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Endoscopic Methods in Obesity Treatment
Authors: Ergin Anıl , Şahan Cihan
Published: March 2024

Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic disease that occurs with a pathologic increase in the body fat ratio and significantly increases mortality and morbidity. It has become a global health problem with increasing prevalence day by day. Methods used in the treatment of obesity are classified as diet, exercise, lifestyle changes, medical treatments, surgical treatments and endoscopic treatments. Endoscopic treatments are classified as intragastric balloon, transpyloric shuttle, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, gastric aspiration, small bowel procedures, duodenal mucosal resurfacing, intragastric botulinum toxin A injection. Although surgical procedures are known as the most effective methods in the fight against obesity today, the frequency and effectiveness of endoscopic treatments are increasing day by day. Endoscopic methods in obesity treatment are promising. There is a need for new methods with high efficacy and reliability, easy application, low complication rate and low cost in the treatment of obesity.
Public Management of Risks and Threats in the Conditions of the Martial Law of the European State
Authors: Ye Vorotin Valerii
Published: March 2024

The article substantiates the approaches to solving the actual scientific problem of the theory and practice of public administration – the peculiarities of public (state and local) administration in the conditions of security violations and martial law on the territory of the country. Such an analysis was carried out on the basis of a clear definition of the place and role of the anti-crisis management system in the balance of social relations in the public sphere and the development of mechanisms for coordinating the actions of management subjects. The content of the main concepts of the anti-crisis public management is defined. The methodology of the stages of development of public administration has been developed, which is aimed at a meaningful classification – the expediency of using the mechanisms and tools of anti-crisis management as a means of achieving the goal in the conditions of martial law and post-war recovery of the European state. The essence of individual mechanisms and tools for ensuring management in the field of risks to human life is revealed. The information scheme of the functioning of the institutional mechanism of anti-crisis management in the conditions of martial law in a separate European state has been developed.
Overcoming Shrimp Farming Problems: Developing Effective Strategies for Boosting Business Competitiveness and Productivity - a Case Study of Company X Shrimp Farming Site, Lamongan
Authors: Primartono Masegi , Agus Prasetio Eko
Published: March 2024

This study aims to identify critical issues and formulate effective strategies to enhance competitiveness and productivity while developing a sustainable shrimp aquaculture framework. The methodology employed includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches, involving a comprehensive literature review, analysis of current industry practices, and a case study of Company X's operations. Stakeholder interviews, field observations, and data analysis form the basis of this empirical research. The study also explores technological innovations and best industry practices, evaluated against existing practices at Company X. The findings of this research indicate that although the company has adopted several best practices, there is still room for improvement in disease management and operational efficiency. Consequently, this study proposes a series of specific strategies, including technology integration, process optimization, and market expansion, to enhance productivity and business competitiveness. The implications of these findings are that the implementation of these strategies can assist Company X and similar entities in improving their operational performance, supporting the development of sustainable shrimp aquaculture, and addressing competitiveness challenges in the industry.
Authority or Competence of the State Administrative Court (PTUN) on Dispute Subjects in Indonesia
Authors: Sri Wahyuni Ermawati
Published: March 2024

The authority or competence possessed by PTUN includes absolute competence and relative competence. The absolute competence of PTUN can be seen from the point of view of the object, material or subject matter of the dispute, namely relating to the issuance of policies from TUN bodies or officials in the form of written decrees or decisions. Meanwhile, relative competence is related to the location or jurisdiction of the court itself, as well as the parties to the dispute. Based on Article 1 point (8) of Law 51/2009, the subjects of disputes in the PTUN are individuals or civil legal entities and TUN bodies or officials. Meanwhile, the object of the dispute is the TUN Decision, which is a written determination issued by a TUN body or official based on applicable laws and regulations, which is concrete, individual and final, which can give rise to legal consequences for a person or civil legal entity. This is stated in Article 1 number (9) of Law 51/2009.
Pelatihan Metode An Nahdliyah Dalam Membaca Al- Qur’an Di TPQ Darussalam Dusun Sumbergayam Desa Kepung Kecamatan Kepung Kediri
Authors: Mubarok Ahmad Sihabuddin , M. Alfin Ngainun Naima
Published: March 2024

Reciting the Quran has an important role in improving the talent of forming a strong muslim personality and a solid community order. Therefore, reciting the Quran contains the essence of goodness, laughter, modesty, togetherness, social solidarity, and so on. Indeed, many of them do. Researchers will provide assistance to read the Quran with annahdliyah method to improve the quality of reading the Quran in tpq Darussalamah in Sumbergayam Hamlet, Kepung Village, Kepung District, Kediri Regency, because how to read the Quran in the community is still very lacking, because using the An-nahdliyah method using beats so many children are still in difficulty.
SOSIALISASI TENTANG PENERAPAN CBT PADA UJIAN AKHIR NASIONAL BERBASIS KOMPUTER DI SMK PARIWISATA IMELDA
Authors: Berto Nadeak  , , Sony Bahagia Sinaga  , Kristian Siregar  , Edward Robinson Siagian
Published: March 2024

