Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

empower children to be successful learners. Getting to know children by asking questions and assessing their learning is one step in building a relationship. Learning about children’s unique qualities – what they like to do, how they learn best, what skills they are developing, what challenges they face, and whom they like to be with – can open the door to appreciation and respect for each child, which, in turn, becomes the basis for building a relationship. Knowing children’s abilities enable…

Original members of the NDPC include the Louisiana State University’s Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Texas A&M University’s National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center and the Department of Energy's National Exercise, Test, and Training Center located in Nevada. Since then, Colorado’s Transportation Technology Center and the University of Hawaii’s…

however, has a mixed outcome showing the progress that some state standards are easily more adaptable then other states could. For example, "student achievement has gotten better, particularly in states such as Delaware, Massachusetts, New York and Texas that were early adopters." (great schools) Even through the progress, of the study, it has not been as quick or gone as far as many would have hoped. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), display the mapping study that presents…

Running head: MAYHILL HOSPITAL Organizational Analysis of Mayhill Hospital Silvia Bonilla, RN The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N4455 Nursing Leadership and Management Maryol Gladys, RN, MHA June 8, 2018 RN-BSN Program Organizational Analysis of Mayhill Hospital Analyzing an organization is very important because as with any business it allows for a complete review of the ins and outs of the organization. This…

unique skills needed for a future career in the international social work field. This prompts me to pursue the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees’ Community-Based Protection Unit (UNHCR CBP) Geneva, Switzerland placement and the Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) internship in Chennai, India. The UNHCR CBP placement is my top choice however, for several reasons. Primarily I am attracted to this placement’s impactful services and its capacity to challenge my macro skills to the…

Haebler, and Montera, (2016), describe one of the key roles of the Community Paramedic (CP) as gap filling. This description is an apt identifier for how the role of the CP makes a positive impact in their community. A CP is a local Emergency Medical Services Provider (EMS) who has refocused their mission from providing emergent care to instead focusing on needs in the community that used to be addressed by services such as public health, or home health. Often, the CP fills in where these…

The first system, I worked with was the Mezzo system, where I focused on groups of children who were going to court for family violence. Then therapy sessions were planned and provided for the group. Another Mezzo system I worked on was located at Texas Attorney General Office, where I was made aware of the compensation provided to the victims under the provisions such as Senate Bill (SB1191) and House Bill (HB1446). This program is known as Crime Victim Compensation program. Micro System was…

Teaching language learners can be very challenging but also very rewarding. Each language learner is usually at a different stage in the target language. This can make it difficult for a teacher to find ways to teach all the language learners in ways that will help them individually. According to Julianna Stancamoiano (2013) visuals, help learners grasp a concept because it allows the learner to “see” what they are learning. There are many ways to incorporate visuals in the classroom, you can…

The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model: Analysis of Mexican-American Culture and Care During Labor and Delivery Nursing is a profession that broadly embodies both medical and emotional care for an individual and their loved ones. Doctor Jean Watson, the founder and director of Watson Caring Science Institute, developed a theory of caring science that encompasses the concepts of loving-kindness, respect, engagement, and trust to create an authentic, genuine, and supportive…

indicator is used for social decision making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor”. One example of administrative corruption occurred in Texas when administrators gave incorrect ID numbers to students who scored poorly so their scores would not be counted toward the district average. In other instances, principles have given teachers the test booklets early and have instructed…