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Effective Instruction In The Blended Learning Classroom, Stepan Mekhitarian

LMU Theses and Dissertations

With the growing prevalence of blended learning in classrooms across the country, the need for teacher training for effective blended learning implementation is critical. This research study focuses on the skills and training required to implement blended learning effectively. Observations of classroom instruction and professional development, surveys, and interviews with teachers and administrators added to an extensive literature review to inform training recommendations for school sites and teacher education programs. The results show that professional development is effective when it includes peer observations and collaboration, modeling of best practices, and the integration of blended learning programs with instructional practice. Individualized …

Laying The Foundation: An Investigation Of Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rates Of Early College High School Graduates, Ellen Lea Fischer

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This quantitative study explored the post-secondary success of the graduating classes of 2010 and 2011 from one early college high school in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The Early College Alliance (ECA) program is located on the campus of Eastern Michigan University (EMU), a public four-year university. It is a consortium program providing a unique and supported dual enrollment opportunity to high school students. After mastering both the academic and socioemotional skills required for success in college, ECA students earn up to 60 undergraduate credits at EMU and graduate from high school with both a high school diploma and a significant head …

February 26, 2016 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate February 26, 2016 Approved Minutes

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Clark, Samantha. Students Count Down to Caucus – Politics
• Skipworth, Dustin. Standing with Students – Student Government Association
• Collins, Emma. WKU Continues Retention Efforts as Matt Bevin Budget Looms
• Turner, Justin. Physics Olympics Help Students Gravitate to Science
• Camp, Jodi. WKU Planning Partnership with Jefferson Community College
• Turner, Justin. WKU Vineyard Hosts Workshop for Students & Local Growers – Agriculture
• Winstead, John. Talk Openly About Radical Politics
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon French Fries
• Critchelow, Andrew. Listen to This: Three Essential Albums for Black History Month – Music Review
• Dealing …

Ua3/9/7 Wku President's Announcement, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding the budget.

Ua3/9/7 State Budget Update, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty, staff & students regarding the budget.

Follow Up "Using Accumulated Sick Days Towards Retirement For Faculty Under Orp", Aimao Zhang

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Dear Officer Bogash: Policing Black Bodies On College Campuses, Jordan S. West

Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs

Students' Critical Reflections on Racial (in)justice

Accountability Reconsidered: Higher Education’S Struggle With “Liberty And Justice For All”, Thaddeus R. Stegall

Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs

This reflection provides a critical analysis of the current issues plaguing student affairs and higher education. Beginning with the history of higher education, the reflection draws a link between the U.S. Constitution and Institutional Mission Statements, while providing strategies to effectively combat the issue.

The Pain Of Our Bodies And Souls, Wendolens A. Ruano

Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs

Students' Critical Reflections on Racial (in)justice

Recycling Incompetence: A Reflection On Cultural Competency Development In Graduate Preparation, Khaled J. Ismail

Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs

Students' Critical Reflections on Racial (in)justice

Strategic Planning Steering Committee Minutes - February 24, 2016, Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Minutes from the February 24, 2016 Strategic Planning Steering Committee meeting.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council On Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding space allocation, evaluations, faculty workload and travel.

The Predictive Influence Of Family And Community Demographic Variables On Grade 7 Student Achievement In Language Arts And Mathematics, Adam Wolfe

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This correlational, explanatory, longitudinal study sought to determine the combination of community and family-level demographic variables found in the 2010 U.S. Census data that most accurately predicted a New Jersey school district’s percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the 2010, 2011, and 2012 NJ ASK 7 in Language Arts and Mathematics. Analysis included simultaneous multiple linear regression and hierarchical linear regression. The population for this study included 100% of New Jersey school districts containing at least 25 valid NJ ASK scores in Language Arts and Mathematics for the years 2010-2012 and complete 2010 census data for the communities …

Athletic Budget Increases, Marc D. Cyr

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Salary Increases For Promotion In Professorial Rank, Robert Costomiris

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Kast, Monica. WKU, University of Kentucky Form New Partnership in Medicine
• Collins, Emma. WKU Doesn’t Cut Cheese – Agriculture
• Kast, Monica. Potter College Acquires New Dean – Larry Snyder
• Shaffer, Monica. Early Orientation Program Opens Doors for Minority Students – Project Early Start
• Means, McKenna. Plans Change for Planned Parenthood
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Gary Ransdell as Uncle Sam
• Good Luck, Gary Ransdell – Budget
• Hardin, Scout. From Dud to Dandy – Fashion
• Potter, Abby. Tea Time – Bowling Green High School Princess Tea
• Austin, Emma. Forensics Team to …

Pre-College Deaf Students’ Understanding Of Fractional Concepts: What We Know And What We Do Not Know, Keith Mousley, Christopher Kurz

