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Science of Reading Advocates are Teaching Children to Guess at Words
Get PDFTim Shanahan, Louisa Moats, Linnea Ehri, Wilson Reading Systems, Orton-Gillingham profiteers, SOR advocates, the International Dyslexia Association, and other plucky little phonics-first penguins are advocating that meaning-based reading teachers teach children to read by guessing guess at words. This of course is nonsense
Esports & Title IX: NCAA Program Growth Leads to Title IX Implications
Get PDFAccording to the National Association of Collegiate Esports, in 2016 seven colleges and universities had varsity esports teams, as of 2021 there are over 170 varsity programs that belong to the organization (NACE). Many colleges and universities have added esports clubs and varsity programs as a means to attract and recruit students to their campuses (Lyman, 2022). 40% of esports teams are housed in athletic departments and 90% of esports athletes are male despite the teams being labeled coed (Baurer-Wolf, 2019). Given those numbers, several Title IX issues have emerged including the potential for the proportionality to be shifted so that universities become out of compliance with Title IX, unequal distribution of financial aid skewed towards male athletes, and an inability to accommodate the interest of female student athletes. Further complicating the matter is a recent decision made by the court in the Navarro v. Florida Institute of Technology (FIT 2023). The plaintiffs were male rowers who sued FIT for cutting their well-established program in favor of adding a varsity esports team. Citing previous decisions like Biedeger v. Quinnipiac University (2006), the court compared esports to cheerleading and state that it was not in effect a sport. The decision pointed to the fact there were numerous games (Super Smash Brothers to League of Legends etc.), that all had different rules which were created by the video game companies, and that their national governing body had no control over those rules. The ruling also took it a step further to state that esports require no athletic ability. With that definition, the court stated that esports would not provide more participation opportunities that the men\u27s rowing program it was cutting and ordered FIT to reinstate the men\u27s rowing program. Keep in mind that FIT is a uniqie case in that their enrollment is 70% male and 30% female. Many other universities have much closer male to female student-athlete ratios, thus it is important to scrutinize the addition of esports teams in athletic departments to ensure that Title IX is being followed. This presentation will discuss the growth of esport programs on college campuses, potential Title IX issues, and the FIT ruling in relation to those issues
Kiv Singh, San Francisco State University, 2023 After Dinner Speaking Event
No full textVideo of Kiv Singh’s presentation for the final round of the After Dinner Speaking event for the 2023 American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament hosted by Santa Ana College
Safa Shaikh, Seton Hall University, 2023 Impromptu Speaking Event
No full textVideo of Safa Shaikh\u27s presentation for the final round of the Impromptu Speaking event for the 2023 American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament hosted by Santa Ana College
Kaity Johnson, Bradley University, 2023 Persuasive Speaking Event
No full textVideo of Kaity Johnson’s presentation for the final round of the Persuasive Speaking event for the 2023 American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament hosted by Santa Ana College
Kianté Stuart, Hastings College, 2023 Persuasive Speaking Event
No full textVideo of Kianté Stuart’s presentation for the final round of the Persuasive Speaking event for the 2023 American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament hosted by Santa Ana College
Building the Pathway Towards Inclusivity: A Policy Brief Advocating for Inclusive Postsecondary Education
Get PDFPeople with intellectual disabilities (ID) lack a pathway and adequate support to pursue post-secondary education in Minnesota. Opening pathways to inclusive higher education will strengthen the state\u27s workforce and economy and will reduce dependence on costly formal supports. In Minnesota less than 3% of students with ID have access to in-state postsecondary education, and there are only four colleges and universities that specifically offer enrollment to students with ID. Barriers to education and funding have dramatically slowed progress toward expanding inclusive higher education options, and Minnesota is far behind other states in the nation. Inclusive higher education is a proven pathway to independence and financial stability that must be an available and accessible opportunity afforded to people with intellectual disabilities
Senior Nutrition - Meeting an Essential Minnesota Need
Get PDFFood insecurity and malnutrition are significant public health concerns among older adults. Over the past two decades, the number of older adults in the U.S. who are food insecure has more than doubled (Ziliak & Gunderson, 2022). During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths among older adults due to malnutrition increased in Minnesota (Olson, 2023). Food insecurity among older adults is associated with numerous health issues, isolation, and increased health costs (ACL, 2021).
One prominent strategy to reduce food insecurity among older adults is to directly provide meals to those who may be food insecure. The State of Minnesota works to reduce food insecurity by providing funding to regional area agencies on aging for senior nutrition programs. However, funding for senior nutrition programs from the State of Minnesota has stagnated over the past few decades. This has reduced the ability of area agencies on agencies to meet the need that exists throughout the state.
The State of Minnesota can address food insecurity and malnutrition among older adults by increasing funding for Senior Nutrition Programs. Increased funding will improve the ability of Minnesota Area Agencies on Aging to meet the demand for congregate and homedelivered meals and reduce food insecurity among older adults
Impact of Two Courses on Intercultural Competence of Undergraduate Students
Get PDFIncreasing migrations across the world mean leaders at all levels need to become more competent in working across cultures. During the past 30 years, program designers, researchers, and others have investigated intercultural competence (ICC), often described as the capability to accurately understand and adapt behavior to cultural differences and commonalities. Tertiary education programs (TEP) are accepting these challenges by offering experiences (such as coursework, study away, study abroad, cultural events, etc.) that are intended to produce culturally competent graduates. The teaching and learning experiences described in this study at a midwestern American university may inform others. This study examined archived data from two courses designed to enhance undergraduates’ ICC. Researchers expected that students who completed a course, called Critical Race Theory in Education (CRT), would show statistically larger gains during a second course, called Human Relations in a Multicultural Society (HRMS). At the beginning and conclusion of HRMS, students completed the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Researchers used the two-sample t-test to compare the pre-HRMS scores of students who had completed CRT and students who had not completed CRT. Analysis showed students who took CRT before HRMS had statistically significantly higher beginning scores than students who had not completed CRT before they enrolled in HRMS (p = .042). Although students who completed CRT started HRMS with the higher IDI mean score, those individuals did not make statistically significant gains in their ICC during the HRMS course (p = .130). However, the students who had not completed CRT before HRMS did make statistically significant gains in their ICC during the HRMS course (p \u3c .001). These results, with additional research, could be used to redesign the courses or to design other curricula approaches