A Classroom Plan For the Final Project, you will demonstrate your understanding of the material in this course by developing a classroom plan for either an infant/toddler childcare facility or for a preschool classroom, based on Piaget’s Stage Theory. For this project, include: a. Summarize Piaget’s Stage Theory in your own words. b. Identify and describe the developmental characteristics of the selected age group. […]

 Very young children are usually highly motivated to learn (such as exploring gravity by dropping things from the highchair), but this often declines as they grow. With your readings in mind, think about your own motivational drive. What pushes you the most: extrinsic or intrinsic factors? How did your educational environments in the past and today support or detract from this motivation?  two paragraphs, references, […]

  View the following Youtube video that discusses the use of “social software” available on the web. What are the advantages/disadvantages of using these types of tools? In what way(s) might these technologies expand or not expand students’ reflection, collaboration skills, and sense of community? Do you expect schools to be more open to the use of social networks as these technologies become more commonly […]

  Participants will submit a detailed performance-based assessment on content that you teach during the school year.  The performance assessment MUST focus on one central concept and it is essential to include multiple intelligences and accommodations for special needs students.  When selecting appropriate accommodations, consider which students will have the greatest challenge with the assignment based on their area of need. In addition, a detailed […]

An explanation of disruptive behaviors from your selected student in grade. Using Figure 10.2 in the text:   Briefly, respond to the following questions below. 1. Explain the interventions you have tried and why they have or have not worked.  2. Explain 3–5 interventions you might try with your selected student that you found in the Learning Resources or within your own research. Be sure to […]

Task 1:  Discussion Main Post   I.  Review the Discussion Grading Rubric below: EP500 Discussion Grading Rubric.docx  II.  Respond to the following two questions: 1. Describe the Constructivist View of Learning.  Tell how you would use constructive principles in your teaching. 2.    There is one student in your class who is never prepared to do her work. She doesn’t have a pencil, has misplaced […]

Professional Experience Four Due at the end of Week 7 (not eligible for late policy unless an approved, documented exception is provided) *In the workplace, incomplete work is not accepted. The professional experience assignments are designed to help prepare you for that environment. To earn credit, make sure you complete all elements and follow the directions exactly as written. This is a pass/fail assignment, so […]

Consider the following three hypothetical scenarios, all of which relate to the right to education: 1.  A girl in a rural village in Pakistan has dropped out of secondary school. Staff from an international development organization visit her house to encourage the parents to allow her to attend again. However, her parents say that it is against their cultural traditions for girls to go out […]

  This activity builds upon the Proficiency Level Analysis assignment from Topic 3. You will use the groups that you created in that topic for this assignment. Select a passage appropriate for seventh grade students to utilize within this assignment. Create a 5-8 slide PowerPoint that could be used to demonstrate vocabulary strategies to your colleagues. Your PowerPoint should include the following: Key vocabulary that […]

  Chapter 3-Research methodology Use this link as well as the attached document for fulfilling and updating your understanding for this chapter: Keep in mind that a correct structure for chapter 3:methodology is the following. 1.      The Research problem/questions 2.      Sample/Participants (context of school, which school, teachers/head teachers, age, male/female, how many participants) 3.      The research Method/design (qualitative/quantitative/mixed: qualitative/quantitative) 4.      Tools (interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, […]