Pada kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) yang dilakukan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan serta membantu siswa/I SMK Pariwisata Imelda mengenai cara bagaimana penggunaan aplikasi ujian nasional yang berbasis komputer sehingga siswa/I mampu dan lebih siap dalam menghadapi ujian nasional. Agar tercapainya tujuan tersebut maka metode yang digunakan adalah computer based test (CBT) dengan melakukan ceramah dan praktik serta dapat dilakukan juga dengan demonstrasi aplikasi sebagai simulasi ujian nasional.
PEMBERDAYAAN UMKM GUNA MENINGKATKAN OMSET PENJUALAN DENGAN DIGITAL MARKETING
Authors: Bagas Surya Buana
Published: March 2024

Tujuan dari pemberdayaan UMKM merupakan upaya dalam rangka mensejahterakan masyarakat. Supaya pemerataan ekonomi rakyat dapat terlaksana. Dan tentunya dapat meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia, hal ini dapat mengurangi angka pengangguran dan kesenjangan sosial dalam kehidupan. Dikaremalam umumnya UMKM merupakan usaha yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat dengan kondisi ekonomi mengenah ke bawah. Upaya memberdayakan UMKM menjadi usaha nyata yang memberi surplus terhadap perekonomian negara. Dalam penelitian ini, metode pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif serta observasi langsung terhadap pelaku UMKM guna mengetahui permasalahan yang dihadapai. Proses penyuluhan ini melewati beberapa tahapan yang dimulai dengan observasi sebagai wujud pengenalan lingkungan yang akan dihadapi. Dengan demikian dapat diketahui permasalahan yang umumnya dialami pelaku UMKM yaitu pada proses pemasaran, serta pada pencatatan penghasialan yang belum terstruktur dengan baik. Sehingga pelatihan dapat terfokus pada permasalahan pokok yang belum dapat terselesaikan oleh pelaku usaha. Pada umumnya pelaku UMKM masih kurang optimal menggunakan media teknologi dalam proses perdagangannya. Hal tersebut terjadi bukan hanya karena kurangnya pengetahuan. Namun, juga dipicu oleh pola pikir pelaku UMKM mengenai teknologi itu ribet digunakan bagi orang awam. Dari pelatihan dan penyuluhan yang telah dilaksanakan. Upaya dalam memberdayakan UMKM pada masyarakat menunjukkan feedback baik dari peserta. Beberapa pelatihan yang diberikan dapat dijalankan dengan baik. Serta dapat diterapkan oleh pelaku usaha dalam kegiatan usahanya. Dengan hasil pemahaman yang baik, nantinya akan memberikan manfaat terhadap daya jual produk yang dijual oleh pelaku.
PEMBERDAYAAN GENERASI MILENIAL MELALUI KERAJIANAN TANGAN MERAJUT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENDAPATAN PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID 19
Authors: Fahzira Qorisya , Arbayani Tasya , Lubis Haidir
Published: March 2024

Pandemi COVID-19 telah berdampak pada segala bidang, termasuk ekonomi keluarga. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian adalah melakukan proses pendampingan masyarakat untuk mengenali dan membuat keterampilan merajut, serta menghasilkan produk yang dapat dipasarkan untuk meningkatkan perekonomian masyarakat. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilakukan dengan tiga cara yaitu pelatihan, pelaksanaan dan pendampingan. Subjek kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah Pemuda Desa Kotangan, Kecamatan Galang, Kab. Deli Serdang. Hasil dari kegiatan ini meliputi dua hal, pertama, komunitas mitra mengalami peningkatan dari segi pengetahuan, pemahaman dan keterampilan dalam serta pencapaian peningkatan keterampilan mitra berupa model tas rajutan, model topi, model konektor masker, serta topi dan kopiah. Kedua, produk yang sudah dihasilkan sudah mulai dipasarkan melalui media online di Kabupaten Deli Serdang. Pencapaian kegiatan pengabdian ini sangat bergantung pada konsistensi semangat mitra untuk berkarya di masa pandemi ini.
Hommage du conseil national de la Protection de la Nature à Vincent Boullet (1956-2024)
Authors: MULLER Serge , LALANNE Arnault , BORDENAVE Bruno
Published: March 2024

Vincent Boullet nous a récemment brutalement quittés le 13 février 2024. Il était membre du Comité scientifique de Naturae dès son origine et a contribué activement à nos travaux. Afin de lui rendre hommage, nous publions, ci-dessous, un texte rédigé par trois de ses collègues du Conseil national de la Protection de la Nature (CNPN) dont il a été Président du Comité permanent de 2015 à 2017 et Président du Groupe de travail Flore, Fonge, Habitats et Conservatoires botaniques nationaux (GT FFH-CBN) du CNPN, de 2019 à 2022.
Innovation in creative industries: Bibliometrix analysis and research agenda
Authors: Gohoungodji Paulin
Published: March 2024

Innovation has received a great attention in the creative industries literature. We propose in this study a bibliometric method to examine the literature on innovation in creative industries (ICI). A file of 656 manuscripts published on ICI between 1998 and 2022 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection for analysis. The results highlight the evolution of study volume, authors, affiliated institutions and countries, author networks, keyword co-occurrences, and keyword networks. The study also includes a thematic map that highlights four types of research: driving themes (e.g., digital technology, cultural innovation, performing arts, product innovation, innovation management); core and cross-cutting themes (e.g., creativity, digitization, technology, copyright); emerging themes (e.g., gender, artificial intelligence, sustainability); and specialized and peripheral themes (e.g., gender, blockchain, digital music). We finally conclude by proposing future perspectives and a research agenda in this area.
Maden Haklarının Hukuki Rejimi ve Maden Sahaları İçin Kamulaştırma
Authors: Erdoğan Selahattin
Published: March 2024

