Professional Development School Support of the Elementary GLOBE Curriculum A Facilitated Adaptation of Inquiry Science

This qualitative study focused on identifying barriers and remedies to those barriers found when teaching elementary school science. The Elementary GLOBE Program (2006) was the curriculum selected when doing the 18 month study. The researcher asked what made Elementary GLOBE (EG) easy and/or difficult to use. The researcher also wished to ascertain what impact did the adoption of EG have on the delivery of science instruction in the K-4 grade classrooms participating in this study. Two professional developments schools (PDS), located in a Mid Atlantic state were the sites for the study. Both schools are in an urban setting and affiliated with a nearby land grant university.;The main purpose of this study was to investigate how elementary teachers integrate inquiry-based science in their classrooms. This was accomplished by providing an inservice workshop on an elementary science curriculum (EG) to six teachers. Then teachers were observed instructing with the newly learned curriculum. During the course of the study, teachers kept journals about their experiences teaching science. Later, they gave interviews about their classroom and school environments while teaching science.;To ascertain trustworthiness, a member check in the form of a questionnaire was given to the participating teachers to determine the reliability of the findings at the conclusion of the study. Seven out of seven teachers agreed that EG changed the way their students experienced science. Five out of seven participants felt EG increased their confidence to teach science. Time management was identified as the major barrier to teaching science with six out seven teachers agreeing with this finding. Although accommodation was identified as a barrier, four out of seven agreed to this finding even though there was a high prevalence of diversity in the studied schools and EG was not presented in the any language other than English. Five of the seven participants preferred teaching science with EG over the approved textbook used by the schools. There is a dearth of primary level earth system science materials, so the findings from this study provide evidence for an engaging curriculum promoting science and literacy

Computer vision

The field of computer vision is surveyed and assessed, key research issues are identified, and possibilities for a future vision system are discussed. The problems of descriptions of two and three dimensional worlds are discussed. The representation of such features as texture, edges, curves, and corners are detailed. Recognition methods are described in which cross correlation coefficients are maximized or numerical values for a set of features are measured. Object tracking is discussed in terms of the robust matching algorithms that must be devised. Stereo vision, camera control and calibration, and the hardware and systems architecture are discussed

Internet-Based Forestry Extension: Using It in the Classroom

The Internet Forestry Explorer is a Web site designed to present information about forest and watershed management. The target audience includes natural resource professionals, forest landowners, environmental education teachers, citizens of the featured forests and watersheds, and to a lesser extent anyone who is interested in learning more about their state’s natural resources. Components of the Web site include an interactive GIS that allows the creation of tailored maps, virtual “walking tours” where users can view photos, pages of forest management examples, and links to organizations and other pages of interest. One component was created as part of a three-university virtual forest project. Penn State chose a private, award-winning tree farm to discuss and highlight forest sustainability according to the Montreal Protocol. This site includes pages describing the 7 criteria and 67 indicators of the Montreal Protocol, as well as a walking tour of the tree farm. A survey was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of the Internet Forestry Explorer in educating target audiences. This presentation will discuss the technical construction of the Web site, the results of the survey, and how the site may be used in university classroom setting

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1947-1948

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School, formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook is also called the Towershttps://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1010/thumbnail.jp

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1962-1963

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School (Windsor, Ontario); formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook also called the Towers.https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1091/thumbnail.jp

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1958-1959

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School, formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook also called the Towershttps://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1043/thumbnail.jp

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1967-1968

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School (Windsor, Ontario); formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook also called the Towers.https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1096/thumbnail.jp

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1956-1957

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School, formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook also called the Towershttps://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1041/thumbnail.jp

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1968-1969

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School (Windsor, Ontario); formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook also called the Towers.https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1097/thumbnail.jp

Lowe, W. D. High School Yearbook 1950-1951

Yearbook of W. D. Lowe High School, formerly called Walkerville Technical School (and other names); yearbook also called The Towershttps://scholar.uwindsor.ca/essexcountyontariohighschoolyearbooks/1036/thumbnail.jp