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Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: Perspectives from Teachers and Support Staff
Get PDFSchool staff members face challenging behaviors in school settings daily. There will be times when an educator will be exhausted and even perplexed when a challenging behavior occurs. In this Starred Paper, one evidence-based practice is closely examined to help reduce these challenging behaviors and it is called Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS). The research focused on the manageability of PBIS strategies, the training provided to school staff, and the overall perspective on the effectiveness of PBIS strategies from teachers and paraprofessionals specifically. Research has shown time and time again that the use of schoolwide PBIS improves the likelihood that students will engage in behavior that is effective, efficient, relevant, functional, and socially appropriate (Hill & Flores, 2013). Overall, the goal as teachers is to provide students with the skills they need to be successful members of the community and the PBIS framework proves to be effective and malleable for each school or classroom to increase academic learning and decrease challenging behaviors
Student Parents and Child Care: How finding and funding care for young children affects postsecondary education in Minnesota
Get PDFOver one quarter of students enrolled at postsecondary institutions are student parents (Institute for Women\u27s Policy Research, 2018) with needs unique to the rest of the student body (United States Department of Education, 2022). These students’ stressors often include balancing a hectic schedule, multiple roles (parent, student, employee, etc.), and financial concerns (Dill & Henley, 1998). Due to these additional demands on attention and time, student parents are more likely to take longer to earn a degree or to leave school all together prior to graduation (Institute for Women\u27s Policy Research, 2018).
The necessity of providing numerous supports, including child care, to strengthen student parents’ determination for educational attainment is the main topic of this paper. Although there are nearly four million undergraduate student parents in the United States (Cruse, Holtzman, Gault, Croom, & Polk, 2019) trying to accomplish educational advancement, too often challenges prevent degrees from being received. With the necessary supports and resources, such as financial aid and child care (Hess, Krohn, Reichlin, Roman, & Gault, 2014), some of the complexities can be untangled and students can focus on the important things, like family, homework, and progressing toward graduation
Distracted Driving in the United States
Get PDFDistracted driving is a popular topic throughout the world, esspecially within the United States. Although, distracted driving is not the most deadly problem in the United States, all of these deaths are preventable if the distractions are put down. Most states in the United States have laws in place to try to deter drivers from having distractions behind the while. Are these laws enough? Is there enough deterrence within the laws to stop drivers from being distracted? In this study, I analyzed the laws that are in place for the following states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia. I analyzed the total amount of automobile crashes, injuries, and deaths the year before and the year after the law went into effect (specific to the state). I found that the states that have the laws in place do not have enough deterrence within them to stop drivers from being distracted. I also came to the conclusion that the earlier the laws was put into effect, the least amount of success of drivers are rarely deterred.
Keywords: Distracted Driving, Hands-free, Cellphones, Distraction
Increasing appropriate communication and reducing aggressive behaviors for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder by using an AAC device
Get PDFThe review examines the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication with student who have Autism Spectrum Disorders, the use of an AAC device, and reducing aggressive behaviors as it relates to use of AAC. In Chapter I, an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder, AAC, and SGD was discussed. In Chapter II discusses research addressing augmentative and alternative communication devices in reducing disruptive and aggressive behaviors for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and implementing it with students that need to express wants and needs across different environments effectively. Chapter III, the findings from the analysis are summarized, and the implications of these findings will be discussed
An Exploration of the Connection Between School Administrators’ Focus on Transition Planning and Staff Preparedness and the Use of Evidence-Based Transition Services
Get PDFSpecial Education in the United States of America exists because of parent and societal advocacy groups, litigation, and legislation. Because parents and other advocacy groups began to demand better treatment and educational opportunities for children with disabilities, lawsuits have brought about court decisions that have become the fabric of special education law today. Special education law has evolved over the last 100 years with the most poignant gains and progressions in special education appearing over the last half century. A subsection of special education law requires the inclusion of transition services for students with disabilities. There is a wealth of research on the historical development of transition services and its inclusion in special education law since the onset of special education services in the United States. There is also a large body of research that has explored evidence-based best practices for providing transition services to children with disabilities. Transition services in this context can be understood as a results-oriented process based on student interests and needs that establishes a plan with goals for greater success with post-secondary outcomes such as employment or education. However, research is limited in the implementation of transition services, the quality of those services, or how the perspectives of school leaders and administrators affect the use of transition services in the classroom. Exploring barriers for planning and providing transition services would provide special educators and administrators with knowledge that they could use to counteract the lack of transition services in their own education programs
