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Period Stigma, Bellas

Period Awareness Month

In this presentation, BELLAs discusses what period stigma is, the roots and history of period stigma, examples of it, systems that uphold it, and the effects it can have on those with periods.

Sustainable Period Products, Bellas, Club Terra

Period Awareness Month

In this presentation, BELLAs and Club Terra break down the environmental impact of traditional period products, how these products are related to financial sustainability, and sustainable product options.

8. Institutional Model For Faculty Diversity Self-Assessment Tool Summary Of Findings, Adrienne Coleman, Traci Ellis, Hannah Anderson

Equity and Excellence Scorecard

The Institutional Self-Assessment for Inclusive Faculty Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Tool is designed to evaluate the actions taken by an organization to effectively hire, retain, and support the success of underrepresented faculty in STEM. More specifically, this assessment tool aids institutions in identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and effectiveness of existing programs and/or policies as they strive to increase STEM faculty diversity.

Michigan Teachers Transitioning To School Librarianship, Kafi Kumasi, Gwenn Marchesano

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Pursuing additional degrees and certifications can be a costly proposition in terms of money, time, and return on investment that results in gainful employment. In this article, we take a look at how a group of Michigan teachers perceive the value of the knowledge gained in a graduate certificate program towards school library certification compared to their prior knowledge and level of importance they assigned to the learning standards.

Language Through An Unfiltered Lens, Paula Garrett-Rucks

Dimensions

SCOLT Dimensions Volume 56

L2 Classroom Willingness To Communicate As A Predictor Of Participatory Behavior, Ashley Shaffer

Dimensions

In the context of language instruction and learning, willingness to communicate (WTC) is an important factor in learners’ language use. It is viewed as a volitional process influenced by individual, social, linguistic, and situationally dependent factors. Foundational research focused on trait and state WTC-influencing factors as separate entities. Current research considers the dynamic relationship that occurs between the two and particularly how it manifests in classroom interaction. This study investigated such differences by examining learners’ self-reported WTC as trait-related and observed WTC as state-related. It compared WTC in both a teacher led and a peer led activity. Triangulated data were …

Perceptions And Practices In Language Teaching: A Survey Of Experts In Literary And Cultural Studies, Justin P. White, Andrew J. Demil, Geraldine Blattner

Dimensions

This study serves as a follow-up to VanPatten’s (2015a) demographic report including the makeup of many university language departments. The present study investigates what some literary and cultural studies experts self-report regarding their training in SLA/language pedagogy, term familiarity, perceptions of Communicative Language Teaching, and classroom practices. Participants included 38 university-level US Spanish and French professors with expertise in literary and cultural studies. Findings revealed a lack of familiarity with some SLA and language teaching constructs, feedback types, and the role of explicit grammar and mechanical drills. As such, we discuss the ramifications of these findings.

Connections: Exploring Charles Moravia’S Le Fils Du Tapissier: Épisode De La Vie De Molière In The Introductory French Language Classroom, Jacob Abell, Stacey Margarita Johnson

Dimensions

This paper describes one approach to focusing on Connections, one of the five Cs from the World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, as a means of exposing introductory language students to culturally diverse authentic texts through drama-based pedagogy. Our approach focuses on an instructor working within an established departmental curriculum for introductory language courses. Despite these constraints, the instructor was able to create a two-day instructional sequence that allowed students to interact with each other through their engagement with the work of the Francophone playwright Charles Moravia (1875-1938). The activity sequence was embedded in the grammar and vocabulary presented in …

Yo Hablo El Español De Mi Pueblo: A Conscious Curriculum For The Heritage Language Learner, Gabriela Moreno

Dimensions

The search for a more comprehensive and conscious curriculum for Spanish heritage language learners and Spanish native speakers (SHL/SNS) is a task that many educators are making a priority due to the diversity in the classroom. This paper focuses on presenting the theoretical framework and approaches that have facilitated SHL/SNS instruction in our institution in the Southwest. The theoretical framework includes a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive (CLR) approach, the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, funds of knowledge, and Pueblo-based pedagogy, followed by activities that have been effective in establishing a conscious curriculum in SHL/SNS pedagogy.