Madencilik insanlık tarihi kadar eskidir. Modern devletlerin kurulması ve madencilik faaliyetlerinin gelişmesi ile birlikte madencilikte yasal altyapılar oluşmaya başlamıştır. Ülkeden ülkeye farklılık gösteren yasal düzenlemeler, zamana ve ihtiyaca göre değişiklik göstermektedir. Maden kaynaklarının mülk sahibine veya devlete ait olup olmadığı madenlerin hukuki rejimini oluşturmaktadır. Bu makalede, maden hukukunda önemli bir yer tutan madenlerin hukuki rejimi, Türkiye’de ve bazı ülkelerde karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir. Ayrıca Türkiye’de maden sahaları ile çakışan özel mülkiyete tabii alanlarda madencilik faaliyetleri için kamulaştırma işlemleri bu makalenin konusu içinde yer almaktadır. Kanada, Avustralya, ABD, Güney Afrika ve Türkiye gibi ülkelerde XX’nci yüzyılın başlarına kadar madenler üzerinde bulunduğu arzın mülkiyetine tabi idi. XX’nci yüzyılın başından itibaren maden kaynakları hakkı, mülk sahibinin tekelinden çıkarılarak devlete geçmiştir. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası’nın 168’inci maddesine göre “Tabii servetler ve kaynaklar devletin hüküm ve tasarrufu altındadır…”. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası’nın 168’inci, mülkiyet hakkını düzenleyen 35’inci ve kamulaştırmayı düzenleyen 46’ncı maddeleri Türkiye’de madenciliğe ait hukuki düzenlemelerin ve kamulaştırma işlemlerinin esasını oluşturmaktadır. Türkiye’de madenin bulunduğu arazi özel mülkiyete tabii ise burada madencilik faaliyetinde bulunabilmek için mülk sahibinden izin alınması gerekmektedir. Mülk sahibinden izin alınamaması durumunda özel mülkiyet alanı için kamu yararı kararı alınarak kamulaştırma yapılabilmektedir. Kamulaştırma işlemlerinde, kamu makamlarınca mülkiyet hakkına yapılan müdahaleyle gerçekleştirilmek istenen amaç ile bu amacı gerçekleştirmek için kullanılan araçlar arasında makul bir ölçülülük ilişkisi olmalıdır. Kamulaştırma işlemi ile taşınmaz sahibi aleyhine bozulan denge arazinin rayiç bedelinin ödenmesi ile her zaman giderilmiş değildir. Kamulaştırma işlemi ile taşınmaz sahibi aleyhine bozulan dengenin tekrar sağlanması sosyal ve hukuk devleti ilkelerinin bir gereğidir. Bu nedenle madencilik yapılan alandaki özel mülkiyetin kamulaştırılması işlemlerinde mülk sahibinin mağduriyetinin azaltılması ve yerel halkın durumunun iyileştirilmesi için ilave düzenleme yapılmalıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Maden, Maden Hukuku, Madenlerin Hukuki Rejimi, Mülkiyet, Kamulaştırma.
Ukrayna’da Devlet Geleneği
Authors: Çobanoğlu Sedat
Published: March 2024

Bu çalışma, Avrupa Birliği ve Rusya arasında kurumsal kültür kazanma çalışan Ukrayna devletini incelemektedir. İki farklı kurumsal örgüt kültürü arasında yaşanan kurumsallaşma sorununu çözümlemek, çalışmanın temel amacını oluşturmaktadır. Yöntemsel olarak araştırmada literatür taraması ile veriler toplanmıştır. Çalışma nitel bir karaktere sahiptir. Sovyetler Birliği’nin dağılmasından sonra yeni bir kurumsal arayışa yönelen Ukrayna, Avrupa ve Rusya’nın devlet kurumlarından yaklaşık otuz yıl boyunca etkilenmiştir. Sovyet sonrası ilk on yıllık süreçte Ukrayna’da Sovyet etkisi ağır basarken, daha sonraki dönemde ise Batı kökenli idari yaklaşımlar ön plana çıkmıştır. Son yıllarda yaşanan bölgesel krizler ve siyasi gelişmeler ile Ukrayna, Rusya’dan tamamen uzaklaşmaya başlamıştır. Ancak Ukrayna’nın jeostratejik konumu; tarihsel, siyasal ve kültürel değişkenler bakımından Rusya ile ortak değerlere sahip olduğundan, Batı’ya yaklaşan Ukrayna komşusu Rusya ile birçok alanda sorun yaşamıştır. Günümüzde bu sorunlar halen varlığını sürdürmektedir. Bu noktada Ukrayna devletinde yönetsel geleneğin, Batı temelli kurumsallaşması, 2000’li yılların başından itibaren ivme kazanmıştır. Fakat Sovyetler Birliği’nden kalan ve Rus etkisindeki devlet geleneğinin ve kurumsal değerlerin değişmesinin zaman alacağı değerlendirilmektedir.
Film as Film: Using Movies to Help Students Visualize Literary Theory
Authors: Muller Valerie
Published: March 2024

