Equal Versus Equitable
Initial Post: This discussion asks you to reflect on the importance of valuing equity over equality in the classroom and in life outside the classroom. You will identify at least two examples of equity versus equality in popular culture that you might be able to use in a class to help your students understand the value of equity. This might include advertisements (i.e., pictures), song lyrics, or commercials (e.g., linked from YouTube.com). Try to locate examples that could be used in a class you might teach now or in the future. Next, briefly reflect on the role equity plays in the classroom by explaining how you would use your selected examples to help students understand the differences between equity and equality and by explaining why equity is more important in the classroom. Feel free to refer back to the rubric you created (and those of your colleagues) in the Creating an Evaluation Instrument for Cultural Relevance in the Classroom discussion to help decide how these might inform your students about equality and equity.
fundamental impact of media literacy on contemporary adult learning overall
· Examine the fundamental impact of media literacy on contemporary adult learning overall. How is media literacy shaping education – from posting, to tweeting, to everything is going viral? Give current examples, and elaborate on the impact comparing today to 5 years ago.
· Tell me about your favorite teacher fictional or non-fictional (real or TV character). Everyone has a favorite teacher. Why did you pick this teacher, and what are some of your favorite characteristics and what did you like best about their teaching style?
the value of collaboration
write as much as you can for each Q
It is due in 10 hours
Question 1: Why is it important for a teacher of young children to be creative?
Question 2: What are some of the characteristics of a creative teacher?
Question 3: What is a value of collaboration for children and teachers?
Question 4: Describe a classroom environment that nurtures creativity.
Discuss the etiology and pathophysiology of coronary artery disease (CAD)
Inquiry Problem
Discuss the etiology and pathophysiology of coronary
artery disease (CAD). Are there links between the
epidemiology and etiology/pathophysiology in CAD? Is
there a physiological link between CAD and exercise that
manifests in certain symptoms?
In a roughly 3 page essay to address the above
statement/questions.
A world view is a fundamental or basic orientation of thinking – concepts, ideas, values, emotions, and ethics
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*Be sure to download the attached World View Chart provided for these assignments.*
World View Chart Assignments
Due Weeks 2 through 10 and worth 35 points each week, with a total of 315 points.
A world view is a fundamental or basic orientation of thinking – like a mindset – which guides a culture and / or a person’s life. Like a point of view, it can be built of concepts, ideas, values, emotions, and ethics. Weltanschauung is the German word for this idea. Your goal for this course is to understand the world views of these various religions. In order to prepare you for your final assignment, you will outline the world views of various religions in the chart below, adding to it each week.
Please take a few moments to prepare and review a sample completed World View Chart below to use as a template for Weeks’ 2-9 World View Chart assignments. There is one more version you might like in Week 2 as well.
Please note: you are required to write full sentences, with correct grammar, etc., as for any paper. This is NOT just a chart to jot or paste notes into for the final paper. You may use it to write the final paper and the better you do now, the easier that assignment will be. Read the instructions carefully. You are to use APA style for in-text citations and for the full reference for each category/chart.
When there is more than one religion, you should do a chart for each one or a combination chart on the two religions in that week. One of the templates says ‘ one religion per chart’ so some students pick one of the two. You need to write information about each religion, except Zoroastrianism.
For this assignment, students will complete the weekly area of the chart, filling in the aspects of each religion as it is presented in the readings and resources. This chart, when complete, will be the starting point for the written assignment, due in Week 10.
For each weekly submission:
- Review the weekly lectures and supplemental materials provided, then complete the chart by elaborating on each section related to the weekly content.
- Identify key details and examples from the weekly resources to serve as a basis for the content being recorded in your chart.
- Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.
Religion
Origin of All Things
Nature of God
View of Human Nature
View of Good and Evil
View of “Salvation”
View of After Life
Practices and Rituals
Celebrations and Festivals
Week 2
Hinduism and Jainism
Week 3
Buddhism
Week 4
Daoism and
Confucianism
Week 5
Shinto and
Zoroasterism
Week 6
Judaism
Week 7
Christianity
Week 8
Islam
Week 9
Sikhism
Week 10
Modern
Religions
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze what is meant by religion.
- Analyze the similarities and differences in the primary beliefs held by major religious traditions and the cultures in which these religions evolved.
- Describe the varieties of religious experience and practice in a wide range of cultures.
- Recognize how daily life within various religions and current affairs are influenced by religion.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in religion.
- Write clearly and concisely about world religions using proper writing mechanics.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.
