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Contextualizing neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture : a strengths-based approach
Sinclair, Jac V. & Black, Sebastian O.
Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for the diversity of human brains, is split into two broad categories: neurotypical, describing people who generally fit in to their society’s standard of “normal,” and…
Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for the diversity of human brains, is split into two broad categories: neurotypical, describing people who generally fit in to their society’s standard of “normal,” and…
Measuring the success of language-based teaching and learning for multilinguALL learners
Goralski-Cumbajin, Brook
This resource utilizes the components within the Danielson Framework for Teaching to provide possible guiding questions for conversations that occur between an instructional leader utilizing the Danielson Framework to…
This resource utilizes the components within the Danielson Framework for Teaching to provide possible guiding questions for conversations that occur between an instructional leader utilizing the Danielson Framework to…
Essential scaffolds, strategies and tasks for language-based teaching and learning for multilinguALL learners
Goralski-Cumbajin, Brook
Essential Scaffolds, Strategies and Tasks for Language-Based Teaching and Learning for MultilinguALL Learners is a practice-based synthesis of high leverage practices developed over the course of more than two decades…
Essential Scaffolds, Strategies and Tasks for Language-Based Teaching and Learning for MultilinguALL Learners is a practice-based synthesis of high leverage practices developed over the course of more than two decades…
Guidelines toward more socially just mental health screening in schools
Kiperman, S., Clark, K., Renshaw, T.L., Anderson, J.R., Bernstein, E., & Willenbrink, J.B.
Mental health screening is a pivotal practice for promoting the social–emotional–behavioral (SEB) health and well-being of youth in schools. However, some…
Mental health screening is a pivotal practice for promoting the social–emotional–behavioral (SEB) health and well-being of youth in schools. However, some…
Readability, logodiversity, and the effectiveness of college science textbooks
Burton, Rebecca S.
Textbooks are required in most introductory college science courses, but students may not be benefitting from the textbooks as much as their instructors might hope. Word use in the textbooks may influence textbook effectiveness.…
Textbooks are required in most introductory college science courses, but students may not be benefitting from the textbooks as much as their instructors might hope. Word use in the textbooks may influence textbook effectiveness.…
Bridges or barriers: Analysis of logodiversity in college biology textbooks
Burton, Rebecca S.
When selecting a textbook, college instructors must weigh a variety of factors. One is whether the text is written at a level that is accessible to one’s students. An important factor in this is how many technical words are…
When selecting a textbook, college instructors must weigh a variety of factors. One is whether the text is written at a level that is accessible to one’s students. An important factor in this is how many technical words are…
It shouldn't take a crisis to engage in academic program review and prioritization
Draud, M., Eastberg, J., Barb, M., & Peterson, B.
Students at Alverno College in WI portray inductees in fictionalized podcast interviews
National Women's Hall of Fame
This article is about podcasts faculty member Stephani Richards-Wilson had her students create for their midterm exam using archival materials from the National Women's Hall of Fame. The article contains recordings of…
This article is about podcasts faculty member Stephani Richards-Wilson had her students create for their midterm exam using archival materials from the National Women's Hall of Fame. The article contains recordings of…
Willi Graf of the White Rose: The role of Bildung in his decision to resist national socialism
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
Willi Graf was a twenty-five year old medical student at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich who was executed by the National Socialists (Nazis) on October 12, 1943, for high treason. In the summer of 1942, Graf…
Willi Graf was a twenty-five year old medical student at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich who was executed by the National Socialists (Nazis) on October 12, 1943, for high treason. In the summer of 1942, Graf…
First person: The artist as witness – Falk Harnack
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
This chapter is part of an OER text published by Penn State. The author was invited to participate given her published research on Nazi resisters. Falk Harnack was the brother-in-law of Dr. Mildred Fish-Harnack. Dr.…
This chapter is part of an OER text published by Penn State. The author was invited to participate given her published research on Nazi resisters. Falk Harnack was the brother-in-law of Dr. Mildred Fish-Harnack. Dr.…
The White Rose and their American connections
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
This chapter is a contribution to a larger OER text for community college students. The White Rose was a Nazi resistance group operating in and around Munich in 1942-1943. Although far away in time and space, the author…
This chapter is a contribution to a larger OER text for community college students. The White Rose was a Nazi resistance group operating in and around Munich in 1942-1943. Although far away in time and space, the author…
Imagine the conversation: Podcasts at play
Richards-Wilson, S. & Dutscheck, J.
