Idaho Falls Health System consists of four hospitals and six healthcare clinics that cover three rural counties. The CEO of the health system has joined forces with several of his peers to purchase the services of a local IT shop, Trustworthy Computing. Trustworthy Computing has been hired to provide health information exchange services that are part of the HITECH Act’s meaningful use financial incentive program. […]

Some of the questions answered in this chapter are: What is Fluency? Why is Fluency Important? The chapter also gives examples of how teachers can build fluency.  You have two  for this discussion posting:  1: In this discussion posting, describe some challenges of fluency instruction. Use the text as a source of evidence for your thinking. In addition, you must refer to another text besides your […]

When used within a balanced literacy approach, independent reading promotes fluency. Do a google search on independent reading. You might want to use the following search phrases: Independent Reading, Silent Sustained Reading, Scaffolded Silent Sustained Reading, Drop Everything and Read, or Voluntary Reading.  In your discussion posting, you will cite at least two articles. (These articles do not need to be peer-reviewed or scholarly.) Address […]

Interview a teacher of students with Intellectual Disability. Specifically, focus your interview questions concerning the impact an individual with Intellectual Disability has on family structure. You may also want to center your questions on the collaborative skills necessary for teachers to possess when interacting with families who have a child with Intellectual Disability. Next, attend an IEP meeting and/or conference for a student with Intellectual […]

1. Why should teachers offer a variety of small-group activities for children every day? I. The children will be at different developmental levels. II. The children will be coming from different cultural backgrounds. III. Different children will be interested in different subjects. IV. The children will use the activities to learn more than one skill at a time. A. I, II, III, and IV B. […]

In 750-1,000 word essay, address how you plan to collaborate with paraprofessionals regarding: Organizing the day Planning individual student curriculum Working with related service providers Conflict resolution (with self, students, and teachers) Ensuring paraprofessionals use strategies the way you intend In addition, identify and explain what you have learned in this course that you will use in your future professional practice to help in addressing […]

In this week’s Discussion, you and your peers will discuss issues related to the end of life. As technology advances, society faces new challenges as the ability to artificially prolong life creates new ethical issues. You and your peers will discuss some of these issues and discuss what rights people have or should have when it comes to ending their lives and how these choices […]

 locate your own fire and emergency services scenario and relate at least one of the Unit VIII concepts to a practical situation. use the scenario (The importance of public education as a critical component of life safety programs.)   NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program   National Fire Incident Reporting System In your response, please identify the following:   The Scenario: You can […]

1.  Again, I have posted an exam study guide, to help you study.  You will find this under “Course Documents.”  The exam guide consists of questions that, if answered, will help prepare you for the exam.    The exam guide will point you in the right direction but will not cover every possible question on the exam.         2. There will be no […]

Prepare: Knowing how to thoroughly research a topic is extremely important while achieving your education. You may be asked to support your information with peer-reviewed scholarly resources, but how can you find this type of resource? The Ashford University Library allows you to search through different avenues to find the requested types of resources. You can narrow your search by the author, year published, title, […]