Directions For this week’s assignment, you will be writing a blog post. In this blog post, you will be addressing comprehension and vocabulary instruction for struggling readers. Remember that when an author blogs, it is usually with the intent to convince others to share his/her line of thinking. Thoughts/points to guide your blog should include: The importance of comprehension and vocabulary instruction. How teaching […]

Select a societal issue from anywhere in the world about which you are passionate (The societal issue is Bullying) Think about your personal values that make this issue important to you and how upholding these values might contribute to society. Reference: Wronka, J. (2008). Preface. In Human rights and social justice: Social action and service for the helping and health professions (p. xix). Thousand Oaks, […]

  Create a 12-15 slide digital presentation explaining processes related to identifying the need for special education services that could be placed on a district website for families to access. Use the information obtained from your “Clinical Field Experience A” assignment, along with researched information and include the following in your presentation: The district’s assessment process and timelines. The purpose and parent rights related to […]

 Select ONE of the due process hearing decisions from this week’s Arizona Department of Education reading. In 750-1,000-words, summarize the following components related to the case: The argument from each side of the case specific to assessment, eligibility, and/or placement with a continuum of services. The supporting evidence each side presented. The ruling. The law that was used to support the ruling.  Conclude by stating […]

  Ethical Concerns In the human services field, ethical concerns and dilemmas are very common. Human services professionals interact with a diverse clientele; therefore, they must be aware of a variety of issues including multicultural differences, consent and confidentiality procedures, appropriate relationship boundaries, and conflicts of interest. For each of these considerations and issues, there are related ethical considerations when working with every population. Ethical […]

What you see and hear is filtered through who you are. Each person has a different perspective. Your perspective can be influenced by the physical environment: where you are standing, the weather, or the time of day. It can also be influenced by one’s mood, by cultural filters, or by past experiences. When you understand what you think and feel and even see and hear […]

  Discussion 2: Social Interest and Professional Development The work involved in program evaluation requires a good deal of discipline and focus from the evaluator because of the standards, competencies, and codes of ethics required by the human services profession. Although evaluation is not specifically a profession, since evaluators are not licensed or certified, those who engage in the process of evaluation are professionals with […]

Teacher negligence is a risk that needs to be taken seriously by all adults in the educational setting. It is critical that educational leaders are consistently and correctly educating their staff and others responsible for the supervision and safety of students of the potential risks of negligence. From the perspective of a principal or preschool administrator, give one example of potential negligent teacher behavior in […]

we will think more about translanguaging and what it can mean for  language education classrooms. Last week, the presentation and materials addressed school belonging and instructional approaches that support language and content learning. For this module, I would like you to think further about how translanguaging within the language education program you plan to work with can support students in learning content.   Read the […]