Focusing on lighting, camera angles, and framing in a film version of Moby-Dick, high school teacher Valerie Muller discusses Dark Romanticism, archetypal theory, and deconstruction. Since multimedia texts are so prevalent in students’ lives, learning to read film as a distinct art form may help students better understand complicated literary theories.
Learning to View Literature Instruction with Literary Lenses: One Group’s Story
Authors: Carroll Pamela Sissi
Published: March 2024

A group of teachers tested the literary lenses framework proposed by Pamela Sissi Carroll. Finding it to be an effective tool, they offer a number of lesson ideas to use with middle school and high school students.
What If?: Teaching Research and Creative-Thinking Skills through Proposal Writing
Authors: Pegram David M.
Published: March 2024

David M. Pegram gives his students purpose in their research projects by having them investigate a troubling local issue and write a proposal for a solution. Students develop essential skills in critical thinking and have a real audience for their writing.
Research à la Carte
Authors: Musick Jo Anne
Published: March 2024

Jo Anne Musick asks middle school students to research an author of their choice. Using what they find, students create a place setting and then form small groups to create a dinner party. They learn about research, short stories, and formal etiquette in this one project.
I-Searching in Context: Thinking Critically about the Research Unit
Authors: Luther Jason
Published: March 2024

For Jason Luther, the I-Search paper alone did not seem to do enough to help students think critically. In this article, he shows how he supplements the I-Search paper with a unit to develop habits and methods of inquiry utilizing documentary films, creative nonfiction, and feature articles discussed through Socratic seminars.
Challenging Texts: Engaging with Critical Literacy: Reflections on Teaching and Learning
Authors: Hall Leigh A. , Piazza Susan V.
Published: March 2024

“Challenging Texts” explores various ways of teaching literary theory to high school and middle school students.
Learning through Ethnographic Dialogues
Authors: Landis David , Kalieva Rysaldy , Abitova Sanim , Izmukhanbetova Sophia , Musaeva Zhanbota
Published: March 2024

This manuscript describes ways that conversations constituted ethnographic research for students and teachers in Kazakstan. Through dialogues with local community members, students worked as researchers to develop knowledge about cultural patterns and social life. Ethnographic research and writing provided valuable language and research experiences that supported learning and teaching.
Family Talk about Language Diversity and Culture
Authors: Fain Jeanne G. , Horn Robin
Published: March 2024

This article examines urban and bilingual children’s dialogue about children’s literature in the home context as first and second graders talked in literature circles with their families. The article focuses on the issues about language diversity and culture that children and their families discussed about children’s literature. The findings from this research demonstrate that young working class bilingual children and their families do have the resources to construct rich literacy experiences through dialogue related to complex issues of language diversity and culture. Key issues that parents and children discussed in the home included literacy, positionality within society, and resistance to structural inequality. Children used their linguistic resources from the home and ultimately used their first and second languages as a resource.
Reading, Living, and Writing Bilingual Poetry as SchoolARTistry in the Language Arts Classroom
Authors: Cahnmann Melisa
Published: March 2024

This article draws upon multiple genres including theoretical scholarship, personal narrative, interview data, and poetry to reflect on experiences of language variation among Latino bilingual youth. The author shares insights acquired through the process of scholARTistry, and concludes with arguments for increased reading, living, and writing of poetry as a form of professional development for teachers working with bilingual youth.
2006 NCTE Presidential Address: The Caterpillar Question
Authors: Sato Kyoko
Published: March 2024

This article is the text of Kyoko Sato’s presidential address, delivered at the NCTE Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, in November 2006.
Organization and Development Features of Grade 8 and Grade 10 Writers: A Descriptive Study of Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) Essays
Authors: Albertson Bonnie
Published: March 2024

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of formulaic writing such as the five-paragraph theme (FPT) or essay for the purpose of earning high scores on high-stakes writing assessments. This qualitative descriptive study analyzed more than 1000 essays from Delaware Grade 8 and 10 writers, written for a statewide direct-writing assessment.
“Every City Has Soldiers”: The Role of Intergenerational Relationships in Participatory Literacy Communities
Authors: Fisher Maisha
Published: March 2024

This article examines the role of intergenerational relationships in the lives of experienced poets and writers (“soldiers”) and emerging poets and writers in what the author terms Participatory Literacy Communities (PLCs). Drawing from Wenger’s (1998) concept of communities of practice, the author uses data from two examples of PLCsâ€”Black bookstore author events and spoken-word poetry “open mics”â€”to complicate notions of reciprocity and mentoring in the out-ofschool literacy practices of people of African descent. Three soldiering traditions are discussed: soldiers as literacy activists and advocates, soldiers as practitioners of the craft, and soldiers as historians of the word.
Online Fan Fiction, Global Identities, and Imagination
Authors: Black Rebecca.W
Published: March 2024

