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Peer Relationships & Friendship
Get PDFIn this module, students will discuss some of the important factors surrounding peer relationships and friendships. What does it mean to be a friend? How can we teach children to resolve conflict in friendships? How can peer pressure influence behavior? Using clips from Sesame Street and other children’s media, students will consider these, and related, questions about the power of peers.https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/themed-coursework/1025/thumbnail.jp
CIS151
No full textOverview of computers and programming languages. Introduction to basic programming concepts, skills, tools, and principles of good practice. Design, develop, and execute programs using a modern programming language such as Python. Structured programming approach is utilized. Implementation of basic list and string data structures
CIS315
No full textIntroduce the organization and function of various components in a computer system. Covered topics including data representation, digital logic circuits, the CPU, memory, bus, instruction set architecture, machine and assembly languages, and parallel processing; discuss the interaction of system components; analyze computing performance issues
CIS425
No full textObject-oriented approach to programming and design, including its rationale. Topics include objects, encapsulation, information hiding, data and methods, access modifiers, exception handling, and inheritance. Students gain hands-on programming experience using an appropriate object-oriented language such as Java
ENG266
No full textIntroduction to writing in personal forms—including the essay, memoir, and autobiography—and the use of such forms in diverse disciplinary contests; students will compose personal essays, memoirs, autobiographies, and autoethnographies, as well as writing in digital forums such as blogs and other social media
ENG365
No full textCritical exploration of how activists have used varied forms of writing and rhetoric—from op-eds to hashtags--to advocate for racial, feminist, queer, economic, and disability justice; student application of these writing strategies and genres toward social issues that affect them and their community
FTT110
No full textIntroduction to the fashion industry, offering a comprehensive overview; exploration of design principles, elements, and fashion terminology; analysis of key areas in fashion design, the creative process, design thinking, and product creation in the fashion business; and evaluation of the diverse landscape of fashion careers
HEW204
No full textExplores major health issues, behaviors, and social determinants of health. Emphasis is placed on individual and community responsibilities for both personal health and socioecological factors in promotion of health behaviors. Interrelated health dimensions include physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, environmental, occupational/financial, and community
“I Don’t Mind This Actually. It’s Kind Of Fun To Work On”: Project Based Assessment Following An Inquiry Based Unit In A Modern Middle School Classroom
Get PDFThis paper focuses on one teacher’s action-research project examining inquiry-based teaching and project-based assessment in the middle school English classroom. The study focused on the inquiry-based instructional strategies used during a Young Adult Literature unit for seventh grade English Language Arts. The unit concluded with project-based assessments for all students. Results showed that levels of engagement rose with instructional strategies focused on inquiry and project-based assessments. Implications for middle school ELA teachers show that while project-based assessments and inquiry-based learning are effective for engagement, they are not without their challenges. Navigating department culture, limited resources, and other challenges are discussed