This discussion is an opportunity to further demonstrate your ability to apply the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to the design of instruction and assessment. As you learned last week from reading Edyburn (2013) Chapter 5 and viewing the CAST (2010) video UDL at a glance, the three main principles supporting UDL are to Provide Multiple Means of (a) Representation (the “what of learning), […]

Creating a UDL Instructional Plan This assignment is another opportunity to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) in the design of instruction and assessment. In this assignment, you develop a lesson plan that incorporates UDL and effectively leverages educational technologies in the classroom. Specifically, using the Cast UDL Lesson Builder (2011) website (see instructions below on how to access this website), you […]

Creating a UDL Instructional Plan This assignment is another opportunity to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) in the design of instruction and assessment. In this assignment, you develop a lesson plan that incorporates UDL and effectively leverages educational technologies in the classroom. Specifically, using the Cast UDL Lesson Builder (2011) website (see instructions below on how to access this website), you […]

Review the professional disclosure statement on pages 70–73 of your text, Orientation to the Counseling Profession, which you originally read in your Unit 1 studies. Additionally, search the internet for other professional disclosure statements. These documents may also be called “Treatment Contracts,” “Counselor-Client Contracts,” and on occasion may be clustered in with a provider’s office policies and paperwork and have no name. After reviewing several […]

Without your own understanding of the purpose of suffering, crisis responders cannot truly offer emotional and spiritual care in disasters and provide comfort and direction to others in their suffering and pain. Compile an original paper of 12 pages of body text, in current APA style that begins by explaining your own personal theology of suffering. Use commentary and biblical references to support your position. […]

Prior to completing this discussion, read the Berzonsky (2004) article and the American Psychological Association’s (2014) Tips for Acting Boldly to Change Diet and Exercise for Kids online resource, the Kersh, et. al. (2011), Moolgavkar, et. al. (2012), Peters, et. al. (2013), and Weed and McKeown (2003) peer-reviewed articles, and the Smoke Zone (2014) popular news article required for this week. Review the Centers for […]

This assignment provides an opportunity to apply psychological theory in the exploration of a book. Students choose a book of special interest in either psychology or a self-help book. The book should have content that can be meaningfully explored through application of psychological theory and research. Students can look at some of the later chapters in the text that deal with emotion, motivation, personality, the development of the individual over […]

Choose an individual in your life you are familiar with; for example, a parent, a sibling, a friend or classmate, a member of your extended family (cousin, uncle, etc.). Compare and/or contrast your development with the individual you have chosen using ONE of the theories discussed in class (e.g. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, Kohlberg’s or Gilligan’s theory of moral development, Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, […]

What is it? What characteristics make up EI? Is it a valid concept? Is it an inborn trait? Can it be taught? How do children learn to express and manage their emotions? Should there be attempts to “teach” EI in schools? Are there any schools with a program for teaching EI? Have there been studies that show a relationship between a measurement of EI and […]

In a prior assignment, you considered some “controversial treatments.” Perhaps there is no more controversial treatment than the use of highly aversive punishment procedures for children and adolescents, especially those with disabilities. Some behavior analysts strongly oppose the use of aversive punishment procedures (for example, skin shock, aromatic ammonia, lemon juice). Other behavior analysts weigh the short-term discomfort to the client associated with such procedures […]