Gap year

On the first day of English 102 class I sat down in a chair, I was nervous and worried I wouldn’t make any friends. I look over and I see a girl that sat next to me, we both gave a little smile at each other then went along with our business. Keondrane’ and I talked that first day, my first impression was this girl is shy like me. Keondrane’ is short, 5’0, she has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She is shy and quiet when you first meet her, but as you get to know her she is a high-spirited…

1. The name of the assessment was originally an acronym for the states that were originally included in the assessment, which were “Wisconsin (WI), Delaware(D), and Arkansas(A)”, but Arkansas “dropped out”, so it later became the “World-class Instructional Design and Assessment”. Now it is just known by “WIDA” (Mission & the WIDA Story). The WIDA is only given in English, I could not find any information about the assessment being done in any other language, which I believe is because the…

occasionally encourage his classmates to participate by giving them compliments and praise. Angel has also continued to make improvements with his behavior. He will occasionally whine when he doesn’t get his way, but has not had any meltdowns this year like he has had in the past.…

strategy, the Army Chief of Staff, General Mark A. Milley’s top priority is readiness, which includes personnel and staffing the force. Due to the Budget Act of 2011, the active duty Army will reduce personnel strength to 450,000 by the end of fiscal year 2018. Falling below the required number of personnel affects the Army’s ability to meet strategic objectives. The future of the Army’s…

Introduction Lord Stanhope’s letter illustrates the longstanding concerns about multitasking. Even the earliest education journals studied the issue of distractibility and spreading attention too thinly (Bailey, 1889; Denio, 1897; Henderson, Crews, & Barlow, 1945; Poyntz, 1933). With digital technology, not only has the issue persisted, there are concerns that the impact on learning is even greater than before (Bowman, Levine, Waite, & Gendron, 2010; Fox, Rosen, & Crawford, 2009; Levine, Waite,…

I was a kid. It wasn’t until second grade and third grade that I began writing stories and illustrate pictures in my composition books. By doing so, it has immensely improved my reading and writing skills over the years. With added practice and picking up new styles throughout the years it has really shaped my writing all the way through graduate school. It’s not perfect, but I am determined to further my reading and writing skills. Many people have a different idea of what a true reader is.…

click. Especially if that person is your best friend. Sure, I have a lot of pals now, but Aaron Klein has been my best friend for almost eight years. This is our story. Third grade was the start of it all. Aaron and I had seen each other around before, but it never came to anything. We both had Mrs. Gregory for third grade. Sometime near the middle of the year Mrs. Gregory assigned a new seating chart. Slightly discouraged, since I was a shy kid, I slowly maneuvered my desk to my new place in…

“Koen?” Mr. Blume, my sixth grade teacher read off the roll sheet. “Here!” Koen said as he raised his hand. It was the first day of my sixth grade year. I was sitting straight up in my desk while wearing my brand new school clothes. My mom had curled my hair for this special occasion, and I was even allowed to wear a bit of mascara on my eyes. “Mia?” Mr. Blume read. Another girl sitting across the room from me had perked up, and her and I simultaneously shouted, “Here!” “Mia Aicher?” Mr.…

Project Egg Launch is designed for K-12 students. The project includes many features to help students understand the principles of engineering design while increasing their awareness towards applying basic physics concepts. In addition, the students are given an kinesthetic way of learning by the hands-on experience of building an egg enclosure. Project Egg Launch is a project that students will enjoy and get the chance to actively problem solve and build. Team 6-1 has the plan to get students…

friends again but a little sad too because I loved learning and exploring new things when I was in US, it was fascinating to me. I finished my 7th grade which left mid-way in my family’s school as I missed half of the year and none of the school accepted students mid-way. That school year ended, I knew that I had to reapply to my old school and I was confident that I would get in but that did not come out as I expected. The day my mother told me this I cried for days, pleading my mother and…