Education

Please answer each question with 275-300 words and included 2 references each from a credible source. (APA Form) Effective teachers know their students, know their content areas, and know-how to engage students in learning. What has worked for you to influence student engagement in your classroom? As you gain a better understanding of your students’ needs, provide an example of how you have modified your approach to classroom management, based on how the students respond. For more information on Effective Teachers read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowering_Effective_Teachers

 Discussion 11: Rate the three most important concepts that you learned in this course in order of importance. Provide a rationale for your ratings. Propose two applications of knowledge that you have learned in this course to your current or a future position. For more information on Rationale read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale

Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper Topic Choice This final paper preparation assignment will require the following: State your topic choice for the Final Paper and explain why you chose it. (1 paragraph) Provide a brief summary of what you plan to research about your topic. For example, the in-depth paper might require regarding the pros and cons of INFJ MBTI personality type in groups compared to ISTJ personality types in groups, while an in-breadth topic might examine 16 MBTI personality types interacting in groups. (1 paragraph) Explain what you hope to learn through the experience. (1 paragraph) Compile an annotated bibliography, which will consist of no fewer than eight scholarly resources that are less than 6 years old, with the exception that you may include no more than two older articles that are widely recognized as seminal or classic works. Click here to view a list of topics and topic categories

Any topic/question that fits into CRJ and needs to be reformed is good to me; make sure you use at least 3 different sources on that topic; MS Word ONLY!!! in Intro, you should give the paper research statement (what is this about, what problem is, literature, who said what and what they suggest, and what you think is the way to reform/deal with the problem). Second part-text body: where you in-depth examine the problem, the literature you’ve read, what data is available, and what it tells you or how you will explain it. Conclusion: conclude with a brief statement on what you have examined and found (one-two paragraphs). Bibliography: list all sources you used for the paper. At least 3 (three) journal articles MUST BE used for the paper, newspaper information is OK BUT NOT SUFFICIENT for 400 level class; scholarly articles that what you need for it, Textbook IS NOT SUFFICIENT AT ALL, so make a solid research paper, I do not want to tose like 100 level class papers, is you send me one like that, expect grade accordingly First (a title) page and Bibliography DO NOT COUNT! Use APA style. Use APA style. Use APA style. Use APA style. Use APA style I do not accept paper which would not follow the APA style (if there is 14 font size and not 12; if there are gaps between paragraph more than double space; if you do not cite sources used; if there is no title page and your name; if spell check not used) For more information on Research Statement  read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_statement

It’s important that your essay accurately and fully describe your life, academic, career, and/or vocational goals and how you plan to achieve them. For more information on Vocational Goals read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocational_education

Throughout this unit, you will be planning the first day of lessons for 2 different courses or training sessions for different types of adult learners. You need to ensure that the lessons relate to the unique needs and characteristics of your respective audiences. Right now, you are focusing on the beginning of each of your first-day lessons and are going to create icebreakers that must be appropriate for the respective audiences.The types of adult learners in your audiences may be similar to those you have taught, currently teach, or will teach in the future; they may be your peers, or they may be types of adult learners, such as the following:Basic education or GED students incarcerated in a penal institutionBasic education or GED students in a school districtRegistered nurses who work in a county-owned hospitalQuality control personnel for a computer-chip manufacturing companyUndergraduate college studentsSocial workers employed by a stateBeginning ESL learnersDetermine your 2 different adult audiences that are appropriate for each of your classes. You are not restricted to the audiences listed above.Part 1Create and describe your first icebreaker that is appropriate for your audience and type of adult learner.Describe the needs and characteristics of the learners who will engage in the icebreaker.Some of the needs and characteristics that are described for the icebreaker must be unique to that specific type of learner.Explain thoroughly why the icebreaker is appropriate for the type of adult learners who will be in the class that you plan to use it for.Support your statements and responses with scholarly literature, using APA formatting for citations.Correctly use grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other mechanics of the English language.

