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Importance of Becoming a Global Citizen

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Describe and explain a clear distinction between globalism and globalization after viewing the video and reading the article.
Describe how being a global citizen in the world of advanced technology can be beneficial to your success in meeting your personal, academic, and professional goals.
Explain why there has been disagreement between theorists about the definition of global citizenship and develop your own definition of global citizenship after reading the article by Reysen and Katzarska-Miller.
Choose two of the six outcomes of global citizenship from the article (i.e., intergroup empathy, valuing diversity, social justice, environmental sustainability, intergroup helping, and the level of responsibility to act for the betterment of this world).
Explain why those two outcomes are the most important in becoming a global

Psychology Research Design and Methods

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 1 in the Frost e-book, Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology, and the required journal articles for this week. Also review last weeks PSY635 Week Two Discussion Scenario (Links to an external site.). In that scenario, the three instructors realized there are limits to the insights they can gain through anonymous counting of discussion posts. The instructors would like to answer two additional research questions: (a) How do their students actually feel about the intervention? and (b) How do students view the influence of the intervention on their learning inside and outside of the classroom (if applicable)?

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Create a 2-page Emergency Management Plan specific to your program. Include the following components:

Introduction
The risks involved with your sport(Football)
Strategies to mitigate risks
Safety or medical equipment available in your facility
Level of coachs training (CPR, First Responder, etc.) or medical personnel available to assist
Conclusion

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Create a 3-page written practice plan that includes the following components. Include at least one worksheet or visual element.

Introduction
Learning Outcomes
Logistics of a practice
Structure of a practice
Developing a skill
Conclusion

Assignment Expectations

This paper should be at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference page.

A clear introduction that orients a reader to the essay main content and the main points discussed should be provided.

A well-developed, well-balanced essay body that develops each point in its own paragraph should be included.

A concise conclusion that summarizes the whole essay should also be included.

Include at least three references. Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed

Human Development Theories

This is a two-part assignment. Write a 2-3 page paper in which you describe and support your selection of a theory or combination of theories of human development that describes with your viewpoints; explain why you chose this theory, and provide examples to support your selection. Next, you will define each of the four forces in the biopsychosocial framework. Provide an example for each of the forces.

Part I:

Choose a theory or theories of human development that you believe accurately accounts for human development.
Explain why you chose this theory/theories. (What do you like about the theory.)
Include examples from your life that support the validity of the theory.
Part II:

Define each of the four forces in the biopsychosocial framework.
Provide an example of each force from your life.
Choose one of the four forces and describe how it fits into the theory you used in Part I of this assignment.

Piaget vs Vygotsky

Write a 2-3 page paper in which you summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Piagets stages of cognitive development and Vygotskys sociocultural theory of development. Describe how cognitive and sociocultural development support language development.

In your paper you should address:

The strengths and weaknesses of Piagets theories.
The strengths and weaknesses of Vygotskys theories.
Identify the elements of each theory that you think are the strongest and/or the most problematic, and explain why you think so.
How do cognitive and sociocultural development support language development?
What should caregivers look for to confirm that a child is progressing in their language acquisition (ages 1-3)?

Webliography

Identify and navigate one of the websites included at the end of Chapter I (p. 32) and submit a 2-3 page paper (maximum) double-spaced summary in response to the following: Attached is the Webliography.

1) Why you chose to explore this specific website; and

2) How this may serve to generate ideas for future curriculum planning.

Memory

read through chapter 6 to find out how sleep, exercise, and diet affect memory.
Specifically, based on this reading, what are some things you can change to improve your memory
be specific about the changes and how they can affect your memory
Make sure to tie-in specific information from your reading!

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Curriculum Concepts

Watch the videos and think about the content in relation to the concepts you read about in the course text Chapter 1: The Nature of Curriculum. Below are the links to the videos, and attached are a few pages from the chapter to help write the discussion. Provide your thoughts on each of the videos in the Discussion Post assignment. Please cite from the pages that are provided and the videos. I also attached the rubric.

Video 1: Lets Teach for Mastery, Not Test Scores (2017) Sol Khan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTRxRO5SRA

2) What is Hidden Curriculum? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkcyTGVGvQ

Psychology Pharmacology

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. Over the course of the past weeks, we have considered the use of medications in the treatment of various psychological disorders. This discussion will provide you with an opportunity to give an informed appraisal on the use of drugs to treat disorders and defend your stance based on your judgment of the literature. In your initial post, describe what you believe are the greatest strengths and weaknesses of using the medications to treat psychological disorders.  Evaluate the employment of psychoactive drugs in the treatment of disorders over the lifespan from both an ethical and risk-benefits perspective. Summarize the theories of psychiatric disease and the scientific rationale behind its treatment through the employment of drug therapies. Explain what you believe to be the greatest challenges in the use of psychoactive medications over the next sev