In this assignment, you will select an educational leader (past or present) and describe this person’s leadership traits and behaviors. Make sure the person you select is a well-known educational leader recognized in the field for having made significant contributions to education.Deliverable Length:  5-6 pages  In the paper, address the following: Introduce the leader and your reason for choosing this person Identify the traits […]

 Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the  KUD Unit Plan Template  Refer back to your responses to Discussions 1 and 2 of this week. Use that information to complete the KUD Unit Plan Template.   Discussion 1 response: For this assignment, my area of focus will be in Literature elementary level focused on first grade. Provide the title(s) and nomenclature of the state standard(s) […]

One component of the 21st Century Professional Development framework encourages sharing knowledge with fellow faculty, using face-to-face, virtual and blended communications. When we think of sharing knowledge, we often think of using professional learning communities. In several of your courses, the concept of a professional learning community (PLC) is presented and elaborated on. A professional learning community consists of individuals with an interest in education. […]

Discuss the differences between the three major approaches surrounding collection and analysis of data i,e., quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.  As well as, describe the design of scientific inquiry that may go with each method i.e., survey, narrative, phenomenological, ethnographic, grounded theory, or case study and why it would be selected. Then address which method and design you think you would prefer to use to conduct research and […]

  Scenario: An insurance company has hired you to do an evaluation of its training program. Members of management are particularly concerned about the new-hire training for new insurance agents. This training teaches the agents about all of the different policies offered by the company for life, auto, home, and health insurance. The current situation is that the company is paying each agent taking the […]

  Weeks 4 and 7: NCFR Substance Areas Literature Review Project DUE IN 2 PARTS: WEEK 4 AND WEEK 7 (Addresses Course Objectives 1, 3, and 5)  Below are the 5 “Substance Areas” of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), a professional organization whose mission it is to “To provide an educational forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and […]

  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 description    of the type of […]

Deliverable Length:  5-6 pages, including Abstract page In this assignment, you are to create a strategic plan for dealing with a current issue in the schools. The plan will include an analysis of the situation, statement of policy and procedures, and strategies for implementing and communicating the new policy. Here is the scenario on which your plan will be based: You are the principal of […]

Write a 4-5 research on a contemporary issue facing higher education in America or a recurring historical problem (e.g, access for undocumented immigrants, for-profit education, ‘disruption’ of higher education, rising campus sexual assaults). This can be done by looking at the issues/problem from a national or state viewpoint or as it occurs on a college campus. The goal is to describe the issue/problem looking through the lens […]

Competent Interpersonal Communicator Purpose: You will bring together much of what you have learned in this course and your life experiences to develop an action plan to become a highly competent (effective, appropriate and ethical) interpersonal communicator. Communication scholars often identify three qualities needed to be a competent communicator:  Effectivenss, Appropriateness and Ethical.  Please number and identify each section of your paper (Effective Communicator, Appropriate […]