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    chose this opportunity for my venture grant because it presents a unique opportunity for me to explore an area of interest while also helping me develop skills that will benefit me as a student and as a leader. In order to be fully prepared for this experience, it is necessary to be address both the academic and social aspects of the trip. The academic preparations are vitally important to this venture experience. To be fully prepared,

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    Continuing Academic Success Keyaria Tompkins GEN/201 September 22, 2014 Maureen Parker Continuing Academic Success Of course everyone wants to be successful! It takes 100% of effort and determination to be successful. Maintaining believable goals keeps you on track for the road of success. If you keep your goals in mind, you will not astray from them. Achieving goals that you have set for yourself is your responsibility. It is easy to get distracted from your academic goals, if they

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    strengths and weaknesses. One student can be strong in reading, but lack skills in math and another student can lack skills in both reading and math. It is the teacher’s job to understand this pattern and to implement a developmentally appropriate lesson plan that helps other students learn. It is the teacher’s job to challenge their thoughts, but also helps both students be successful in their learning without exceeding their level of skill. Learning Differences: In this standard the teacher will understand

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    Study Skills: Managing Time as an Adult Learner The potential for learning is active throughout the course of one's lifespan. Academic learning is often associated with adolescence and early adulthood; however, adults are also compelled to "go back to school" to further their education in order to gain more employable skills, change their career path, or to fulfill a personal goal. Although adult learners are just as capable as understanding new information as younger learners, the adult learner

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    plus meeting new people that they could potentially be good friend with. The social aspect is the most valuable aspect of the college experience; it allows a student to connect with new people, go to events, as well as helping them develop social skills that can help them with things such as talking through an interview or even in a normal conversation with an authority. Online schooling can abolish this social aspect due to being mainly online, students will not have the opportunity to meet with

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    atmosphere in his inauguration speech. Even President Obama established a national volunteer week, hoping to encourage unity among the American people. The idea of magnanimity and service have also proven to be just as inspiring and advantageous in the academic realm. More high schools and higher learning institutions have implemented service learning requirements into their curriculums. The results of this incorporation have transcended the world of academia and have instilled invaluable lessons and tools

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    The four core values are essential in developing strong, professional connections with the residents while ensuring that their academic performance is at its peak. Through my own personal experience at UB, interpersonal, academic, community and self have played a vital role in virtually all aspects of my academic career. This vitality that has been maintained in my first semester gives merit to the notion that the core values will aid any student in any endeavor they choose to endure. I will apply

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    1. During my time at Clarion University, I have worked to develop myself in ways beyond academic development. Particularly, I have worked to develop my abilities as a leader. In a position like the summer housing assistant, it is crucial to have a well-developed set of leadership skills. The housing assistant is going to be working with a wide variety of people, from coaches to camp leaders, and from children to athletes and other college students. In order to be effective as a housing assistant

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    Introduction Social-emotional awareness is an important skill to be able to learn for children in general, but more importantly for children at risk. This paper will address the effectiveness of social-emotional learning for students at risk and the importance of learning social-emotional skills in conjunction with the students’ academic education. Although the main focus of this paper is for students who are at risk, this paper also addresses if social-emotional learning is effective for students

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    need more prompts if her frustration level gets too high, and she begins to engage in aggression behavior towards self or others. C. Receptive or Expressive: Is the targeted skill a receptive skill or an expressive skill? Please describe the response the student will make: • The targeted skills is an expressive skill. Sabrina will use her communication board to indicate a choice, want, or need. She can express several different types of wants or needs such as; her need for a break, a need

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