Based on longitudinal data from a three-year ethnographic study, this article uses discourse analytic methods to explore the literacy and social practices of three adolescent English language learners writing in an online fan fiction community. Findings suggest that through their participation in online fan-related activities, these three youth are using language and other representational resources to enact cosmopolitan identities, make transnational social connections, and experiment with new genres and formats for composing.
Student Evaluation and an Introduction to Academic Discourse: “I didn’t like it, and I don’t know how to improve it, because it works”
Authors: Kuhne Michael , Creel Gill
Published: March 2024

Drawing from the theories of Paulo Freire, Patricia Bizzell, and Ira Shor, this article describes a five-year ongoing classroom research project that examines the use of peer evaluation as a process for teaching academic discourse. The findings of the project suggest a critical and democratic pedagogical antidote to the national “standards” movement.
Will They Still Respect Us in the Morning? A Study of How Students Write after They Leave the Composition Classroom
Authors: Ahrenhoerster Greg
Published: March 2024

Although writing instructors have a clear picture of how well our students can write by the end of a composition course, very rarely do we learn how well the students carry over the skills and strategies we teach them to the essays they write for other courses. I collected essays from other courses to determine how effectively students transfer the proficiencies of our writing courses to their other classes and surveyed them about their experiences as college writers. Through this project I was able to develop a new assessment plan for my department.
The Professionalization of Two-Year College English Faculty: 1950–1990
Authors: Andelora Jeffrey
Published: March 2024

This essay chronicles the early efforts of two-year college English faculty to forge a professional identity.
Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen: A Multifield Approach for Today’s Composition Students
Authors: Accardi Steven , Davila Bethany
Published: March 2024

In this article, we offer practical suggestions for teaching writing to diverse groups of students who represent the fields of composition studies, basic writing, and ESL.
When Timing Isn’t Everything: Resisting the Use of Timed Tests to Assess Writing Ability
Authors: Principe Ann Del , Graziano-King Janine
Published: March 2024

In this study, we compared self-revised essays to timed writing exams written by students in a developmental English course in a community college. Using a multiple-trait rubric, we found that self-revised essays showed greater elaboration than timed writing exams, and that elaboration and focus correlated only for self-revised essays. We argue, based on these findings and on theoretical grounds, for further exploration of the self-revised essay as an authentic portrait of student writing ability.
An Analysis of the National TYCA Research Initiative Survey, Section II: Assessment Practices in Two-Year College English Programs
Authors: Sullivan Patrick
Published: March 2024

This analysis of the Assessment Practices section of the national TYCA survey of writing programs examines recent trends in placement and exit practices at the two-year college.
Instructional Note: The Mock Research Paper
Authors: Clark Carlton
Published: March 2024

The writing assignment described offers an introduction to the college research paper genre.
Ideas for the Future of TYCA
Authors: Bateman Eric
Published: March 2024

This essay proposes new activities and priorities for TYCA’s regional and national organizations.
Instructional Note: Understanding Audience: Using Online Surveys in First-Year Writing Courses
Authors: Lutkewitte Claire
Published: March 2024

To gain an understanding of how audiences shape the way they write, students use online surveys in order to gather information about their audiences—information that helps them create persuasive presentations in a first-year writing course.
Instructional Note: Seeing Literature through Students’ Eyes: The Text Preview
Authors: Zuidema Leah
Published: March 2024

Students completing the text preview assignment use multimodal design, introducing classmates to texts in ways that motivate and inform their reading.
The Messy Teaching Conversation: Toward a Model of Collegial Reflection, Exchange, and Scholarship on Classroom Problems
Authors: Johnsen Heidi L. , Pacht Michelle , Slyck Phyllis van , Tsao Ting Man
Published: March 2024

This essay argues that only by sharing our mistakes and uncertainty can we fully reflect on our own process as teachers, only by understanding our process can we begin to identify the many factors that contribute to classroom messes in the first place, and only by acknowledging the perpetual messiness of our practice can we fully engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
WLU on the Move!
Authors: Muise Michael R.
Published: March 2024

News of the WLU elections, the upcoming Literacy for All Summer Institute, and information on joining WLU.
Edublogging: Instruction for the Digital Age Learner
Authors: Felix Jeffrey P.
Published: March 2024

Jeff Felix discusses a study on how teachers use blogs as an instructional tool in their classrooms and found that there are many benefits to both teachers and students. Blogs are highly motivating, easy to use, and encourage active participation in the learning process.
Student To Student: Cultures and Classrooms
Authors: Ford Kim
Published: March 2024

Embracing a broad definition of multicultural (“all of them have the power to take kids to another place, another culture, maybe even another galaxy”), students offer selections that guaranteed to open the imagination to new worlds.
Thinking outside the Book Box: Using BOOKMATCH to Develop Independent Book Selection
Authors: Wedwick Linda , Wutz Jessica
Published: March 2024

When Wedwick and Wutz realized that successful book selection is not a natural skill for all learners, they developed a tool they called “Bookmatch” (an acronym for Book length, Ordinary language, Organization, Knowledge prior to the book, Manageable text, Appeal to genre, Topic appropriateness, Connection, High interest). Aside from enhancing students’ attitudes about and interest in reading by helping them find “just right” books, teachers also learned much about middle school readers and about their own students through conferencing and book choice.
Embarking on the Road to Authentic Engagement: Investigating Racism through Interactive Learning Centers
Authors: Taylor Monica , Otinsky Gennifer
Published: March 2024

