An Analysis of Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Noticing Skills During Calculus and Physics Tutoring Scenarios

Professional noticing of mathematical thinking, as defined by Jacobs, Lamb, and Philipp (2010) can be broken down into three components: attending to relevant cues, interpreting the mathematical understanding, and deciding the next best instructional steps. Most research on this topic has been conducted with elementary children. However, there is a gap in the research on professional noticing at more advanced levels, particularly college students. The purpose of this study was to take the concept of professional noticing and apply it to mathematics education at the post-secondary level. Specifically, the question we sought to answer in this study was: To what extent do mathematics and physics Teaching Assistants (TAs) attend and interpret student thinking when making decisions in their classroom? Mathematics and Physics TAs (n = 20) participated in this study focusing on their professional noticing skills when analyzing a college student struggling with two calculus-based problems. Results show that the TAs struggle most with interpreting student understanding and that those with more experience are better at deciding the next steps. Additionally, there is some data to support that knowledge of the content can impact their decision-making skills

Infant and Young Child Feces Management and Enabling Products for Their Hygienic Collection, Transport, and Disposal in Cambodia.

In Cambodia, children's feces are rarely disposed of in an improved sanitation facility. This study examines current practices and the role that enabling products may play in increasing hygienic management of infant and young child (IYC) feces in households with access to improved sanitation. A survey was conducted with the primary caregiver of a child under 5 years of age in 130 homes with an improved latrine in 21 villages across two provinces in Cambodia. Two focus group discussions per province were conducted after the survey to obtain caregiver feedback on new enabling products for hygienic management. Among caregivers, 63% reported child feces disposal in an improved latrine but only 36% reported doing so consistently. Besides child age, years of latrine ownership, caregiver age, consistency of adult latrine use, and presence of child feces management tools in the latrine were associated with hygienic disposal. The youngest caretakers with the newest latrines and youngest children were least likely to dispose of IYC feces hygienically, representing a key target group for interventions to improve hygienic disposal in Cambodia. Reusable diapers, child-friendly potties, and possibly latrine seats, that offer child safety, time and cost savings, and easy disposal and cleaning could potentially facilitate hygienic disposal for these ages

Exploring Young Women\u27s Construction of Social and Political Communicative Realities

The time-honored role that communication plays in the symbolic construction of young adults’ reality is always changing, perhaps no more so than in the age of ubiquitous global media. Yet research on how young people construct contemporary social media and political experiences is lacking. This panel, designed to extend research, reports the results of a qualitative examination of young women’s experiences with two salient aspects of contemporary life: the social, focusing on their parasocial involvement with social media influencers, but also the more politically consequential arena, with a look at the development of political attitudes as a function of political events and mediated politics

Recycling and Composing at the Appalachian Center for Craft

In summarizing our project, the 2017-2018 ESS Capstone students would like to revamp the existing recycling bins in the Appalachian Center for Craft campus along with introducing composting to the campus. After evaluating the existing recycling bins on the campus, it was decided to offer a new system of color coded bins that the Office of Sustainability could easily provide. This would replace the old bins and offer more of them to residents and other areas of the campus to provide ease of access and more incentive to recycle. Composting was introduced to the Craft Center for their on-site restaurant, The Blue Water Grille, to begin recycling their waste for future use of soil on their own grounds. This would educate residents and staff on composting and provide the campus the opportunity to be more environmentally friendly. Both projects would provide the campus with environmental benefits for almost no cost due to the Office of Sustainability providing all recycling and composting bins

Referral Patterns Between Allopathic Physicians and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners: A Followup Study

Introduction: • Despite the high prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) usage, several recent surveys suggest that the vast majority of patient visits to CAM practitioners are self-referred and that communication between conventional and CAM practitioners is limited. • There is a need for a better understandingof factors influencing referral patterns across these two groups of practitioners. • Network analysis provides a useful tool to quantify relationships between members of an interrelated social network. • The goal of this follow up study was to quantify the cross-class referral patterns between conventional and CAM classes of practitioners in Chittenden County Vermont as well as gather additional information on the basis of referrals for future studies. • This study was a preliminary examination of possible reasons for the referral patterns.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/1039/thumbnail.jp

Nutrition and Social Eating Habits Among Seniors Living Independently

Background: Older adults have unique nutritional needs due to physiologic changes that occur as part of the normal aging process. Maintaining adequate nutrition has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality related to chronic disease, fall risk, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Aging also poses an increased risk of isolation and lack of social interaction, particularly noted at meal times. Unintentional weight loss is an independent risk factor for early mortality. Social eating is related to higher food intake, and meal programs can improve nutritional risk for vulnerable seniors. We partnered with the Cathedral Square Corporation (CSC) to assess nutrition and social eating in residents at Heineberg Senior Housing in Burlington, VT and conducted focus groups to determine general nutritional concerns and evaluate potential interventions.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/1033/thumbnail.jp

Bifidobacterium castoris strains isolated from wild mice show evidence of frequent host switching and diverse carbohydrate metabolism potential

Members of the gut microbiota genus Bifidobacterium are widely distributed human and animal symbionts believed to exert beneficial effects on their hosts. However, in-depth genomic analyses of animal-associated species and strains are somewhat lacking, particularly in wild animal populations. Here, to examine patterns of host specificity and carbohydrate metabolism capacity, we sequenced whole genomes of Bifidobacterium isolated from wild-caught small mammals from two European countries (UK and Lithuania). Members of Bifidobacterium castoris, Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifodobacterium pseudolongum were detected in wild mice (Apodemus sylvaticus, Apodemus agrarius and Apodemus flavicollis), but not voles or shrews. B. castoris constituted the most commonly recovered Bifidobacterium (78% of all isolates), with the majority of strains only detected in a single population, although populations frequently harboured multiple co-circulating strains. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the mouse-associated B. castoris clades were not specific to a particular location or host species, and their distribution across the host phylogeny was consistent with regular host shifts rather than host-microbe codiversification. Functional analysis, including in vitro growth assays, suggested that mouse-derived B. castoris strains encoded an extensive arsenal of carbohydrate-active enzymes, including putative novel glycosyl hydrolases such as chitosanases, along with genes encoding putative exopolysaccharides, some of which may have been acquired via horizontal gene transfer. Overall, these results provide a rare genome-level analysis of host specificity and genomic capacity among important gut symbionts of wild animals, and reveal that Bifidobacterium has a labile relationship with its host over evolutionary time scales

Honors Voice Recital

Welcome to our KSU School of Music Honors Voice Recital. We are in the third year of presenting our talented vocal artists in a gala evening of beautiful song, beloved duets, and memorable ensembles. We are proud of our singers and the work they have done. Our voice faculty is a stellar group of artists and educators who are dedicated to each and every one of our singers. Thank you for attending tonight’s GALA event - KSU School of Music HONORS VOICE RECITAL. KSU Voice Professors Dr. Nathan Munson, Professor Jana Young,Professor Eileen Moremen, Professor Todd Wedge, and Professor Heather Witt.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/2294/thumbnail.jp