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Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL
Jeffrey Benson draws from his 40-plus years of experience as a teacher and an administrator to provide explicit, step-by-step guidance on how to incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) into K-12 lesson planning--without imposing a separate SEL curriculum. The book identifies SEL skills in three broad categories: skills for self, interpersonal skills, and skills as a community member. It offers research-based strategies for seamlessly integrating these skills into every section of lesson plans, from introducing a topic in a way that sparks students' interest, to accessing prior knowledge, providing direct instruction, allowing time for experimentation and discovery, using formative assessment, and closing a lesson in a purposeful rather than haphazard manner. In addition to practical advice on lesson planning that can lead to improved student motivation and achievement, Benson offers inspiration, urging both new and veteran teachers to seize every opportunity to develop caring, joyful communities of learners whose experiences and skills can contribute to a better, more equitable world both inside and outside the classroom.
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A Conversation on Collaboration with Judy Bowers
First and foremost, I'm a teacher, and all of my collaborations/partnerships were a response to some problem or need in my classroom. When I started at the Florida State University, I was already an experienced teacher (sixteen years of K-12 teaching), but I was a brand-new college professor. Because student teachers were placed all over the state with few local placements nearby in Tallahassee, they needed to reach teaching independence before leaving for the internship. Three important long-term partnerships include: 1) Florida State University/Raa Middle School (instrumental and choral music education); 2) Middle School Memphis (Memphis City School District/University of Memphis/Choral Clinician); 3) MTC Glee Club (FSU singers, Gadsden County Correctional participants).
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Training for perioperative smoking cessation interventions: a national survey of anesthesiology program directors and residents
To ascertain current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of anesthesiology residents regarding tobacco control, and to determine the characteristics of current residency training offered in tobacco control.
Electronically distributed survey instrument of anesthesiology residency program directors and residents.
University medical center.
The program director and resident response rates were 75/131 (57.3%) and 490/1182 (41.4%), respectively. Programs currently provide education regarding the perioperative consequences of smoking and, with the exception of the effect of smoking cessation shortly before surgery, resident knowledge reflected this curricular emphasis. However, the strong majority of programs did not offer education on how to ask about smoking status and advise cessation (79.5%) or help tobacco users quit before surgery (89.0%), though both program directors and residents felt these topics should be covered. A strong majority of residents (87.8%) felt the perioperative period was an effective time to assist in long-term smoking cessation, and desired education on tobacco control. Barriers to helping patients quit preoperatively included lack of time and low confidence in counseling abilities.
A need exists for expanded formal education on perioperative tobacco cessation interventions for anesthesiology residents.
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The Impact of Diversity Within the Insurance Industry’s Senior Leadership and Its Effects on African American Advancement
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of diversity in senior leadership within the insurance industry and its subsequent effects on the advancement of African American professionals. Employing a qualitative phenomenological methodology, the study explores the dynamics of representation, inclusivity, and the career progression of African American employees in this sector. Through a series of in-depth interviews and a literature review, the study sheds light on the lived experiences and perceptions of African American professionals regarding the inclusivity and representation within the senior ranks of the insurance industry. Central to this study is the examination of the barriers faced by African American insurance professionals, particularly in reaching senior leadership roles, and how these challenges are influenced by the diversity of the executive team. The research highlights how the presence or absence of diverse leadership influences organizational culture, policymaking, and mentorship opportunities. It also highlights how these elements play a crucial role in shaping the career trajectories of African American professionals. The findings suggest that increased diversity in senior leadership not only fosters a more inclusive work environment but also acts as a catalyst for the professional growth of African American professionals. The study concludes with recommendations for the insurance industry, emphasizing the importance of fostering diversity at senior levels to facilitate equitable career advancement opportunities for African Americans.
Dissertation
THE NEED FOR POWDER CHARACTERISATION IN THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL FACILITY
The characteristics of powders used in additive manufacturing can have significant effects on process efficiencies and the quality of the final products. Powder sizes and morphologies need to be optimised for a particular process, and this requires the facilities to perform these measurements as well as provide a quality check on powder batches that are purchased. The establishment of a national powder characterisation facility has been identified by the Titanium Centre of Competence (a DST-funded initiative) as a critical form of support for the development of a South African titanium metal industry. This paper discusses what effect the different powder characteristics can have on the selective laser sintering processes, as well as the state of development of this national facility.
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Improved methods for typing nontypeable isolates of group B streptococci
Group B streptococci (GBS) are classified by capsular polysaccharide (CPS) type and by cell surface-expressed proteins (c and R). Isolates lacking detectable CPS are considered nontypeable (NT) although they frequently express surface proteins. Immunological and genetic methods were used to study 91 NT GBS isolates collected during surveillance studies for invasive disease or colonization in pregnant or non-pregnant women and neonates less than seven days of age. CPS production was upregulated by the addition of glucose and sodium phosphate to Todd-Hewitt broth (THB) and cells were extracted using hot HCl or mutanolysin. Extracts were tested with antisera for specific CPS types Ia, Ib, and II – VIII by double immunodiffusion (DD) in agarose. By mutanolysin extraction, 12 (13.2%) of the 91 isolates were typeable. In contrast, only four of these 12 newly typeable isolates tested positive for CPS with the HCl extracts of cells grown in modified THB. DNA was analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using SmaI restriction with NT isolates grouped by protein profile to facilitate analysis. PFGE results of the NT isolates were compared to DNA profiles of typeable isolates and were correlated with the DD results. The DNA profiles of the newly typeable isolates were similar to profiles of isolates with corresponding defined CPS type. Of the remaining 78 NT isolates digested by SmaI, 63 (80.8%) had DNA profiles that resembled those of specific types of GBS. These approaches will be useful for classification of NT isolates in continued epidemiological surveillance associated with GBS vaccine trials.
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