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1. Developing Our Teaching Praxis Using a Japanese Lesson Study Model Applied to Corequisite Mathematics

Author

Amy Lawrence-Wallquist, Lucinda Ford, Mehmet Kirmizi, and Cody Patterson

Abstract

In 2003, the Texas State Legislature enacted the Texas Success Initiative (TSI). Upon entering a postsecondary institution, non-exempt students are tested using the TSI Assessment. A student's scores are used to assist Texas public institutions of higher education in determining if students are prepared for introductory college coursework in the areas of English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) and mathematics. At many Texas universities, including Texas State University (TXST), students are placed in either a stand-alone for-credit college mathematics class or in a college corequisite sequence based on their Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) to be deemed college-ready. Since 2017, an increasing influx of students has led to both new lecturers and additional graduate students being assigned to teach these classes. This "Promising Practice" article describes the implementation of a Japanese lesson study model by three doctoral teaching assistants at TXST with the dual goals of improving their own teaching practices and creating more engaging and relevant lessons for a non-STEM mathematics corequisite class.

Published
2023

3. Optimizing Rural Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure to Account for Spatial Variations in Groundwater Quality and Household Welfare in Coastal Bangladesh

Author

Lucinda Ford, Jim W. Hall, Orlando Roman, Rob Hope, Mashfiqus Salehin, Sonia Ferdous Hoque, and Mohammad Monirul Alam

Subjects
Sustainable development, geography, education.field_of_study, geography.geographical_feature_category, Poverty, groundwater quality, business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, Population, Public policy, Water supply, spatial optimization, Aquifer, coastal Bangladesh, water supply infrastructure, policy trade-offs, household welfare, Scarcity, Water security, Business, Water resource management, education, Water Science and Technology, media_common
Abstract

Achieving water security requires reconciling multiple objectives while prioritizing scarce resources for the provision of safe drinking water supplies. We examine decision-making to invest in drinking water infrastructure in coastal Bangladesh where increasing saline intrusion in aquifers intersects with high levels of poverty for the 20 million people living in the coastal region. Multi-objective optimization is used to explore the trade-offs between two public policy goals: (a) maximizing overall access to improved water supplies (the greater good) and (b) maximizing access for the population with the lowest welfare (the greater need). To elucidate this trade-off, we make use of groundwater salinity measurements, an extensive household survey and an audit of drinking water infrastructure in 1 out of Bangladesh's 139 polders, which is home to nearly 60,000 people. We quantify the costs of a variety of drinking water supply options including deep tube wells, desalination plants, and piped systems. The recommended solutions are sequences of investments in water supply assets that are optimized to specified locations within the polder. The method is potentially scalable and transferrable to inform investments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (Target 6.1) of universal access to safe and affordable drinking water., Water Resources Research, 57 (8), ISSN:0043-1397, ISSN:1944-7973

Published
2021
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4. How to Sleep : A Natural Method

Author

Lucinda Ford and Lucinda Ford

Subjects
Sleep disorders--Treatment--Popular works
Abstract

Introducing eight easy-to-use techniques for falling asleep, ‘How to Sleep: A Natural Method'is an indispensable companion for those who find it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep.When sleeplessness becomes a regular occurrence, it can set up a vicious cycle of fatigue, anxiety, and sleepless nights. Finding ways to turn off the racing mind and negative thoughts or stress when going to sleep is an essential step, allowing you to break that vicious cycle and move towards a place of better well-being. The eight simple sleep techniques, along with their accompanying notes, are designed to calm the mind and allow sleep to come naturally. They are distilled from the best of thinking from the East and the West, including cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and meditation, taking lessons from each of these methods on how best to quiet your mind and find a calm place from which to fall asleep.

Published
2020

5. How to Sleep : A Natural Method: Easy-to-use Techniques for Falling Asleep

Author

Lucinda Ford and Lucinda Ford

Subjects
Sleep disorders--Treatment--Popular works
Abstract

Introducing eight easy-to-use techniques for falling asleep, How to Sleep: A Natural Method is an indispensable companion for those who find it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep. When sleeplessness becomes a regular occurrence, it can set up a vicious cycle of fatigue, anxiety, and sleepless nights. Finding ways to turn off the racing mind and negative thoughts or stress when going to sleep is an essential step, allowing you to break that vicious cycle and move towards a place of better well-being. The eight simple sleep techniques, along with their accompanying notes, are designed to calm the mind and allow sleep to come naturally. They are distilled from the best of thinking from the East and the West, including cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and meditation, taking lessons from each of these methods on how best to quiet your mind and find a calm place from which to fall asleep.

Published
2020

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