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Session IC: Natural Sciences Presentation 2 - Isolation of Citral from Lemongrass: Steam Distillation, Spectroscopy, and GC-MS Analysis
Get PDFFor my summer scholars project, I worked to isolate citral oil from fresh lemongrass, which has a high citral content in its oil. Extraction was done by performing a steam distillation. Oil was then analyzed with various forms of spectroscopy to confirm the presence of citral. This experiment expanded on a previous study. According to research, citral has anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties
A Case Study for the Leadership Initiative for Supporting (Bilingual) Teacher Acquisition (LISTA)
Get PDFThis paper presents a qualitative pilot study program evaluation of the Leadership Initiative for Strategic (Bilingual) Teacher Acquisition (LISTA) program in a rural region of Texas. The LISTA program aimed to empower bilingual leaders in education by addressing the limited availability of leadership coaching, particularly tailored to recognize and affirm the cultural capital of Hispanic/Latino leaders. The sessions were organized and developed by an experienced leadership coach with a strong focus on equity and social justice in the education and nonprofit sectors. Through a methodology encompassing open-ended survey questions, focus groups, and reflective journals, this evaluation assesses the program\u27s impact on the participants and explores their experiences and perspectives within the LISTA program. The findings shed light on the effectiveness and potential improvements of the program, providing valuable insights for future iterations
Developing A Lay Ministry of Caregiving Skills to Parents and Families Who Grieve the Death of a Child at Zion Hill Baptist Church, Cherryville, N.C.
Get PDFThis project aims to educate those who minister to people who may experience the difficult misfortune of the grief and loss of a child. The concentration and intent of this work are to cultivate a ministry of caregiving skills for the members at Zion Hill Baptist Church of Cherryville, North Carolina. This caring ministry of the church will serve all who grieve, but the general focus of this project is to offer specialized care in aiding those who grieve the death of a child. This training is of great necessity because most church members, having not experienced losing a child, have no clue what this level of grief is like. Therefore, caregivers must recognize the essential components of helping those suffering through this grief process
Growing in Christian Spiritual Identity Through Enhanced Biblical Interpretation at Camino Church, Charlotte, NC
Get PDFThis project evaluated the impact of biblical study and interpretation on spiritual identity, focusing on the Latino population. The project’s goal was to assess a disciplined, historically oriented study of Scripture as a pre-condition for Scriptural perspicuity to come to fuller expression.
Findings for this project indicate the process of learning biblical interpretation leads to greater spiritual identity in Latino and non-Latino populations. While any particular aspect of the learning process could not be determined as the primary source for the effect the instructor, the learning methodologies, and biblical interpretation model had meaningful impacts on the project participants
Perceptions of Paraprofessionals on the Grow Your Own Teacher Program in Three Rural School Districts in Eastern North Carolina
Get PDFThe Grow Your Own Teacher (GYOT) program addresses the shortage of qualified teachers by recruiting and training community residents to become qualified teachers. These programs look and feel like community-building strategies instead of teacher pipeline strategies. The GYOT initiative is not new, but the mainstream absorption of the GYOT initiative presents an exciting opportunity to link education policy and neighborhood revitalization more closely. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of paraprofessionals on the GYOT program in three rural school districts in eastern North Carolina. The conceptual framework was based on Yosso\u27s (2005) Cultural Wealth Model, which is shaped to understand better how a program, school, college, or other institution can promote each specific type of capital. Data were collected from individual interviews with 10 experienced paraprofessionals. Data analysis involved open coding and categorization to identify patterns and themes. Results revealed that juggling daily school duties and attending classes afterward is challenging. Results also revealed that participants overwhelmingly mentioned the need for financial assistance for teachers in this program. Further results indicated that it would be useful to provide teachers with adequate training specific to diversion and inclusion to learn new teaching strategies to improve the quality of instruction. This study emphasized that paraprofessionals are essential to teaching students with disabilities, language barriers, and other needs in the learning environment; therefore, support is critical
Cultural Responsibility: Whose Job Is it Anyway?
Get PDFThis professional learning module (PLM) on cultural responsibility in the school setting is rooted in the recognition of the importance of creating an inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students and staff. This PLM module was designed to help teachers, and those working within the school setting, understand, appreciate, and effectively address cultural diversity and its impact on students’ learning experiences.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Influence on the Human Immune System
Get PDFCOVID-19 rapidly infected the world, and scientists continue to research how the disease spread and killed as many as it did by analyzing how it affects the human immune system and referring to past pandemics. Since the pandemic is ongoing, scientists do not fully understand how the virus works and if lockdowns were effective. Nevertheless, a discussion on what is known about COVID-19\u27s influence on the human immune system is needed. With an understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists can make more effective treatments for COVID-19 and learn how to manage future pandemics
Middle School Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThis paper examines the perceptions of middle school teachers on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on student achievement, attendance and enrollment, mental health, and social and economic factors. Allowing the voices of the middle school teachers to be heard was important to this study because it helped to identify some key themes of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education. For this qualitative research study, a survey was created with Google Forms and a focus group discussion was implemented using the zoom platform to gather and collect data for this study. 67 middle school teachers were invited to participate in the survey. However, only twenty-six middle school teachers (39%) participated in the survey. Five middle school teachers (50%) participated in the focus group discussion. Responses from this study helped to reveal emerging themes, which included limited access to Wi-Fi, lack of student engagement, anxiety, and community support. According to the responses of the participants, some students were not able to participate due to a lack of access to the internet which also affected student attendance and enrollment. Students’ mental health became a huge issue as some students developed anxiety about having to go back to school in-person. Implications of this study suggested that further research should be conducted to gain a better understanding of teacher perceptions of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student achievement, enrollment, attendance, mental health, and social and economic factors across all grade levels. It was suggested that school district leaders implement action research to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on social and economic factors, enrollment, attendance, mental health, and student achievement, as well as how to be prepared to address these areas in the event we are faced with such a crisis again
Restraining the Disabled: A Program Evaluation Of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention in the Educational Setting
Get PDFStudents with disabilities are 200% more likely to be restrained by school personnel compared to nondisabled peers (Katsiyannis et al., 2020). The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) in de-escalating the risk behavior of children with disabilities from exceptional children (EC) teacher perspectives. This study was a mixed method program evaluation of the Crisis Prevention Institute NVCI program using Daniel Stufflebeam’s (1968) Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) evaluation framework. The setting for this study was a large suburban school district in the piedmont region of North Carolina. The sample included 15 NVCI- certified EC teachers from elementary, middle, and high school settings. Data were collected through an anonymous survey and structured interviews. The survey consisted of two multiple-choice questions, one yes/no question, and five Likert scale questions. All 15 participants completed the survey, and 10 completed the structured interview. Seven interview questions were asked in the same order with the same wording for each participant. This study was grounded in the assault cycle theory (Kaplan & Wheeler, 1983) and the information processing theory (ETSU Center for Teaching Excellence, 2022). Data were synthesized and analyzed to identify common themes. Overall, the EC teachers view NVCI as effective, but improvements could be made during the input phase. Recommendations included more frequent training, adding additional content specifically focusing on communication methods for children with cognitive delays, prioritizing the debriefing process, and increasing the number of certified staff