Breast Cancer and Invisibility: Why We Need Mastectomy Narratives
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As more people receive a breast cancer diagnosis, more patients have mastectomy surgeries. This means more patients with amputated breasts look to stories and literature for models of themselves. They seek catharsis, new identities, ways to grieve, find camaraderie with other patients, and connect themselves to the larger world. Sometimes they read the works of others, such as Audre Lorde, to feel less isolated and invisible. At other times, they tell or write their own stories as a way to educate, connect, commemorate, or express. Some patients, such as Lorde and the author, find it difficult to separate their cancers from societal problems at-large. The following looks at how and why mastectomy stories are needed. It uses the works of Lorde, Frances “Fanny” Burney, and an autoethnographic investigation of the author’s own post-mastectomy writings to illustrate how storytelling – and its absences – can help or hinder a patient’s recovery
Chaos, Courage, and Creativity: Writing and Art to Cope with Secondary Trauma
Get PDFOn August 31st, 2019, a mass shooter in Odessa, Texas killed seven people and injured twenty-five others while driving down the highway between Odessa and Midland for around an hour, leaving behind a traumatized Midland-Odessa community. My friends and family live in that area, and for me, this event led to a struggle with the effects of secondary trauma, including panic attacks and depression. Creativity is one way I have coped. Specifically, I joined an organization called Healing in the Arts, where students write about their traumatic experiences to begin the healing process. In this autoethnography, I discuss my experiences of writing for the show and how it led to me to realize that my mental health struggles after the shooting were not my fault. I frame the discussion using Arthur Frank’s three types of illness narratives: chaos, restitution, and quest. Chaos narratives do not have much structure and occur when people are just trying to handle an illness. Restitution narratives occur when society expects the ill person to get back to normal as soon as possible. Quest narratives occur when people learn from their illness and help others who have similar experiences. Each of these narrative stages played a role in my own healing process and can be seen my in experiences writing for the Healing in the Arts show. This study may further inform researchers, clinicians, and trauma survivors on how creativity can be a vital and necessary coping method
Commencement Program [Fall 2023]
Get PDFSt. Cloud State University commencement program for fall 2023https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/commpro/1285/thumbnail.jp
Blood as Currency in Professional Wrestling
Get PDFThe practice of blading in professional wrestling is a performative act where a wrestler intentionally cuts oneself to inflict a bleeding injury. Audiences in the moment and long after the match invest significant consideration in working out whether blood and injury are a ‘work’, part of the performance or ‘shoot’, an actual injury.
This reaction demonstrates an argument for real and perceived injury to be understood as a popular attraction in the spectacle of pro-wrestling’s performance, and blood in particular as currency in the performer/audience transaction. This paper will focus on the performance of pre-determined injury as modes of communication in the pro-wrestling ring. By employing principles from Hobbes’s Leviathan (1651) to explain how pro-wrestling’s lexicon, or kayfabe, is conducive to marketing blood as currency, a codified language system that reads physical sacrifice as inherently masculine is established. By relating this principle to The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania X-Seven and Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes at Backlash 2023, the paper explores blood as currency in performance. The paper concludes by returning to Hobbes’s Lexicon, debating the fictional systems beyond the ring that shape our attitudes to labour, and that questions the work/shoot; the blurring of the line between reality and the masculine myth that demands an actual physical sacrifice in a fictional performance
Examination of Reading Intervention Operations During COVID-19 Remote Learning as Reported by Minnesota Elementary Principals
Get PDFSchool crises, ranging from individual incidents to community-wide disruptions, can occur on or off campuses. The COVID-19 pandemic, the most extensive educational disruption in history, affected over 1.6 billion students globally (UNSDG, n.d.). Reading, a complex process, poses challenges for about 20% of elementary students nationwide (Moats, 2020). Thus, ensuring reading instruction during crises is crucial.
This study explores reading interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on Minnesota elementary principals\u27 perspectives. Through interviews, the research delves into their operational practices and strategies. Principals faced significant challenges, prioritizing the survival of institutions, staff safety, and supporting students and families. The study highlights the pandemic\u27s profound impact on educational leadership, emphasizing the need for comprehensive preparedness. Principals navigated safety protocols, remote learning transitions, and resource access, revealing a crucial need for collaboration with internet providers, policy reviews, enhanced instructional leadership, and comprehensive emergency readiness to ensure adaptability and resilience in the face of future challenges