Taylor and Otinsky provide readers with a road map for interactive learning centers as a means to ground students as they develop their authentic questions about complex issues such as racism. Using interactive learning centers, students are invited to engage with a large number of collaborative experiences with texts of multiple media, the goal of which is to gain information and perspective that lead to an authentic inquiry question. The authors walk us through the experience, offer examples, and share what they’ve learned, concluding with advice for using this technique in your own classroom.
Books for Young Adolescents: Beginning the Journey: Get Packing
Authors: Lesesne Teri
Published: March 2024

Lesesne explores the variables that affect reading, especially those over which teachers have no control: age, gender, and intelligence. Then she suggests books that might appeal to readers for whom those factors make it hard to find that “just right” book.
A Journey down the Yellow Brick Road: What Oz Can Teach Students about Literary Techniques
Authors: Gillis Bryan
Published: March 2024

Gillis has found a wealth of instruction material within the beloved classic novel (and its many subsequent permutations) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and demonstrates how teachers can “take advantage of the inherent appeal of this classic film and its easy accessibility … to introduce and reinforce literary techniques to middle level students.” He offers ideas around the concepts of alliteration, similes, puns, idioms, symbolism, foreshadowing, irony, and paradox.
Stories Along the Way: Postcards from My Classroom
Authors: Kittle Penny
Published: March 2024

Kittle offers a “first assignment of the year” writing exercise that confines students to the space of a single postcard to capture a friend or family member in a single telling moment. Then she demonstrates with postcard introductions to three students.
Technology Tool Kit: Improving Writing:Online Bulletin Boards
Authors: Hayes Sandy
Published: March 2024

Using an online bulletin board to conduct peer conferences increases the efficiency and quality of responses and gives students a context of peers’ writing to help gauge their own ideas and progress.
Next Steps in The Journey: Beyond Programs: Asserting Our Authority as Teachers
Authors: Wilhelm Jeffrey D.
Published: March 2024

Reflection and revision are the result of knowledge, experience, and the willingness to risk; they are essential, says Wilhelm, to “play[ing] out the big possibilities” in “something as complex and intensely human as teaching.” Even as a contributor to the national standards project, various literature anthologies, and reading and composition programs, Wilhelm strongly believes that teachers are the only experts on their own students, and they must be able to and allowed to adapt programs based on their own knowledge and experience.
Technology Toolkit: Navigating the Detours
Authors: Hayes Sandy
Published: March 2024

Technology training usually suffers from a two-pronged problem. First, the demonstration content is so simple that when we use the new technology in our classrooms and something goes wrong (and it will), we abandon it, blaming the technology. Second, no one teaches us how to troubleshoot those inevitable glitches. Hayes offers some practical tips for using technology in the classroom and for avoiding the stress that accompanies the most common problems.
Professional Reading For Middle Level Educators: Supporting Students Who Fall Behind
Authors: Silvers Penny
Published: March 2024

Reviewed are: Why Jane and John Couldn’t Read—and How They Learned: A New Look at Striving Readers by Rosalie Fink, and Living Voices: Multicultural Poetry in the Middle School Classroom by Jaime Wood.
Editor’s Message
Authors: Henkin Roxanne , Harmon Janis , Pate Elizabeth , Moorman Honor
Published: March 2024

The editors place the subject of vocabulary teaching in a context of today’s classrooms and online environments.
Stories along the Way Fridays, Rumors, and Hard Truths
Authors: Kittle Penny
Published: March 2024

Departing from the usual classroom stories, Kittle shares a particularly poignant story of a boy whose personal troubles spilled into school with life-threatening consequences. The incident motivated her to remind us that “this works is about knowing, and doing, and being strong enough for both.”
“Stuck in the Middle”: Helping Students Begin New Literacy Lives
Authors: Radcliffe Barbara
Published: March 2024

Radcliffe describes how one middle school teacher works with her struggling eighth-grade readers to break the cycle of failure and begin new literacy lives. Five principles guided her over-age middle school students toward success after years of failure: accepting the challenge, building strong teacher–student relationships, creating literacy-rich environments, connecting readers to text, and supporting readers with strategic literacy instruction. Reflecting students’ voices as well as the teacher’s, this article shares classroom practices that enable those left behind to get “unstuck” and move on to high school with positive attitudes concerning learning.
Books for Young Adolescents: Lessons of Hope
Authors: Bird Shawn , Giles Vickey
Published: March 2024

The authors review books, not all new, that address problems and situations that many of their students face. For the characters in these books, life can be messy, cruel, lonely, or just plan unfair, but at the end of the day, they each find a reason to look to the future with hope.
New Puzzles/Next Moves: Cultural Understandings: Ways to Begin Significant Dialogue as a Beginning Teacher
Authors: Shanklin Nancy
Published: March 2024

Beginning teachers sometimes have the advantage, at least in one area. They are more prepared than ever to deal with the many “differences” their students bring to school. But as new teachers, they may also feel the most helpless to make needed changes. Here, Shanklin advises all of us on how to move forward within your classroom and your school.
Awesome Mess or Good Compromise? Spelling, Linguistics, and Middle Schoolers
Authors: Meyer Jim
Published: March 2024

