As noted in earlier discussions and assignments, there are several themes you will see throughout the MAECEL program. These themes include social justice, leadership, and 21st Century Learning as they relate to Early Childhood Education. These are topics that have been introduced in this course and will be reinforced in all of the MAECEL courses to continue to build upon the themes and to come […]

In our course text, David Nicol (as cited in Svinicki & McHeachie, 2014, p.109) explains, “There is no such thing as good teaching without good feedback”. As an instructor, you will be providing feedback to students on a continual basis. Many instructors keep a tip sheet or checklist handy while grading. For this assignment, you will create a tip sheet or checklist of your own […]

  Allocate at least 4 hours to complete this field experience. Assist your mentor teacher with teaching a minimum of two social studies lessons being taught in a 1st grade setting. Take note of the use or non-use of a social studies text within your experience, as well as how the mentor teacher differentiates the instruction. After the teaching experience, speak with your mentor teacher […]

Making Action Plans  Submit your project you started in Week 5 in this dropbox.   Get together with another person you know and go through the MAPs process. This is even better if you can do it with a small group of your family of friends.  Each person answers the question about you! Have a recorder write down the answers. This can be completed as a […]

In this activity you will read a practice scenario from CYC practice relating to parent and family support. The scenario illustrates the type of situation you might well find yourself in as a CYC practitioner. You are asked to frame the scenario within an ecological and (secondarily) a strength-based perspective. Step 1: Read the case scenario below: Step 2: Think about the practice scenario above […]

   THIS IS DUE 10/30 NEED ASAP PLEASE READ CAREFULY. RESPOND TO THE PEERS RESPOND TO PEER 1 THEN TO PEER 2. THE LAST RESPONSE IS A QUESTION FROM MY TEACHER PLEASE ANSWER THIS ONE TOO. WHAT IS UNDERLINED IS IMPORTANT When responding to your peers in such a way that is directed to their initial posting, make it personal to them, not generic. Refer […]

Assignment 1: Analysis and Critique of Literature Review  Locate a dissertation related the research topic “Children from high conflict societies face increased emotional distress as compared to children in calm and peaceful environments in their developmental process.” in the Argosy University online library [or another library]. Review the literature review section (Chapter 2 of the dissertation).   Write a 3–4 page critique of the literature […]

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 into the document, so your Instructor can see which questions you are answering.  1. Explain what microaggressions are (providing at least two specific […]

   Assignment 3: Proposed Course for Development – Part 1 Due Week 6 and worth 140 points. Preparation Go to the Course sites Website and go through the tutorial. You will use this Website to create your course: https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/getstarted.html For Part 2, you will develop the first three (3) weeks of your course. So, you should become familiar with this Website as soon as possible.Additional […]

Complete the Your Philosophy of Education Self-Inventory found in the text on page 286. Upon completion write a reflection of your reactions to the inventory. Responses should be reflective of the text reading. Don’t just say, “I believe that all children can learn.” State reasons, according to the text reading, why you embrace this belief. What experiences support or justify this belief? Think of past […]