(2) Thematic Lesson Plans

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Write two different lesson plans for the theme: “The Four Seasons” 1st age group: 4-5 Year olds 2nd age group: 5-8 year olds using the Lesson Plan template (attached) The lessons can be used during a whole group time, small group time, an instructional center time, or during circle time.  For EACH LESSON, students are required to outline the following information based on the chosen theme, for each age group: (1)      3 overall learning objectives        Early learning standards and/or common core standards for each content area: 2 Language arts standards, 2 math standards, 2 science standards, 2 social studies standards, 1 physical education, 1 arts;         2 Pre-Assessments, 2 Ongoing assessments, 2 post assessments        Materials needed: 4 quality children’s books, 1 CD related to the theme or two songs related to the theme, materials needed to conduct the lessons (5)       2 page reflection discussing the importance of integrating content areas and the process.  1st paragraph will discuss the chosen theme and age groups and the rationale for choosing the theme, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs will discuss the importance of integrating curriculum. Students are expected to cite from the textbook to support your claims. 5th paragraph will reflect on the process of writing the lesson plans. 6th paragraph will conclude the paper

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For this assignment Observe your clasroom teacher conducting a social studies lesson. Make note of how the following methods and processes are implemented and nurtured: active learning, integrated subject areas, meaning and relevance, high interest and engagement, social and participatory skills, attitudes and values, critical thinking, and concept formation. Interview the classroom teacher to learn more about the social studies classroom using the following: How long have you been teaching and in what grade levels? What factors did you consider when setting up your classroom environment? How did you build a sensitive and caring classroom learning community? What challenges have you encountered when working in your current classroom? How did you establish and manage daily routines and transitions? What do you feel are the most important components of social studies lesson? What instructional strategies do you use and why? How do you differentiate instruction based on the needs of your students? What resources and technology do you use and why? How do you use assessment to drive your instruction? Include two additional interview questions based on your observation. Write a 750-1,000-word summary and analysis of the following: Summary of the lesson observed Age group Teacher’s instructional approach and practices Students’ responses Analysis of the lesson observed Effectiveness of the lesson What would you change? What components of the classroom environment are appropriate for the age group? Or are not? How the following were implemented and nurtured: active learning, integrated subject areas, meaning and relevance, high interest and engagement, social and participatory skills, attitudes and values, critical thinking, and concept formation. Summary of teacher interview responses Include all questions and responses Analysis of teacher interview responses What did you learn from the responses? How will what you learned effect your future classroom? Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines 

Web 2.0 Tools

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After reading about the different Web 2.0 tools available to teachers, share with the group  1) the tools you have used  and how you have used them  and  2) what tools you can see yourself using in your future classrooms.

WRITING PAPER 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY

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TOPIC – CHILL OUT !  Now that the stress of this semester is ending, you can breathe a little easier and relax. What are some good methods of relaxing?  Why re they important?     – must start the paper with a question or scene , metaphor quote. – must talk in 1st person, always. – make more detail ( who, what , when , where , why? ) – make more examples to go in details. – Must remember the thesis statement. – Must use great vocab. – Must use transition Words. – Must have commas in appropriate areas. – Must be 5 paragraphs and have a conclusion paragraph   – Needs a brainstorming list or bubble map or web.  

Urgent

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EDUC 518 Literature Review Instructions Write a 10–12-page traditional Literature Review on the topic you have been researching throughout this course. You must incorporate a minimum of 10 articles, including the ones used for the Topical Reference List as well as the quantitative and qualitative articles you reviewed. This review must be a focused synthesis of findings in the literature. Thus, you will organize your discussion around themes that emerged in your review of the literature, rather than simply summarizing study after study. Include the following elements in your review: 1. Title page with a running head 2. Abstract and keywords 3. Body • Introduction • Discussion of key terms • Review of the literature organized by themes • Conclusion/Summary • Reference list Format your Literature Review in correct APA style. As you complete this assignment, consult your textbook. Also, see the Literature Review Grading Rubric for the specific grading criteria. Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.

WEEK 6 #1

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   develope a Fire Prevention Program that you will present via PowerPoint. You will draw ideas from both your occupational and educational experiences and knowledge. These are familiar surroundings, which are likely to aide in your development of a program of fire prevention and life safety. Provided below is a brief scenario to get you started. Scenario: You have been a member of your organization’s Fire Prevention and Life Safety division for a number of years, and you have just completed several college level courses relating to fire prevention and occupational safety and health with an online university. You have presented your most recent grade records to your supervisor who is very impressed with your accomplishments. In light of your achievement in these courses, your supervisor has assigned you the task of creating a formal Fire Prevention and Life Safety Presentation to be composed for presentation to various civic organizations such as Lions Club, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and the local Elks Lodge. Your primary target audiences will be comprised mainly of adults therefore your presentation must be designed and geared for the adult learner. Your supervisor asks you to put together a slide presentation using the Five-Step Program model given by Diamantes (pp. 168-170 of your textbook). Your final presentation will provide your supervisor details of your process used in assembling the presentation. A minimum of three slides must be devoted to each of the five-steps. Be innovative, creative, and remember this is the first step in the overall process of creating a presentation worthy of public viewing and interest. This presentation will be seen by ONLY your supervisor (at this time); however, you must make an impression that confirms you have the “right stuff” to venture out for formal presentations to civic organizations. Keep in mind that your organization has never embarked on such a project. You are the first, and as such, you want to ensure that your supervisor views a clear and concise series of slides. It is intended that once you have mastered the concepts and mechanics of the five-step process, your supervisor will, in all likelihood, assign you the additional task of composing a formal slide presentation that will include specific elements relative to fire prevention measures intended to education the public in both civic organizations as well as the public-at-large. Treat your PowerPoint slides like any research paper—provide in-text citations and a reference slide for any outside sources including direct quotations, paraphrased words or ideas, tables and data, and images. Your completed presentation should contain the following:   A title slide (title, your name, and your organization’s name);   15-20 slides detailing your Fire Prevention Program; and   a reference slide (minimum of three references should be used to complete this assignment, not including the textbook, and be sure to utilize the Online Library). Be sure to make use of the Notes area of each slide to contain your own narration, as each slide should be brief and concise. Notes are used during presentations and are not seen by the viewers.    12 slides Apa format  3 references includimg text book

