment. We find that …

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Analysis Of Learning Assignments Applying Erp-Systems In Textbooks For Commercial Colleges In Austria, Daniel Kombacher Apr 2015

Analysis Of Learning Assignments Applying Erp-Systems In Textbooks For Commercial Colleges In Austria, Daniel Kombacher

International Journal for Business Education

Enterprise-Resource-Planning-Systems (ERP-Systems) – such as SAP, BaaN, Infor LN, MS Dynamics, WinLine and BMD – are becoming increasingly important for private and public enterprises and NGOs around the globe. The use of ERP-Systems leads to changing (vocational) working routines. ERP-Systems are therefore an important subject for vocational education and – from a scientific viewpoint – a research topic of high interest. However, only a very limited number of journal articles are available that address the use of ERP-systems in the context of business education. This article contributes to this field of research with an analysis of learning assignments applying ERP-Systems. …

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Engagement With A Custom-Made Online System Designed To Support Undergraduate Work Placement, Claire E. Mcdonnell, Francis Pedreschi Apr 2015

Engagement With A Custom-Made Online System Designed To Support Undergraduate Work Placement, Claire E. Mcdonnell, Francis Pedreschi

Stream 3: Digital Campus and Universal Design

This paper describes an online system that was custom-made to allow BSc Optometry undergraduates to submit work electronically, while off-campus on work placement. One of the main aims of the system was to allow internal (college) supervisors to provide students with timely, formative feedback on work submitted. The system was piloted in academic year 2013-14 and an intrinsic case study was carried out to examine the engagement of the students, the external placement supervisors and the internal supervisors with the system. Engagement was gauged by examining all subjects’ interaction with the system and by asking them to complete a post …

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Evolving Strategies For Online Learning In Graduate Courses In Education, Maurice Digiuseppe, Roland Van Oostveen, Diana Petrarca Apr 2015

Evolving Strategies For Online Learning In Graduate Courses In Education, Maurice Digiuseppe, Roland Van Oostveen, Diana Petrarca

Stream 3: Digital Campus and Universal Design

Internet-based learning is becoming more commonplace in post-secondary settings in canada and internationally, though, often, instructors struggle to develop effective programming for their students. In this article, we present three cases in which instructors critically reflect on their experiences designing and implementing online learning environments for various courses in the graduate programs in education at the university of ontario institute of technology (uoit) in oshawa, canada. The first case focuses on an instructor’s efforts to develop courses involving problem-based learning (pbl) on the basis of a faculty-developed conceptual framework. In the second case, an instructor describes how her experiences as …

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Problematizing Second Language (L2) Learning Using Emerging Vr Systems, Linda Butler, Flaithri Neff Apr 2015

Problematizing Second Language (L2) Learning Using Emerging Vr Systems, Linda Butler, Flaithri Neff

Stream 3: Digital Campus and Universal Design

There is little doubt that there is nothing like being immersed in the country of the language you are trying to learn. Not only do students who wish to learn English as a Second Language (ESL) enjoy the experience of inter-cultural learning contexts from a sensory and affective sense, it is often the case that they gain emotional and intellectual maturity while living abroad. The reality of travelling abroad to learn English however for many International students is often a difficult transitional one especially at pre-sessional or beginner/foundation levels in terms of language acquisition, expense, feelings of isolation while in …

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Making Free Online Learning Sustainable Through Reduction Of Production Costs, Rita Day, Brian Mulligan Apr 2015

Making Free Online Learning Sustainable Through Reduction Of Production Costs, Rita Day, Brian Mulligan

Stream 3: Digital Campus and Universal Design

A major reservation about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is that they are extremely expensive to develop and deliver and for most institutions this cannot be justified on a sustainable financial basis. As part of the MOOC technological revolution, costs and funding opportunities have been cited as reasons not to proceed (Gaebel, Kupriyanova, Morais, and Colucci, 2014). Whereas, the findings to date show that this may not be the case for all, educational institutions are often eager to engage technology and embed it into programmes (Hollands, and Devayani, 2014). There are many examples of excellent learning materials being created and …

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Aligning With Aviation Industry Expectations And Requirements: Improving The Presentation Skills Of Erau Graduate Business Students, Janet K. Tinoco, Jason Alvarez Apr 2015

Aligning With Aviation Industry Expectations And Requirements: Improving The Presentation Skills Of Erau Graduate Business Students, Janet K. Tinoco, Jason Alvarez

Publications

MBA students have diverse set of presentation skill levels. Students come from many parts of the world, different undergraduate degree programs, and with widely varying employment histories, if any at all. They need to build their understanding of what to present to whom and how.

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Towards A Deeper Understanding Of The Post-Traumatic Growth Factors Leading To An Improved Quality Of Life For Military Combat Veterans, Domonicque Tatum Apr 2015

Towards A Deeper Understanding Of The Post-Traumatic Growth Factors Leading To An Improved Quality Of Life For Military Combat Veterans, Domonicque Tatum

All Capstone Projects

The issue of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following combat deployment among American military veterans has created significant barriers to successful reintegration. However, positive outcomes also exist in the form of posttraumatic growth. The purpose of this study was to examine Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. military combat veterans by identifying significant relationships among variables leading to successful reintegration of military personnel within the community following combat deployment. Participants in this correlational study included a total of 50 military combat veterans from various eras of conflict. Participants completed a survey battery containing the PTSD Checklist (PCLM), Combat Exposure Scale (CES), Post Deployment …

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Incorporating Asynchronous Video Discussion Prompts To Observe Community Of Inquiry Within Online Undergraduate Courses, Bonnie J. Covelli Apr 2015

Incorporating Asynchronous Video Discussion Prompts To Observe Community Of Inquiry Within Online Undergraduate Courses, Bonnie J. Covelli

All Capstone Projects

Distance education, including online learning and e-learning, continues to increase in higher education. Research indicates that online learning supports a constructivism (or student-centered, collaborative) approach to learning, and the sense of community is important to students in the online setting. The Community of Inquiry (Col) framework further defines a sense of community as satisfaction in the teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence of learning. Using the constructivist approach and the Col framework, online instructors have the ability to use different techniques and tools with asynchronous discussion prompts to foster a sense of community in the online learning setting. Discussion …

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Case For Professional Development Schools: Transforming Teaching And Learning, Patricia C. Kornelis Apr 2015

Case For Professional Development Schools: Transforming Teaching And Learning, Patricia C. Kornelis

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

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