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IB Mathematics Standard Level - Statistics Unit - Online Instruction
Full text linkThis statistics unit is designed to be delivered 100% remotely for IB Math SL students. For our class, this was Unit 11. There are five lessons of content in this unit being, 11.1 Histograms and Boxplots, 11.2 Variance and Standard Deviation, 11.3 Probability Distributions and Expected Value, 11.4 Binomial Distribution, and 11.5 Normal Distribution. Each lesson consists of one Edpuzzle video for the students to watch and take notes on and one worksheet style practice assignment (informal assessment) for the students to complete. There is one formal assessment after lesson 2 and a larger (two-day) formal assessment after lesson 5. The assessments are typical exam style assessments. There are two days of review built in before the large end-of-unit assessment including a Quizizz game and a sheet of IB review problems. Each day should be about one hour of work time. Full delivery of this unit should take 10 hours
Exploring Angles, Lines and Triangles Through Project-Based Learning
Full text linkThis project was created by a teacher for teachers, providing a hands-on learning module for a geometry classroom. The project-based learning module emphasizes collaboration and communication as part of the task. Topics include congruence and similarity as well as theorems involving lines, angles and triangles. Students will also apply geometric methods to solve design problems. Recommendations for how implement each phase of the project have been provided by the author. Additionally, scoring rubrics have been provided. The project-based learning module is aligned to the New York State Next Generation Standards for Mathematics, specifically geometry standards throughout secondary grade levels
A Phenomenology of Homeschoolers’ Parents’ Experiences of Teaching Mathematics
Full text linkThe objective of this thesis study is to learn and understand more about a topic that is not very familiar to many people. This study will develop a greater understanding of the phenomenon of homeschooling to better understand the experiences of parents who home school. Methods of inquiry include a phenomenological reflection on data compiled from interviews of parents who home school their children, in the Western NY area. There were thirteen participants included in this study total. This inquiry is important because it adds to the body of knowledge in secondary mathematics education. Homeschooling is another method of education in the United States and other countries, and is considered by many standards, a phenomenon. Any information collected about homeschooling direct from the source (the homeschoolers or their parents), illuminates an unknown field of education. Homeschooling is unknown and unfamiliar to many educators, unless they were homeschooled themselves or homeschooled their own children for a length of time. Possibly from this research colloquial school educators will gain insight into different teaching methods, which they can implement in their own classrooms to motivate and better educate students
Evaluation of Methods and Results in the Braddock Bay Wetland Restoration Project
Full text linkPrior to restoration, Braddock Bay was an open embayment wetland on the southern coast of Lake Ontario, and it is part of the Rochester Embayment Great Lakes Area of Concern (AoC). Braddock Bay was partially protected by two spits that are remnants of the protective barrier beach that has slowly been eroded over time. Without the barrier to protect the shoreline within the bay, the coastal wetland was severely impacted by wave action from Lake Ontario, leading to loss of 43 hectares of wetland. The erosion of the barrier was facilitated by water-level regulations implemented in the late 1950s. A further consequence of water-level regulation was the loss of diversity, as the lack of periodic low water levels resulted in a cattail monoculture and the loss of sedge/grass meadow habitat. Braddock Bay is being restored by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The plan called for the following: restoration of a portion of existing cattail-dominated wetland by cutting cattails in August (when storage carbohydrates in rhizomes are minimized) and herbicide treatment of new stems; channeling and potholing to improve wildlife access to the wetland; the re-creation of the historical barrier beach using rubble-mound and sand; and the creation of spoil mounds along the channels and potholes to increase the elevation in these areas and discourage the growth of cattail while supporting the growth of sedge/grass meadow species. Two years of data collection were performed following construction activities in 2016. Preliminary surveys showed an increase in an invasive species of concern (purple loosestrife) from year 1 to year 2 across the restoration site. A decrease in cattail across the years was observed in the cattail treatment areas, along with a slight decrease of Typha found in the sedge/grass meadow and spoil mound habitats. Based on this monitoring, construction standards set for the restoration must be met, and adaptive management must occur throughout the project timeline for restorations to succeed. Site-level weighted mean C metrics are recommended for future floristic analyses based on an observed species richness influence on FQAI
INCREASING SOCIAL INTEGRATION for ELLS
