Iowa's Changing Swine Industry

This publication uses Census of agriculture data to track geographical and other changes in the swine industry in Iowa and the U.S.

The Computer System: Developing a Plan for the School District

Educators must develop a computer strategy to cover all potential needs of their district

Teaching Phonics Mastery Through the Use of Differentiated and Instructional Strategies

This capstone reports the effectiveness of using differentiated instructional and assessment strategies to improve student understanding in phonics mastery. Based on pretest data that analyzed understanding of short u consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, phonics instruction was implemented to meet the needs of students in whole-group and small-group settings. This unit consisted of five whole-group lessons over short u blending and segmentation. In addition to the whole group learning, specific students were pulled for small-group intervention. The unit concluded with a post-assessment that tested student understanding on real and nonsense CVC words; these assessments were implemented to assess if the integration of nonlinguistic representation and scaffolding improved student understanding. After reviewing and analyzing student information, data shows that learning increased when engaging instructional strategies were implemented into lessons. I found that feedback, nonlinguistic representations turn-and-talks, and scaffolding support student understanding of phonics mastery

Is Labour struggling in the polls because of Ed Miliband?

Why is the Labour party struggling to gain support? Ed Miliband certainly lacks that ‘X factor’, but perhaps it isn’t all his fault. There is a current disconnect between the public and politicians of all traditional parties, and it could also be that Labour has failed to connect because their policies are largely reactive and the public still holds the party responsible for the economic downturn, says Victoria Honeyman

The UK’s main problem in influencing reform in Europe is that it is regarded as a semi-detached member

A string of moves by the Tory party: withdrawal of British Conservative MEPs from the EPP-ED caucus, opposition to Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission president, demands to overturn freedom of movement, and refusal to pay Britain’s recalculated dues, simply reinforces the impression that the British government is less and less interested in the EU and in working constructively within it, writes Gordon McKechnie

Factors Which Influence the Effectiveness and Utilization of Computer Based Programs: Implications for Decision-Making

Student access to computer technology is a financial concern ... the extent to which computers are used after purchase is determined by the enthusiasm of the staff and the support given to them by the administration