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the alignment of your personal philosophy and values with that of the profession; your understanding of and commitment to diversity and social justice; your professional experiences; your career plans and focus in the field of social work versus another helping profession (i.e., why social work?); your strengths and weaknesses that are relevant to the social work profession; describe a time you were given critical feedback; what was your reaction and how did that experience inform your development?; how the MSU Denver MSW program is best suited for your educational and professional goals; and how you will manage the rigorous demands of graduate education. A little background. I have a degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology. I have been a social worker for about 5 years now but have worked with children and families for most of my career. I have been wanting to get my master’s in order to expand my knowledge and skills set to help the children and families more.

The paper is about  “care” in education. Nel Noddings is an educator and philosopher who is infamous for her take on the philosophy of education. The paper seeks to research  Noddings and her teachings as well as the effects of care in a philosophical educational aspect. Most say that teachers who care truly make a difference and I would like to put that theory to the test.  In the spirit of Huffman and Brubaker (2009) who say caring is best assessed by analyzing encounters between teachers and students; and assuming that they have also correctly identified seven elements central to Noddings’ ethic of care (p. 36), consider the following story. After reading the story, use Noddings’ theory of care and the readings you’ve done for your paper to answer each of the questions posed below the story.   There was a little boy that attended a half day center-based program and a half day general education program. He had an IEP and was considered special needs. He was in my class for the second half of the day and was usually tired. I was doing a coloring activity with the kids when his other teacher came in for something and saw his work. She asked him why he was coloring so slowly and not staying inside the lines. He said he was tired, and she said that now he was really going to be tired because she took his work and ripped it up and threw it away. I almost died. The poor kid turned red and started to cry. I was very upset; and I can never look at this woman the same way again. I feel that was a terrible thing to do to a four-year-old special needs child. Frankly, it disgusted me.   1) a) What element of Noddings’ theory was most offended by the teacher who tore up the student’s work? b) What makes you pick that element as the most offended?   2) What would Noddings say is a good way to a) show the student empathy? b) restore the student’s sense of self? c) What makes you think those things would be empathetic and self-restoring?   3) a) Consider the response of the teacher who observed the student’s work being destroyed. (See the last five sentences of the story.) On a scale of 0-11, where 0 = “not Noddings at all” and 11 = “totally Noddings,” pick the number you think describes the way the teacher feels. b) What makes that the right number to pick?   4) a) What would Noddings say is a good first step to take to develop an attitude of caring in the teacher who tore up the work? b) What makes that a good first step? c) What would Noddings advise as a second step? d) What makes that a natural for Step 2?   5) Assuming Smeyers (1999) is right in saying an ethic of care is more a set of activities than a set of principles, what do you think is a good way to incorporate the ethics of care into preservice teaching programs? b) What makes you think that would work to help prospective teachers learn to care?   6) What makes caring the right thing to do even if the cared-for never fully reciprocates the caring they’ve received? (For an example see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdWnH-wv_vg

1. Scrutinize each paragraph separately (this can be done directly on the draft itself): -What is the basic point? -How does each paragraph relate to the essay’s thesis? -Should some paragraphs be further developed, condensed, combined, rearranged, or deleted? (If you “outline” each paragraph by briefly stating the main topic in the margins, that will help you answer these questions more effectively.) -Is each sentence clearly related to the one preceding it—and the one that follows? 2. What is the main point being made about these text(s)? Is the point arguable? Is it more complex than simply exploring a superficial aspect of the text? Does the reasoning fall short? 3. Does the author provide specific evidence to back up his or her points? Are more quotes needed? Are fewer quotes needed to avoid redundancy? Are signal phrases (“According to Rousseau . . .” or “Machiavelli states . . .”) used to introduce each quotation or paraphrase? Does the author provide context when integrating the evidence and explain clearly how the evidence proves the points and how the points connect to the claim? 4. Can you accept the writer’s assumptions? Why or why not? Be specific. 5. Are there adequate transitions between paragraphs? 6. Are the introductory and concluding paragraphs effective? What works so far—and what might need revision? Please be specific in your advice. 7. Does the conclusion answer the “so what” question? In other words, does the conclusion branch out a bit and address larger concerns, perhaps outside the world of politics? 8. What are this paper’s major strengths? 9. What major revision do you think the writer of this essay should consider first?