No full textThis capstone project aims to support teachers, school counselors and administrative staff who work with English Language Learners (ELLs), also known as English Learners (ELs). At Mount Pleasant Central School District, ELLs are a growing population that are impacted by a lack of social integration, which can result in segregation, student isolation or student withdrawal. To increase social integration among non-ELL and ELL students, multiple dimensions of the school climate have been considered to afford social equity to high school ELL students within the Mount Pleasant Central School District. Solutions to the problem at Westlake High School include implementations of a directory of bilingual and foreign language-speaking staff members, modifications to school signage, ELL lesson plan templates, monthly in-house faculty professional development, an annual Welcome Night for ELL students and families, and formation of an Ambassador Program. Several conclusions are relevant to minimizing and eradicating the social gap that presently exists between ELL and non-ELL students, including major themes of ELL relationships, the school professional and instructional community, and ELL family outreach programs. Recommendations include incorporating additional future events for ELL students and their families and a community liaison that corresponds with the ELL community and the school to close the gap of misinformation. Furthermore, programs recently established, such as the Welcome Night and the Westlake Wildcats Ambassador Program, should be reviewed and modified to assist with any necessary changes for greater improvement
Body Percussion, Choreography and the Concert Stage: Developing Diasporic Literacy Among American Audiences
No full textmodern dance by researching body percussion specifically. This is not to say that body percussion is a part of American modern dance. Rather, I am interested in incorporating elements of body percussion within a modern dance work in order to draw out Africanist aesthetics that can be found in both body percussion and modern dance today. Through an analysis of such aesthetics found in body percussion, my goal is to trace how these characteristics are woven into American modern dance and serve as foundational aesthetics to the Europeanist art form. My research will also investigate African diaspora during the postmodern era to shed more light on the idea of intertextuality in twenty-first century modern dance. To fulfill the creative portion of my thesis requirement, I will create a work that blends body percussion, full-bodied movement and the rhythmic musicality that interests me as a modern dancer. By incorporating elements of body percussion with modern dance, my artistic research is preceded by a dissecting of movement to identify its Africanist influences. Proceeding this step, my work attempts to visually illustrate how the amalgamation of both showcases the inherent roots of Africanisms in European American modern dance and, how this can lead to greater acknowledgement of the Africanist aesthetic
Integration and Optimization of a 3D Printed Continuous Flow Reactor in an Inorganic Complexation Reaction
No full textCurrent inorganic lab setups do not allow students to use time in lab efficiently and does not allow students to do repeat runs of reactions due to time and material restraints. By implementing a 3D printed continuous flow reactor into the experiment students would be able to redo experiments in class without creating large amounts of waste, all while using a system that was created on campus at a reasonable price. It was found that a mixing chamber with an isobaric design created an environment that allowed complete mixing before reaching a point at which measurements are taken
Perceptions of Women versus Men in Matter of Women’s Health
No full textInequalities between men and women within political and health spheres have greatly impacted the way voting aged citizens perceive particular political messages. This is quite apparent within the context of controversial reproductive health issues, such as access to abortion or specific birth control methods. By surveying voting aged, male and female college students from both major American political parties on their perceptions of messages spoken by either traditionally feminine or masculine voices, some of these deeply ingrained biases were revealed. Although speaking the same message of either a very liberal-leaning view on abortion and birth control, or a very conservative view on abortion and birth control, men and women were perceived differently from one another. However, the clearest distinction proved to be from ideology rather than gender, with the liberal candidates receiving a much more favorable reaction from members of both political parties and genders. Women falling within a generally “average” category in terms of negative or positive response generates numerous questions about the changing political, social, and healthcare climate of the United States. The differences in ideological perception, with conservatives being ranked overwhelmingly negatively by respondents, also indicates changing standards for both genders within health-based policy development
Cutting Edge Treatments for Anterior Shoulder Instability
No full textAs medical professionals, athletic trainers are focused on the overall well-being of their patients. When an injury occurs, the entire extent of the impact the injury has on a patient’s life and daily activities needs to be taken into consideration. Like other medical professionals, we have adopted the use of the World Health Organization’s ICF model. This disablement model is used to organize clinical decisions in order to best provide evidence-based care. It provides a framework for documenting a patient’s ability to function and the disability. One major key of the ICF model is the use of common language to communicate between medical professionals of different backgrounds. The documentation from the disablement model can provide information for research on the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, thus demonstrating the true value of athletic training services. ( ICF Model: A Framework for Athletic Training Practice , 2016