The stereotypical view of English spelling as an awesome mess is no longer widely held by linguists. That view assumes that spelling should represent pronunciation directly and simply. Instead, spelling is currently understood as representing a more abstract level of language as well as reflecting etymology. Examples from a middle school spelling textbook illustrate such linguistic phenomena as vowel reduction, vowel shortening, and consonant and vowel spellings in borrowed words. Middle school students themselves show awareness of these principles.
New Puzzles/Next Moves: Error as a Sign of Growth: A Concept That Applies to Teaching (and Spelling)
Authors: Shanklin Nancy
Published: March 2024

There are many lessons that we can take from the teaching of spelling that apply to beginning teaching. Shanklin identifies six of them, drawing helpful parallels, and then offers a few new resources that she has found inspiring.
Ensuring Transfer of Strategies by Using a Metacognitive Teaching Framework
Authors: Kelley Michelle , Clausen-Grace Nicki
Published: March 2024

The Metacognitive Teaching Framework (MTF) is explained from the initial teacher-directed think-aloud through to students’ independent use of cognitive strategies. The four stages of the MTF are described and tips for implementation are offered. Using questioning as an example, the authors work through what this looks like from stage 1 through stage 4 in order to scaffold implementation of this framework in the classroom. Educators should be able to replicate this model, ensuring students’ growth toward independent application of strategies. Student data related to the authors’ collaborative work with middle level students is shared to provide evidence of the success of this framework.
Technology Toolkit: Making Connections: The DAOW of Technology Products
Authors: Hayes Sandy
Published: March 2024

In a project that had students develop and perform radio commercials for a short story, they creatively demonstrated skill in a number of standards while piquing their classmates’ interest in further reading. This column marks a shift in focus for the technology column as editor Sandy Hayes invites you to share your stories about technology and projects that have succeeded in your classroom.
Engaging as Ethnographers: Insights from the Collaborative Study of a Literacy Learning Community
Authors: Sluys Katie Van
Published: March 2024

Van Sluys and five eighth-grade ethnographers with a range of linguistic experiences in Spanish and English write about their processes and findings in their shared study of parent literacy practices. Here, they describe a disconnect between their own understandings of literacy and their roles in a literacy learning community. For example, their Parent Project observations motivated them “to start richer conversations with people in literature groups and to listen carefully to what others have to say.”
Bumps in the Road: A Worthwhile Detour? The Reading Coach
Authors: Hedrick Wanda B.
Published: March 2024

Hedrick introduces us to Rebekah Shively, a reading coach in Florida, who used the impending birthday celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King to construct a relevant and engaging lesson that pushed her lowest-quartile middle schoolers to work hard and inspire each other.
Editors’ Message: At the Crossroads: Time for Another Open Call
Authors: Henkin Roxanne , Harmon Janis , Pate Elizabeth , Moorman Honor
Published: March 2024

Having asked, “What curricular, instructional, and/or assessment crossroads have you and your students faced? Which path did you take? What did you learn along the way?” the editors introduce a variety of compelling and thought-provoking articles and columns.
New Puzzles/Next Moves: Service-Learning: Using the Language Arts to Make a Difference
Authors: Shanklin Nancy
Published: March 2024

The benefits of service-learning are numerous, and some are hard to come by any other way. Service-learning projects help teachers and students come together in new ways, demonstrate how language skills can help accomplish real-life tasks, and engage students in a way that spurs them to learn more thoroughly and quickly. The lessons can last a lifetime and make a real difference to the students and those they help.
Professional Reading for Middle Level Educators: Service-Learning: Meaningful Civic and Academic Engagement
Authors: Silvers Penny
Published: March 2024

The books in this month’s column provide the research base, strategies, and resources to help you develop a socially relevant, critically focused curriculum that will, in turn, offer challenging and exciting community and/or global experiences for your students. Reviewed are: What Research REALLY Says about Teaching and Learning to Read, by Stephen B. Kucer; Service-Learning . . . by Degrees: How Adolescents Can Make a Difference in the Real World by Alice Terry and Jann Bohnenberger; Using Technology in Middle Grades Language Arts: Strategies to Improve Student Learning, by K. Hunter-Mintz; Teaching Writing That Matters: Tools and Projects That Motivate Adolescent Writers, by Chris W. Gallagher and Amy Lee.
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Critical Stance in the Middle School Classroom
Authors: Lewison Mitzi , Heffernan Lee
Published: March 2024

This study focuses on ways that sixth graders reacted to the question of book awards and awards in general, positioning themselves as reflective inquirers as they engaged in the regular sixth-grade beginning-of-the-year curriculum—reading books that have been nominated for the state book award.
Next Steps in the Journey: The Power of Teacher Inquiry: Developing a Critical Literacy for Teachers
Authors: Wilhelm Jeffrey D.
Published: March 2024

While developing critical literacy in our students is a priority for all of us, Wilhelm believes that we must develop a critical literacy of teaching, as well. He asserts that this can best be achieved by 1) teaching through an inquiry context, and 2) taking on a teacher-researcher stance to think both reflectively and reflexively about our teaching. In other words, we must always learn from our students how best to teach them.
Student to Student: Growing Pains … and Positives
Authors: Ford Kim
Published: March 2024

