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University Scholar Series: Brandon White
Full text linkUse and Applications of HeLa Cells in Science and Biotechnology
On October 26, 2011, Dr. Brandon White spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Gerry Selter at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Brandon White is an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at SJSU, teaching courses in molecular biology, molecular biological techniques, and cell biology. His research focuses on Notch signaling and identification, and characterization of natural products involved in cell death of cancer cells. In this seminar, Dr. Brandon White discusses the use and applications of HeLa cells in science and biotechnology.https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/uss/1011/thumbnail.jp
Case study of the experiences and perspectives of Hispanic immigrant parents of heritage language maintenance and bilingual education in the rural community of Brandon, Manitoba, A
Full text linkThis study investigated and described the experiences and perspectives of Hispanic immigrant parents on heritage language maintenance and bilingual education in the City of Brandon, Manitoba. Hispanic immigrant parents were interviewed to explore how they perceived and experienced the maintenance of the home language and bilingual education of their children. The study used a qualitative embedded case study methodology (Yin, 2014). Data collection methods included five individual semi-structured interviews and three focus group interviews. Sixteen first-generation Hispanic immigrant parents took part in this study, and they were divided into two subunits of analysis: Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents and non-Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents. The results of this study reveal that despite the importance that both groups of Hispanic immigrant parents place in their native language as a fundamental core value in their ethnic identity, they perceived a gradual erosion of their children’s home language. Colombian, Salvadoran, and Honduran immigrant parents had more challenges and difficulties in preserving their home language in comparison with Hispanic non-Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents. Data suggest that the Colombian, Salvadoran, and Honduran immigrant parents were less aware of the cognitive advantages of bilingualism and heritage language preservation in comparison with the Hispanic non-Colombian, Honduran, and Salvadoran immigrant parents. However, both groups of parents perceived the need to implement heritage and bilingual programs in the school and in the community for supporting their efforts to preserve the home language. Language barriers that parents faced, along with socioeconomic conditions, repercussions of intrafamilial conflicts, separation, and family disruption were factors negatively influencing home language maintenance in children. In summary, this research sought to raise awareness of heritage language maintenance issues that affect the Hispanic immigrants in a rural city of Manitoba. The results confirm that changes in heritage and bilingual policy are needed to support the Hispanic immigrant community in their efforts to maintain the heritage language. Teachers, school personnel, and parents need to develop ‘collaborative power relations’ (Cummins, 2001; Ntelioglou, Fannin, Montanera, and Cummins, 2014) to achieve the outcome of empowering Hispanic immigrant children.
Author-supplied keywords: Language maintenance, bilingual education, heritage language, Hispanic immigrantsIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-193)."In partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Master of Education.
Brandon White Final Dissertation.pdf
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This qualitative study aimed to identify teaching competencies teachers attribute to student achievement and what evaluator feedback they want and need to improve their instruction. Participants from one school district were interviewed. The data were coded through the lens of Marzano’s (2017) Art and Science of Teaching Framework. Of Marzano’s 60 competencies, teachers overwhelmingly focused on competencies around engaging students, specifically noticing when students are not engaged. The participants in this study desired evaluator feedback on strategies to better engage students, yet did not identify, by name or insinuation, those teaching competencies critical to actually engaging students, such as planning and preparing content material or how to differentiate the delivery of content to meet each student’s needs. In essence, the art of teaching trumps the science of teaching when it comes to what teachers focus their instruction on and what they want feedback on. The data from this study also suggested participants were more likely to use feedback given by an evaluator if they respected the evaluator and their professional knowledge and skill in the teacher’s content area. </p
2009-2010 John Brandon
No full textJohn Brandon is the author of three novels, Arkansas, Citrus County, and A Million Heavens, and a new short story collection, Further Joy, all with McSweeney\u27s. His shorter work has appeared in Oxford American, The Believer, ESPN the Magazine, GQ, McSweeney\u27s Quarterly Concern, The New York Times Magazine, and numerous university journals. For two seasons, he wrote about college football for Grantland.com. He holds an undergraduate degree from University of Florida and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. He\u27s recently spent time as the Grisham Fellow in Creative Writing at University of Mississippi, and as the Tickner Writing Fellow at Gilman School, in Baltimore, and is the recipient of a Sustainable Arts Fellowship.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/grisham_res/1010/thumbnail.jp
Homegoing Celebration for Brandon D. White
No full textFuneral program for Brandon D. White, born August 30, 1985 and died May 18, 2002. The funeral was held May 25, 2002 at Childress Memorial C. O. G. I. C., officiated by Elder James Lewis. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home, and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas
Jim Brandon
No full textPosed, Brandon, standing, holding cover of magazine. (On verso: Jim Brandon. Jan '54 Issue)Jim Brandon (1933?-2006) was an alumnus of the University of Arkansas. He was a former Arkansas state senator and representative and later a neighborhood advisory commissioner to the D.C. government
Bill Brandon
No full textPosed, Brandon seated in armchair."(On verso: 9-'48. Bill Brandon ba '42)Bill Brandon (1920-2018) was an alumnus of the University of Arkansas and a former employee of the Arkansas Gazette and the Southwestern Electric Power Company. He coined the phrase "SWEPCO"
Orion: a novel
No full textOrion is the story of Iraq war vet Gene Temmens as he returns home to Michigan in an attempt to reconnect with family and start over. But when financial crises rear their heads and smoothing out the wrinkles in his family relationships proves almost impossible, Gene lapses into old habits that end in murder.M.F.A.by Matthew Brandon Blas
1977 Tom Brandon
No full textAlt Text: Headshot of UNI men\u27s swimming and diving athlete Tom Brandon. He stands shirtless against a white background. Black and white image.https://scholarworks.uni.edu/panther_athletics/2418/thumbnail.jp
Peer support: a collaborative approach to teacher improvement
Full text linkMany teachers today struggle to meet the differentiated needs in their classrooms. Mentorship programs are often available to teachers in the first five years of teaching, but after the initial induction process there is little support for teachers. In the past, when teachers were identified as struggling in the classroom, they were evaluated through the supervisory process by their administrators. With a collaborative mentor to guide and support them, would teachers have the ability to improve and sustain that growth? This study of the Peer Support Program in elementary and high schools in Surrey, British Columbia, had 31 participants: 19 female and 12 male teachers between the ages of 26 and 50, with 1-25 years of teaching experience. The mixed method research incorporated an online survey with all participants and five one-on-one interviews. Of the teachers participating in the study, 85% rated the Peer Support Program as above average for effectiveness, and would recommend the program to colleagues. Teachers reported sustainable improvement to their teaching practice after participating in the Peer Support Program. Providing a collaborative program such as the Peer Support Program is one viable option to support teachers in improving their teaching practice and reducing teacher stress and burnout.
Keywords: peer support, mentorship, teacher improvement, struggling teacher, collaborationIncludes bibliographical references (pages 78-83).In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education
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