Prepare: As you prepare to write your answer to the discussion prompt, review Modules 1 and 2, read the Week 1 Instructor Guidance, and watch the video (Links to an external site.) above. Reflect: Consider how the digital revolution has transformed your life. Try to think of unique innovations other than the common cell phone, laptop, or microwave oven. Reviewing what your classmates have already posted […]

Week 5 – Discussion 1 The Effective ELL Classroom Read Chapter 13 and the article, “English Language Teacher Expertise: The Elephant in the Room.”  Then, research and locate a video of a classroom lesson on the Internet (please include the link).  Critique the teacher’s actions.  Identify which ELL strategies the teacher used and analyze how well these strategies worked. Guided Response:  Select and respond to […]

Module 3: Case Assignment Read the Clement-Okooboh (2012) and Kwan (2012) articles and summarize and explain how an LMS can be used to support educational processes. Both articles provide good background in this area. (Kwan (2012) uses the Commonwealth of Learning e-Learning for International Organizations (COLeLIO) as an illustrative example of using a LMS.) Go to Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com/) and Moodle (http://moodle.com/) websites. Explore and examine […]

Week 6 – Discussion 2 Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.   Integrating English Language Acquisition Analyze the ways in which English second language acquisition can be integrated into the K-12 school […]

Monitoring Children’s Development [WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4] Prior to this discussion, make sure you have ample time to view the Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns (Links to an external site.) one-hour module training developed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is a one hour, four module training.  You will be watching all four modules and will then […]

200 words   Many professionals choose to join national associations that offer support and information in their field.  For this discussion, you will research and analyze the benefits of a national organization that offers support within the physical education domain.  Choose an association to review and discuss how an educator could benefit from the various professional development opportunities, publications, resources, advocacy programs, and events that […]

  Philosophy Essay Instructions    Use essentialism education philosophy or combination for the purpose of writing your essay. After watching the “How to Write an Essay” presentation, write an essay of at least 650 words in response to the following scenario:       You are an American History teacher, and you want your students to do more than simply memorize their way through the […]

A professional portfolio is a purposeful collection of work that exhibits efforts, progress, and achievement in multiple areas. It is an assortment of artifacts that represents a selection of what you believe is your best work along with a narrative to gain insight about the learning of the classroom students. This professional portfolio will help you prepare for an interview or a new job. For […]

   Research Project Guidelines Learning Outcome:The student will identify the theoretical foundations of various approaches to teaching and learning and reflect on them in relation to their personal philosophy of teaching and learning. This assignment gives you the opportunity to explore the implementation of a learning theory in greater depth by reading further on a selected topic. You will select a particular theory (or instructional […]

Early childhood teachers need to stay connected to what is occurring in the community outside the classroom politically and economically because these factors will influence their classroom. Items of recent debate include social and emotional development, as well as technology in the early childhood classrooms. For this assignment, take on the role of an early childhood teacher. The principal of your school has placed you […]