Education

You are a director of a preschool center, where the majority of children and families served currently live below the poverty threshold. In a team meeting about a child named Aidan—who has challenging behaviors, such as kicking and biting—you hear one of the teachers, Mr. Paul, say, “I think Aidan’s behavior stems from a lack of attention and positive interactions at home.” Everyone on the team shares the knowledge that Aidan lives in poverty and comes from a single-parent home. The team is also aware Aidan’s father not only works two jobs but has shared that he struggles with depression. Use this scenario for Items 1 and 2. Item 1..Explain to Mr. Paul how the context of Aidan’s development, including that he is experiencing poverty and his father is under stress, may impact Aidan’s development and learning. (3 paragraphs) Item 2..Draft a response to Mr. Paul that is culturally responsive, supports building respectful relationships with families, and reflects viewing children and families from a strength-based lens.  (3 paragraphs)  You can use this link  to enhance your answers: https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/policy-brief/how-poverty-and-depression-impact-childs-social-and-emotional-competence

Your research paper is due this week. Remember to proof read or have someone else read your paper. You should also refer back to any and all Instructor feedback, as well as the provided rubric as a final checklist before submission. The research paper should contain the following components: • Title page, • Five to seven pages of content • A reference sheet with a minimum of three to five sources from peer-reviewed journals or approved websites. • All sources listed on the reference page must be cited in the text using Author, Year format, e.g. (APA, 2010), • and any citations in the text must have a complete reference in APA format at the end of the paper. The tone of the paper is academic and informative in nature. Do not us “I” and instead write in the third person, and the active voice. Assume the reader knows little about this topic under discussion, so define, explain and cite!

I have the start of my lit review.  I am including my draft and the resources that I used/want to use.  The action research plan questions are: The purpose of my study is to find out 1) what the impact of student voice on classroom engagement and  2) what the impact of student choice on classroom engagement.  My research will include literature reviews centered on student choice, student voice and engagement.

In-field research in adult education practice setting.  Identify a practice area of interest and interview an adult educator in that setting.  This involves development of an interview schedule focusing on issues, problems, hopes, proficiencies, etc.  Participants would specify prior assumptions, report on findings and analyze their learning from a philosophic perspective.

In this paper, each participant will review reports from think tanks regarding curricular practices and educational policy. Each participant will choose to review a particular Think Tank paper and the corresponding Think Tank Review. The participant then will write a critical review of the TT and TTR, discussing the ideas in light of the class discussion and readings.  Each review must evaluate the claims of the paper and its review. In doing this, you must perform the following for both: Identify the claim the author (s) of the original TT paper is making and the author (s) of the response (review). Identify the evidence for the claims for both papers. Evaluate the validity of the claims of both papers using references from the class readings and other professional sources.

For each Critical Task Essay you will complete a 6-7 page, APA style paper. You will support your writing with scholarly research, coursework, and in the end, form a reflective conclusion about your experience / case study.  At a minimum, you will use your textbook(s) and other references/research to complete this assignment. Follow all APA requirements and keep your paper to 6-7 pages double-spaced, not including the title page and reference page. When you complete your document, it must be one understandable essay that has an introductory section that provides a guide to your paper, followed by the body of your essay, and finally a reflective conclusion that pulls it all together.  You should set up your papers so they make the most sense to you and so you can speak to them in an interview.

This work includes Chapter I and III of a dissertation on the above mentioned topic. The work would be to edit and rewrite plagiarism free (it now has several cut and pasted plagiarized paragraphs) 11 pages and to actually write the content for 5 subtitles (about a page per subtitle). Also the references cited already and the ones for the new content have to be written in APA format.

Appendix B Presentation One: Evaluation of Teacher Effectiveness   Purpose of the PowerPoint Presentation. This is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to use measurement tools for evaluating teaching effectiveness and your understanding of how evaluation of teaching quality can lead to improved instruction. Your Task. Observe an exemplary or any K-12 teacher’s classroom and determine the degree of teaching effectiveness through the use of the Danielson rubric or your school’s teacher evaluation rubric. During the observation, you must take field notes, evidence notes, or use a rating rubric to record the observed behavior. Your Procedure. Observe the teacher in relation to the Danielson’s rubric or your school’s teacher evaluation rubric. Collect your observation data in the form of field notes, evidence notes, or rating rubrics. Report your analysis of the observation data in relation to these categories: a) when and where the observation(s) took place and which observation rubrics were used, b) what you observed during the observation lesson, and c) a summary of the unnamed teacher’s teaching effectiveness. Identify what you think are the three most important aspects of teaching that are presented in the Danielson rubric or your school’s teacher evaluation rubric. Provide a rationale as to why these are the three most important aspects of teaching for you. Describe how you, as an administrator, can use information gathered through the use of the teaching evaluation rubric/s to improve instructional quality at your school. Prepare a presentation of your finding in the power point.   Your PowerPoint Presentation Format. Prepare a ten-minute presentation of your finding. Make a copy of a handout that summarizes your presentation. Your handout should be typed, no more than two-single spaced pages, and in Times New Roman 12-point font. The purpose is to present your findings. Your presentation will include the following: a) A brief summary of your observation results about the unnamed teacher. This includes a description of the following: a) when and where the observation(s) took place and which observation rubric/s that were used, b) what you observed during the observation, and c) a summary of the unnamed teacher’s teaching effectiveness. b) A brief summary of the teacher evaluation rubric/s. c) A brief description of the three most important aspects of teaching that are presented in the Danielson model or your school’s teacher evaluation rubric. Provide a rationale as to why these are the three most important aspects of teaching for you. d) A brief description of how you, as an administrator, can use information gathered by these two teaching evaluation rubrics to improve instructional quality at your school. e) Hand in to the course instructor your handout.   When submitting this assignment: Save the handout in a .doc or .docx file format Save your file as your last name, underscore, HO (ex: Smith_HO) Upload document to Assignment Area Save your PowerPoint as a .ppt or .pptx with your last name, underscore, PP (ex: Smith_PP Upload file to Assignment area and hit submit

The authors of this week’s reading both address ways to measure and assess ‘Good Schools.’   While there are overlaps between Jeannie Oakes and Jay Matthews assessment of ‘Good Schools’ there are also tensions.  What are the similarities and the differences between how the articles suggest ‘goodness’ should be measured?

