This assignment is the culmination of your crafting of a research paper on a homeland security issue. In Week Four (document provided)you presented the first three sections of your paper. This week you add the final sections and present the full paper.  Be sure to make any changes to your literature based on instructor feedback.  The three main sections you should add to the paper for […]

   Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates.Provide feedback regarding your shared or differing perspectives and pose a question to promote critical thinking.     Part 1: What did the article suggest was important in helping teachers prepare for instructional planning when including Special Populations? The article suggested that the opinion of cooperating teachers has a great toll on how student teachers think and […]

  After assessing students on their progress, it is important to analyze the assessment data to help identify patterns and gaps in learning, provide meaningful feedback to students, and adjust instruction. This can be done through applying critical-thinking strategies and using higher-order questioning strategies in the classroom. Review the “Learning Plan Template” to complete this assignment. Complete Part 4: Questioning and Feedback, which includes addressing […]

  Assignment: The Intersections of Life: Coming of Age Experiencing the transition from childhood to adulthood, or coming of age, is a human universal. How these rites of passage happen, however, varies widely from culture to culture. The ceremonies announce societal values through carefully preserved, meaningful symbols. Similarly, coming of age rituals convey the responsibilities of the adult individual in a particular community or culture and […]

   Article:  Applegate, A.J., & Applegate, M.D. (2004). The Peter effect. Reading habits and attitudes of preservice teachers. The Reading Teacher, 57(6), 554-563. ***All writing should follow the APA Style as outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. Directions: The Introduction of your report is organized as a funnel that begins with a definition of why the experiment is being […]

  Documenting Progress Plan and Reflection As mentors and coaches, you will support teachers and staff throughout their process of inquiry. It is important that you plan and are prepared when checking in with your protégés. Additionally, you will want to continually reflect on your own growth and development as mentors. This week’s assignment is an opportunity to begin your progress plan and reflection. After […]

  Discussion: Implications of Labeling Assessment starts out with the best of intentions. Addictions professionals apply labels associated with common presenting characteristics in order to provide an understanding of the type of help each person may require. This is the rationale behind the American Psychiatric Association’s classic Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), first published in 1952 to consolidate census and psychiatric hospital […]

  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 […]

Assignment: Body Image, Self-Esteem, and the Media The relationship between media images of the ideal body and the self-esteem, body image, and susceptibility to eating disorders of today’s adolescents is an issue that has been heavily debated. Some people, for example, believe that fashion magazines featuring ultra-thin models cause teens to be more likely to develop poor body image, low self-esteem, and eating disorders, while […]