REL212WorldViewChart.alternateversion.docx
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Case Law
Case study
Case brief Students will collaborate in small groups and analyze a legal scenario in class. One legal case will be ‘briefed’ individually and shared with the class. Brief a Case A brief is a document that essentially summarizes a court case or issue. Included in the syllabus are approximately 25 court cases. Please select one case and brief it. On the class day that corresponds to when your case is identified in the syllabus, you will be expected to discuss the case and answer questions. A brief should include the following components of a case: 1. the major facts 2. issue(s) 3. arguments from both parties 4. holding 5. ruling The difference between a holding and ruling is, a holding is akin to the take-away. What does the case represent and how does the case provide guidance for future situations that are similar to the present case? Whereas the ruling states how the judges/justices/jurists decided the case –Was it for the plaintiff or defendant? In whose favor did the court rule? The brief should be 2 pages in length.
you should choose one of the cases:
· Florida ex rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control (1956) ·
Plyler v. Doe (1982) · U.S. v. Fordice (1992) ·
Southeastern Community College v. Davis (1979) ·
Franklin v. Gwinnett County (1992)
Preschool Case Study
Preschool Case Study
For this assignment, you will review the preschool development of the child you have selected from the case studies.
Review the description of the child and use your course materials and other supporting academic research to complete the following:
- Apply one or two child development theories that you feel are most applicable to your case study child at his or her preschool stage of development.
- Use those theories and current research to help you evaluate at least two of his or her most prevalent needs in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas.
- Analyze the predominant factors of family, society, and culture that impact the child’s development.
- Provide validation and support for your work by including relevant examples and supporting research evidence.
- Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the education professions.
Assignment Requirements
- Written communication: Use the accepted form and style of the education professions, employing grammar, punctuation, and mechanics expected of graduate-level composition and expression.
- References: Include a minimum of six academic, peer-reviewed resources.
- APA style and formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to APA style and formatting guidelines.
- Length of paper: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Data Collection Strategies – Value and Appropriateness
Please read all the instructions and complete the assignment. I have attached my week 6 assignment below from EDU 671 so that you can complete this assignment.
Data Collection Strategies – Value and Appropriateness
During EDU671, you engaged in a discussion regarding the type of data collection tools that you would use for your action research and were asked to justify their use in your study. You learned from Mills (2014) that, “the interpretation of qualitative data is the researcher’s attempt to find meaning, to answer the ‘So what?’ in terms of the implications of the study’s finding” (p.133). In EDU671, you explored data collection techniques and the process of triangulation of this information to the overall study. In this assignment, you further consider the method of data collection to narrow to the most logical and relevant approach to arrive at an answer to your respective research question(s). Make sure the type of data you plan to collect continues to be appropriate for your study.
The finalization of the type of data collection adds value to your research. This assignment provides a useful framework for the development of the final project in this course in Week Six. You begin the implementation phase of your research in Week Two. During Weeks Two to Four you collect data. Here, in Week One, you consider the type of data you will obtain by referring to and updating as necessary the Data Collection Tool
( **)that you used in EDU671; below is an example:
Research Questions
Data Collection Tool
Why this tool? Justify its use in your study. How does it match with what you are attempting to find and to measure?
Will the incorporation of project-based learning improve students’ state assessment scores as it relates to the Common Core State Standards in comprehending non-fiction text?
District Common Assessments (post-test)
This research question requires quantitative data collection. The answer of this question is either yes, the incorporation improves test scores or no, it does not. District common assessments, which assess Common Core State Standards as well, can also be used for post-test data.
Will the inclusion of project-based learning improve student application of comprehending non-fiction text at a high depth of knowledge level?
Pretests and post-tests
Pre- and post-tests can give quantitative data to support findings in the examination of the artifacts and with the observations.
How does project-based learning integrate clear expectations and essential criteria and remain successful?*
Questionnaires
This question seems to only be able to warrant qualitative data collection because it needs first-hand accounts of what expectations and criteria were used that indicated success. Questionnaires can give the researcher an opportunity to view how the teachers instill the expectations in the students.
* For those that are participating in this research that are involved in a non-educational organization, this project-based learning could be implemented many ways. The emphasis in action research, no matter what the organization or setting that is accessed, is learning with others rather than about others for the purpose of developing a reflective practitioner. It is important to consider, however, that the subjects of your study will with adults. Any research taking part outside of a school setting cannot involve minor children. Here are some examples:
- Community: Implement a plan for Home Owners Associations meetings, implement new/different services at community center based on member feedback
- Work setting: Implementation of an organizational or time management strategy with fellow employees
- Church setting: Implement a strategy on an adult study team or bible study team
- Own (minor) children: Implement a strategy for study skills and/or habits, organization or time management strategies, use of manners with others, implementing an earlier bed time
Construct your assignment to meet the content and written communication expectations below.