Growing pains are not new to any given generation, including your students’ generation. Here are books about people from myriad times who have had to overcome, rise above, and cope with realities that never seem to change.
Fiber-Coupled MEMS-based NIR Spectrometers for Material Characterization in Industrial Environments
Authors: Zimmerleiter Robert , Gattinger Paul , Duswald Kristina , Reischer Thomas , Brandstetter Markus
Published: March 2024

Recently emerged near-infrared (NIR) spectrometers based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) are a highly compact, rugged and cost-efficient alternative to infrared spectrometers conventionally used in industrial environments. The majority of the devices currently available are designed for measurements in diffuse reflection geometry in close contact with the sample, with built-in low-power halogen light sources – usually intended for consumer applications. However, for most material characterization applications in the industrial environment such a measurement configuration is neither feasible, nor practical. Using light transmitting optical fibers in combination with a measurement probe and a high power fiber-coupled light source is often preferable. In this contribution we compare various fiber-coupled NIR-spectrometers based on different MEMS technologies and demonstrate the applicability of MEMS spectrometer technology in industrial environments.
A new approach for evaluation of meat freshness
Authors: Kasvand Nensi , Frorip Aleksandr , Kuznetsov Artur , Püssa Tonu , Rusalepp Linda , Sünter Alar , Anton Dea
Published: March 2024

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and inosine monophosphate (IMP) dominate in fresh meat at the stage of autolysis, whereas ATP exists only during very first hours after slaughter. Hence, ATP is a highly suitable marker of absolute freshness of rapidly frozen meat/fish. Fast Protein Metabolites Liquid Chromatography (FPMLC) method was used to evaluate freshness of minced pork during storage and compared to results of standard methods -Volatile Fat Acids (VFA) and total count of bacteria. Good agreement between new FPMLC method and standard methods was achieved.
Phenoliner 2.0: RGB and near-infrared (NIR) image acquisition for an efficient phenotyping in grapevine research
Authors: Zheng Xiaorong , Krause Julius , Fischer Benedikt , Gruna Robin , Töpfer Reinhard , Kicherer Anna
Published: March 2024

In grapevine research, phenotyping needs to be done for different traits such as abiotic and biotic stress. This phenotypic data acquisition is very time-consuming and subjective due to the limitation of manual visual estimation. Sensor-based approaches showed an improvement in objectivity and throughput in the past. For example, the ‘Phenoliner’ a phenotyping platform, based on a modified grape harvester, is equipped with two different sensor systems to acquire images in the field. It has so far been used in grapevine research for different research questions to test and apply different sensor systems. However, the driving speed for data acquisition has been limited to 0.5 - 1 km/h due to capacity of image acquisition frequency and storage. Therefore, a faster automatic data acquisition with high objectivity and precision is desirable to increase the phenotyping efficiency. To this aim, in the present study a prism-based simultaneous multispectral camera system was installed in the tunnel of the ‘Phenoliner’ with an artificial broadband light source for image acquisition. It consists of a visible color channel from 400 to 670 nm, a near infrared (NIR) channel from 700 to 800 nm, and a second NIR channel from 820 to 1,000 nm. Compared to the existing camera setup, image recording could be improved to at least 10 images per second and a driving speed of up to 6 km/h. Each image is geo-referenced using a real-time-kinematic (RTK)- GPS system. The setup of the sensor system was tested on seven varieties (Riesling, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Dornfelder, Dapako, Pinot Gris, and Phoenix) with and without symptoms of biotic stress in the vineyards of Geilweilerhof, Germany. Image analysis aims to segment images into four categories: trunk, cane, leaf, and fruit cluster to further detect the biotic stress status in these categories. Therefore, images have been annotated accordingly and first results will be shown.
Policiais militares em Fortaleza/Ceará, Brasil: quem são e a que tipo de violência estão expostos?
Authors: Carvalho Gemiliana Sombra de Oliveira , Lima Vitória Antônia Feitosa , Figueiredo Chiara Lubich Medeiros de , Lima Tamires Feitosa de , Mota Rosa Maria Salani , Macena Raimunda Hermelinda Maia
Published: March 2024

Objetivos: Descrever as características sociodemográficas e a prevalência de exposição à violência após o início do trabalho na segurança pública autorrelatada por policiais militares do município de Fortaleza, Ceará. Métodos: Estudo transversal e descritivo, ocorrido entre agosto/2019 e março/2020, em cinco batalhões da Polícia Militar do Ceará, no município de Fortaleza, com uma amostra de 240 policiais militares. Para coleta de dados, foi utilizado um questionário eletrônico autoaplicável. A análise foi através do software SPSS®. Resultados: A amostra foi composta de homens (95%) jovens (53,8%) e casados (67,5%), e que fazem escala extra para complementar a renda (51,7%). A maioria afirma ter sofrido ou conhece outro policial que foi vítima de violência (85,8%). A violência autorrelatada mais prevalente foi por arma de fogo (61,3%), entretanto, a violência psicológica (45,4%), moral (40,4%) e física (16,6%) também foram relatadas. Conclusão: Os policiais militares são predominantemente masculinos e jovens e fazem escala extra. Dessa forma, o risco de exposição à violência é potencializado. A série de indivíduos que compõem a amostra autorrelatou que vivenciou situações variadas de violência. Evidencia-se como exercer a profissão no Brasil pode ser perigoso e deletério.