Many of you have career plans that will necessitate advanced degrees and/or education beyond your B.A. or B.S. This means that at some point you will need to write a statement of purpose or personal statement. Admission to a graduate program of any kind is highly competitive–and is not based solely on G.P.A. When I applied to my Ph.D. program, almost 500 others did too, and we competed for 12 spots! Your application will include many things: transcripts, GRE/MCAT/other exam scores, letters of recommendation. The ONE part of your application that tells an admissions committee (and these are professors in the field) why you should be admitted is your statement of purpose.  In it, you need to address a number of things in a very limited space: what prompted your interest, what are your qualifications, how do you see yourself contributing to the graduate program and to the profession, why that specific program. Even if you do not plan to go beyond your undergraduate degree, this is an opportunity for you to explore your career interest or, if you are still undecided, possible career interests.  I’ve served on numerous admissions committees and helped dozens of students over the years get into med school, dental school, PT programs, various Ph.D. programs, law school, etc. This assignment asks you to really think about why you are passionate about the career you want to pursue or the major you are in. As with assignment two, you must meet the expectations of a specific audience–in this case, an admissions committee. As such, do some research. If you are interested in specific programs (say, UCLA med school), you should follow their requirements. As I said, if you do not have specific goals, use this opportunity to think hard about what you like about your major and the classes you have taken or look forward to taking. Take a look at your major department’s web site. Look at course descriptions. Especially look at your professors’ bios and cvs. What kinds of research interest them. What have they published? Read some of their articles. Most of you are transfer students, so this is a great opportunity for you to get to know the professors and the work they do. This pdf contains some information about personal statements that I found on the Ohio State University website. It also includes a sample statement that my niece, Kate, wrote. Kate has kindly given permission for me to do so. She went to Minnesota, not Ohio State, but you will notice that her statement includes much of what the OSU handouts suggest. Kate probably wrote more than 50 drafts of her statement before sending it with her application to Minnesota’s Ph.D. program in mathematics. Note the order and type of details she includes–typical for any kind of program. The one thing I do not like about her statement is the mention of the boyfriend. Someone on an application committee could read this two ways: 1.) that she is would be committed to Minnesota and not to another university, and this is good OR 2.) that the ONLY reason she wants to come to Minnesota is that her boyfriend is there, and this isn’t in her favor as far as an admissions committee is concerned. Leave such personal info out. As far as length goes: Kate’s is about right. You don’t want yours to be longer than hers, but not much shorter either. One of the major flaws in most people’s writing is wordiness. For this assignment, especially, every word, every phrase, every paragraph, must contribute to your purpose. For more information on Ph.D. Program read this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy

In 2013, imagine that your friend graduated from Better Business University, and the university’s president recently asked her to deliver this year’s commemorative speech. During her meeting with the university’s president, she learned the following information about the graduates: 40% of the students have received job offers. 35% of the students intend to continue their education. 25% of the students are uncertain about their plans after graduation. Based on this information, which one of the following visual aids do you think she should use to prepare her speech? Select one of the visual aids and provide a thorough explanation for your decision. https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/COM/COM201/201000/Course_Files/cf_wk9_sample_image_01.png https://blackboard.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/COM/COM201/201000/Course_Files/cf_wk9_sample_image_02.png USE LINKS For more information on Better Business University read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Better+Business+University&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns0=1 

Student Portfolio Every student in this course will compile an electronic student portfolio. This portfolio must be uploaded to the Blackboard discussion board for this course by the last day of class. Your portfolio must be divided in four clearly defined sections: Portfolio Narrative, Class Activities, Homework Assignments and Practice Exams. Each of these sections must contain all the portfolio materials related to that section. In the portfolio narrative you will write about the most important or challenging things that you have learned in the course. For example, you can write about a challenging problem, concept or idea related to the course that you have recently mastered. Each portfolio narrative should be around one page long and must be typed, double spaced, in a 12 point font. Dear students, To submit your student portfolio, please upload a single pdf file containing all the things that you did for this course. [See the syllabus for more information about the documents that have to be included in your student portfolio.] You can create this pdf file by scanning the documents and then using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat to produce a single pdf file. You can also use free smartphone apps, such as Adobe Scan or CamScanner, to scan the documents and combine them into a single pdf file. If you have problems to produce your portfolio as a single pdf file, you can make a (short) video of yourself showing the main sections of your student portfolio. You can use a smartphone to make your portfolio video. When you upload your portfolio (either as a pdf file or as a video) to Blackboard, its filename must be in the following format: Portfolio-Submission-Your Last Name-Your First Name. For example, if I upload my student portfolio, then its filename must be Portfolio-Submission-Cruz-Aldo. If your portfolio video is too big to upload it to Blackboard, try compressing the video, lowering its resolution or making it shorter before uploading it. If none of those things helps, try to submit your portfolio as a pdf file. Please upload your portfolio file to the correct place in Blackboard (Student Portfolios>Click here to upload your portfolio). The due date for uploading your portfolio to Blackboard is Monday, 12/7, at 11:59 PM. Good luck with your finals. Dr. Cruz For more information on Student Portfolio read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_portfolio

The Conspiracy of Silence Duration: (50:05) User: nealmarshad – Added: 9/20/10 300 words only  After watching “The Conspiracy of Silence” (2010) list 3 things you learned from the video. What can you do to raise awareness on this issue? For more information on The Conspiracy of Silence read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conspiracy_of_Silence