Education

 Now that you have unwrapped your chosen standard and reviewed the corresponding standard for the grades below and above, you need to create a diagnostic assessment. Think of this assessment as a pretest. Do your students have the foundation needed for you to begin teaching this standard? This assessment should contain questions addressing ALL of the prerequisites you identified on your unwrapping document. Include instructions for scoring and a plan for how you will integrate the results of this plan into your instructional lessons within the unit. Be sure to include a variety of question types and enough questions per prerequisite to ensure your students have mastery of the skill. (40 pts.) 

In our course, we use the APA 7th Edition for all of our assignments and referencing. As you know, plagiarism is strictly forbidden and you must reference and cite your sources for your literature review, throughout the research process, and in your final concept paper which is a compilation of your entire research project. In this first week of the course, you will have to complete the APA Tutorial and this discussion board related to it. Please go to this website and view this 25-minute tutorial.  Furthermore, the YouTube videos take you through a “how-to” on some basic APA 7th Edition formatting. Points come off for APA errors on your papers so it will help you to refresh your memory. Once you complete the tutorial please develop an original post addressing the following questions:1.      What have you learned about the APA documentation technique? 2.       What is the most challenging aspect of APA for you? 3.       What do you think you need the most assistance with as related to this course and the final paper? 4.       Did you find the tutorial helpful? Why or why not?https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/tutorials-webinars 

Teachers often face many challenges in the field of education. Click on the identified link identified below and read the article on Why Teachers Quit. Read the article as well as each of the resignation letters of Anne Marie Corgill, Jerry Conti, Pauline, and Tracey Suits. After reading the article and the resignation letters, write a minimum of a three-page paper analyzing, describing, and summarizing the reasons these teachers resigned.  Also, discussed what are the implications that this article portrays to you as an aspiring teacher in the field of education. The paper should be doubled spaced, typed in Times New Romans 12 size font.  Your paper should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Please check your paper for grammar, spelling, and punctuation prior to submitting it. Please adhere to APA writing requirements. Please note the rubrics for the writing assignment.

Providing a Safe and Orderly Environment in the classroom is very important.  I believe I would be most effective in the area of management.  By allowing the students to be involved in setting the classroom rules they are more inclined to obey the rules set forth.  This shows ownership and enhances students’ self-esteem and self-concept.  Students need to feel safe in the learning environment.  It is conducive to learning.  Many students come from various types of homes. Often times the learning environment is the only place where they feel loved and safe.  It gives a sense of security.  As an educator, that’s why it is so important to be a positive role model.  Not only by displaying appropriate behaviors in the classroom as well.Student/ Teacher Relationship The Relationship between an educator and their students is very important.  Their much be open lines of communication.  Educators should not treat their students as their friends but as a student.   Respect is essential in order for learning to take place.  Personally, I need guidance on ways of arranging sitting arrangements within the classroom.  Learning which students to group together is the key to providing discipline.2nd ResponseWhat are the most effective things I can do to prevent or reduce the likelihood of misbehavior? I feel really confident about these fundamental questions only because since working in the school system for the past six months I have come to realize that students act out because of a multitude of things. As a teacher, it is your job to realize why each child acts out and remember exactly why it happens because I am more than certain you will see that same behavior again.  Like the lecture said it is important that you the educator identify the problem and zoom in.  Fortunately, through experience, I can detect a misbehavior issue coming which can help take the correct steps to help address the problem before it gets serious. I find things like extrinsic motivation or pulling students aside and reaching out from a personal level has always helped prevent a big misbehavior outbreak. Why kind of behaviors should I expect of students? This is the one question I definitely feel like I would struggle with the most because there is a lot of things that are unknown. For example, if I have not known Johnny for so long and I’m still getting to know him I’m not really sure how he is going to act out. Every student is different and no one can really be sure what to expect of students. All you can do is recall how you have used past experiences to approach each misbehavior. Stay calm and take it one step at a time understand that you are in control of the situation no matter what happens. 

In this activity, you will analyze your personal experience using sociological concepts. Once you have read the course material for this lesson, review the specific questions below. Answer the questions in a 1-2-page paper, that is typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Write your response using your own words and without directly quoting the book or other resources. Responses that are not written in your own words will receive a “0.” You should engage in course concepts and theories in your paper. Be sure to define terms and explain terms within your answer. Also, be sure you answer all parts of each question. Your responses must be submitted on Canvas before 11:59 p.m. EST on the due date. All submissions will be examined by the Turnitin originality checker. Do not wait until the last minute because LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Obviously you have engaged with the U.S. public education system because you are currently attending a public university. Our personal experiences with the education system shape our understanding of how it works, its value, etc. As sociologists, we use sociological perspectives to analyze the social world, not personal experience. Thus, this question asks you to use sociological theories to analyze a personal aspect of your life, education. What are the differences between functionalism and conflict theory? Then, discuss the differences in how a functionalist and conflict theorist would explain the PUBLIC education system (focus on K-12) in the United States. Avoid discussing private schools in your answer.

