Education

Assignment Instructions: Plan to block off several hours to explore these materials before beginning your response: Gain background knowledge: Look at all links under “STI Implementation Resources” to give you some foundation https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state/implementation-and-training  (Links to an external site.) Look through the “Partnering with Tribes” links https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state/partnering-tribes  (Links to an external site.) . Use these materials to help you identify the tribe you could partner with based on your school/district location. Explore lessons: Explore one of the “Ready to Go” lessons at your grade level/age range (or choose a grade level/age range of interest if you are not currently K-12) https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/time-immemorial-tribal-sovereignty-washington-state  (Links to an external site.) Identify and explore a set of STI lesson activities and resources at your grade level (or choose a grade level of interest if you are not currently teaching K-12). Follow the links included on the next page to the level of choice (i.e., Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, or High School). Respond (2 parts): You will write a reflection paper (2-3 double-spaced pages) reflecting on at least 3 of the prompts below related to the materials explored at your grade level. Feel free to include reflections that go beyond these prompts. Begin your reflection with a very brief description of the STI unit lesson activities and why you selected that lesson. What did you learn about Indigenous history/education by exploring the STI lesson? What other knowledge/resources would you need besides those provided?  How can these lessons help teacher decolonize the classroom? What new knowledge did you learn by analyzing STI curriculum unit lesson activities? How did this assignment impact your own biases and understandings about Indigenous education? How does this assignment help develop, if at all, a professional practice of cultural humility? You will choose one of the following for the second part. For either choice, select a stakeholder in your school district or institution as your intended audience. Consider your own position (e.g., teacher, future administrator, parent, college/university employee, etc.) when choosing your audience. Write a persuasive letter directed to a stakeholder in your local district or institution. Your letter will aim to briefly educate the reader about the STI resources available and to recommend that this curriculum be implemented. Your letter will draw on information available in the STI resources and include a convincing argument as to the importance of this curriculum. You may use additional resources or include links in your letter. OR Create an informative and detailed visual directed to a stakeholder (e.g., brochure, poster, detailed infographic). Your aim should be to inform and persuade your audience of the importance of the STI curriculum. Sufficient detail should be included to be persuasive.

Link to the movie:   https://ww2.9movies.yt/watch/babies-8543/?ep=5471   The purpose of this paper is to understand young children’s characteristics and needs, the impact of culture, and the multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning. The layout of this paper is as follows: Introduction (2 pages) —Introduce to the overall documentary: Provide a brief overview of the settings, including: population, setting etc… Discussion (2 pages) —Discuss what you found most interesting, what you learned through your investigations. Describe strengths and differences of each setting and between settings. Illustrate your assertions with specific examples from your observations, as well as explicit reference to coursework. Discuss how your observations of children, parents, & their interactions, of environments, etc. inform your understanding of class readings, films, & discussions – and vice versa – how did our coursework guide your understanding of what you observed in classroom? Discuss how observing understanding of each different culture. Reflections (1-2 pages) (personal connections of observations/ perspectives of the different cultures and parenting strategies.

Wittgenstein hated living and working at Cambridge University.  He especially didn’t like the constant chatter about ethics and politics that is associated with college life, both back then and today.  Whenever he could, he would leave to faraway places: a fjord in Norway, a cottage in western Ireland, and so on. Both of these tendencies sharply contrast with Plato’s depiction of Socrates — he loved to talk about ethics and politics, and he never left Athens.  How would Plato respond to Wittgenstein’s view of philosophy?  Write a paper imagining how Socrates would respond to Wittgenstein’s behavior: pretend that they somehow met and spoke the same language.

Consider the advantages and disadvantages of online education and education in a traditional classroom setting. Which method of learning is better for students? Write an essay in which you try to persuade a classroom teacher that either online or classroom learning is best.

Interview Guidelines:What do you want to know about this field/position?Suggestions:What is a typical day for you (If you are short on time, skip this one.)What is your favorite thing about your job?What is the most challenging thing about your job?Why did you choose this fieldPlease hand in a reflection on your interview with excerpts/quotes from your notes included.Grading:A range:Paper that shows engagement and that you were making a strong effort to learn from this experience.  The writing is enthusiastic, engaging for the reader and clear.ALSO: separately write a thank you note to the person you interviewed and attach is at the bottom of the paper and label it “Thank you”.