1.     What kind of career or vocational objective would you like to follow and in what setting (public school, residential school, research center, clinic, corporation, etc.)?   2.     How did you first become interested in your chosen field of study? When did you decide to pursue a degree in this field?   3.     What do you consider to be your greatest asset as a future professional in your chosen field?   4.     Provide any other information that will help us better understand you as an individual and better evaluate you as an applicant for this program.

please use two apa scholarly references. May students express religious beliefs in class discussion or assignments or engage in prayer in the classroom? What are some limitations? Support your position with examples from case law, the U.S. Constitution, or other readings.

Determining your learning style can be both beneficial and fun.  Go to the VARK website and learn about the four major learning styles: Visual, Aural (Auditory), Read/Write and Kinesthetic.  Then take the VARK Questionnaire. Once you know your style(s) read about the different learning strategies here: Visual Strategies Aural Strategies Read/Write Strategies Kinesthetic Strategies Once you have completed the readings, answer these questions:  Was this your first time taking this type of inventory? If no, did your results change from the last time? If so, did your learning style results surprise you? Now that you have identified your learning style, how will you apply this knowledge to your studying? Reflect on the studying strategies you have used previously. Have your study habits been effective? Why or why not? What studying strategies from this week do you think will be helpful? Be sure that your Learning Journal entry is a minimum of 300 words (but not more than 500 words).

INTRODUCTION The culminating assessment for the Synthesis of Educational Theory domain is a research paper that identifies a problem in education, clarifies relevant ways to address the problem, and explores different perspectives regarding the future of education. Note: This assessment must be submitted and passed prior to submitting the associated multimedia presentation required in SDA1.  REQUIREMENTS Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.   You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course. Write a research paper (suggested length of 20–30 pages) that includes the following: A. Provide an introduction in which you do the following: 1. Identify an open-ended problem in education. a. Explain your current thinking about the future of education posed by the open-ended problem you have identified, supporting your explanation with research-based evidence. B. Choose five aspects that influence your open-ended problem, which can include but are not limited to the following: • teachers and standards • high-stakes assessments • curriculum/instruction • methodology • technology • bilingual/ELL • special education • public policy • diversity and inclusion 1. Identify two possible approaches and discuss how they address the open-ended problem, using each of the 5 aspects chosen in part B. Note: The same two possible approaches should be used for each of the 5 aspects. Note: For example, a proponent of public school Montessori may have an approach that differs from the approach of a proponent of homeschooling. Or, a proponent of self-contained special education may have an approach that differs from the approach of a proponent of full-inclusion special education. a. Provide evidence to support your discussion from part B1. i. Discuss the quality of evidence, including the credibility and bias of the provided information or evidence relevant to the possible approaches presented in part B1. b. Discuss the underlying assumptions of the possible approaches presented in part B1. 2. Discuss how two of the influencing aspects chosen in part B and the possible approaches from part B1 impact each other. 3. Analyze the pros and cons of implementing each of the possible approaches from part B1. 4. Propose your solution to the open-ended problem identified in part A1. a. Discuss potential criticisms of the solution you proposed in part B4 and ways of addressing those criticisms. 5. Reflect on what education would look like in the future if the solution from part B4 were implemented. 6. Summarize the main points from the research paper. C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission. File Restrictions File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( ) File size limit: 200 MB File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z Two aspects I will be touching on is mental health and funding. Teachers are pushed for higher test scores, but students need more funding for more resources- but they wouldn’t receive funding for more resources till the scores were up (the vicious cycle)