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Mathematical knowledge and skills are crucial to success in academics and the workplace. The Common Core State Standards emphasizes fraction teaching and learning in elementary school. This mixed-method study explores fraction concept understanding among 14 deaf and hard of hearing participants between the ages of 8 and 16, as quantitatively measured by their ability to describe the properties of fractional numbers, convert between fractional numbers and their visual representations, and determine the order and equivalence of fractional numbers. Furthermore, the qualitative study was supplemented by interviews with the deaf participants and surveys with their parents and teachers to examine use …

2016 February 22 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Women Community College Presidents: A Qualitative Approach To Exploring Leadership And Overcoming Potential Barriers, Jordan John O'Roark

Theses and Dissertations

Since the establishment of American higher education, the presidential profile for institutions has lacked the gender diversity in presidential leadership positions. Though women have taken positive strides as senior executive officers in higher education in the past quarter-century, the conventional post-secondary president is a white, married male with the average age of sixty. Major obstacles lead to the underrepresentation of women as higher education college presidents including the male-dominated culture of higher education leaders and balancing personal and professional commitments. Within all the higher education classifications, community colleges have the highest share of women presidents. As the numbers of women …

The Impact Of Principal Leadership Behaviors On The Efficacy Of New And Experienced Schools To Watch-Taking Center Stage Middle School Teachers, Melanie A. Dopson

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative study is to identify the impact of principal leadership behaviors on the efficacy of new and experienced teachers in California STW-TCS middle schools.

Methodology: This quantitative study investigated leadership behaviors of principals that enhance the efficacy of teachers. Teachers from Bay Area – Sacramento STW-TCS middle schools were surveyed using the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) and Principal Rating and Rating Scale (PRRS). Demographic information was obtained to compare principal behaviors and teacher efficacy in relation to teacher gender, teacher years of experience, poverty level of school, school size, and location of school …

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Meeting regarding Confucius Institute, India Project, open records, WKU president Gary Ransdell's retirement, president search, budget cuts, medical school and enrollment.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Collins, Emma. Small Fire Leads to Cravens Graduate Center Evacuation – University Libraries
• Barkoff, Joseph. A Taste of El Salvador Across the Tracks – El Salvadoran Restaurant
• Kast, Monica. Presidential Search to be Conducted by Hiring Firm
• Turner, Justin & K.J. Hall. Administrators Detail Campus Closing Procedures – Weather, Snow, Winter
• Collins, Emma. WKU Hosts State Forensics Tournament Starting Friday
• Kast, Monica. WKU to Host Women’s Leadership Conference
• Skipworth, Dustin. Student Government Association to Travel to Frankfort for Lobbying Efforts
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Bob Skipper
• Johnson, Jack. Deadpool …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Staff Council Meeting, February 2016, Marshall University Staff Council

Staff Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting, February 17, 2016, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Introduction Of Eboo Patel, Jonathan D. Green

Remarks and Messages by the Provost and Dean of the Faculty

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Dick, Jacob. A Look at the Cost of Topper Grill & Pub
• Abri, Madihah. WKU Students Celebrate Chinese New Year – International Students
• Collins, Emma. Committee Appointed for Search to Replace Gary Ransdell – Presidential Search
• Turner, Justin. WKU to Host IACN Director This Week – Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, Embla Oddsdottir
• Skipworth, Dustin. Student Government Association to Vote on Tuition Freeze Tuesday
• Means, McKenna. Antonin Scalia’s Death Just Made Your Vote Even More Important – Politics
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Free Speech
• Can’t Keep Us Quiet: Student Media …

Transgressive Acts In An Era Of Accountability: Narratives Of New Jersey's Public School Teachers, Gary Daniel Scavette

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the transgressive responses that have emerged in the wake of AchieveNJ, New Jersey’s new teacher evaluation system. Ten teachers, each with five or more years of teaching experience, all of which had demonstrated manifestations of transgression, were selected from random schools throughout the state based upon surveyed response. Through the use of graphic elicitation and narrative interviews, the teachers in this study revealed a variety of responses ranging from open acts of defiance, to more subtle performances, enacted on the spot, while under the surveillance of inspectors. Findings suggest that the …

20160216: University Communications, 2012-2015, University Communications

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of University Communications at Marshall University from 2012-2015. Items were received in 2016 and include notable materials from or about College of Business impact report, Visual Art Center opening, opening for the Engineering Complex, President Kopp Memorial, Hall of Fame inductions, Service Awards Luncheon, and Marcin Stone Reading Room rededication. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Supporting Systems Change Via Participatory Decision-Making: Positive Behavioral Intervention And Support Program Development, Rebecca J. Cook Ph.D., Frank E. Mullins Ph.D., Phoebe A. Okungu Ph.D., Thomas J. Sinclair M.Ed.

Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice

This article describes the successful application of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program through participatory decision-making by an entire school faculty. The unique feature of this program was the use of the Nominal Group Technique to elicit a bottom-up approach of securing participants’ input and commitment. It demonstrates the process of research to practice in the school setting that cuts through resistance to change by creating a consensus environment. This process can be easily implemented by school districts to develop programs that meet students and staff needs in a change-friendly fashion.