Identifying And Placing Spanish Heritage Speakers: One Program’S Placement Test Approach, Oscar Moreno, Paula Garrett-Rucks

Dimensions

Despite the increasing number of U.S. born Latinos, placing heritage and native speakers in the Spanish curriculum is still a challenge (MacGregor-Mendoza & Moreno, 2020). The present article (a) addresses the unique needs of heritage speakers in the Spanish curriculum; (b) problematizes traditional grammar-based placement exams; and (c) describes a multiple-choice placement exam (free upon request) designed and used at Georgia State University (GSU), a major urban university in the Southeastern U.S. Taking a sociolinguistic approach to the dialectical nature of Spanish, the GSU Spanish Language Program Coordinator developed a placement test based on what students—heritage, native, and non-native—do when …

How To Best Write Research Papers: Basic English? Sophisticated English?, Martine Ceberio, Christian Servin, Olga Kosheleva, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

Instructors from English department praise our students when they use the most sophisticated grammatical constructions and the most appropriate (often rarely used) words -- as long as this helps better convey all the subtleties of the meaning. On the other hand, we usually teach the students to use the most primitive Basic English when writing our papers -- this way, the resulting paper will be most accessible to the international audience. Who is right? In this paper, we analyze this question by using a natural model -- inspired by Zipf's law -- and we conclude that to achieve the largest …

Aged 539 Graduate Internship Report -, Cherise A. Duncan

Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports

This internship and project report includes validation documents required in meeting the quality criteria for secondary-level programs of instruction in agriculture. The supporting material includes information to receive state and local funding, outline the goals and objectives of the program, along with an overview of Ripon Christian High School, the agriculture program and the community.

Notes For The Stalled, V13n6, March 2021, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

--UNI Masked --Mental Health Spotlight --Influential Women of UNI --UNI Museum in 3D --Russell Hall Exhibit

March 2021 Report: Examining The Impact Of Covid-19 School Closures On Student Achievement In Gvsu Charter Schools, Kiel Mcqueen, Grand Valley State University

Charter School Research Reports

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged traditional forms of teaching and learning and placed immeasurable stress on the public education system. It is imperative districts and schools understand how the pandemic impacted students’ learning and progress to help inform both policy and practice moving forward. This report provides insights into how the pandemic impacted student achievement and growth in GVSU schools at the onset of the 2020-21 school year.

March 2021 Quarterly Budget And Expenditure Report For Heerf I, Ii, And Iii Institutional And Other Applicable Funds, East Tennessee State University

ETSU COVID-19 Information [2020-2023]

No abstract provided.

March 2021 Quarterly Budget And Expenditure Report For Heerf I, Ii, And Iii Institutional And Other Applicable Funds - Revised, East Tennessee State University

ETSU COVID-19 Information [2020-2023]

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of A Health Education Intervention For Rural Preschool And Kindergarten Children In The Southeastern United States: A Cluster Randomized Trial, Holli H. Seitz, Julie C. Parker, Heather L. Hanna, Ginger C. Hooge

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

This research employed a matched-pairs randomized field experiment design to evaluate a classroom-based health education intervention for pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten children in a rural region of the southeastern United States. Schools were matched on demographic characteristics, then one school from each pair was randomly assigned to the treatment group and one to the delayed treatment group. The intervention included a field trip experience and an integrated curriculum designed to increase knowledge about nutrition, physical activity, and sleep. Staff conducted individual assessments of changes in knowledge with a random sample of children from each classroom (252 children from treatment classrooms; 251 …

Full Issue, Volume 9, Number 1, Donna J. Peterson, Kathleen Kelsey

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.

Developing Community-Based Learning In An Action Model Framework: Faculty Reflect On Their Development As Teachers And Scholars, Kathleen M. Cain, Amy Dailey, Kim Davidson, Gretchen Natter, Megan Adamson Sijapati, Divonna M. Stebick

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Faculty reflect on their participation in a Community-Based Learning (CBL) Fellowship designed to create a community of teachers and scholars immersed in an integrated model of academic-community engagement at a small liberal arts college. The program created a space to grapple with CBL principles together, provided accountability and encouragement, and became a source of support through isolation and tensions. Traditional philosophies of teaching and scholarship were challenged and faculty embraced their roles as partners in advancing social justice.

