For this benchmark, you will complete a mini-unit of three informational text-based lesson plans and a corresponding assessment plan. You should utilize the lesson plan and other materials that you have created throughout this course. Complete three informational text-based lesson plans that will be taught as a unit for a grade level that you specify based on the “Class Profile.” Complete Parts I, II, […]

Content Review Directions: Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question that you are responding to. 1.Compare and contrast efferent and aesthetic reading. Share a […]

   Instructions: For your final paper you will write a research and argumentative paper over a particular topic that is of interest to you. This topic must be one that is somewhat ethical in nature, incorporate as “sense of personal responsibility”, and has multiple points of agreement and disagreement within its paradigm. I have listed a few examples below for your consideration and you are […]

Reading Aloud to ChildrenSharing a beloved book with a child involves much more than reciting the author’s words. The experience of reading a book together can create a bond between the readers and the book, and between the readers themselves. More than introducing new words, helping children develop a sense of story and motivating them to become avid readers, reading aloud is a unique way […]

  M6 Assignment 2 Discussion Previous Next  Assignment 2: Discussion Question By the due date assigned, go to the Discussion Area and post responses to the discussion question. Analyze the impact of the media in any one equity issue in the recent past using real incidents. How can the media use its influence to help eliminate barriers to multiculturalism? Support your responses with relevant citations, using proper […]

    Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that you could deliver  to your colleagues highlighting effective SEI strategies while being  mindful of cultural influences on learning. Choose 5-7 SEI strategies  that could be used in a classroom with students for whom English is an  additional language as well as English-only students to promote  language and content. How could these strategies be more effective if […]

    Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that you could deliver  to your colleagues highlighting effective SEI strategies while being  mindful of cultural influences on learning. Choose 5-7 SEI strategies  that could be used in a classroom with students for whom English is an  additional language as well as English-only students to promote  language and content. How could these strategies be more effective if […]

  Identifying the Types of Needs Needs assessment should play a significant role in the planning, implementation, and management of effective human services programs. Human services programs typically seek to address four different types of needs: normative, expressed, perceived (or felt), and relative (or comparative). By taking the time to complete a thorough analysis of a particular target population’s needs, it is much easier to understand […]

  After viewing the videos Improving Practice with Sarah Brown Wessling and  Embedded Formative Assessments,  and after reading Releasing responsibility by Fisher and Frey, discuss the following: Part 1 Sarah Brown Wessling remarks; “It is not about ways of delivering content as much as it is about ways of getting students to become thinkers; ways for students to be more autonomous.”  What evidence did you observe in Ms […]

Children’s access to high quality programs in the US is influenced by the state in which they live.  For this discussion, visit the Children’s Defense Fund website and access the Children in States Factsheet 2015 for your state (my state is North Carolina) and a neighboring state of your choice.  Review the fact sheet for your state which is North Carolina and the other neigboring […]