Category: Education

Part 1: Mini-Lesson Plan           

Prior to going into your clinical field experience classroom this week, use the data received from the pre-assessment to complete the Social Studies Mini-Lesson Plan template. This mini-lesson plan will be administered to the selected group of students to support instruction to meet the selected standards. The Social Studies Mini-Lesson Plan includes:

• Social Studies standard, arts standard, and grade level
• Learning objective(s)
• Instructional Strategy
• 100-150 word description of a learning activity that successfully integrates social studies and the arts
• Formative assessment

Part 2: Mini-Lesson Implementation

After completing the Social Studies Mini-Lesson Plan, share it with your mentor teacher for feedback. Provided permission, teach the mini-lesson plan to the small group of selected students. During your lesson, ensure you are answering questions from your students, asking questions that support critical thinking and problem-solving, and observing to see if each student understands the content (this might require formative assessments before, during, and after the lesson to determine understanding).

Part 3: Reflection

In 250-500 words, reflect on the process of using pre-assessment data to develop a lesson plan, and on your experiences teaching the lesson (if applicable).

Include:

• How you used the data to develop the instruction, selected strategies, and differentiation strategies to meet learning needs.
• Other accommodations that would have supported the learning.
• How integrating other content areas might engage students.
• How this lesson could support short-term and long-term instructional planning.
• How you will use your findings in your future professional practice.

Submit your reflection and Social Studies Mini-Lesson Plan 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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Document the locations and hours you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.

Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.

Content-based classroom events can be a fun way to engage students and involve families in their childrens education. Planning for such an event in your classroom is a big task and takes time and preparation. Preparing for assignments and events requires attention to detail, realistic and specific expectations, and practice.

Part 1: Outline

Select a grade level 5-8 and outline a lesson that integrates social studies and the arts, and turns the classroom into a wax museum as an instructional activity. The outline given to the students should provide the rationale for the assignment, explain the requirements to successfully complete the assignment, and describe how to present the wax museum to peers and families.

Include the following in the outline for the wax museum activity:

1. A state social studies standard and an arts standard.
2. Learning objectives
3. Description of how and where the wax museum will be presented, including how it successfully integrates two visual arts components (art, music, dance, drama).
4. Expectations for the student that explain the requirements, i.e., select a historical figure that has had an influence locally or globally.
5. How students will present selected figure visually and physically.
6. Guidelines for students on using technology to find and use information resources as preparation for the wax museum presentation.
7. The technological tools you would use to share this event with the school, families, and the community.

Part 2: Reflection

In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on how the wax museum outline could be successfully integrated into a future classroom. How does this assignment expand verbal communication techniques, including inquiry, collaboration, and student interaction?

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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Sites that can help: 

Please read.. I attached 4 discussions- Exercise 1, 2, 3, 4  All need to be done on separate page with the this book as the reference.  

Edmonds, W. A., & Kennedy, T. D. (2017). An applied guide to research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

I also copy the chapter readings so you can have because this professor wrote this book and he knows if we are messing around with content. 

Learning Objectives and Lesson Alignment 

Review the Writing Objectives and Learning Goals template and the topic materials for samples of measureable learning objectives. Teachers must align all lessons and assessments to content standards. Typically, each standard is broad and should be broken down into teacher-written learning objectives in order to plan lessons. Teachers write learning targets that are aligned to standards for each specific lesson in order to narrow the focus of the lesson.

For this assignment, you will write learning objectives and analyze lesson plans for their alignment.

Part 1: Learning Objectives

Using the Learning Objective Table, identify a grade level, select a math and English language arts (ELA) state standard, and write a learning objective for each content area standard you chose. The table clearly identifies what you want students to know and be able to do in an ELA lesson and in a math lesson.

Note that a learning objective is aligned to the standard and includes both a statement of what the student is to know and do because of instruction and the criteria for evaluating performance.

Part 2: Deconstruct Lesson Plan

Research and identify a lesson plan online that includes a standard and learning objective.

In 250-500 words, deconstruct and critique the alignment of the chosen lesson plan to the standard.

Your critique should answer the following questions:

• Is the lesson aligned to a standard?
• Does the learning objective state what students need to know and/or do because of instruction?
• Is the content of the lesson aligned to the learning objective?
• What changes or revisions might you make to this lesson plan to ensure its alignment to the standard and learning objective?

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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Initial Post: To complete the Whole Teacher matrix, include each of the following components:

• Column 1: Choose eight tips from the Tips for Teachers provided in figure 1.1, page 9 of your course text. The tips you choose should hold meaning to you and in your work with children.
• Column 2: Reflect on ways in which you can uphold the for each teaching tip. You are required to reference and cite from the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct for each section of this column. 
• Column 3: Explain specific strategies you can utilize to incorporate social justice into each of the teaching tips you chose in the first column. To help you organize your thoughts for this column, review the article, .
• Column 4: Organize the five suggested priorities (Just the topic) from Chapter 16 of the course text with each of the teaching tips you chose that they correlate with. Note that some priorities will fit into more than one category.
• Summation: In a paragraph, summarize how you will use this matrix to develop your philosophy of education statement and why it is important to have a well-written philosophy of education statement. 
•  The matrix is simply a way of organizing your thoughts, values and knowledge when it comes to working with children. For this section, you will state how you plan to use your newly organized thoughts in the creation of or modification of your personal philosophy. Then, based on previous knowledge regarding philosophy, tell why it is important that you create a well-developed philosophy statement.  Mention some possible benefits of a successful philosophy statement.

