Audit report on Mid-Iowa School Improvement Consortium, Carlisle, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on Mid-Iowa School Improvement Consortium, Carlisle, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Extensão Universitária: Estudo de Caso do ISCEE Cabo Verde Business School

o objectivo da presente comunicação é apresentar o resultado da investigação aplicada no ISCEE sob a forma de extensão universitária. Este novo paradigma no Ensino Superior deve ser aplicado em todas as IES, de forma a demonstrar à comunidade em geral as três dimensões da missão das Universidades, nomeadamente, o ensino, investigação e extensão. Aliás estas três dimensões deverão igualmente ser contabilizados na elaboração de rankings universitários que normalmente não avaliam os mecanismos de extensão universitária. Em África, as Universidades são promotoras do desenvolvimento local e trabalham directamente com as comunidades no processo de partilha e disseminação do conhecimento para dotar as comunidades de ferramentas e instrumentos para o seu desenvolvimento. O Estudo de caso apresentado, IRT, Itinerário de Recursos Turísticos, mostra como o ISCEE se candidatou a um concurso público lançado para fazer o levantamento exaustivo dos itinerários turísticos em Cabo Verde nas principais ilhas, Santiago, São Vicente, Santo Antão e São Nicolau. Estiveram envolvidos nestes projectos vários docentes e alunos do ISCEE, no terreno, o que também demonstra a importância da extensão universitária promover “ in loco” a simbiose na relação entre docentes e alunos em termos de trabalho de campo e ao mesmo tempo cumprir a missão do ISCEE que é a de reforçar a competitividade de Cabo Verde, através da formação de recursos humanos qualificados e ao mesmo tempo responder aos grandes desafios do País, em especial, a dinamização do cluster do Turismo. A transmissão e difusão do conhecimento universitário para a sociedade, o conhecimento pluriversitário é o grande desígnio do ISCEE em Cabo Verde.

Report on a special investigation of the UNI Malcolm Price Laboratory School for the period July 1, 2006 through March 31, 2009

Report on a special investigation of the UNI Malcolm Price Laboratory School for the period July 1, 2006 through March 31, 2009

Report on the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Safe Routes to School, June 7, 2006

Parental concerns about traffic and strangers have reduced children’s freedom to move about their neighborhoods on their own. Programs like the Walking School Bus — an adult-supervised walk to school — identify safe routes to school, and teach safe crossing practices and “street smart” skills. Appropriate infrastructure like sidewalks and bicycling paths is also important.

Characterization and Application of Educational Virtual Environments for Science Teaching in Secondary School

This work describes the characteristics of a representative set of seven different virtual laboratories (VLs) aimed for science teaching in secondary school. For this purpose, a 27-item evaluation model that facilitates the characterization of the VLs was prepared. The model takes into account the gaming features, the overall usability, and also the potential to induce scientific literacy. Five of the seven VLs were then tested with two larger and highly heterogenic groups of students, and in two different contexts – biotechnology and physics, respectively. It is described how the VLs were received by the students, taking into account both their motivation and their self-reported learning outcome. In some cases, students’ approach to work with the VLs was recorded digitally, and analyzed qualitatively. In general, the students enjoyed the VL activities, and claimed that they learned from them. Yet, more investigation is required to address the effectiveness of these tools for significant learning.

Folklore Fellows' summer school 1995 : personal recollections

by Isabel, Baiba, Lillis, Maria, and Ermis

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa, July 2001-May 2002

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa.

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa, July 2002-June 2003

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa.

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa, July 2003-June 2004

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa.

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa, July 2004-June 2005

Survey of School Library Media Centers in Iowa.

Results of FY07 School Library Survey

Summary of results from the FY07 School Library Survey formatted by percentiles and student population size groups defined by the Iowa School Library Program Guidelines

Summary of Results of the FY08 Iowa School Library Survey

Summary of results from the FY08 School Library Survey formatted by percentiles (from 25th to 90th percentiles) and student population size groups defined by the Iowa School Library Program Guidelines.

Anxiety, depression and school absenteeism in youth with chronic or episodic headache.

BACKGROUND: Chronic daily headache (CDH) in children has been documented in general and clinical populations. Comorbid psychological conditions, risk factors and functional outcomes of CDH in children are not well understood. OBJECTIVES: To examine anxiety and depression, associated risk factors and school outcomes in a clinical population of youth with CDH compared with youth with episodic headache (EH). METHODS: Data regarding headache characteristics, anxiety, depression and missed school days were collected from 368 consecutive patients eight to 17 years of age, who presented with primary headache at a specialized pediatric headache centre. RESULTS: A total of 297 patients (81%) were diagnosed with EH and 71 were diagnosed with CDH. Among those with CDH, 78.9% presented with chronic tension-type headache and 21.1% with chronic migraine (CM). Children with CDH had a higher depression score than the standardized reference population. No difference was observed for anxiety or depression scores between children with CDH and those with EH. However, children with CM were more anxious and more depressed than those with chronic tension-type headache. Youth experiencing migraine with aura were three times as likely to have clinically significant anxiety scores. Headache frequency and history were not associated with psychopathological symptoms. Children with CDH missed school more often and for longer periods of time. CONCLUSIONS: These findings document the prevalence of anxiety, depression and school absenteeism in youth with CDH or EH. The present research also extends recent studies examining the impact of aura on psychiatric comorbidity and the debate on CM criteria.