Mesosystem Case Study Discussion You will again analyze a case study in this discussion. This time, address the issues of Case 4, “Lunchtime at Sunnydale Elementary School” (Weiss et al., pp. 42–49). After reading the case, use the following questions to guide your discussion: How are parents encouraged and supported to participate in school decision making? How can better coordination be achieved between families […]

Access the Eldercare Locator provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Use zip code 28054 , or a city that you are familiar with if there are no services in your area, to review available services. Describe the variety of settings used as community learning centers in your selected area. Describe two or three community-based programs for adult learners that are offered by nonprofit agencies in […]

 A professional elevator speech is a concise message that can be presented to potential employers describing your professional qualifications, philosophy, experience, and so forth. It is essentially a personal commercial lasting about the time it takes to complete an elevator ride (approximately 30 seconds), which is how it got its name. You will encounter times throughout your career in which having an elevator speech to […]

  In Chapter 12, Wardle (2013) summarizes the important characteristics  of a culturally relevant teacher. Use this information as a guide or  resource throughout this assignment to help inspire your thinking as you  apply your knowledge of culturally relevant pedagogy toward specific  solutions to problems facing a teacher with a very diverse student  population. This exercise provides excellent practice over the  application of culturally relevant […]

 As we have been discussing, Huang Le, has been making great progress this year and you and Mr. Franklin are working with the multi-disciplinary IEP team to create his next annual IEP. You will find more information about Huang in week one’s instructor guidance if you need a review. Huang has been working on goals and objectives in the areas of language/communication, social/behavioral skills, classroom […]

  Introduction to Public Administration – Week 3 Assignment Public Administrator Interview For this assignment you will need to find a public administrator to interview. You may want to reach out to your local government and ask if you can interview your local City Manager or even the Parks & Recreation Manager. The interview could take anywhere from 15-60 minutes depending on the level of […]

After completing the Week 7: Adult Development Map activity, respond to the following: The reading this week concluded with a description of integrated perspectives on development with salient examples of theorists who have included the biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives in their models of adult development (for example, Baltes and Magnusson). To understand fully how adult development is linked to adult learning, the text suggested […]

 The purpose of this activity is for students to learn about the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) website (Links to an external site.).  It is the main association for interdisciplinary studies bachelor, master and terminal degree programs.  It contains a wealth of information.  We want students to understand what exists on this website (Links to an external site.) and be able to take advantage of all its opportunities.   Familiarize yourself […]

Week 5 Assignment – Professional Experience: Presentation Summary Overview The Professional Experience assignments have been designed to help prepare you for communicating in a professional work setting. When you are writing in the workplace, it is essential to make sure that you carefully follow any specific directions you receive. Sending poorly formatted or poorly written communications to managers or coworkers is not something you want […]

  Allocate at least 6 hours in the field to support this field experience. Spend time observing at least one content area classroom that services ELLs in a Title 1 setting. Let your mentors know that you are observing the implementation of SEI strategies. Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the mentor teacher in providing instruction and support to the class. In 500-750 […]