Journal 2.3  How To Build Character – After reading Chapter 2 in How Children Succeed,  List and explain 5 of the 17 case studies from the text and how they build character. Include how you might use this information in your classroom.  700 words, APA formatting needed. will need a plagiarism report with the final draft.

 Write in no more than 600 words but no less than 500 words.1. What is the best theory for you in terms of practical usefulness? Think about your current or future role as an administrator or clinician. Will you use any of these theorists in making decisions? 2. What is the cost of beneficence?  How would this practice affect your job as a health administrator or clinician as you actively practice beneficence? 3. Patients expect an “I-Thou” relationship when they are in a healthcare facility. Often, the staff is so busy that this is difficult and patients become “Its.” What do you think is the best way to encourage staff to have an “I-Thou” or at least an “I-You” relationship with patients. 

What are your short term career plans and how will the Pepperdine degree help you reach your long term goals? I would like to focus on my career goals to work as a financial advisor.

For Part II of this assignment, develop a plan for collecting and incorporating stakeholder feedback into your improvement process. This is one element you will include in the Week 8 Signature Assignment. Begin by identifying an area in need of improvement ( I work at a charter school), and then consider what input you will need from the various stakeholders in your learning organization. Identify 3-5 stakeholder groups, both internal and external to your organization. Discuss some ways you can collect feedback from your stakeholders to include in the improvement process. How will you integrate stakeholder feedback into your improvement plan? How often will you meet with stakeholders, if at all? How can you encourage continued support from them? Incorporate a feedback loop to keep all stakeholders up to date. What are some challenges you may face when trying to collect and integrate stakeholder feedback? If you are not working currently in a learning organization, chat with your professor about other organizations you could use to complete this assignment. Length: 3-5 pages, excluding title and reference pages. References: 2-3 scholarly references

You are the school principal at George Madison Elementary. You are required to create a staffing plan for the next school year that includes identifying areas in which additional staff will be needed. You will also create an interview process to determine the most eligible candidates.   Your superintendent has informed you that you will have $225,000 more in your staffing budget for hiring additional employees. These extra hires would result in a staff beyond what will need to be replaced because of teacher attrition. Your superintendent has also provided some assumptions for how far the additional funds in your staffing budget can be spread. The costs associated with new hires are as follows: Teachers with zero to four years of experience with only a bachelor’s degree usually require $61,000 (including base salary plus benefits). Teachers working five to nine years with a maximum of a bachelor’s degree usually require $71,000 (including base salary plus benefits). If teachers have a master’s degree, $4,000 is typically added to the base salary.   Besides hiring new teachers, you have considered hiring for positions that do not currently exist in your school. For instance, teachers increasingly notify you of the need for addressing students’ mental health issues. So you have thought about hiring a social worker (which generally costs $86,000, including base salary plus benefits) or school psychologist (which typically requires $93,000, including base salary plus benefits). You have also considered hiring a technical support analyst (which usually costs $81,000, including base salary plus benefits) since increasing enrollment has resulted in a demand for more technology support. REQUIREMENTS A.  Create a staffing plan for the next year, using the information in the scenario and the “Staffing and Enrollment Reports” attachment, by doing the following: 1.  Recommend the positions that you would hire. a.  Justify your hiring recommendations by addressing the following: • budget • student need • class size • instructional space • projected enrollment • teacher attrition • best staffing practice • relevant law or policy   Note: Justifications may incorporate law and policy from your state or local district.    2.  Provide a chart to represent next year’s staffing plan that includes the following: • classrooms • teacher assignments • class sizes • grade sizes   B.  Identify the selection criteria you would use for each position you recommended in part A1, including the following: • education requirements • licensure • experience • soft skills     Note: Soft skills are defined as the attitudes, personality traits, interpersonal skills, and communication skills necessary for an effective educational practice when working with all stakeholders (e.g., students, colleagues, community members).   C.  Describe the interview process you would use to select eligible candidates, including the following: • number and type of interviews per candidate • order of interviews • collaboration with faculty, staff, or other stakeholders 1.  Justify the interview process by addressing each of the following: • alignment to selection criteria from part B • best interview practice • district policy related to personnel or employment practices • federal law related to personnel or employment practices • state law related to personnel or employment practices