Scenario: Lamar is a struggling reader in your first grade classroom. You are concerned about his difficulty with reading comprehension and want to provide more practice. You have noted that explicitly teaching reading comprehension strategies through question-based activities has really helped Lamar. You are planning a reading lesson of a grade-appropriate reading selection with all of your students’ needs in mind. As you consider […]

             Week 5 – Assignment               Creating a UDL Instructional Plan This assignment is another opportunity to apply the principles of  universal design for learning (UDL) in the design of instruction and  assessment. In this assignment, you develop a lesson plan that  incorporates UDL and effectively leverages educational technologies in  the classroom. Specifically, using the Cast UDL Lesson Builder (2011)  website (see instructions below […]

Benchmark – Academic Success Plan  The purpose of the Academic Success Plan is to develop effective engagement and classroom management plans and how they would be implemented in the classrooms. For this benchmark assignment, develop the Academic Success Plan for a grade level of your choice based on the “Class Profile.” Prior assignments can be used based on instructor feedback, for this benchmark. The Academic […]

1. Choose a current advocacy topic related to children and their families.(6a) a. Read the attached advocacy handout to help with topic selection. b. Choose a topic that you are passionate about and involves you in the early childhood field. 2. Select 2 or more professional resources from scholarly journals/websites where the author(s) describe and provide information and/or results of researched-based investigations on your advocacy […]

Health Policy Proposal In formulating the policy, legislative committees may schedule hearings to provide the opportunity for presentation of information, clarification of issues, and discussion. At the national level, the hearings may be held in committee rooms of the United States Senate or House of Representative or at sites throughout the country designated for field hearings. Legislators invite organizations or specific individuals to present information […]

Many resources on education programs and resources as community resources can be given to parents or to the families of young children.  As an educator, you should be prepared to provided resources when you see that it is needed. You don’t want to offend the parent, but help the parent. Your center director has asked you to present to a group of families a “workshop” […]

  Leadership Journal [CLO: 4] For your ECE 631 Leadership Journal, you will reflect and respond to the following prompt, adding to your existing leadership journal from the last course. Assignment Instructions and Content Expectations: Part 1:  Creating and maintaining Family and Community partnerships in 21st Century Early Childhood Education. Respond to each essential question below. Provide an explanation, with supporting details and examples, in […]

Visit the World Bank Engaging Citizens For Better Development Results in the Module by downloading the file or by visiting the link.  Specifically, read pages 40- 49 ‘Engaging for Results’. Obviously you are welcome to read the entire document, it’s very interesting, but for this assignment, you will review the’ Engaging for Results’ section. Give an overview of the information you read, discuss the importance […]

  After engaging in your own research concerning experimental research (peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old), complete these steps: 1. Cite and summarize at least one example of social science research from a peer-reviewed journal  (no more than five    years old) that was completed using experimental methods.  2. Describe the type of design used in the research. 3. Next, complete the tutorial […]

As an early childhood or early childhood administrator you have such an important role in supporting each and every child in your care.  Prior to writing this assignment, review the Teaching Children Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Education article and Chapters 1 and 2 of your text.  Then search for and read at least one additional schlarly source. For this assignment, compile and present in […]