As a teacher candidate, it is important to practice lesson plan delivery. When instructing, teachers should consider pacing; use of various teaching methods and strategies; higher-order thinking opportunities; modeling, guided practice, and independent practice; and student engagement. Additionally, reflection is important for a teacher, regardless of how long he or she has been teaching. Reflection allows the teacher to examine the nuances of student […]

Evaluating and Selecting Assessments  Table 1 in “Principles and Practices of Sociocultural Assessment: Foundations for Effective Strategies for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms” describes Concepts, Principles, and Checklist Items that can be used to evaluate assessments. Select two of the Checklist Items you think are extremely important when evaluating assessments for ELL students. In a 500-750 word essay, describe those items, and defend why you believe they […]

 Just a quick assignment I need completed asap! Only a 3 page paper summarizing and reflecting on a School District Board meeting. I will provide the link to the meeting. Each student is expected to attend a school board meeting.  After attending the board meeting, you are to complete a reflection paper (2-3 pages), briefly summarizing the meeting and giving your impressions of the meeting […]

Through your readings, you are now quite familiar with the idea of young children as meaning makers, communicators, and developing persons who benefit from loving respect, care, and support. It is through interactions with others that young children develop a sense of who they are. Some of the readings, this week, presented the various facets of identity formation, such as self-concept, cultural identity, gender identity, […]

Module 4 Case  Using the resources provided and additional relevant resources you find, write a 3- to 4-page paper that answers the question: What is the biggest threat to student safety on campus? Your paper should reference a minimum of three scholarly sources to support your thesis. (PK-12: please respond to the prompt in the context of PK-12 schools. Higher Ed: please respond to the […]

One of the most crucial components of instructing a mathematics lesson is to find a way for the instruction to be relevant to the students. Another is how mathematics can apply real-world context giving students the chance to problem solve. Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques are strategies used during the lesson that guide the teacher to meet the needs of all students. Nonverbal communication techniques […]

Discussion:   Based on the background readings, especially Popham (2009), write an original post that answers this question: What is the relationship between curriculum and instructional design? Module 2 Case  Select two of the instructional design models from the background readings (ADDIE, ARCS, Assure, Backward Design, Dick & Carey, or Kemp) and write a 3- to 4-page paper that compares/contrasts the two models.  Conclude your […]

this is due today….. must have done in 8 hours…… 8 hrs to do….. no late…..  do the following:   Review the four elements of inductive guidance with students. Write out a scenario using inductive guidance in action. Pretend you are working in teams of 2 people, first-person is the “child” and act out a scene showing inappropriate behavior. The second person is the “teacher” and […]

  Discussion: Dimensions of Negotiation In your course text, Bernard Mayer defines negotiation as “an interaction in which people try to meet their needs or accomplish their goals by reaching an agreement with others who are trying to get their own needs met” (p. 214).* The challenge of negotiation is evident in the definition because it can be difficult to meet the needs of two […]

Live fully through death awareness, Jennifer James After viewing the video, discuss the following. 1. What does the speaker say is one of the most important questions2. What is death awareness and how can it help us live?3. What is the state of flow?4. What health condition was the speaker’s late husband diagnosed with?5. At the end of this Ted Talk the speaker gives us […]