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An Exploratory Qualitative Study On The Lived Experiences of Special Education Teachers’ Perceived Burnout In a Midwestern Public School District Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThere is a serious problem worldwide as a result of the continuing decline in teacher retention rates. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States fell short of the required teaching staff; this decrease perpetuated the national special education teacher shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic brought education to the forefront of many homes and school districts as families and educators shifted to virtual learning formats from their homes. With increased job demands and ever-evolving state and federal special education mandates, COVID-19 likely exacerbated an already bubbling teacher shortage. Although there has been research on special education teachers’ burnout, little has been done in the wake of the new post-pandemic world. This exploratory qualitative study investigated the lived experiences of special education teachers in one Midwest public school district in order to identify themes of the effect COVID-19 has had on job-related stress and burnout. Utilizing the Job Demand-Resource model and Maslach’s burnout model, this exploratory study revealed 100% of participants had experienced an increase in job demands due to COVID-19 and had reported feelings of job-related stress. While this exploratory study had a limited sample of five educators, it is noteworthy that only two participants reported experiencing burnout over the last three years; however, generalization cannot be determined due to the small sample size. Further research examining the relationship between the increase in job demands since the start of COVID-19 and special education teacher job-related stress could reveal increased levels of burnout and a wider variety of resources that could be duplicated to mitigate burnout and stress
Concepts of Chemical Dependency 11th Edition
No full textConcepts of Chemical Dependency\u27s 11th edition continues the work of the original author, Harold Doweiko. Dr. Amelia (Amy) Evans revised the 10th and 11th editions, when Doweiko was no longer able to continue his work on this textbook. Used in a variety of undergraduate and graduate departments, the text provides a solid understanding of substance use disorders and covers a variety of relevant topics related to addictions. After introducing the reader to reasons we should all be concerned about substance misuse in society, there is an overview of why individuals may choose to turn to substances and how these substances impact the body. Understanding of a variety of substances is covered in chapters 4-16. The reader then explores the impact of substance use on particular groups, including those who might be marginalized in society (chapters 17-22). Chapters 23-38 cover topics relevant to the treatment of substance use disorders, as well as controversial topics such as legalization of cannabis.https://spark.bethel.edu/dayofscholarshipgallery/1006/thumbnail.jp
Seminary Faculty Books and Articles
No full textThe seminary faculty have a number of recent books, journal articles, book essays, and other published materials. These will be displayed in a shared space, with various faculty available to discuss their projects
Minnesota and The Science of Reading
Get PDFResearch shows that when reading instruction aligns with how the brain learns to read, nearly all students can become proficient readers; yet longitudinal data shows that 30- 40% of students in Minnesota and around the country are not reaching this potential. How are teacher preparation programs instructing preservice teachers to teach reading? What shifts are being made in Bethel\u27s Education Department, in Minnesota, and around the country as more is known about the science of reading? Abbey Payeur\u27s research project looked at how the 29 teacher preparation programs in Minnesota teach reading and completed a qualitative and a thematic analysis of how what is taught aligns with the science of reading. This poster shares the study results and shares examples of how Bethel is leading the way in preparing teachers to teach all students to read
Nano-Optics: Light, Matter, and Single-Molecule Imaging
Get PDFLight and matter interact in fascinating ways at the nano-scale, allowing scientists to image, probe, analyze, or manipulate single molecules. This interdisciplinary field has opened the doors to a vast array of insights and applications, including single-molecule sensors, advanced photonic devices, and novel forms of microscopy. This poster summarizes work done at Bethel over the past few years in the areas of nano-imaging, nano-sensing, and nano-manipulation
Particle Discovery Lab for education & outreach
Get PDFThe Compact Muon Solenoid experiment (CMS) at the CERN Large Hadron Collider records proton-proton collision data in order to study the particles and forces that exist in very high energy conditions. CMS releases data to the public after several years of internal analysis. This data has a rich history of use for middle school or high school education, but is not widely used by college students in the US. Bethel students and I have built an intermediate-level undergraduate lab experience in which students reinforce physics learning objectives and learn statistical data analysis skills while discovering a particle. A short form of this exercise has been adapted for high school outreach events, including an immersive virtual reality world in which students can explore the CMS detector and extract data from several collision events. This poster presents the development of these exercises and plans for future publication
Search for pair production of vector-like quarks in CMS Run 2 data
Get PDFThe Compact Muon Solenoid experiment (CMS) at the CERN Large Hadron Collider records proton-proton collision data in order to study the particles and forces that exist in very high energy conditions. The 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson was a triumph for the field of particle physics, but pointed toward the probably existence of unknown high-mass particles. Vector-like quarks (VLQs) are a possible type of high-mass fermions, and their decays to lighter particles create exciting detector signatures. This search utilizes deep machine learning to both identify decay products of VLQs in the detector and to separate potential signal events from background. The results do not show evidence of VLQs but stretch CMS sensitivity to these particles forward by a significant amount in our chosen final state. This work was recently published in the Journal of High Energy Physics and featured 6 Bethel student coauthors who participated via the Bethel Edgren Scholarship, summer research, and senior thesis research
Documentation of recent Faculty and Staff Exhibition in the Olson Gallery
Get PDFThe faculty and staff of the Department of Art and Design are all active artists and designers, making varied work and exhibiting professionally. This slideshow includes images documenting the recent biennial Faculty and Staff Exhibition, which ran from August 30 through October 8, 2023 in the Olson Gallery. This exhibition included work from Heather Nameth Bren, Amanda Hamilton, Amy J. Harr, Jessica Henderson, Mark Johnson, Bre Reed, Kenneth Steinbach, Lex Thompson, Jeffery Wetzig, and Michelle Westmark Wingard
Using Private Equity to Acquire Multifamily Assets
Get PDFIn Spring of 2023 Endurus Capital, a Minnesota-based private equity real estate firm, raised approximately 20M. The project focused on both the total capital stack (sourcing of debt and equity), investor projected return, as well as the use of funds for deferred maintenance and property improvements. Detailed information related around risk management and investments criteria will as be included as well as an overview on the multifamily asset class
Border of Dreams: A Textura Documentary
Get PDFThe Problem: Textura magazines are expensive and consumers are moving to video.In light of those problems, how can Textura fulfill its dreams of connecting cultures and disciplines through social justice storytelling in a viable way that reaches a large audience? The Solution: An Edgren Scholars grant and NYCAMS grant to retell our best Textura Guatemala 2022 story as a social justice documentary called Border of Dreams. The process: By hiring a Guatemalan director and editor from former partnerships, the student-professor collaboration of Junior Soraya Keiser and Professor Scott Winter travelled through the summer of 2022 and spent a year building and marketing the film The conclusions: The storytelling became so impactful t-- it will play in at least six states and two countries and got selected to at least one film festival -- that we\u27re building a documentary into future trips in Textura India 2024 and Textura Palestine 2026. More importantly, the partnership taught everybody new ways to tell stories