Education

Create a Reading Guide document for five different types of books. These should be shaped as resources for your students, or the students of your colleagues. Select a variety of book types (i.e. picture books, fantasy, etc) that can be utilized at all levels of reader within your classroom. The selection of texts is up to you. Take into consideration the needs of your students when determining the length and format of these documents. Separate from your five reading guides, include a brief explanation of what topic(s)/unit you will be covered with the use of these books, why you chose these books, if these books may substitute for items already utilized in your classroom (if applicable) and how many of your selections are to aid the struggling reader. Reference these two resources for examples and perspective: Reading Guides (adlit.org) Reading Guide (readingrockets.org)

 How is diversity integrated into a school’s reading lists and/or ELA curriculum? Are there areas in need of improvement? 

Educators are continually seeking various ways to enhance students’ language development and communication skills. This can be accomplished through thoughtful reflection, revision, collaboration, and subsequent planning. Students with exceptionalities and students learning English as a second language are separately considered to ensure differentiation occurs for all students. Part 1 Revised Unit Plan Revise your five-day integrated literacy and social studies unit from Topic 4 to include two art standards for the appropriate grade level. Make any changes to your original unit to fully integrate the art components and incorporate useful feedback you received from your mentor teacher.  In the Differentiation section of the unit plan, identify support strategies for students with exceptionalities. Strategies should be based on the students in your field experience classroom who are receiving special education services. For clarification, explain the delays or disabilities on the plan. (Please do not use children’s real names to protect confidentiality.) Part 2 Reflective Essay In a 750-1,000 word reflection, describe your instructional choices, including 3-5 research-based sources that support your reasoning.  As part of your reflection address the following items: Delineate the specific standards integrated throughout your plan and the rationale for their appropriateness. Explicitly highlight the proposed strategies within your plan that enhance language development and communication skills. Describe the learning resources and materials needed to support your lesson plans. Specifically, address the use of technology in creating an engaging learning experience. Explain the differentiation included to make this unit accessible and appropriate for individuals with exceptionalities. Explain how you have addressed or incorporated the unique backgrounds of the individual students in your class, to prevent any social and cultural biases from interfering with student learning. (For example, how did you consider students who may be experiencing poverty, oppression, or injustice in regards to preparing the lessons?) Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the?LopesWrite Technical Support articles?for assistance.

Question 1 (150words) What is something that you know now that you wish you would have known at the beginning of the year? Question 2  (50 words) What do you think plagiarism means? Illustrate your discussion with hypothetical examples. Why is plagiarism a serious problem? How can plagiarism be avoided? One definition of plagiarism is that it is “theft of intellectual property.” Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

Choose a technology that you can integrate into a lesson plan for your content area. Do not write “social media” or “internet.” Specify the platform, e.g., Twitter, Edmodo, etc. Provide the grade level and content area for which you are planning. Reference at least one higher-order learning objective. Each objective must be labeled with the level of Bloom’s taxonomy at which it is written, with the verb underlined. How will using this technology enhance the student learning of your chosen objective? What are the risks or drawbacks to using this technology? How will you minimize these issues? Please read the “Announcements” section of this course for more tips on completing this assignment. For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_plan

The AssignmentReview what each of these age groups seeks developmentally. From there, you will synthesize the information about indoor environments, including the perspective that outdoor environments are an extension of the indoor environment, to discuss opportunities in the outdoor environment for mobile and non-mobile infants, toddlers, and twos. For example, in the lecture, you learned that non-mobile infants watch and listen to the world around them. One thing a teacher can do is to seek out opportunities for children to watch whirligigs spinning or hear a wind chime ringing as the wind blows. You will come up with your own (10) ideas for opportunities for each age group.This table was adapted from Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and TwosNon-mobile infantsMobile InfantsToddlersTwo-year-oldsExample: Notice, looking at, and listening to what is around themExample: Crawl, pull to standing, cruise, and walkExample: Increase social interactionsExample: Engage in more complex social interactionsYou will use the table to provide an outdoor learning experience, opportunity, or material for each age group. An example has been provided in the introduction. You will provide one per age group (non-mobile infant, mobile infant, toddler, and two-year-old). As you contemplate each age group, you must also keep in mind any child care rules, best practices, and other considerations impacting environments for young children. You should cite your sources to support your activity.You will write a summary of each activity for each age group and justify how your activity is developmentally appropriate and supports early learning. You will cite your sources.Finally, you will submit the chart above (copy and paste it into a word document and the summary of each activity for each age group.

Typically, this is achieved with 4–5 strong paragraphs for Main Posts, Library Research AssignmentPart 1Be sure to address the following questions on institutional portfolios: What is an institutional portfolio, and why are they important? What are the differences between traditional system-wide evaluation and institutional portfolios? What is the role of institutional portfolios in seeking institutional accreditation? Who should have a role in developing such a portfolio? Should ownership lie in the academic area or in administration? Should the focus be on the latest performance (term, quarter, and year) or on longitudinal data showing trends over time? Part 2Based on your knowledge of institutional portfolios answer the following: If the major objective of an institutional portfolio is to present explicit evidence of the outcomes and effectiveness in an authentic manner, how can you best organize an institutional portfolio to meet this goal? What are the potential pitfalls in the process of developing an institutional portfolio? What potential errors can occur in collecting, analyzing, and reporting data and statistics? How much data should be released to the public, and who will control that and ensure its credibility? How should such data be released to avoid controversy or issues among stakeholders and within the community? Be sure to reference all sources using APA style. For more information on APA, please visit the APA Lab. In your own words, post a substantive response to the Discussion Board question(s) and comment on other postings. Your response should address the DB question(s) and move the conversation forward. You will be graded on the quality of your postings, including mastery of the concept as well as critical thinking. If asked for your opinion, do not simply state that it is a good or bad idea; elaborate on your reasons and argument. Include enough detail to substantiate your thinking as well as your position on the questions or comments. Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

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In Chapter 7, three additional evaluation tools were introduced: the CIPP model of evaluation, Kaufman’s five levels of evaluation, and CIRO. Choose one of the three models of evaluation. Describe the model. What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Reference and cite the textbook in your original post. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Describe two comprehension strategies and explain how the strategies can be assessed. What are the social-constructivist approaches to comprehension? Why are these approaches important?