Education

Answer these questions : 1 ) why do you wish to work with children from birth to five? 2) summarise your skills , values and attitudes and how they will be of benefit to work with young children and their families 3) how will you draw on your academic background and achievement as an Early Years Teacher ? 4) do you have any previous experience of working /volunteering with children from birth throught to five ? 5 ) summarize your experience of team leadership 6) summarize your experience and commitment to working with disadvantaged families and children 7) what are your aspiration as an early teacher? 8) describe your commitment to full time participation in this full time programme

B. Discuss three key elements of behaviorism that could impact teaching and learning (not classroom or behavior management). 1. Analyze the effects of incorporating behaviorism on teaching and learning in an instructional setting. C. Propose one curriculum content or instructional strategy modification to the plan from part A that incorporates behaviorism in academics. 1. Discuss how the modification connects to a principle of behaviorism. 2. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of incorporating the behaviorism-based modification into curriculum or instruction. D. Propose a second curriculum content or instructional strategy modification to the plan from part A that incorporates behaviorism in academics. 1. Discuss how the modification connects to a principle of behaviorism. 2. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of incorporating the behaviorism-based modification into curriculum or instruction. E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. F. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission. Please use the attached Lesson Plan to answer the questions in part B, C and D.

Review and respond to this scenario: Mr. Percy is the teacher in the classroom next to yours. He generally seems to see himself as the? “director” of classroom events and seems fairly traditional in his methods. He leads most class activities from a podium at the front of the? room, his desks are set up in? rows, and when he allows students to work? together, it is typically on? low-level cooperative? tasks, such as reading together or checking one? another’s papers. He comes to you one day and? says, “I was reading an article about teachers who use cooperative learning in their? classes, and? I’m sort of intrigued by the idea.? I’m not? sure, though, that? it’s the right fit for? me, or that I even know how to get started in the use of cooperative groups with my students.? I’m also not sure how what they were discussing in the article really differs from the pair and partner work that? I’ve had my students do. What do you know about cooperative? learning?” Briefly describe the basic elements of cooperative learning and explain what distinguishes it from other types of group work. ?Hint: Review the section Research on Cooperative Learning.

Do you believe the professional development in K– 12 schools has a poor reputation among teachers? Why or why not? What do you believe would change teachers’ attitudes about professional development?

This is a desk based research.Systematic literature reviews. theoretical framework How to structure a dissertation which uses a systematic literature review approach? Chapter 1? introduction 2? background?or a short literature review? 3? methodology and methods 4? results and discussion (or could be divided into two chapters) 5? conclusions references and appendices

A school’s culture includes its heroes, values, and networks. In corporate cultures, Deal and Kennedy (2000) describe how to analyze a company’s culture. You will be surprised how much you can learn about the culture of an organization in a limited amount of time. In this two-part assignment, you are to analyze the culture and needs of a school and then create a power-point with a brief reflective statement about the application of what you have learned. Directions: Analyze your school’s culture and identify a school-wide need at a school that you are familiar with. Through power-point of the iPad App “keynote”, use the following questions to guide you in this process. Study the physical setting. If the school has more than one site, how do they compare? Now look at the consistency across classes of employees. Are all employees treated alike?Read what the school says about itself. Look at the web site, flyers, news releases, results of academic and interscholastic competitions, etc. · Describe the work environment? Is the reception area formal or informal, relaxed or busy? How are students, parents, strangers, etc. greeted How do things get accomplished and who is responsible for things getting done? How long do people stay in their jobs? Are people promoted if there is an opportunity? What kind of promotions-internal or external? · What are the subjects of internal communications or memos? What is discussed in meetings – who talks and to whom? How much time is spent on various subjects? What kinds of stories pass through the cultural network? · Examine your School’s Effectiveness Survey, School Improvement Plan (SIP), FCAT Data and EOC’s Data. Analyze the results and recognize any themes, patterns, and discrepancies. · Based on the information gathered, do you see a school-wide need? What type of partnership (internal and external) could assist the school to meet the need you have identified? Who would the partners be? · Develop a “partnership plan” both internal and external that would assist your school’s need. · What would be the goals of the partnership? · What would be the contributions of each partner? · What structures would be established for communication and coordination among partners? · What benefits would each partner receive?

Your goal statement of 500 to 700 words must include an explanation of reasons for pursuing graduate study and applying to the Master’s Program in Counseling.

Explain the roles in the virtual classroom. Describe how to select facilitators and producers. Discuss the facilitator preparation. Summarize online facilitation.

How do our cultural beliefs affect the school’s disciplinary practices? How do our cultural beliefs affect the way we assess student learning? Which strategies does the leadership team at your school currently utilize? How effective are the strategies?

A school’s culture includes its heroes, values, and networks. In corporate cultures, Deal and Kennedy (2000) describe how to analyze a company’s culture. You will be surprised how much you can learn about the culture of an organization in a limited amount of time. In this two-part assignment, you are to analyze the culture and needs of a school and then create a power-point with a brief reflective statement about the application of what you have learned. Directions: Analyze your school’s culture and identify a school-wide need at a school that you are familiar with. Through power-point of the iPad App “keynote”, use the following questions to guide you in this process. Study the physical setting. If the school has more than one site, how do they compare? Now look at the consistency across classes of employees. Are all employees treated alike?Read what the school says about itself. Look at the web site, flyers, news releases, results of academic and interscholastic competitions, etc. · Describe the work environment? Is the reception area formal or informal, relaxed or busy? How are students, parents, strangers, etc. greeted How do things get accomplished and who is responsible for things getting done? How long do people stay in their jobs? Are people promoted if there is an opportunity? What kind of promotions-internal or external? · What are the subjects of internal communications or memos? What is discussed in meetings – who talks and to whom? How much time is spent on various subjects? What kinds of stories pass through the cultural network? · Examine your School’s Effectiveness Survey, School Improvement Plan (SIP), FCAT Data and EOC’s Data. Analyze the results and recognize any themes, patterns, and discrepancies. · Based on the information gathered, do you see a school-wide need? What type of partnership (internal and external) could assist the school to meet the need you have identified? Who would the partners be? · Develop a “partnership plan” both internal and external that would assist your school’s need. · What would be the goals of the partnership? · What would be the contributions of each partner? · What structures would be established for communication and coordination among partners? · What benefits would each partner receive?