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Benefits of Adapted Physical Activities for Students with Disabilities
Get PDFThis senior capstone research project examines the benefits of adapted physical education for students with disabilities. Through the use of literature reviews, field observations, and interviews with three elementary school teachers, the findings revealed that adaptive physical activities , such as a program called Sami’s circuit has greatly benefited students with disabilities. This kind of adapted physical activities involve the participation of many classes with a large group of students through a virtual trainer, in which teachers can easily adapt to be implemented into their individual classroom setting, and to outdoor activities as well
Developing Kids\u27 Activities for Everyone\u27s Harvest
No full textFood insecurity is a major local concern in the Monterey County area. This is especially tragic in an agricultural-rich area of the country where there is an abundance of fresh and healthy produce. Everyone’s Harvest is a non-profit that serves both Salinas and the Monterey Peninsula area by running farmers markets that accept EBT and making produce more accessible to local residents through a program called Market Match. In order to raise more awareness of the program offered at the Farmers Market, a kids activity table was implemented weekly with activities based on healthy eating and food science. The main purpose of the project was to increase awareness for Market Match by attracting families to the kids table. After a weekly rotation of activities for three months, surveys were conducted at the markets. It was found that there is a very small increase in awareness for Market Match. The next step Everyone’s Harvest can do is advertise the kids table through social media, announcement boards, and/or advertise the activity at the info table the week before
Pedestrian Safety: Crossing Language Barriers
Get PDFThe prevalence of accidental injuries among pedestrians in Monterey County has reached alarming levels, highlighting an urgent need for intervention to mitigate this issue. The contributing factors leading to this issue are the lack of infrastructure, lack of pedestrian education and language barriers. This significantly enhances the likelihood of a pedestrian being exposed to injuries, human suffering, and death. The County of Monterey Public Health Department has been granted funds by the California Office of Traffic Safety in an effort to implement initiatives aimed at reducing pedestrian-related accidents, injuries, and fatalities in Greenfield California. This project focused on developing a pedestrian safety script tailored for the Triqui language, prevalent among the population of focus. This script was successfully incorporated as a voiceover for a video demonstrating effective measures to mitigate pedestrian injuries. A recommendation to the County of Monterey Public Health Department would be to broaden their outreach efforts by extending initiatives to diverse populations. This involves translating the pedestrian safety script into additional indigenous languages to ensure accessibility and inclusivity across communities
From Form Crisis to Come Back: Reviving Education in the Era of COVID-19
Get PDFThe outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 had an unprecedented impact on education worldwide. The researcher will use what they have learned to find ways in which we can help students who are falling behind in their education. Learning loss caused by COVID-19 is crucial because it has real, lasting consequences for students, and it\u27s essential to address these issues to ensure their continued success in education. Based on a comprehensive analysis of diverse data sources, including academic literature and interviews, three potential action options emerged to address the ongoing negative repercussions of COVID-19 on upper elementary school students. Based on an analysis of the interviews and the relevant research literature, the researcher used what they learned to implement an action that responds to the focus issue in a way that inspires, informs, or involves a particular audience
Benefits of Environmental Education for Low-Income Elementary School Students
Get PDFThis study analyzes the benefits of environmental education for low-income elementary school students. As the world is seeing a turbulent downfall in the state of the environment, fostering a healthy and eager generation to find solutions to this crisis is essential. Through analysis using a literature review and qualitative interviews and surveys with in-service teachers and outreach educators, the results determine there are benefits to implementing environmental education for low-income elementary school students. These benefits extend beyond environmental agency and profoundly impact the cognitive, mental, and physical development of low-income students
Increasing Sportsmanship in Middle Childhood Sports
Get PDFThis capstone project focuses on children’s development of sportsmanship. Sportsmanship is the act of having a good attitude and playing fair. Good sportsmanship can be practiced by players, coaches, and spectators. The problem with sportsmanship in childhood sports is that there is a noticeable lack of sportsmanlike behaviors while participating in athletic competitions. This can include physical education class, a sports team, or just playing tag at recess. An estimation of 57.6% of youth in the United States participate in at least one sport (Bolter et al., 2018) and while they may not stick with it as they grow older, sports play an important role in the shaping of children’s values and character. There is a need to promote good sportsmanship in childhood sports to strengthen character development, respect, inclusivity, and positive values while decreasing unsportsmanlike behavior. Sportsmanship can include showing respect, encouraging teammates, or helping an injured opponent (Bolter et al., 2018). A “good sport” is able to promote inclusivity, demonstrate respect to teammates and opponents alike, and overall make the game more enjoyable for their peers. Because of this need, I developed a set of three lessons on the skills necessary to be a good sport. The lessons will focus on defining sportsmanship, handling wins and losses gracefully, and treating teammates with respect. The lessons will be presented to an after school program in Stockton, California. The ages of the children range from five to eight
