Reflect
- Review Chapter 52 in the Florian text, reflecting on how special education has evolved as a result of federal reforms.
- Review the Leko et al. article identifying aspects of personnel needed to prepare for the future of special education. Consider evidence from the research to support your plan.
- Review the teachers guide for involving students and parents in transition planning in the Cavendish et al. article.
- Review the Hirano et al. article, reflecting on the conceptual model for parental involvement and transition planning.
By Day 7 of Week 11
Professional and Theoretical Knowledge
Create a 2- to 3-page paper that includes the following components:
- A reflection on the evolution of the field of special education by describing where it is currently at and where it is heading.
- A reflection on how Waldens mission of social change relates to and has an impact on you
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Data Collection, Instruments, And Procedures Action Research Proposal [WLO: 1, 2, 3, 4][CLO: 4, 5]
Data Collection, Instruments, and Procedures Action Research Proposal
[WLO: 1, 2, 3, 4][CLO: 4, 5]
As we have discussed so far in this course, we are using a mixed-method approach for your proposed action research study so you gain experience and skills in using both approaches to collecting data. If you plan to implement your action research in the future, you may need to further consider if your research question lends itself to a more qualitative or quantitative approach to data collection. The mixed-methods design for your proposed study allows you to consider how each method of data collection can support a deeper understanding of your area of focus, the effectiveness of your intervention, and the answer to your research question.
This week you will work on the next section that will contribute to your by examining both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data collection, generating one instrument you can us
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Weekly
For this week's assignment, you are going to choose a children's book that you are familiar with and have used either in your classroom or with children outside of the classroom. Then:
- Describe how you have incorporated this book into your classroom.
- Reread the book and suggest at least two different activities you can do with the book to extend children's learning and encourage engagement.
- Incorporate at least one multicultural component
- In about two paragraphs, answer the following:
- Why is it important to foster a healthy relationship with literacy at a young age?
- How can you use literacy to promote pro-social behaviors, like empathy?
- In your opinion, are multicultural components necessary to incorporate? Why or why not?
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Newsletter
For this assignment you will develop a newsletter that relates to the lesson that you will present in your Lesson plan for Mid-term. Please read below to complete this assignment.
NEWSLETTER ASSIGNMENT
Directions: Imagine you have just been given a teaching job at a school with 18 students in your class. Three students are Hispanic, six are biracial, three are Americans with African descents and four are American with European or Anglo-Saxon descents and two are Pacific Islanders. You will be teaching reading, math and arts. You will create a newsletter for a selected grade of interest to you from Pre-K3 to first grade. You should include the following:
- A newsletter heading and a minimum of 4 sub headings: Class welcome, this week s objectives, skills, activities, subject focus and vocabulary words, additional consideration could including items need to do a project, help for home, and supplies/items n
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Georgia Source
There are numerous resource to support the teaching of the Georgia Standards of Excellence. GPB's Crash Course for Government and Politics is one excellent resource. Please review the site and respond to the questions below.
1) Select three video that you find engaging and provide a synopsis of each video.
2) Why did you find the video engaging?
3) Why is the information contained in the video important for students to know?
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Georgia Standered
The Georgia Standards of Excellence for American Government/Civics represent the culmination of what students should know regarding these areas before graduating from high school. The attached document, Teacher Notes for the American Government/Civics Standards, are provided by the Georgia Department of Education to give guidance on the meaning of the standards. This process is known as unpacking the standards. Please review the attached document and respond to the questions below.
1) Select one standard and provide a brief synopsis of the standard.
2) Why is it important that are our students are exposed to this content?
3) Find at least three online resources that you could use as a source of supplemental information to support the teaching of this standard.
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Discussion 4
Read the following fictionalized scenario and post your thoughts/feelings on Kevin (are you empathetic ?) and if this is realistic and whether a college or university (not SSU) could do more to accommodate the Kevins out there. Post by Sun. 2/9 and then the following week reply to two peers by Sunday, 2/16
Kevin looks anxiously at his watch. It is 3:30 p.m., and stuck in slow-moving traffic for the last 15 minutes. He is not sure if he can get to campus, find a parking space, and make it to class by the 4:00 p.m. start time. As the minutes tick by, he becomes more impatient and agitated. He knows he cannot ask his boss to leave earlier in the day. Just getting his boss to agree to this small adjustment in his work schedule was a tense negotiation process. Kevin knows that most of the students in his classes commute to school and work full- or part-time jobs off-campus. He wonders why ABC administ
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7 Discussion Board Questions
After reading Chapters 10, 15-19 and respond to the following in the discussion board. (Textbook:Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development 11th ed. Duane Brown)
1. Differentiate among the various approaches to career development assessment.
2. Identify several types of inventories and qualitative approaches that can be used in the assessment process.
3.(SCHOOL COUNSELING MAJORS ONLY) Discuss the career development program in the context of the ASCA national model and identify the steps in developing a career development program for each level of a public school.
4. Identify the problems associated with developing a career development program in a post-secondary institution.
5. Describe the guidelines consumers should follow when selecting a career counselor.
6. Discuss the dual aims of career development in industry.
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Responses
Continue the discussion by responding to your classmates posts, providing them with additional insights, perspectives, and critical thoughts on factors that influence student retention.
Respond 2 classmates discussion
below is 2 classmates discussions and the discussion you did for this assignment
speak in first person. Speak as you are talking to each classmate directly
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Research PaperProposal, Draft, And Final With Cover Letter (10-15 Double Spaced Pages, APA Format):
Forthisassignment,youarebeingaskedtoenteranacademicconversationanddevelopapositionon anissuerelatedto leadership,education,and/orjustice.Youareexpectedtowriteawell-conceived essaythattakesapositiononanissueofsomeimportance.Thismeansyoullneedtomakewell-reasonedclaimsandprovideampleevidencetosupportthem,basedonyourresearchinthiscourseand beyondit. Pleaseidentifyajournalwhereyoucouldsubmityourpaperforpublication.Besuretolookatsample articlesfromthejournalandadheretoallsubmissionguidelines.Rememberthatresearchcantake manyforms(i.e.,ananalysisofexistingdata,anarrativeinquiry thatusesstoryasresearch,aprogram review,apolicyanalysis,etc.),andyoushouldidentifyandplanyourapproachtoyourpaper accordingly. Yourfinalpaperalsoneedstoincludeacoverletterthatdoesthefollowing:1)describeshowyour paperhasevolved;2)presents detailsabouthowyouverevisedyourpaperandhighlightshowyou respondedtosuggestionsandquestionsonyourdraft;3)includes aself-assessmentandagradefor yourselfinthecourse. Finally,
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