Thread: As you engage with the materials for Modules 1 and 2, think through and discuss what factors in your personal religious background have influenced your view on the integration of, or opposition of, scientific knowledge and sacred knowledge. Do your experiences and interactions fit patterns outlined in the Entwistle text (i.e., liberal openness, fundamental opposition, etc.)? How so? Discuss areas in which your background may have affected […]

 Briefly outline Gagne’s nine events of instruction (discussed in the text beginning on p. 372, and shown in Table 10.6 on p. 373), within the context of an original example of a specific topic being “taught” (i.e. giving specific original examples of each of the events in your situation). (As with all other questions, the “learning” does not have to be classroom learning—you can apply […]

  Initial Post: Read the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education (NACCE) report, , focusing specifically on the Creative and Cultural Education (pp. 54-60) and Teaching and Learning (pp. 100-123) section. As you read through this work, note some of the specific strategies NACCCE recommends for facilitating creativity skills. Make a list of these strategies to use in the next portion of this requirement. Once […]

For this assignment, observe, and assess at least one lesson involving ELLs using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) checklist. Observation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVGbz4EqyGs  Submit a copy of the checklist with a 250-word reflection on this experience. Address the following questions in your reflection: 1. Were the students aware of the class language and content objectives? 2. How did the teacher instruct the content and language […]

As an educator, you will develop potential solutions to classroom scenarios that address personal and social development. Including families in problem solving extends the learning beyond the classroom walls, increases transparency, and builds a community of trust between the teacher and families. Some situations are best addressed through direct communication with the family, while other situations may be handled through classwide communication, (i.e., newsletter, direct […]

   Preparing for Assessment Lesson Plan Select a secondary grade level and content area. Identify a corresponding state standard from your state and create a lesson plan using the “COE Lesson Plan Template.” Be sure to include: Lesson      summary including state standard. Outline      of the classroom and student factors, including grade level and content. Two      learning objectives. Instructional      activities that correlate to the objectives. A […]

Discussion Board Forum 1 Topic: Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse continues to be the most serious drug problem on college campuses throughout the United States. Every year, drinking kills more than 1,700 students and injures about 500,000 more; it is also a factor in 600,000 assaults and 100,000 rapes on college campuses. Enzyme-mediated metabolic pathways break down the toxic ethanol in alcoholic beverages. Ethanol kills liver […]

  Reflection Paper – Putting Theory Into Practice After completing this week’s readings, respond to the questions below related to Henry Giroux’s essay that discusses putting theory into practice.  Submit a  two-page reflective paper that addresses the following questions.  Do you agree with him that the “dominant view of educational leadership has served to limit teacher involvement in the development and planning of curricula?” Can […]

Using your preferred reading strategy, read through three articles you plan to use as references in your Expository Essay. You will then complete the assignment, which in return, will also help you prepare citations for you to include within your essay. Review the Topic 2 readings and resources. Access and complete the “Annotated Reference List” worksheet. Submit the completed assignment to the final assignment dropbox […]

In this literary response, you will choose any of the literature that you have read in this course and choose write an alternate scene from a different point of view or perspective.This assignment focuses on your ability to: Analyze different perspectives and points of view within a piece of literature; create a new experience for the reader through the design of an additional scene.The purpose […]