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Observation Unrecorded is Knowledge Lost: How Nature Journals Create Better Observers
Making excellent observations is one of the key aspects of being a scientist. Because of the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (2013) by many states, teachers are trying to find ways to engage their students ... -
Developmentally Appropriate Standards: A Recommendation to Kellogg F.I.E.l.D School
This paper analyzes current research and standards in science education, developmental capabilities for critical thinking, and non-traditional education settings. The purpose of this work is to create appropriately sequenced ... -
Utilizing Mentor Texts in Informational Writing Instruction in an Elementary Classroom
This paper explores utilizing mentor texts as an approach to informational writing instruction in an elementary classroom. The approach suggests that by exploring quality texts, students have an exemplar to serve as a model ... -
Place-related Approaches in Teacher Education A Review of Literature on Place-related Approaches in Preservice Teacher Education
Place-based education is a pedagogical approach that advocates for using one’s surrounding cultural, economic, and ecological phenomena as meaningful places for students to learn interdisciplinary content and skills. This ... -
Minute By Minute: An Assessment Of The Environmental Flows Program For Restoration Of The Colorado River Delta
This thesis provides an analysis and critique of efforts by the national governments of the United States and Mexico, and efforts by NGOs, to rewater the Colorado River Delta for ecosystem maintenance and restoration. The ... -
Setting Flares: Creating the Federal Liability and Fire Recovery Enhancement Act (FLARE)
In this thesis, I develop a new approach to fire management allowing fire managers to implement fire when necessary to manage fire prone landscapes. This thesis examines the United States’ history of fire management, the ... -
Bears Ears National Monument: A Monument for the Locals An Interdisplianry Evaluation of Tribal Involvement in Public Land Planning
Bears Ears National Monument has been at the center of a debate on how federal public lands should be managed since 2016 when President Obama designated the area as a national monument. However, tribes in the Southwest had ... -
Ammonia Emissions, The Next Great Environmental Threat
Ammonia emissions are a growing concern worldwide as a result of their environmental impact through increased nitrogen deposits. A notable contributor to ammonia emissions are livestock operations. Understanding the science ... -
Fire in My Head
Fire in My Head: Autoethnographic Portraits of Pool Halls, School Walls, and Untreated Bipolar Disorder in Cheyenne, Wyoming in the 1970’s. “On the way to school I stopped by 2 Bar Bowl Liquor and bought a pint of ... -
Asynchronous Video as a Means to Facilitate Instructor Social Presence: A Case Study
Nearly two decades of research have confirmed that the Community of Inquiry framework still has enormous potential to guide future approaches, strategies, and technologies in online learning (Cleveland-Innes, Garrison & ... -
The Value of Co-Curricular Involvement at a Small Community College: Perspectives from Students Living on Campus
This study sought to determine student perspectives about co-curricular offerings at Casper College. It also looked at the extent to which participation in co-curricular organizations and activities enhances the achievement ... -
Songwriting and the 6th Grader: A Creative Endeavor for Enhanced Student Engagement in 6th Grade General Music
Students from two sixth-grade general music classes provided the base for exploring the question of whether a collaborative, project-based, songwriting curriculum unit might enhance the engagement of learners in the general ... -
Student Voices: The Foundation for Academic Pathways 2.0 at a Western Community College
Historically, community colleges were intended to provide access to higher education and allow millions who could not attend a four-year institution a path to a college degree. Until the 21st century, community colleges ... -
Creating a Context-Sensitive and Utilization-Focused Evaluative Framework for Haub School Field Courses
Over the past few decades universities have streamlined the cost of educational experiences often at the expense of field-based learning. At the University of Wyoming, the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources ... -
Exploring the Ways That Developing and Using Models Support Changes in Student Thinking About Phase Changes
In 2013, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were released. Currently, approximately two-thirds of American students live in a state that is using NGSS or standards influenced by the Framework for K-12 Science ... -
Using Problem Solving to Teach Metacognition in the Sixth Grade Mathematics Classroom
Schoenfeld (1985) demonstrated that students with higher metacognitive skills perform better in problem solving. Ozsoy and Ataman (2009) showed that metacognitive skills can be taught and learned. Learning metacognitive ... -
Avoiding Controversy and Seeking Equity: Amending the Yellowstone River Compact in Furtherance of Its Dual Purposes
The Yellowstone River Compact governing the interstate waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries was ratified in 1951 by Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota. The Compact’s dual purposes are to achieve “equitable ... -
Prospective Competency Training Program for Public School Substitute Teachers, A
The purpose of this project is to develop a quality education program to address the need for high-quality substitute teachers. Substitute teachers are expected to handle all the day to day responsibilities of any teacher ... -
Using Storylines to Enhance Student Understanding of Space Systems
After the National Research Council’s publication of A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas and the subsequent adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), ... -
Invisible Me: Viewpoints of Northern Arapaho Early School Leavers
The purpose of this study is to explore the factors which led Northern Arapaho youth to leave public school before completion of high school. Interviews and visits were conducted with three Arapaho participants who did ...
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