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    technology as a tool in teaching their students. While there are several districts that teach in the “traditional” sense, there has been a steady incline as to the amount of school districts across the world that are switching to iPads and other electronic devices to aide in the pupil’s education. Depending on the administrators, students are allowed to bring their devices to the classroom (BYOD, Bring Your Own Device), while other districts receive grants and other types of funding to purchase a technology

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    For the first project requirements, I collected data for the Yankton School District and the Mitchell School District from the South Dakota Department of Education’s website. I specifically looked at each district’s report card that included performance indicators, school performance index, staffing and student population statistics, attendance numbers and high school completion and college and career readiness statistics. Each school district’s report card contained further detailed information

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    Title of the Paper: Work Life Balance of Female College Teachers in Thrissur District Author 1 :Mr.Lims Thomas, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, St.Thomas’ College (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala, India Email : limsthomas09@gmail.com Author 2 :Ms.Reshma Paul, Counsellor, Sanjo Sadan, De- Addiction cum Rehabilitation Centre, Anandapuram, Thrissur, Kerala, India Email : reshmapaul612@gmail.com Previously, the female workforce in India was mainly employed in non-managerial, subordinate

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    Part 1 Question 1 – LENZ classification LENZ classification- F7.1 Regional average elevation- 520m Climate- Mild temperatures, high solar radiation, slight annual water deficits. Landform- Undulating volcanic plateau. Parent material- Rhyolitic rock Question 2 – Soil types Describe the main soil characteristics for the region including their soil texture, depth, plant available water and drainage. Soil texture- The soil around the Taupo area is a sandy loam which is normally made up of sand along

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    the overall direction and vision for district schools. School boards are involved in strategic planning for the schools, through identification of strategic goals and priorities for the district, Alberta School Boards Association, ASBA, (n. d). Through various policy formulations, school boards assert their philosophy by developing various frameworks and guidelines that steer the school system and actions of its employees. Decision making in the school district School boards make various decisions

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    are shaking their heads at the consideration of a four-day school week, and a longer school day. Shorter school weeks or longer school days are reasonable solutions when there is a shortage of funding, or possible budget cuts coming to the school district. This solution has many mixed opinions from parents, teachers and school board members.     An article from The Wichita Eagle really focuses on one family and how the change to longer school days has impacted them and their first-grade son. It also

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    When we were little, especially with older siblings, something like drinking at a party seemed so sinister. I told myself that would never be me, and I really believed it. When you grow up, even just a few years, you learn more about how the world works and some things become more clear. You learn how businesses run and how the government works. Criminals and terrorists cover the television screen on the nightly news. Your friends from middle school grow up and some go to college and some fall addicted

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    A Long Way Gone Analysis

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    In the book, A Long Way Gone, there is an array of different tones. The author uses them to shine light on the central theme and main idea of the story. The tone is important because it emphasizes the emotion of the text and the story being told. The author, Ishmael Beah, who is also the main character in the book has had a rough life. He grew up in the city of Mattru Jong, which is in the country of Sierra Leone. War had swept over the land changing everything and everyone. Beah was forced into

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    Studies have verified the benefits of using classroom discussion to increase overall student achievement (Li, Murphy, & Firetto, 2014; McKeown, Beck, & Blake, 2009; Murphy et al., 2017; Wolf, Crosson, & Resnick, 2006). The studies stressed the importance of teacher facilitation during discussion and the overall goal of student ownership over discussion. This study investigated Discussion Stem Discourse (DSD) and the impact it had over student ownership of the discussion around literature. When teachers

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    students strive to be “cool” or “popular” or simply fit in when they attend grade school. Although not all students fall into the wrong path, every student deserves assistance and the opportunity to grow and prosper. In the Pasadena Independent School District (PISD) about 90% of the students are minorities. Meanwhile, in 2015 the highest percentage of drop outs within ethnic groups was 9.6%; it belonged to a minority. Although minorities tend to have higher dropout rates, there are nonprofit organizations

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