Support for Instructional Leadership: Supervision, Mentoring, and Professional Development for U.S. School Leaders - Findings from the American School Leader Panel

With school leadership second only to teaching among school-related influences on student learning, principals can play an important role in school success. But how do their districts promote their effectiveness, especially in improving teaching? Based on a survey of the American School Leader Panel, a representative sample of principals from across the United States, this report explores the prevalence and quality of three important on-the-job supports for school leaders: supervision, mentorship and professional development (as defined by at least a day focused on principals). The good news is that two-thirds of principals report receiving some support. The bad news is that more than two thirds (68 percent) report that they don't receive all three sources of help. Mentoring, for example, is typically available only to first- or second-year principals or those encountering difficulties on the job, and only a minority of principals report that their districts require mentoring, even for first-year (49 percent of respondents) or struggling principals (21 percent). Also, the prevalence of support a principal receives may depend on the size of his or her school district. Both mentoring and professional development are more readily available in larger and medium-sized districts than smaller ones. The value principals place on the support they receive is linked to whether the support emphasizes the key aspect of principals' job—improving teachers' instruction. For example, all of the principals (100 percent) who reported that their mentors focused on instruction to a great extent also said that they prized the mentoring. That compares with a minority (40 percent) of principals who said their mentors devoted little to no time to instruction

Impact of Online Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy on Suicidal Ideation

Based on the prevalence of depression, suicide, and suicidal ideation, it is imperative to increase access to effective interventions. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT; Segal, Williams, &amp; Teasdale, 2000) is a promising intervention in this regard given its evidence base and capacity to be delivered digitally through the Mindful Mood Balance program (MMB). This study investigates the impact of the MMB program paired with a standard depression care pathway (DepCare) compared to DepCare alone on suicidal ideation in a randomized clinical trial among depressed patients with residual depressive symptoms (N=460) (Segal et al., 2020). This study also examines both suicidal ideation and depression outcomes among a subset of participants who are at elevated risk based on a history of attempted suicide or current suicidal ideation at baseline (N=109). In the full sample, the MMB program was associated with a reduced proportion of participants reporting suicidal ideation relative to DepCare. Among participants with elevated risk, there were no statistically significant effects between groups in the proportion of participants reporting suicidal ideation; however, there was evidence that MMB offers significant benefit with respect to depression severity outcomes among the elevated risk group. These findings suggest MMB is a promising and accessible evidence-based intervention for suicidal ideation and depression among patients with residual depression symptoms and, specifically, among those at elevated risk for suicidal ideation.</p

Educational Demo Hyperboloid Hole in the Wall

ME450 Capstone Design and Manufacturing Experience: Fall 2015A hyperboloid of revolution demonstrates that a straight rod rotating about a central axis follows a curved path in three-dimensional space, forming a hyperboloid. This project aims to scale up a typical, tabletop hyperboloid of revolution demonstration to be life-size. The new demonstration, now six feet tall, will allow a child up to eight years of age to replace the rod. The mission of this project on a broader scale is to provide more mathematical background than traditionally available, with the hopes of getting younger generations interested in the STEM fields. As this demonstration would like to be used in classrooms and museums, the entire display will need to be easily assembled and transported.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117344/1/ME450-F15-Project27-FinalReport.pd

Hedonistas

En esta tesis realizo un análisis de las representaciones de lo sexual en las ficciones audiovisuales de consumo masivo. A partir de este, desarrollo una ficción audiovisual en la que el contenido porno con perspectiva de género se integra a la trama de manera orgánica. Hedonistas es una miniserie de comedia dramática/pornográfica para streaming de cinco capítulos, indaga sobre la bisexualidad y los vínculos afectivos/sexuales no monogámicos. El guion desarrolla un relato lineal con una estructura narrativa clásica dentro de la cual se hilan partes pornográficas, con perspectiva de género, claves para el desarrollo de la trama. Mientras que detrás de la pantalla hay una amplia desigualdad de género. En la pantalla, existe la urgencia de corregir y rever las imágenes erróneas y estereotipadas que se repiten una y otra vez en los audiovisuales de consumo masivo. El porno no está exento, la sexualidad tiene un papel muy importante en el desarrollo humano, y el porno tiene una responsabilidad educativa inherente.Facultad de Arte

Predictors of drinking and functional outcomes for men and women following inpatient alcohol treatment

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106952/1/ajad12098.pd

The Words We Use, the Actions We Take, and the Perceptions We Hold: First-step assessments to inform wellness curricula and burnout prevention programming

Introduction: In response to concerns about burnout, many medical schools have been initiating wellness curricula and programming. A key to the success of these efforts is having engagement from targeted audiences. Gathering input from these groups regarding preferred lexicon, wellness actions, and perceptions of judgement or guilt around such actions can help in developing and promoting such curricular and programmatic offerings. Engagement is especially important when it comes to the predictors of burnout (e.g., self-care, self-compassion, and emotional self-disclosure). Methods: Utilizing a focus-group methodology as a preliminary step, medical school faculty and students discussed terms regarding burnout predictors. Thematic analysis using grounded theory was used to analyze transcriptions with the generated preferred terms being incorporated into a follow-up survey. Surveys were completed by 23 faculty, 65 students, 23 residents, and 124 staff (n = 235). The survey asked for ranked preferences of lexicon terms, ratings of engagement and importance around wellness actions, perceptions of judgement and guilt around engaging in self-care, and disengagement and exhaustion via the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. Results: Overall, results revealed a preference for alternative language (i.e., “personal well-being” (p \u3c 0.001), “being kind to yourself” (p \u3c 0.001), “sharing your feelings” (p \u3c 0.001)) compared to phrases commonly used in the wellness literature (i.e., self-care, self-compassion, and emotional self-disclosure). Engagement in self-care (p \u3c 0.001), and self-compassion actions (p = 0.001) were inversely correlated with burnout, while perceptions of being judged (p \u3c 0.001) and feeling guilty for self-care (p \u3c 0.001) were positively correlated with burnout. Conclusion: Incorporating preferred lexicon terms and mitigation factors (correlating with the reduction of burnout) into wellness curricular development is encouraged as a valuable initial step for medical schools and organizations as they reach out to their intended audiences

High Repetition-Rate Pulse Shaping of a Spectrally Broadened Yb Femtosecond Laser

We demonstrate compression and shaping of few cycle pulses from a high average power Ytterbium laser system. The pulses from a commercial 20 W, 100 kHz Yb laser system are spectrally broadened in two-stages using gas-filled, stretched hollow-core fibers and then compressed and shaped in an acousto-optic modulator-based pulse-shaper. The pulse-shaper allows for compression, characterization, and shaping all in one system, producing ~10 fs pulses with 50 uJ of energ