While much of this course has devoted time to looking at key aspects of literacy instruction – phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension – teaching skills in isolation will not produce readers and writers who can interact with increasingly complex text. This week’s focus is on how teachers work all of these components into daily lessons and long-term unit planning, often centered on themes […]

Motivation and Learning Please respond to the following:  Of the three origins and determinants of motivation (curiosity and interests, goals and goal orientations, and self-efficacy beliefs), which one tends to have the biggest impact on instruction? Explain your rationale. Which of the three is often the easiest to address? Explain. Describe a time when you experienced low motivation concerning a learning task and describe what […]

   “Hopwood v. University of Texas”  Please respond to the following: Note: This can either be a written or video discussion post. Note: Collaboration matters! Please respond to at least one other student. · From the article “Update on Affirmative Action in Higher Education: A Current Legal Overview” in this week’s readings, read the court case Hopwood v. University of Texas, pp. 4-5. Hopwood v […]

   Assignment 3: Multicultural Curriculum Design (First Draft) Chapters Five (5) to Ten (10) of the textbook discuss various multicultural curriculum designs. Choose one (1) of these curriculum designs – Racism and White Privilege; Racism, Immigration, and Globalization; Sexism; Heterosexism; Transgender Oppression; Religious Oppression; Anti-Semitism / Anti-Jewish Oppression; Classism; Ableism; or Ageism and Adultism – to focus on for this assignment. You will be given […]

 Mentor Qualities and Characteristics After reading the text chapters, respond to the following scenario: Silence falls over the group of 10 teachers at the monthly staff meeting as they see the early-childhood education coach enter the room. Coach: Hi, everyone. As you know, your director invited me here today to discuss some issues identified during your program’s annual performance review. I know these are not […]

   · ECE101 · Assignments · Week 3 – Assignment 1 Week 3 – Assignment 1 Portfolium Set-Up Throughout your degree, you will be building a personal electronic portfolio, or ePortfolio. The ePortfolio will serve as a tool for you to track your professional and academic progress. In the capstone or last class, you will use the ePortfolio to reflect on your development across the […]

  Please respond to the  below discussion questions: Discussion #1 In today’s market, global fortune 500 companies provide an organizational blueprint for shaping leadership, organizational culture and training programs. Global systems provide variation of goods and services to the masses located in many remote and nearby places. The consistent and expedited growth in technology of the 21st century has made it possible for some companies to […]

  Week 3 – Discussion 33 unread replies.33 replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will […]

 Understanding the Category: Professional Product    The School of Education permits two categories of capstone, each of which has two options for deliverables.  Using  the doctoral capstone documents found on the Doctor of Education (EdD)  iGuide page, write a 400–500-word essay explaining the two deliverable  types for the professional product option. In your essay: -Give a general overview of the professional product category. -Describe the […]