Before you begin, look back at the Development Overview. What is the purpose of higher education? What is your role in our story? The Higher Learning Commission is the accrediting agency for Maricopa Colleges. Although we are part of one district, each college seeks accreditation independently. Accreditation criteria (Links to an external site.) includes College Mission Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct Teaching and Learning: Quality […]

  Understanding theory, policy, and practice within the field today requires a long lens through which current research is considered within the context of historical contributions and theoretical perspectives. Just as we strive to understand children within their context, we must work to understand the current contemporary issues and their contextual origins. In this Assignment, you explore contemporary issues in early childhood education in terms […]

Providing opportunities and strategies for families to be involved in their child’s education is an important aspect of being an early childhood educator. Engaging and empowering families to participate in the education process promotes student learning and achievement and can be accomplished in creative ways. For this assignment, you will combine a project-based learning experience with a classroom geography fair to promote student learning in […]

The Assignment  1.Begin by identifying your target child needs from the anecdotal record assignment, reference to the NC Foundations of Early Learning and Development (NC FELD)  2.Create a developmentally appropriate lesson plan   3.Use the attached forms to complete the plans.Grading CriteriaThe summary is graded on a 100 point scale  ********(USE Children+Learning doc for same child to finish observation) Grading criteria 0-10 points for given the […]

  The purpose of this assignment is to create an APA title page and reference list for a research paper. Use the attached “reference list template” to complete this assignment. Select a topic to research. You may use Google Scholar, the GCU Library, or other reputable websites to conduct your research. Part 1Research and select 10 relevant, current (within the last 5 years) sources on […]

Attached Files: In this literary response, you will find a famous work of art, write a researched history of the artist and the artwork, and create a Descriptive Poem that uses imagery to describe the artwork and your reaction to it.This assignment focuses on your ability to: research academic and reliable sources; translate the information from those sources into a cohesive piece of writing; respond […]

  For this Work Product, you will demonstrate your ability to plan developmentally appropriate preschool math and science activities, and to plan, implement, and engage in critical reflection on an integrated math/science lesson for preschool children. You are strongly encouraged to use the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist when completing this Assessment. Professional Skill: Written Communication, Critical Thinking and Information Literacy are assessed in this Competency. Your response […]

 Prior to beginning this assignment, you are strongly encouraged to visit the My PLate website at http://www.choosemyplate.gov/index.htmlto learn more about healthy eating for people of all ages. There are some wonderful resources for home and for the classroom you will want to check out and use. We know that more and more fast-food restaurants are offering healthy options for children (e.g., apples instead of fries). […]

  The Discussions in this course are conducted in groups. Please see the Announcements area for grouping information from your instructor. Click on the Discussion Forum link below, then click on the link to your assigned group’s thread. Be sure to check for an updated Announcement at the beginning of each week as your instructor may elect to periodically update grouping assignments. This week you […]

At first glance, the contents of this week’s readings present very different scenarios of health and health care for countries of the developed world, including the US (in Crisp 2010), and developing world, including Bangladesh and Haiti,(in Crisp 2010 and Farmer 2005). Yet both authors set their analyses in the context of global health and the interconnections within and between developed and developing countries. Your task […]