Learn about a project with the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. In fall 2018, during an undergraduate course called “Women in Leadership,” the students were instructed to contact the…
Learn about a project with the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. In fall 2018, during an undergraduate course called “Women in Leadership,” the students were instructed to contact the…
Willi Graf of the White Rose: Words, will, and a way to resist
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
This blog post was written for the White Rose Project at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. They originally planned to host a symposium in March of 2020 but when the global pandemic started, the symposium…
This blog post was written for the White Rose Project at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. They originally planned to host a symposium in March of 2020 but when the global pandemic started, the symposium…
Willi Graf: “Seid Hörer und Vollbringer des Wortes Gottes!”
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
This article was published in the German-language Catholic publication Der Fels (The Rock or Bedrock). Willi Graf was a conscientious Catholic who could never reconcile his faith with the Nazis. He paid the price with his…
This article was published in the German-language Catholic publication Der Fels (The Rock or Bedrock). Willi Graf was a conscientious Catholic who could never reconcile his faith with the Nazis. He paid the price with his…
Mathilde Franziska Anneke (née Giesler)
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
Mathilde Franziska Anneke was an entrepreneur, lecturer, educator, journalist, writer, and a newspaper editor. She was well educated and a free and independent thinker, interested in political and social reform on behalf…
Mathilde Franziska Anneke was an entrepreneur, lecturer, educator, journalist, writer, and a newspaper editor. She was well educated and a free and independent thinker, interested in political and social reform on behalf…
German social entrepreneurs and the first kindergartens in nineteenth century America
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
Two German women, Caroline Louisa Frankenberg and Margarethe Meyer Schurz, are credited with bringing the kindergarten movement to the nineteenth-century United States by opening kindergartens that served children of…
Two German women, Caroline Louisa Frankenberg and Margarethe Meyer Schurz, are credited with bringing the kindergarten movement to the nineteenth-century United States by opening kindergartens that served children of…
Digitizing Willi Graf of the White Rose: A role model for the Millennials
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
For almost two decades, Alverno College has confronted the monumental moral lapse of the Holocaust by hosting an annual remembrance service at which survivors tell their stories Yet, with the passage of time, their…
For almost two decades, Alverno College has confronted the monumental moral lapse of the Holocaust by hosting an annual remembrance service at which survivors tell their stories Yet, with the passage of time, their…
Klaus Mann: German-American veteran in the pursuit of a Pan-European peace
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
Klaus Mann was the son of German Noble Laureate Thomas Mann. In this chapter, the author discusses the challenges of Klaus Mann who sought a Pan-European Peace in the early 20th century. She concludes that he deserves…
Klaus Mann was the son of German Noble Laureate Thomas Mann. In this chapter, the author discusses the challenges of Klaus Mann who sought a Pan-European Peace in the early 20th century. She concludes that he deserves…
Introverts as silent leaders: Indefensible or indomitable?
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
This article examines the power of silence and the leadership potential of introverts. It highlights the author's experience at a group relations conference using the Tavistok method. Her research demonstrates the…
This article examines the power of silence and the leadership potential of introverts. It highlights the author's experience at a group relations conference using the Tavistok method. Her research demonstrates the…
An analysis of the benefits of an MBA degree as reported by a diverse graduate population of a Southwestern university
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
Although numerous studies have attempted to measure the value of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, most of these studies have concentrated on the extrinsic benefits of the degree, such as compensation and…
Although numerous studies have attempted to measure the value of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, most of these studies have concentrated on the extrinsic benefits of the degree, such as compensation and…
Angel at war
Richards-Wilson, Stephani
The General chuckled and kindly replied, "Commander, the gender of your baby is irrelevant. The evils you mentioned earlier are venomous to both. Your son or daughter could attend the Naval Academy, join the Coast Guard,…
The General chuckled and kindly replied, "Commander, the gender of your baby is irrelevant. The evils you mentioned earlier are venomous to both. Your son or daughter could attend the Naval Academy, join the Coast Guard,…
Wisconsin educator effectiveness system: A narrative inquiry of novice teacher experiences
Westfall, Seth Marie
Teacher attrition is a documented problem across American public schools. It is estimated between 30% and 50% of teachers leave the profession within their first five years. Novice teachers often leave teaching because of…
Teacher attrition is a documented problem across American public schools. It is estimated between 30% and 50% of teachers leave the profession within their first five years. Novice teachers often leave teaching because of…
Alverno Accelerate: A paradigm-changing program for professional and personal success
Barrowman, C., Lewis, P., Savagian, J.C., & Shapiro, A.H.
With 50 years of experience in outcome-based, assessment-driven education, Alverno faculty understand the value of student-centered learning as the cornerstone of curriculum design and…
With 50 years of experience in outcome-based, assessment-driven education, Alverno faculty understand the value of student-centered learning as the cornerstone of curriculum design and…