Education

How do stamina and motivation impact learning and success in mathematics? Sources should be no more 5 years prior. 2 pages minimum. APA format/citations

Briefly discuss one or two articles you found on security governance metrics. Share the insights you gained and additional questions that were raised. How did these articles differ with respect to clarity, scholarship, or presentation? Cite your resources using the current APA style and format. Each article should be 2 paras each and then one conclusion para

Evaluation Title: Environmental Literacy Plan – Phase IIn this first phase of the Environmental Literacy Plan Project, you will be collecting information about your community. The term “community-based environmental protection” clearly implies that it is just that – community-based. It must draw upon the community’s experience and reflect its member’s values and interests. So if you are to develop strategies that address specific environmental concerns, you need to know what those concerns are, why they are important, and who considers them important. Use this phase to identify what information will help you understand your community and its interests. Research the following about your community (A community would be a township, city, town, or village where you live.): Take five (5) pictures of the environment in your community, including parks, ponds, nature reserves, etc. Label these images with a title and location. What is the current population of the community? Locate census data for the population of the community over the last 5 years. Plot it on a graph to show how the population has changed over the last 5 years. Based on this information, can you predict what the population will be 5 years from now? Include the prediction on the graph as well. What is the population per square mile? Other demographic information to locate includes: Does the community attract a seasonal population (e.g. university students, wintering retirees, or summering vacationers)? Why would this be a danger to the environment of the community? What are the basic population statistics (e.g. size, density, spatial distribution, age distribution, ethnicity, typical family size, and structure) in the community? How do the demographics of a community affect the environment? Provide three (3) examples. How would you describe the economic health and vitality of the community (e.g. what is the average per capita income)? Using Google Earth, locate your community. Take a screenshot of your community from an aerial view. Mark the habitats on the map. Make note of habitat degradation, fragmentation, and destruction. Does your community have an environment center or group? Make sure to note their information and what they do for the community. Are there community events in your area (or surrounding area)? Trash pickups in community areas, leaf pickup, mandatory recycling, etc. Do a local media search to see what types of environmental issues have been covered. Include a summary of three (3) articles that you find and describe the nature of those issues. What is the impact of the choices of the community on the habitats and environment around you? Format this information using the template provided or create your own template. You may also modify the template layout as long as it meets all of the assignment requirements. Validate your statements and opinions with supporting evidence (citations and references) in APA form. Submit: Environmental Literacy Plan – Phase I for your community (PDF or Word document)Estimated time to complete: 5 hours

Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience. For this field experience, you will assess the 4th-grade students from your previous week’s mini-lesson, provide them with feedback, and reflect on the summative assessment administration. Part 1: AssessmentIn the previous field experience, you designed and implemented a lesson that provided additional learning support to a selected group of students. In the final part of the assessment process, you will conduct a summative assessment for the same group of students. Your summative assessment should be designed to determine the mastery of identified standards. Prior to completing the assessment, review the pre-assessment to ensure appropriate concepts are measured in the final assessment. Once your summative assessment is complete, ask your mentor teacher to review it for approval. With permission, administer the assessment to the group of students. You may provide multiple assessment methods (oral, written, technology-driven, etc.), and differentiate assessment based on the needs of the students. Part 2: Provide Feedback Individually conference and review each student’s assessment results with him or her. During each conference, ask the following questions to engage the student. How do you feel about the lesson? What was the most difficult? What was easy? During this time, begin with the positive strength of each student. Provide effective, descriptive feedback by identifying instructional goals for the student to continue working on. End on a positive note that shows compassion, justice, and concern. Speak with your mentor teacher and, provided permission, use any remaining time to seek out opportunities to observe and/or assist your mentor teacher or another teacher and work with a small group of students on instruction in the classroom. Your mentor teacher must approve any hours spent observing another classroom environment. Part 3: Reflection Submit a 250-500 word reflection of your experience creating and administering a summative assessment, and providing effective student feedback. Why is it important to provide feedback to students? How will this help them? Did the data you collected in the pre-assessment help you prepare an applicable summative assessment? Submit a description or copy of your assessment, along with your reflection as one deliverable.APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. Please refer to the attached mini-lesson plan in the attachment to complete this assignment. Please address all areas of the assignment. Please be sure to submit an assessment with the assignment. 

Topic 5: Discussion Question 1Discuss the use of technology to engage students and further their understanding of a social studies topic. Include in your discussion misconceptions about technology that educators need to keep in mind and how to ensure technology access for all students in your class. Topic 5: Discussion Question 2Should teachers evaluate the technology resources they choose to use for instruction and practice using them before students use them? Why or why not?

JUSTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEED OF PROBLEM IN EDUCATION

Build a comprehensive 3-Day Professional Development Plan that addresses the student achievement needs you identified from the Week 1 Data Set. Build upon the curriculum alignment you explored in Week 2 to ensure student receive the appropriate level of rigor needed to meet state standards. Revise and edit your Week 1, 2, & 3 PD Elements. Create the fourth element that focuses on instructional practices to improve learning and student achievement.

In a 250-word discussion board post, respond to the following question: What accommodations should an American university make for international students? Use support from Wu et al.’s article in the form of summaries and paraphrases. No direct quotes should be used, and you should make sure to use information that is more specific than the abstract. A good place to look for information is in the “Findings and Discussion”, “Implications”, and “Conclusion” section of the article. Then, in a 100-word response, evaluate a peer’s argument. As always, you can agree, partially agree, disagree, or partially disagree with their post. However, you must use evidence to support your claim. 

 How would you describe the schools of ethical thought? 

The goal of this assignment is to generate recommendations for process improvement and organizational fitness. You will make your recommendations for the organization you selected in Unit 7 for the balanced scorecard PowerPoint presentation and which you presented in the Unit 8 assignment. Apply the concepts of balanced scorecards to create your recommendations. To complete the assignment, write a paper in which you: Describe the selected organization, including its vision and mission. Analyze the company using any adaptation of the Kaplan and Norton balanced scorecard framework that fits your selected organization. Use the materials listed at the beginning of this assignment. Communicate vision, strategy, objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives for each of the following four elements through a macro-level discussion:  Financial performance measures. Internal business processes. Learning and growth. Customer satisfaction. Convey the organization’s values through an ethical, organizational, and directional strategy. Synthesize evidence-based and best practices into recommendations for monitoring and improving discussions. Generate one recommendation for each of the following: Process improvements. Quality improvements. Organizational efficiency. Learning. In your recommendations, use specific language and include evidence-based concepts from peer-reviewed literature, including a minimum of four outside peer-reviewed sources. Communicate information and ideas clearly, accurately, and concisely, including reference citations and using correct grammar.