Curriculum development factors

Curriculum development is defined as planned, a purposeful, progressive and systematic process to create positive improvement in the educational system. Every time there are changes or developments happening around the world, the school curricula affected. Curriculum development describe all the ways in which a training or teaching organization plans and guide learners. This learning can … Read more

Social and Emotional Learning: A Program Narrative and Analysis

October 5th, 2018 Social and Emotional Learning: A Program Narrative and Analysis What is Social and Emotional Learning? According to Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a group whose focus is to bring evidence based social and emotional learning to all K-12 students through research, practice, and policy,  “Social and emotional learning (SEL) … Read more

Quality in higher education

Chapter 1 : Introduction Higher education is a powerful tool to build knowledge-based society of the 21st century as it is fundamental important of the country (Mishra,2016). Higher education is generally understood to cover teaching, research and extension. As they are on the working class, the higher education system will affect the scientific, technological advancement … Read more

School budget statement

I delivered the following statement to regional news media regarding the adoption of the Eau Claire Area School District 2018-19 Budget. One of the core functions of our legislative body laid out in statute. And one which are names are forever attached with. First I want to express my appreciation to our staff and our … Read more

The value of a degree

You’re a parent, enrolling your child into grade school and it is no surprise you are setting up your child for an academic career, although the worry of rising tuition may not be something new, the scale of worry is. Education is overall valued and merely expected for everyone growing up in America. Simultaneously society … Read more

To Live on Campus or To Live off Campus?

To Live on Campus or To Live off Campus? Usually thinking about where a student is going to be living when applying to college is an afterthought. In my case, I had discussed with my mother and grandparents my plan of purchasing a condo, finding a roommate to lower the cost of the mortgage, and … Read more

Assessing student understanding versus assessing students (workshop reflection)

Collection and presentation of data What learning targets will be assessed?  Students will be able to create a scale drawing of their classroom.  When given requirements on drawing size, students can choose an appropriate scale to represent an actual object. a. What types of data will be collected to assess mastery of these targets? Students … Read more

Career and Technical Education Retention in Community Colleges

Career and Technical Education Retention in Community Colleges Introduction The in 2012 the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology released a report that stated workforce forecasts indicated a need for approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than what the United States was currently producing over the next decade in order to “retain its … Read more

Kimbrough as an Educator

Introduction For years, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided leadership and administrative opportunities for the black higher education professional throughout the country. HBCUs are often accredited with producing a significant number of professionals in education, corporate environments, and the sciences. HBCUs and their leaders are pivotal to the education and development of the … Read more

Sorority Discourse

English 101 15 October 2018 Sorority Discourse John Swales defines a discourse community in six simple sentences.  I believe sorority life reflects all six.  “A discourse community has a broadly agreed set of common public goals.” (Swales, John) These goals can be unknown or they can extremely public.  “A discourse community has mechanisms of intercommunication … Read more

Belonging and Engagement Among Students with Disabilities in Higher Education

Midterm research paper:  Belonging and Engagement Among Students with Disabilities in Higher Education Midterm research paper on sense of belonging among students with disabilities in higher education for EDAD 6343.001 Social and Cultural Context of Education during fall 2018 academic semester. In the post-secondary environment the relationship between student belonging and retention is not a … Read more

Common Reading Experiences (CRE)

A Common Reading Experience (CRE) is a reading for first-year students to explore their identity, gender, race, ethnicity and civic responsibility. Recommending a new Common Reading Experience to NIU is a process of creating a text full of goals that will help first-year students succeed in their college career. A part of the Common Reading … Read more

My 4-H Story

My 4-H Story This is my first year in 4-H, though it is kind of weird that I have just joined at the age of 16. I joined so that I could learn more about the animals that I have been around since I can remember. Cows have always interested me, but I have never … Read more

Value of a college education

A college education from a respectable school can give people advantages when it comes to trying to be successful in any direction they want to go in life. When students go to college it’s a time for them to find themselves and grow as individuals.  With all the new responsibilities it gives them the chance … Read more