You KNOW more today than on the first day of this course. Knowing more is not isolated to learning in this course. Knowing more is also because you have lived more and have inevitably learned more through life experiences this term. You SEE your educational goal is one step closer. You DO more using the skills acquired from this course and the life skills acquired this term. The goal of this week’s discussion is to reflect on your CIS101 learning experience . CHOOSE A SCENARIO I gained more confidence, digital proficiency, and productivity skills in CIS101 this term. I did not gain confidence, digital proficiency, and productivity skills in CIS101 this term. I have mixed results regarding confidence, digital proficiency, and productivity skills in CIS101 this term. ADDRESS THESE POINTS Welcome:  Please provide a greeting to begin your post (e.g. Hello Professors and Peers!). Paragraph 1: Identify the scenario. Discuss how your mindset changed or why your mindset did not change throughout this course in relation to your confidence skills. Discuss how your mindset changed or why your mindset did not change throughout this course in relation to your digital proficiency skills. Discuss how your mindset changed or why your mindset did not change throughout this course in relation to your productivity skills. Paragraph 2: Discuss in detail one specific area in which you are using the above-mentioned skills in your life. Explain how you may continue to expand on these skills in the future. Closing:  Sign your post with your preferred name so that my team knows how to address you in the discussion forum. Make sure to respond back to my peer on how u feel about her point.PEER REVIEW Dear Professor and Peers I gained more confidence, with digital proficiency, and productivity skills while in CIS101 this term. During this course, my mindset has changed, it gave me more confidence to work harder, to plan and be organized with my tasks in school, at work, and in my home.  My mindset also changed for how I use different tools and how I can find new tools to help me be more productive. I also have a newfound skill of using new tools that I would not have normally used before.   IN my life I am now using the [productivity skill as I realized I am very unorganized and always rushing myself to do different tasks, so having a planner digitally and a hard copy helps me with each thing I need to do and when I need to do it. I will continue to use these skills in the future by using more planning tools and explore new ways to be organized and on task.   Sincerely Joce

Carry out Part 3 of the Report. I will find enclosed the portfolio to answer this part.  Reflect on your experiences while preparing the personal portfolio. Once you have completed all of the exercises detailed above, you must write a report in which you should reflect on what you have learned about yourself as a result of completing your portfolio. This section should be no more than two typed A4 pages. *Students are strongly advised to read the chapter ‘The art of reflection’ in Cottrell, S. (2015) Skills for Success, Basingstoke: Palgrave. Remember that simply describing a situation is not evidence of reflection. Reflection is a challenging process that involves trying to make sense of experiences, standing back to gain a clearer perspective, striving for the truth about ourselves and opening up to learning and understanding at a deeper level. Making judgments and drawing conclusions also forms an integral part of the process. This chapter is scanned in and available on Loop under the heading “Career Portfolio assignment description and supporting materials”. You can refer to the DCU guidelines on reflective learning provided. Remember, reflection will also be a vital component of completing your INTRA report. Use the following pointers to guide your report: Refer to the insights (expected and unexpected) that the exercises gave you about career options available and your career aspirations. Detail how you think the exercises will help you to better plan your future personal and career development goals. Identifying your skills (strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement). Did you discover anything new about strengths/weaknesses/challenges? If so, how are you going to use this information to assist you make better career decisions? Refer to researching and reviewing career options and your decision-making process in relation to career choices. With hindsight, are you very happy with your chosen career specialism (HRM/Marketing/Finance/E-Commerce/Law). Are you still unsure about what area of business you would like to pursue as a career? How will this information assist you in shaping your future career choices? What strategies you will apply to achieve your career goals over the coming year. Regarding this assignment, did your input on this occasion differ from other similar projects/assignments, if so why? Did you seek advice/guidance from others and if so, in what way? Is there any area of your input/performance that needs to be improved upon? Overall, what did you learn from completing the careers component of your assignment for this module?

Should College be free yes or no? Must include In text citation and works cited page. 8 or more sources.