In order to effectively choose a curriculum approach, you must have the knowledge base regarding curricular approaches, an understanding of your own core beliefs about children, and your image of yourself as a professional. Much of how you approach choices related to curriculum relates to the assumptions and internalized values you bring to your particular school or center (Jaruszewicz, 2013, section 2.4). An important step in this process is connecting what you know about curriculum approaches and how this information fits into your core beliefs. As Jaruszewicz (2013) posits, excellent teachers and caregivers are “reflective” and purposefully think about the curriculum decisions they make and their teaching practices (section 1.5). This journal is a start in that reflective process.-Describe the major differences between an approach and a model.-Compare and contrast the effectiveness of multiple early childhood curricular approaches to your own beliefs by completing the Matrix for Reflection chart.Explain how making these comparisons supports your ability to make appropriate curricular decisions (i.e., respond to the unique needs of children based on culture and experiences, consider developmentally appropriate practice, etc.).

Assignment Create a PowerPoint (any type of  presentation format using technology will be accepted) on one of the disabilities from Assignment #7. It should be a disability  you  deal with most often in your teaching assignment.    Include the following in your PowerPoint:  What ?        Describe the Disability Eligibility?    List the GA eligibility determination rule for this category Assessment?  Assessments used to determine eligibility Placement? Describe placement options for the disability and include Least Restrictive Environment in your description Interventions? This includes recommended teaching strategies, accommodations, assistive technology and positive behavior supports

Write a 2000-2250 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all questions in each bullet point. Include clear headings that allow your professor to know which item you are addressing in that section of your paper. Make sure to reference three (3) citations using the APA writing style for each article. Include a cover page and a reference page, which do not count towards the minimal word amount. Essay: In the article, “Developmental Stages of Preschool Teachers” Lillian Katz (link to PDF below) discusses professional development stages for becoming an early childhood educator. Review this material and then answer the following questions: What are some key issues in early childhood professional development? Identify and discuss three of the seven influences on early childhood professional development. List and describe five tools for professional growth and development. How has professional development in early childhood evolved since this publication? Describe the paths those wanting to work in early childhood education can choose to follow. Link to required resource: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED057922.pdf

Science Investigation Notebook (Electronic): Put the items below together in an electronic notebook (could be a PowerPoint, Prezi. or other electronic notebook) 1. Grade Level and Alabama Standard 2. Title: catchy, but reveals what the investigation was about. 3. Photographs of: materials, set up, investigation sequence  4. Question: clearly stated  5. Materials: listed clearly  6. Procedures: clearly stated and based on ability to replicate study  7. Data Gathering: how you collected your data clearly explained  8. Data Analysis: how you interpreted your data clearly explained  9. Findings/Results: based on analysis and logically presented  10. Conclusions: presented based on evidence and results  Each item (1-10) is worth 10 points. ***2 points will be deducted for each error found in the electronic notebook. Notes: a. Make sure you select a question that you are able to research in a class or 24 hour time frame. Examples: (do not use these) Which brand of paper towel is the “real” quicker picker upper? (too short time frame) Which light bulb will last the longest? (too long of a time frame needed) b. Make sure that you control for all variables in your investigation.

2 pages each one see attached #1 In this week’s reading we hear from three different perspectives on the purpose and importance of higher education in the USA. The writers lay out what they believe as far as the worth of a college education and the place of higher education in the lives of individuals and within the larger scope of American society. What do you believe? Why is college important? Considering what you believe, how should higher education change in the future? Consider different aspects of college. How should access to college change? Should we change what students are required to study? Should the style of education change? How about the way students are evaluated? You may even wish to consider the educational experience before college.  #2 In this week’s reading, we discover Carl Rogers’s ideas on communication. This includes his statement that when emotion is most present it is also most difficult to see things from another perspective. Using either your personal experience or  a current issue and explore how strong emotions can get in the way of understanding people with opposing views.