Step One Read through the Facilitator’s Guide for School Budget Hold ‘em. (See attachment) Provide a justification for going through this game’s process. Prior to playing the game yourself, predict at least one example of a school finance decision that you will be asked to make. Step Two Click here to get to a page where you will find “Budget Hold ‘em for Districts. (see attachment)” […]

      Utilizing differentiation strategies in the ELA classroom is vital in meeting the various needs of students and presents an opportunity to address individual personal interests, traits, and goals. Understanding how to differentiate for different learning, linguistic, and cultural needs will increase teaching efficacy. The goal of this assignment is to practice selecting reading texts to support diverse students in the English language arts classroom. […]

FORUM DESCRIPTION 1) Use your text to identify some of the emotional and psychological factors that influence poor eating styles in teens and young adults.  Discuss these factors as they relate to overeating and obesity as well as under eating and anorexia.   2) Media and magazine images have tremendous influence on maturing teens and young adults.  View the four videos below and choose one […]

As you begin to consider how you will engage families at the start of the new school year, it is important to reflect upon why family engagement is necessary and beneficial for children, families, and early childhood programs. Review Document #1: Blue Stream Early Learning Center Overview. In two to three pages, do the following: Explain why family engagement is important for the healthy development of […]

   You have been learning about how developmental assets can be built into your instructional models, and how to use that knowledge to support community-wide efforts to strengthen and support the adults and youth in your community, including identified classifications of Latino, African-American, and youth with disabilities.  We have identified and evaluated the existing programs in your community based on the 40 Developmental Assets model […]

From Part 6 To Love. To be loved. Who Speaks for Justice, Part 6: To Love. To be Loved pages 241-259 For this final critical reflection, you will write a 4 page reflection as follows: Page 1-2 summarizes Part 6 Pages 3-4 draws on Parts 1-5 to answer the questions, “Why did the editors organize the material in Parts 1-5 they way that they did?” “Overall, […]

You will create a visual presentation using flipgrid. You must include a presentation with your video. This can be a collage, PPT, google slides, or combination. You must make a video with your visual, but it is not required to show your face in the video if you are not comfortable. You can show the visual and orally share your pitch.  Videos are a maximum of […]

 Jesus made many absolute statements such as the following:  John 14:6: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (NIV).  Matthew 7:13-14: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the […]

  Teacher-Designed Assessment Along with using checklists, rating scales, and rubrics as informal assessment tools, teacher-designed assessments are a common choice for many early childhood educators. “Teacher-designed assessments support other evaluation measures, enabling the teacher to make more accurate decisions for the instruction of individual students” (Wortham & Hardin, 2015, p. 188). As a leader, you will likely be involved in helping your colleagues develop […]