Emotional Development Support for Kindergarteners
Get PDFMy project is centered on supporting the emotional growth of kindergarten children. Understanding what emotions are, identifying one\u27s own and other people\u27s feelings, and creating useful coping mechanisms are all parts of emotional growth. It is problematic when kindergarteners are unable to communicate or comprehend their feelings because it makes it difficult for them to self-regulate and obtain the assistance they require. Conflicts with the kids and their peers as they get older could result from this in the future. Instruction on recognizing emotions and expressing them to others is necessary. The majority of kids are aware of the fundamentals of emotions, but they are often unaware of techniques for controlling their feelings. My goal is to assist kids in recognizing their feelings
Supporting Preschoolers Social Emotional Development
Get PDFThis capstone project focuses on the social-emotional regulation of preschoolers (3–5 years old). Many preschool children are struggling to develop social emotional skills when they first enter their preschool setting. Unfortunately, children with poor social emotional learning skills are more likely to have difficulties with peer relationships and with school adjustment, because they are not able to express or recognize emotions (Ferreira et al,. 2021). When children increase their ability to regulate behavior and emotion, they are better at recognizing their own and others’ emotions and intentions, cooperating with one another, and building relationships with peers. In order to address these issues, I created a three lesson plan about social emotional learning skills for preschoolers at Tony’s Daycare in Salinas, California
Supporting Self-Regulation in Elementary School Students with Disabilities
Get PDFThis project focuses on increasing self-regulation in first and second-grade students with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). Classroom behavior problems such as disruptions, not staying on task or following directions, and inappropriate behaviors and language increase the teacher\u27s and students\u27 stress levels. Also, Outbursts and minimal understanding of how to redirect these types of behavior can disrupt the flow of classroom instruction and impede students’ learning (Parsonson, 2012). These issues relate to poor cognitive skills, so healthy self-regulation can not be developed properly. To improve these cognitive skills and support self-regulation of students with special needs, I developed three lessons to help support positive social and emotional development for these children. The first lesson teaches students how to identify their emotions and will learn techniques to regulate those emotions. The second lesson will teach students how to appropriately express their feelings with those around them. Lastly, the third lesson will teach students how to ask for help when overwhelmed and use previously taught techniques to self-regulate their emotions. Over three weeks, these lessons would occur at Monterey Bay Charter School in Pacific Grove, Monterey County
Colorectal cancer survival disparities in the five regions of Georgia
Get PDFBackground/objective
The objective of this study was to examine 5-year colorectal cancer survival rates. We also determined whether demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment modality were associated with 5-year CRC survival in the Clayton, West Central, East Central, Southeast, and Northeast Georgia regions because the significant higher CRC mortality rates in these regions in comparison to the overall rates in the State of Georgia.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis using data from the 1975–2016 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program aggregated CRC patients to these five regions. Five-year CRC survival was calculated and stratified by the five regions of Georgia, using the Kaplan-Meier method with log-rank test. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to examine the mentioned association in these five regions.
Results
Among 11,023 CRC patients, 5-year CRC survival was lowest in Clayton (65.9%) compared to the West Central (69.0%), East Central (68.2%), Southeast (70.5%), and Northeast regions (69.5%) (p-value = 0.02). In multivariable analysis, greater risk of CRC death was found in the Clayton region compared to the West Central (HR, 1.12; 95%, 1.00–1.25) region when adjusting for demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment modality. Among Clayton Georgians, age of 75+ years (HR, 2.13; 95%, 1.56–2.89), grade 3 & 4 tumors (HR, 2.22; 95%, 1.64–3.00), and distant stage (HR, 20.95; 95%, 15.99–27.45) were negatively associated with CRC survival.
Conclusion
We observed place-based differences in CRC survival with significantly lower survival rates in the Clayton region. Factors associated with higher risk of CRC death include older age at diagnosis, high-grade tumors, and distant stage CRC among Clayton Georgians. Our study provides important evidence to all relevant stakeholders in furthering the development of culturally tailored CRC screening interventions aimed at CRC early detection and improved outcomes