Content Expectations
- Study Title (.5 Points): Create a brief yet descriptive and creative title for the study.
- Purpose (.5 Points): Explain the purpose of your study.
- Research Questions (1 Points): State your research questions in a list format.
- Forms of Data (1.5 Points): In two-to-three paragraphs, describe the multiple forms of data that you will collect (observations, interviews, artifacts, etc.) and how this information will inform your research.
- Value of Data (2.5 Points): In two-to-three paragraphs, explain the value of the selected forms of data and how this information will inform the focus and research questions.
- Data Collection Tool (1 Points): Complete the Data Collection Tool and include it as an appendix in the assignment document. You may also need to make updates, revisions, or other adjustments, depending on any changes you have made to your study.
Written Communication Expectations
- Page Requirement (.5 points): Three-to-four pages, not including title, references, and appendix pages.
- APA Formatting (.5 points): Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment.
- Syntax and Mechanics (.5 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
- Source Requirement (.5 points): Use no less than three scholarly sources in addition to the Buczynski and Hansen (2014) and Mills (2009) textbooks, providing compelling evidence to support ideas, and if applicable, reference to original project if enhancement of existing project occurred. All sources on the reference page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Next Steps: Review and Submit the Assignment
Review your assignment with the Grading Rubric to be sure you have achieved the distinguished levels of performance for each criterion. Next, submit the assignment to the course room for evaluation no later than Day 7.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Sample Action Research Report Evaluation
Sample Action Research Report Evaluation
The purpose of this assignment is for you to review a FINISHED action research report showing the entire planning process and allowing you to put together visibly, what a finished action research proposal consists of including the planning stage you are responsible for in this course as well as the results portion of the report for which you will be responsible for in EDU675 (MAED students). Having this exposure to a finished report should help you make connections with what you’ve been planning as well as what you will be actually implementing through your proposed intervention/innovation once you begin EDU675.
According to Mills (2014), “To evaluate a research study competently, you must have knowledge of each component of the research process” (p. 215). For this assignment, you will consider all that you have learned and practiced up to this point in our course and apply criteria for evaluating action research to the following: Sample Action Research Report 1: Effect of Technology in Enthusiasm for Learning Science. Finally, you will include a self-reflection. Note that it is acceptable to write in the first-person voice in the reflection.
Content
The assignment needs to include the following areas of content.
- Area of Focus (1 point): Describe the area of focus and whether it involves teaching and learning. Include support from the literature where appropriate.
- Research Questions (0.5 point): List the research questions and discuss whether the researcher states questions that were answerable given the researcher’s expertise, time, and resources.
- Locus of Control (1 point): Discuss the locus of control and whether the area of focus was within the researcher’s locus of control.
- Data Collection (1 point): Describe the data collection techniques and whether the researcher used appropriate data collection techniques to answer the study’s research questions (e.g., qualitative and/or quantitative). Include support from the literature in your description.
- Ethics (1 point): Describe the ethical challenges the researcher faced and how they were resolved.
- Reflective Stance (1.5 points): Explain the ways the action research effort contributed to the researcher’s reflective stance on the ways teaching and learning are viewed.
- Action (0.5 point): Describe the actions that resulted from the study.
- Action-Data Connection (1.5 points): Describe how the proposed action connects to the study’s data analysis and interpretation.
- Reflection – Learning (0.5 point): Describe what you learned from this study and the process of evaluating it, considering what insight this researcher gave you indirectly regarding the process of action research.
- Reflection – Application (0.5 point): Describe what you have taken away from this experience for use in your Final Project in this course.
Written Communication
The assignment needs to adhere to the following areas for written communication.
- Page Requirement (0.25 point): The assignment must be three to five pages, not including title and references pages.
- APA Formatting (0.25 point): Use APA formatting consistently throughout.
- Syntax and Mechanics (0.25 point): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Your written work should contain no errors and be very easy to understand.
- Source Requirement (0.25 point): Use no less than three scholarly sources in addition to the sample action research report, which may be your course textbooks. All sources on the reference page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Review and Submit the Assignment
Review your assignment with the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to be sure you have achieved the distinguished levels of performance for each criterion. Next, submit the assignment to the course room for evaluation no later than day 7 of the week.