Academic institutions have policies and regulations in place to uphold educational standards as well as to ensure the safety and fair treatment of all students.  While those policies are usually well intended, some policies do not work as expected because of the ways in which they are designed, phrased or implemented. The same policy may also affect different people in different ways, and some policies that […]

Analyze the anthropological film Jero: A Balinese Trance Seance made by Linda Connor, Patsy Asch and Timothy Asch. Choose two or three significant concepts covered in our readings and lectures to analyze the film (cultural relativism, visual imperialism). You will need to explore these concepts in a thorough manner, select your anthropological concepts to best serve your thesis statement and interest in the film.Think about […]

If you could have the superhero power of invisibility or flying, which would you choose? No one else on earth has superhero powers, and you would have only the one. State your choice explicitly and then explain why it is your choice.  As you consider your choice, think about the following: What is the purpose of your chosen superpower? How would this superpower allow you […]

Discuss the following:What evidence did you see in the video New Teacher Survival Guide: Planning linking the concept of beginning with the end in mind and formative assessment?What did the instructional coach/department chair say is the question you ask yourself to assess learning?While the teacher used the Gradual Release model, her pacing was off and affected her ability to fully assess her students. Determine how […]

Prepare a 5- to 6-minute informative presentation using a visual aid or prop. The presentation will be given live in your classroom The presentation must be a demonstration or explanation of how to do a task, such as how to tie one’s shoes (using shoes and shoelaces as a visual aid), how to change a car tire (using a tire and tire iron as props), or […]

Assignment (adapted from Hammons and Fatherree, FOS):  Write a well-developed essay in which you make a claim about the relationship of conflict and theme in the short story you choose from the list I gave you.  You must be clear about the type of conflict (internal/external) and the nature of the theme.  Above all, you must explain how the conflict you examine influences the theme you examine. These […]

Scott opens this chapter with a description and example of the Magritte painting, “The Treachery of Images.” Although the subject of the painting is a common pipe, the artist’s message reads, “This is not a pipe.” As Scott explains, this really is not a pipe, nor is it a painting of a pipe. It is actually ten copies of a drawing of a painting of […]

Since this class is centered on the practice of working with the ideas of others and synthesizing those ideas into our own writing, it stands to reason that we should spend some time practicing the art of summary. This summary exercise will help you to improve your academic writing in several ways: First, this excercise will help you to find meaning within a given text […]

Education Philosophy Your philosophy of education will influence all of your activities in the classroom from how you teach, what you teach, how you manage your classroom, how you connect and relate to students, parents and colleagues, to how you engage in your own professional learning. Being able to articulate your beliefs and educational philosophy is a critical aspect of being an effective teacher and […]

There are always going to be emergencies and disasters (we live in a dangerous world), some large and some small.  But, even a small emergency can affect individuals and families as greatly as a large one.  An example might be a tornado that destroys only your house.  Others were not affected.  The devastation you experience might be no less than a family in New Jersey […]