Figure 1.1 and the five suggested priorities have been attached. Thank you so much!

 4-5 content pages 

Scenario: An insurance company has hired you to do an evaluation of its training program. Members of management are particularly concerned about the new-hire training for new insurance agents. This training teaches the agents about all of the different policies offered by the company for life, auto, home, and health insurance. The current situation is that the company is paying each agent taking the course $300 a week while in training. The training course lasts for 8 weeks. This costs the company $2,400 in salary per agent during the training. The instructor is paid $5,000 for the 8 weeks. Other overhead expenses include site rental, supplies, and equipment, and they cost approximately $3,000. At the end of the training, the agents are assigned a trained agent to work with for 2 weeks (new agent pay is still $300 a week), and then they are assigned a territory. 45% of the agents trained quit before the end of the time with the trained agent. Another 20% quit or are fired within the first 3 months on the job. The company needs to find out what needs to be done to improve its hiring and training practices so that it retains more of the agents hired.

Your assignment is to develop a proposal (in APA-manuscript format) for data collection. Specifically, you will be required to clearly explain and justify the data-collection plan you would follow to do the training program evaluation.

Be sure to include the following:

• The data you will collect
  • Construct a data collection tool with a Likert scale.
  • The data collection tool should use 5 survey statements.
  • The Likert scale should include 5 categories from “agree” to “disagree.”
• Classification of the data as quantitative or qualitative
• Description of why the data are needed
• Description of who you will collect the data from (sample) and what method you will use to determine the sample
• Technology options that you might use to collect data and why the selected technology is appropriate

Be sure to use appropriate peer-reviewed sources (other than the textbook) to support and reinforce your choices. Because you have not yet collected data (your paper is just a proposed plan), do not make recommendations regarding the solution to the problem.

 2 Page Paper

Discussion Board Policy

The Discussion Board (DB) is part of the core of online learning. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires the active participation of learners and the instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Every learner is expected to create an original response to the open-ended DB question as well as engage in dialogue by responding to posts created by others throughout the week. At the end of each unit, DB participation will be assessed based on both level of engagement and the quality of the contribution to the discussion.

At a minimum, each learner will be expected to post an original and thoughtful response to the DB question and contribute to the weekly dialogue by responding to at least 2 other posts from learners. The first contribution must be posted before midnight (Central Time) on Friday of each week. Two additional responses are required after Friday of each week. Learners are highly encouraged to engage on the Discussion Board early and often, as that is the primary way the university tracks class attendance and participation.

The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow learners to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the DB question. Because it is not possible to engage in 2-way dialogue after a conversation has ended, no posts to the DB will be accepted after the end of each unit.

Deliverable Specifics

Part 1

Research methods vary and different approaches are needed. A magazine editor in a small town would like to include articles on several topics in the next issue. Decide which of the following proposed article topics are suitable for a quantitative or qualitative research, and explain why.

• Coin collections
• Favorite recipes
• Rising home costs
• Best high schools
• Carpools
• Political polls
• Parent teacher participation
• Book fairs

Part 2

An important part of beginning a research project is being able to review literature and analyze the implications of already completed research methods, data, and findings. Therefore, researchers must have a solid foundational mastery of differences between research methods, data collection, and reporting. For this discussion board, discuss the differences between quantitative and qualitative research. Specifically, you should complete the following:

• Give a definition of a hypothesis and a null hypothesis and identify the method of research that uses a hypothesis.
• Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written set of hypotheses. Support your opinion with appropriate peer-reviewed sources other than the textbook.
• Give a definition of a research question or problem and identify the method of research that traditionally uses a research question or problem.
  • Discuss what you believe are the key elements of a well-written research question or problem.
  • Support your opinion with appropriate peer-reviewed sources (other than the textbook).
• Discuss how selecting a sample to study differs between quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Describe 2 data-collection instruments, and determine whether the instrument will be used to collect quantitative or qualitative data.
• Explain how analysis of quantitative data differs from analysis of qualitative data.

Read the posts of your classmates, and respond with constructive feedback, suggestions, questions, and additional resources as appropriate and in alignment with the AIU Discussion Board Policy. You will be graded using the Grading Rubric below.

In your own words, post a substantive response to the Discussion Board question(s) and comment on other postings. Your response should address the DB question(s) and move the conversation forward. You will be graded on the quality of your postings, including mastery of the concept as well as critical thinking. If asked for your opinion, do not simply state that it is a good or bad idea; elaborate on your reasons and argument. Include enough detail to substantiate your thinking as well as your position on the questions or comments.

This Competency includes a Short-Answer Response Assessment. Write your response to each prompt belowin the space provided. Beneath the prompts is the Rubric, which will be used by the Competency Assessor to evaluate your responses. Carefully review the Rubric rows associated with each prompt to provide a complete response. 

When writing your response, begin typing where it reads Enter Your Response Here. Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements of the prompt. y