Review Of The Role Of Large Scale Standardised Assessment Practices In Sindh Pakistan, Razia Fakirmohammad, Anil Khamis

Institute for Educational Development, East Africa

This paper reviews two large-scale assessments (LSAs) with reference to their purported con- tribution to improvement of education. Documentary analysis is used to review and analyse publicly ac- cessible documents, which describe and/or explain LSA practices in Sindh. Additionally, episodic data were collected through routine fieldwork with head teachers of primary and secondary schools who had participated in policy dialogue forums where LSAs were discussed. This provides rich contextual data with ground level perspectives. A fundamental question in the approach of LSAs that this paper considers is: does measurement of student performance, with no other supporting or triangulating data sources, …

The Impact Of Supervisory Roles On Employee Engagement At A Private Midwest University, Brittany D. Brown

Dissertations

Previous research has confirmed that high performing employees have higher levels of engagement. This study explored factors influencing employee engagement in the context of higher education with particular emphasis on the potential impact of supervisory behaviors. Participants included faculty, adjunct instructors, staff, and coaches. No significant relationships were found between direct supervisor behaviors and the extent to which the research sample was engaged in their work. In addition to meaningful opportunities, recognition and collaboration with others were found to be important motivators through which engagement at work is heightened.

Don't Make It Easy For A Thief: 5 Ways To Protect Your Personal Property, Haley Herfurth

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Observación Participante De Clases Virtuales Bilingües En K-2 Durante Covid-19, Jennifer Quint

World Languages and Cultures

The Covid-19 pandemic is shifting education from the classroom to a virtual setting, forcing educational institutions to collaboratively innovate a new structure for virtual learning. The world’s current state of reliance on technology came so suddenly that teachers, students, and families have no choice but to learn as they go. This research analyzes how an elementary dual- immersion bilingual program adapts to new-found challenges such as technical difficulties, variances in at home support, and student independence. Furthermore, students enrolled in a dual-immersion bilingual program face additional challenges to provide students a language immersive environment. From August 2020 to March 2021, …

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

Southern Educator

• Scholarship honoring Bonds family announced for students pursuing degree in education

• Three members of the College community honored at Black Women Empowerment celebration

• College of Ed, Chatham County public school system partnership earns state honor

• Free outdoor screening of 'Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence' on Armstrong Campus on April 1

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2021-March-01-One Year Later - Etsu Responds To Covid-19, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

A look back at the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic shows the many ways that East Tennessee State University prioritized the health and safety of the campus community while continuing to serve its students and the Appalachian Highlands community. A COVID-19 Medical Response Team was formed to make recommendations to university administration regarding modifications to campus operations, and a Future Operations Workgroup developed a series of operational stages to provide levels of restrictions and other health and safety guidelines. The Bucs are Back website was created  and continues to keep the campus community informed of new protocols, testing initiatives, …

2021-March-01-Etsu Health Hosting Weekend Covid- Vaccine Clinic March -, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Appointments for the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic March 20-21 are full. At this time, we do not know if or when ETSU Health will receive additional vaccines. Please check ETSU News and ETSUHealth.org for updates.

JOHNSON CITY – ETSU Health is hosting a weekend COVID-19 vaccine clinic March 20-21 by appointment only for members of the community who are eligible for a vaccine under Tennessee’s roll-out plan (currently individuals 65+ and those in groups 1a1, 1a2, 1b and 1c).

The ETSU Health vaccine clinic will administer Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, which only requires one shot. Appointments are available …

2021-March-01-Creative Skills Training Inside And Outside The Classroom, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – When the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced classes at East Tennessee State University to move to an online format last spring, the ETSU College of Nursing faculty had to come up with creative solutions so that students could practice the skills that they usually did in a laboratory setting.

“In those first months of the pandemic, we had to redesign our lab curriculum, making up things that that students could do at home” said Dr. Melessia Webb, associate dean of Undergraduate Programs in the College of Nursing. “For example, we used a pasta noodle and straw …

2021-March-01-Etsus Generation Rx Committee Earns Th National Win, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Generation Rx Serving the Community

JOHNSON CITY –  A student organization at East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has earned its fourth national win, honored for educating the community about prescription drug misuse.   

The college’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists Generation Rx committee was awarded the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists for 2019-2020. This is the eighth year in a row that the chapter has been recognized either nationally or regionally and the fourth time the chapter has been …

2021-March-01-Joy Fulkerson, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (March 1, 2021) – Joy Fulkerson of East Tennessee State University has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) for a term of four years.

Joy Fulkerson

A native of Rogersville, Fulkerson currently serves as director of Leadership and Civic Engagement in the university’s Division …

2021-March-01-Meet Julie Ngendo, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

What led you to ETSU?  

Around March of 2020 is when I realized that COVID-19 was going to be a huge thing and so at that time I started to regroup and think about what I wanted to do after I graduate. By May 2020 I knew I was going to be graduating in December and that was not a very large time frame for me to look at different schools. I wasn’t able to visit schools because of the pandemic, but I decided to look into ETSU because I had been to Johnson City before and have friends who …