Critical Analysis

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A critical analysis serves as a way for you to examine the different elements of popular culture discussed in this course. For your final written assignment, discuss the media forms you have written about for your previous course portfolio essays. This essay should reflect upon your experience studying each form, and make distinctions as to how each one of them uniquely reflects American popular culture. Your essay should attempt to answer the following: How are all of these forms of media connected through popular culture? Is there one form of media that in your opinion is more powerful in affecting its audiences than the others? Is there one medium that is more problematic for American culture than the others? Your thesis should include the answer to one of the questions above, and be the focus of your essay. Evidence of library research is required. This essay should be 2-3 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college’s library resources. Please include at least one scholarly resource as a minimum in your essay.

I Need Help With CH 3

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Research paper on Literacy Learning Strategies

KIM WOOKS

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  Counterargument Paper       This paper assignment expands upon your Week One Assignment and prepares you for the Final Paper. The expansion is to learn to improve one’s argument after investigating and fairly representing the opposite point of view. The main new tasks are to revise your previous argument created in Week One, to present a counterargument (an argument for a contrary conclusion), and to develop an objection to your original argument.   Here are the steps to prepare to write the counterargument paper:   Begin reviewing your previous paper paying particular attention to suggestions for improvement made by your instructor. Revise your argument, improving it as much as possible, accounting for any suggestions and in light of further material you have learned in the course. If your argument is inductive, make sure that it is strong. If your argument is deductive, make sure that it is valid. Construct what you take to be the strongest possible argument for a conclusion contrary to the one you argued for in your Week One paper. This is your counterargument. This should be based on careful thought and appropriate research. Consider the primary points of disagreement between the point of view of your original argument and that of the counterargument. Think about what you take to be the strongest objection to your original argument and how you might answer the objection while being fair to both sides. Search in the Ashford University Library for quality academic sources that support some aspect of your argument or counterargument. In your paper,   Present a revised argument in standard form, with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line. Present a counterargument in standard form, with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line. Provide support for each premise of your counterargument. Clarify the meaning of the premise and supporting evidence for the premise. Pay special attention to those premises that could be seen as controversial. Evidence may include academic research sources, supporting arguments, or other ways of demonstrating the truth of the premise (for more ideas about how to support the truth of premises take a look at the instructor guidance for this week). This section should include at least one scholarly research source. For guidance about how to develop a conclusion see the Ashford Writing Center’s Introductions and Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Explain how the conclusion of the counterargument follows from its premises. [One paragraph] Discuss the primary points of disagreement between sincere and intelligent proponents of both sides. [One to two paragraphs] For example, you might list any premises or background assumptions on which you think such proponents would disagree and briefly state what you see as the source of the disagreement, you could give a brief explanation of any reasoning that you think each side would find objectionable, or you could do a combination of these. Present the best objection to your original argument. Clearly indicate what part of the argument your objection is aimed at, and provide a paragraph of supporting evidence for the objection. Reference at least one scholarly research source. [One to two paragraphs] See the “Practicing Effective Criticism” section of Chapter 9 of your primary textbook for more information about how to present an objection. For further instruction on how to create arguments, see the How to Construct a Valid Main Argument (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Tips for Creating an Inductively Strong Argument (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. documents as well as the video Constructing Valid Arguments (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the following Week Three Annotated Example (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Let your instructor know if you have questions about how to complete this paper. The Counterargument Paper   Must be 500 to 800 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (for more information about using APA style, take a look at the APA Essay Checklist for Students (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. webpage). Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources tableoffers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (for more information about how to create an APA reference list, take a look at the APA References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. webpage). Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.    

Who Would Be Able To Complete This Assignment In A Timely Matter?

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 Ashford University EDU 657 Coming of Age in America   From 1970 to 2000, most higher education institutions encountered various challenges. Although higher education made an effective transition to mass education access, it was more difficult to transition to universal education access. In addition, because of the diversity of students who were entering college, higher education institutions required tailoring.   Discuss the impact of topics, trends, and events during the 1970 to 2000 era on higher education. Explain the components that contributed to the “Coming of Age” in American higher education. What were the main issues during this time period? Do you feel that higher education institutions solved most of the issues of this era? Why or why not?   **APA format** **At least 1 page in length** **At least 3 Scholarly sources** Reference Page **1 Source must be the book: Thelin, J.R. (2011). A history of American higher education (2nd ed.). Baltimore:Johns Hopkins University Press.