SPECIFIC  INSTRUCTIONS  see attached file for clarrification  1- Respond to the following prompts in the Week 1 Abstracts discussion forum by Wednesday:  Post links or APA citations to two articles you found valuable from The Chronicle of Higher Education or Education Week from your readings this week. What do you think the implications of the articles you selected are for higher education? Provide examples to support your perspectives. 2- Comment: on both responses  below as it will serve as a sample to follow responding to the prompts  Sample of response #1 Q.M  Article One: Higher Education in a Time of Insurrection (chronicle.com)  (Links to an external site.) The implications of the article above are powerful truths that our nation and world must realize.  Promoting responsible and ethical use of technology will save democracy and freedom (Spector, 2015).  People must be given an education on how to decipher truth from falsehood, real news from fake news, and the dangers of spreading lies and playing on people’s emotions.  President Trump’s immoral use of technology to rally supporters to attack Capitol Hill cost lives and threatened our democracy in ways we’ve never experienced or imagined before.   Rosenberg, B. 2021. The Chronicle of Higher Education: Higher Education in a Time of Insurrection. https://www.chronicle.com/article/higher-education-in-a-time-of-insurrection  (Links to an external site.) Spector, J. 2015. Foundations of Educational Technology: Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Second Edition). Routledge. Article Two: Digital Games: Powerful Motivation Tool or Not So Much? (edweek.org)  (Links to an external site.) Digital gaming is a valuable educational tool.  With or without the pandemic, online gaming has been popular for both teachers and parents.  Research nonetheless doesn’t show a significant increase or decrease in test performance using digital games.  Assigning online games for schools is effective at times especially for the types of games that share immediate results and progress with the classroom teacher.  However, there are undoubtedly many challenges in terms of equal opportunity for all students.  For example, many online games are time-sensitive and for students who do not have high-speed internet access, they will not be successful. Many parents and teachers are concerned about the amount of screen time even though it’s instructional or education-based. As I continue to ponder over technology, I keep coming to the same conclusion that Spector explicitly described in Chapter 1 of Foundations of Educational Technology:  It is an incredibly useful tool if used responsibly but can have dangerous outcomes if misused.  Lieberman, M. 2021.  Education Week: Digital Games:  Powerful Motivational Tool or Not So Much? Digital Games: Powerful Motivation Tool or Not So Much? (edweek.org)  (Links to an external site.) Spector, J. 2015. Foundations of Educational Technology: Integrative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Second Edition). Routledge. Sample of response # 2 Y.D Articles: Carlson, S., & Gardner, L. (2020, December 29). The Year That Pushed Higher Ed to the Edge. Retrieved January 13, 2021, from https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-year-that-pushed-higher-ed-to-the-edge Lieberman, M. (2021, January 11). How Online Teaching Needs to Improve-Even After the Pandemic. Retrieved January 12, 2021, from https://www.edweek.org/technology/how-online-teaching-needs-to-improve-even-after-the-pandemic/2021/01 The first article I found by Lieberman (2021) is currently relevant to my job as I am a high school teacher teaching during the pandemic. I think this article is relevant because future education will no doubt have some component of online learning, whether it is at the high school or college/university level. This article sheds light on some of the ways in which online learning needs to improve to be effective in the long run, such ideas coming from lessons which we learned during and throughout the pandemic. One major take away from this article is the idea that more students can be reached with the online platform, even after the pandemic ends and instruction returns to in-person instruction. It is important to think about how online instruction can be incorporated into our educational system at all levels in that not all students excel in a traditional classroom format. Some students perform better in a unique and different setting than typically thought of. While there are many different online platforms out there, it is possible to find one that adapts to the needs of the student. For example, I find that asynchronous courses like my Alliant master’s program and this program are helpful for non-traditional students like myself. This format can utilize the technology available to ensure that students have access to all the materials for the course and that they can work on their own time. Even in my own high school classroom, I see some students excelling at distance learning due to the fact that they don’t have the distractions and social pressures that come with a physical classroom. The second article by Carlson and Gardner (2020) touches on the different aspects of challenges that the pandemic brought to light for higher education institutions. Many higher education institutions have been stretched thin financially by the pandemic, with lowered enrollment and the need to cut costs in any way they can. The pandemic has also highlighted the disparity between the demographics of students who attend higher education institutions. Furthermore, the pandemic has also affected low-income and minority groups, highlighting the difference in access to higher education. This is important to recognize as this creates a gap in the education of future generations of students. The article also points out that community colleges are more vulnerable due to the pandemic and I can say first hand, this is true, as enrollment at the community college I am adjunct faculty at has lowered enrollment this past year. Due to this and the pandemic transitioning online, I have not been able to be assigned courses to teach as adjunct. Though this is not my main source of income, it still highlights the idea that enrollment was struggling before the pandemic and still continues to struggle at higher education institutions such as community colleges.