Inventing Metaphors to Understand the Genre of Poetry

To make personally meaningful connections with poetry as a genre, students in the author\u27s seventh grade classes generated original metaphors to describe the essence of poetry

Cloutier, Francoise oral history interview

Born 1916 in Canada, one of 14 children, and had 8 years of school there. Family moved to Lewiston when she was 17. Worked in the mill until she married in 1936

O\u27Connell William oral history interview

Born 1912 in Lewiston, the oldest of 7 boys. Parents worked in mills. Graduated from high school. Worked most of his life in Pepperell Bleachery where we became asst. superintendant. Married in 1940

Pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions on the integration of children’s literature in mathematics teaching and learning in Ireland

The beneficial role that children’s literature plays in facilitating the meaningful integration and advancement of literacy and numeracy in the primary mathematics classroom has been well validated by research findings internationally. In Ireland, supporting the development of literacy and numeracy is a key educational priority. Consequently, a myriad of policy initiatives such as the Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life strategy have been introduced. All aim to address concerns about young people’s lack of basic literacy and numeracy skills and to consider new teaching and learning modalities to enhance same. Despite this, no official emphasis is given to incorporating literature in the Irish primary school mathematics curriculum. Therefore, it is pertinent and timely that this study seeks to ascertain pre-service and in-service teachers’ views on the use of literature to support mathematics teaching and learning and to investigate perceived barriers to and enablers for the integration of children’ literature in the mathematics classroom in Ireland. The analysis of the findings will be framed using Ajzen (1991)’s Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model. This research is part of a large international research collaboration (see www.mathsthroughstories.org), in which the beliefs of teachers with respect to children’s literature are investigated

Session B6- Dam Removal on Main Street in Historic Pawtuxet Village

The Pawtuxet River is the third-largest tributary of Narragansett Bay, with a watershed area of approximately 230 square miles. As with most urban rivers, the Pawtuxet and its tributaries have been extensively modified for industry, transportation, and development. Today, there are more than 140 dams on the Pawtuxet system, most of which are less than 20 ft. in height. Small dams degrade riverine habitat, water quality, and biodiversity; on the Pawtuxet, they have caused extirpation of native anadromous fish runs. Large areas of the Pawtuxet’s natural floodplains have beenfilled or modified, creating flooding problems for communities along the river corridor. The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, R.I. Dept. of Environmental Management, EA Engineering, Science and Technology, and other partners are restoring ecological functions to the lower Pawtuxet River and Narragansett Bay watersheds by removing a large portion of the Pawtuxet Falls Dam, the first downstream dam on the system (located at the head of tide), and creating a low-flow fish passage channel by using the natural pool and bedrock formations. The project will restore migratory fish habitats, reestablish ecological connections between the lower Pawtuxet River and Narragansett Bay, and enhance natural riverine functions and values. River restoration in such an urbanized setting presents many social and technical challenges. The dam is a prized historic and aesthetic feature of one of the most historic communities in Rhode Island. Its impoundment or backwater effect impacts approximately 5 linear river miles; HEC-RAS modeling is being used to design the restoration and predict post-removal changes in water surface elevation and flow. The Pawtuxet’s industrial legacy also presents challenges, requiring evaluation of potential risks to human health, with mitigation measures incorporated as necessary into restoration plans. We will discuss the social, ecological, and technical aspects of the projects to inform other urban river restorations

Anomalous Eurasian snow extent and the wintertime AO

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2009.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-105).The winter mode of the Arctic Oscillation (AO) is the dominating influence on extratropical winter climate variability in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) . The phase of the Arctic Oscillation is characterized by trends in temperature, precipitation, air pressure, and storm tracks over the North Atlantic region, and affects northeastern North America, Europe, and parts of the Mediterranean. While predictability of the AO phase would benefit socioeconomic sectors in these densely populated regions by enabling greater foreknowledge of energy demands, precipitation intensity, and storm frequency, it is currently not particularly skillful. Previous studies have demonstrated a link between autumn snow over Eurasia and the AO mode and have proposed a dynamical pathway describing the mechanism that links them. The goal of this thesis is to present new evidence of a significant relationship between anomalous snow cover and the winter AO phase. Observational evidence of a significant link between extremely high (low) October snow extent anomalies over Eurasia and the negative (positive) AO winter phase is presented. Significant positive (negative) vertical wave activity flux (WAF) anomalies in the stratosphere during December and January are shown to occur following autumns with significantly high (low) snow extent, supporting the dynamical pathway proposed in previous studies. It is concluded that a significant mean snow extent anomaly over Eurasia in October could serve as a predictor for the AO phase of the following winter.by Elizabeth Whitin Lundgren.S.M