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004. L.H. Pammel (1923-24) [Biography]
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Practice Makes Ready, Not Perfect: Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of their Pre-student Teaching Practicum Experiences
Get PDFThis interpretive phenomenological study, which sought to understand the lived experiences of nine preservice teachers in a pre-student teaching practicum, has uncovered helpful findings. The study investigated their perceptions of relationships, roles, and fit with cooperating teachers, as well as their impact on socio-emotional aspects, particularly their feelings of readiness for student teaching and teacher identity development. These findings address the literature gap regarding preservice teachers’ perspectives on clinical practice before student teaching and have the potential to impact the field of teacher education. Interviews provided qualitative textual data, and transcripts were analyzed for participants’ significant meaning statements, leading to the emergence of five critical themes that captured the essence of the practicum experience. Supportive, collaborative relationships with cooperating teachers, built on mentorship guidance, trust through autonomy, constructive advice, and confidence from teaching experiences, promote a sense of belonging, satisfaction, and emotional well-being, and help foster a stronger teacher identity and confident readiness for student teaching. Greater involvement of preservice teachers, particularly through meaningful engagement with students, leads to enhanced satisfaction with the practicum and positive feelings about teacher identity development, self-efficacy, and student teaching preparedness. Moreover, if opportunities for involvement are lacking, preservice teachers should take the initiative to suggest ways to assist the teacher or support student learning. Keywords: preservice teacher, pre-student teaching practicum, mentoring, cooperating teacher, teacher emotions, professional identity, teacher educatio
Editing the MGV-1 Gene of Fusarium graminearum Using Homology-Directed Repair
No full textFusarium graminearum is a fungal pathogen responsible for scab, also known as head blight, in cereal crops like wheat and barley. These crops lack natural resistance to F. graminearum, leading to significant economic damage and adverse health effects on humans and livestock. The CRISPR/Cas9 system (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and CRISPR-associated protein 9), introduced by Jinek et al. (2012), has become a prominent tool for genome editing. In our lab, we investigate the application of CRISPR/Cas9 to control scab disease by editing genes that are known to be essential for F. graminearum to infect its host. There are two main pathways for repairing the double-stranded DNA breaks created by CRISPR/Cas9: nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) and homology-directed repair (HDR). A previous student who worked on this project using the NHEJ approach was unable to confirm any mutations in F. graminearum colonies. In the current project, we employed the HDR strategy to explore whether we could successfully induce mutations in the MGV-1 gene of F. graminearum
Strategic Planning and Capacity Growth in Nonprofit Organizations
No full textThe following is a literature review of the relationship between strategic planning and capacity building in nonprofit organizations. The review specifically examines barriers to strategic planning and capacity building in the areas of environment, leadership, and funding, as well as elements of organizational readiness for strategic planning with the goal of supporting nonprofit organizations as they work to circumvent these barriers
Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, September 2025
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--- Meet our Energy Efficiency Extraordinaire--- Where’re having a party! Will you be there?--- Textile Brewing Company joins the Platinum Green Brewery Certification Family--- Iowa DNR composting rules now open for public comment--- Free Assistance Available--- Industry Newshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/iwrc_news/1138/thumbnail.jp
Eclipse, Nebraska: An Astronomical Event in Middle America
No full textI used documents and interviews to determine how the name, belonging to the once-populated town of Eclipse, Nebraska, originated. I concluded that it was the result of a real, astronomical event
2025 UNI Panther Football Media Guide
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Staff / Schedule / Quick Facts --- 2Personnel / Ath. Comms. / Honors --- 32025 Schedule --- 4-5The Panther Program --- 6UNI-Dome Renovation --- 7-9Learfield / PSN --- 10Media Protocols --- 11Parking Map --- 12The MVFC --- 13-15Head Coach Todd Stepsis --- 17-18Coaching Staff --- 19-21UNI Roster --- 22-24Player Profiles --- 25-832024 Game Recaps --- 84-852024 Statistics --- 86-90The Last Time --- 92Single-Game Records --- 93-94Single-Season Records --- 95-101Career Record --- 102-107Team Season Records --- 108-111Misc. Team Records --- 112-113Postseason Records --- 114Postseason History --- 115All-Time Results --- 116-125Year-By-Year Results --- 126-136Year-By-Year MVFC Standings --- 137-139Awards/Honors --- 140-154Postseason Game Recaps --- 155-165Coaching History --- 166https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/1466/thumbnail.jp
2025 UNI Panther Soccer Media Guide
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Contents / Staff / Schedule --- 2Quick Facts / Media Information --- 3Roster --- 4-5The Panther Program --- 6Media Protocols --- 7Parking Map --- 8Missouri Valley Conference --- 9-11UNI Soccer Field --- 12Interim Head Coach Alex Place Thomas --- 14-15Coaching Staff --- 16-17Player Bios --- 18-422024 Season Stats --- 442024 MVC Stats --- 452024 MVC Awards --- 462024 MVC Tournament Results --- 47Coaching History --- 49Award Winners --- 50Individual Career Records --- 51Individual Single-Season Records --- 52Individual & Team Single-Game Records --- 53Team Single-Season Records --- 54Panthers In The Postseason --- 55Yearly Team Statistics --- 56Yearly Statistic Leaders --- 57-59Season-By-Season Schedules/Results --- 60-62All-Time Record vs. Opponents --- 63Opponent Capsules --- 64-66All-Time Roster --- 67https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/1467/thumbnail.jp
