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Preparing for the Game, Eating for Life: A Review of the Female Athlete Triad and Nutrition Deficiencies Amongst High Level Athletes
Get PDFIn recent years, nutrition has become a topic of extensive discussion. There are books, blogs, television segments and more; the list goes on and on. Each individual has an opinion, perspective, diet, or goal. We all need to eat to fuel our bodies for everyday activities. This is an important concept for everyone to understand, but essential for athletes. To meet the high physical demands, athletes must feed themselves in a way that best fuels their bodies to perform. As a volleyball athlete, I have experienced firsthand the difficulty of developing sustainable eating habits. Female athletes are not only trying to perform athletically, but many also deal with social pressures and body image. In my own experience as a player and coach, volleyball-specific nutrition information is not easily accessible to anyone, especially young players. Without correct information, girls are more likely to develop unhealthy habits. To better understand the proper eating habits necessary for female athletes, we must investigate the barriers and consequences of inadequate nutrition. Resources must become available for athletes and coaches, to promote and develop eating behaviors that are sustainable, which will result in higher performance and better overall health. By examining proper volleyball nutrition and various barriers to implementation, this paper contributes to the larger discussion of health and sports nutrition
Slaughterhouse Zoo: A Novel
Get PDFThe relationship between animals and humans has always been complicated. Today, society uses zoos as a method of protecting endangered species while also educating people about them. While zoos do a lot of good for preserving animals, there have been instances in the past of some zoos unintentionally, or intentionally, harming them. Therefore, I wrote Slaughterhouse Zoo, a novel that will explore themes in animal rights, acceptance of change, and morality. The novel features protagonist Dylan Alderbridge, a passionate animal lover who is also cynical towards people, as he becomes suspicious of the Nirmala Zoo’s intentions. He aims to get to the bottom of his speculations and take down the corrupt zoo from within by becoming an intern. He later discovers that the zoo has been mistreating and abusing its animals. Through this fictional story, I hope to shine a light on misunderstood animals, as well as show how zoos can be crucial to helping people understand animals better
Effective ESOL Practices: Are ESOL Teaching Strategies Accessible to Non-ESOL Endorsed Teachers?
Get PDFThere is a lot of research and recent knowledge regarding how Emergent Bilinguals (EBs) can best be taught content-based material and the English language in their K-12 schooling; however most of this knowledge is being taught only to ESOL endorsed teachers, bilingual teachers, or other ELD specialists who work with EBs directly. The truth is that every single teacher will have an EB in their class at some point in their career, and for most teachers that will be many more than just one student. I want to explore how the existing strategies that are known to be successful are being used by teachers who do not have training in ESOL and whether they can be made more accessible and seem more possible for these teachers who do not have a background in second language education. To do this, I will first examine what these most current strategies are. Through this examination, I am going to determine where the strategies can be modified to be accessible and realistically implemented by teachers who have less experience with ESOL or bilingual education. With these modified strategies, I will create the Sheltered Strategies Toolkit, a website that will show examples of how these tools can be implemented in the mainstream classroom. The Sheltered Strategies Toolkit will make it clear how the modified instructional methods can be put to use by all teachers, and will give me invaluable experience and knowledge as I gain a deeper understanding of the effective ESOL practices and how they can be used in my own future classrooms
Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon Interview 2021
Get PDFThis is a student performed interview of Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon, a member of the WOU Hamersly Library faculty. In the interview she describes her move from the Midwest to Oregon, and how she became a faculty member at the WOU library. Her daily activities, as well as her unique academic experiences with students are explained. She also discusses her personal challenges with the academic environment with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how she adapted
2021 Academic Excellence Showcase TRIO Welcome Video
No full textA brief welcome message to WOU\u27s 2020 Academic Excellence Showcase TRIO student participants from WOU President Rex Fuller
Visualizing Complex Functions
No full textCreating plots of functions with complex number inputs and outputs is quite different from functions with real number inputs and outputs. When plotting functions of real inputs and outputs, the horizontal axis can be used to represent the input and the vertical axis can be used for the output. The same cannot be done with complex functions. Complex numbers have two components whereas a real number has one. In this presentation, we will go over two methods to solve this issue and use these methods to aid us in understanding complex functions
Trichome Density and Distribution in Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)
Get PDFTrichomes are hair-like structures that extend from a plant’s surface and help protect the plant from herbivores and excessive water loss. Studying trichome density and distribution can provide insight to a plant’s response to drought stress and herbivore damage. We studied the trichome density of up to 20 leaves from each of 47 mature Quercus garryana (Oregon’s native oak tree). Trees were located in one of three habitat types: oak savannah, oak woodland, and mixed oak-maple-conifer forest. Preliminary results show bundles of four and two trichome clusters were present in higher amounts than bundles of three and single trichomes on the abaxial (lower) leaf surface in the savannah and forest habitat. A lower trichome density was observed on the adaxial (top) versus abaxial (lower) leaf surfaces. Our early results support the conclusion that trichome anatomy is highly variable between Q. garryana trees and may help to explain tree survival in different habitats
2021-01-12 (Western Howl)
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2021-10-20 (Western Howl)
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My Readiness and Progression: A Student-Centered Approach
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My Readiness and Progression: A Student-Centered Approach
Action research is a self-study conducted by teachers to look at specific areas of their practice to identify potential weaknesses and where they might be able to improve. This research looks at a novice teacher, their readiness to teach, and how they progress during a student teaching experience. This study looks at areas of practice that would complement each other, and that any novice teacher would be able to implement in the classroom. This research identifies inquiry-based instruction as a superior form of learning instead of the typical rote learning method widely used. The readiness to teach through inquiry-based instruction is paramount for creating relevant, engaging, and research-based lessons that will direct student learning. The job of a teacher is to prepare students to be successful participants in society. This means students need to understand how power, privilege, and oppression affect the everyday lives of each citizen; This research identifies criticality as a method of accomplishing that goal. Criticality helps students understand how those three elements work through reading and writing, and how they might impact their surroundings. The last area of focus in this study is differentiation. Differentiation is a crucial component to making content accessible to all students, no matter their ability level. This study posits that inquiry-based instruction, criticality, and differentiation when used in tandem create challenging and engaging lessons that will inform every student, and prepare them to be successful in our ever-changing society