From Wicked Problems to Learning Communities

A diverse team of folks will talk about using a Learning Community model to tackle some of our university\u27s most complex challenges

A high school internship program as an informed decision-making influence: a quantitative case study

This study examined the change of College and Career Readiness (CCR) perceptions high school students reported as a result of a semester long internship program. The primary perceptions being measured included informed decision making, career choice awareness, college choice awareness, and clarity of the students futures after high school. This quantitative case study was grounded in Conley’s (2008) defining work on CCR of high school students. Fifteen high school students that completed the internship program replied to pre and post program surveys. The data analysis suggests that internship program interventions can provide high school students with experiences that broaden their understanding of choices and their ability to make informed forward-looking decisions. A Mann-Whitney U analysis did not reveal a statistical significance. However, the results demonstrated practical significance within six constructual factors including, Decision making confidence, education and community awareness, skills and interest confidence, career choice confidence, college choice confidence, and external influences. The data led the researcher to suggest that a broad longitudinal study be conducted across many internship programs that would inform an innovative high school curriculum to redefine CCR as its needs evolve. Limitations of the study are discussed as are additional recommendations

Applied Radar Meteorology

This is a textbook focused on operational and other aspects of applied radar meteorology. Its primary purpose is to serve as a text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students studying meteorology, who wish to work as professional operational meteorologists in the U.S. National Weather Service or the Air Force Weather Agency. In addition to a detailed description of operational weather radar systems operating in the United States, this text also provides a brief historical overview of the subject as well as a basic review of the physics of electromagnetic radiation and other theoretical aspects of weather radar. The last two chapters discuss a sample of other radar systems (such as the Doppler on Wheels and the Canadian and European operational networks), and future directions of weather radar, including its use as an input for high-resolution, rapid refresh computer models

Breakout 2: CoLab Pedagogy Orientation Program

In this session, faculty and others with a special interest in teaching and learning will be introduced to the CoLab\u27s new Pedagogy Orientation Program. Help us design, develop, and launch a fresh initiative to support new faculty, build community and collaboration across our instructors, and scale the Cluster Pedagogy Learning Community to serve sustainably all of our campus faculty. All welcome

Imact of complex childhood trauma: knowledge and understanding of Vermont educators

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of licensed and non-licensed Vermont educators with regard to their perceived knowledge and understanding of the impact of complex childhood trauma. This partial replication study was based on the 2017 study by Goodwin-Click who examined the impact trauma-informed care professional development had on school personnel’s perception of knowledge of complex childhood trauma. For this quantitative study, Vermont licensed and nonlicensed educators were recruited via email invitation to participate in the study. Participants were asked to respond to a fifty-two item survey and were also asked to provide demographic information. Responses indicated that the majority of respondents had participated in trauma-informed professional development. The data analysis identified some significant differences in educators’ knowledge of the impact of complex childhood trauma. Further research needs in this area are discussed along with the limitations of this research

The Great January Jamboree Unconference

This will be an engaging, irreverent, energizing and relaxed event designed to help our community set goals and set a tone for Spring. An Unconference is a community-generated event that will take shape around the participants. Come experience the fun! The CoLab encourages all employees to attend! The event ends at 12:15pm

An investigation of the influences on the residency aspirations of youth in the present-day rural context

This study examined the residency aspirations of rural youth in the context of the globalized economy. Past research on the outmigration of rural youth pointed to academic achievers being pushed towards pursing higher education and leaving the community for white-collar careers. Gains in technology, connectivity, and other features of the modern economy open rural locales to new possibilities from remote work in knowledge-worker career fields to the ability to tap into the global marketplace. Given these temporal changes to the rural circumstance, this study sought to investigate how the career aspirations of rural students were being influenced, and correspondingly, how that influenced their plans for settling down in the future. Set in the Northern Forest Region, this natural amenity rich rural community once thrived with relatively high-wage blue-collar jobs at its economic core. This collective case study involved interviews with five high school seniors, a parent of each student, and an educator or other influential adult identified by the student. Perceptions regarding careers and employment opportunities were found to be the leading driver in shaping residency aspirations. Despite positive feelings towards rurality and desires to reside in non-metropolitan areas, participants appeared to believe that quality employment opportunities were not possible in their hometown. The recommendations consider how schools and communities might work in partnership to cultivate place-consciousness while fostering careers that leverage today’s more placeless economy

Institutional Assessment: Supporting PSU\u27s Vision Through Methods, Metrics, and Community

Institutional assessment is larger than any one aspect of the University. In this session, participants will explore how academic, co-curricular, and operational assessment support PSU’s vision and student learning improvement, by what methods effectiveness is measured quantitatively and qualitatively, and how we all play a role in its success