Most students who engage in chronic, challenging behaviors will require a functional behavior assessment. This assessment can be conducted by a variety of trained school personnel, including school psychologists, board certified behavior analysts (BCBA), special education teachers, and school counselors. To learn more about functional behavior assessments, it is important to seek out these professionals … Read more
Use video and another school law source to help reflect. https://youtu.be/qlJVmwXh1qg After viewing the short video clip of a news report involving the drowning of a special needs student drowning write a one page reflection. Include case law to support your opinion as to whether (or not) the school is liable for this very unfortunate … Read more
Mr. Note is a tenth-grade teacher. While walking down the hall, he spotted a suspicious object protruding from a students pocket. He asked the student to empty his pocket, but the student refused. Does the teacher have the grounds to make such a request? Does the student have the right to refuse to obey the … Read more
Interview your cooperating teacher/mentor about the following aspects of your cooperating classroom. Use the discussion to prepare for the student teaching experience. Your interview questions and observations should review the following: The best methods for communicating with your cooperating teacher/mentor The school philosophy, policies, calendar, and daily schedule The professional dispositions including expectations regarding … Read more
PREPARE For this assignment, you will bring together all the aspects of leadership that you have examined and discussed in this course to evaluate your own leadership qualities and create a portrait of the health care professional and leader you aspire to be. Last week, you completed the Leadership Self-Assessment and saved the results. In … Read more
Students and their families want to know that their unique personal and cultural backgrounds will be respected and valued in the classroom. Educators must be prepared to effectively communicate this information with students and their families. For this assignment, create a 250-500 word electronic newsletter that you could email students and their families. Discuss … Read more
Case Study In this course, you have adapted an activity to accommodate different needs of learners, and you have described a progress monitoring plan you might use to gauge students’ learning after the adaptations. Imagine that, after you have done these things, there is a learner who is still not learning. This case study … Read more
For students to be aware of where they report cases of child abuse and neglect and what their responsibilities are as a mandated reporter. Instructions: Content: Provide all contact information (organization title, address, phone #s, email and website) for the agency where you would report child abuse and neglect. Summarize your legal obligations as … Read more
Share an overview of a special needs child you will look at in your case study and the reason you chose the particular child for your case. This is a fictional child observed by you in the classroom. What about this case suggests the need for additional differentiation to be able to successfully include … Read more
Reflect on what you have learned throughout this course and concentrate on goal setting as an early childhood professional. Watch the attached video Next, answer the following questions. In your written responses, be sure to use complete sentences as well as proper punctuation and grammar. Reflect on this module’s key area of practice. Share … Read more