Develop a concise statement of your beliefs about curriculum, teaching and learning that you might use as an evolving guide in your career in education that includes a selective reference section with key references that you relate to in connection with your personal beliefs (e.g., can be select references from this course and throughout your … Read more
Develop a multicultural lesson that brings together the teaching of subject matter through a cultural context aligned with Transformative or Social Action Approaches from Banks or Culturally Relevant Pedagogy like Choi. The lesson will be aligned with recent theories of learning and will demonstrate ways of addressing diverse student needs for learning the intended content … Read more
One of the most important tasks of a school leader is the modeling of best practices. Curriculum alignment is among these best practices. Teachers will benefit from examples of alignment and they should be part of the alignment process to ensure improvement, promote students’ learning readiness, instill mutual commitment and accountability, and develop the knowledge, … Read more
A well-written lesson plan is important to help teachers with their day-to-day activities in the classroom. A lesson plan is important because it provides the teacher with a tangible direction of what they are doing for the day, and how they are going to assess student knowledge. Not only does the lesson plan support … Read more
LESSON PLAN THEME: ALL ABOUT ME Focuses on emotions, uniqueness and parts of me. Address the considerations for planning meaningful activities in the AFFECTIVE and AESTHETIC domains of development. Support this section with your text and at least one scholarly or credible resource. Explain the teaching strategies that are important to use within each domain … Read more
Locate a curriculum in the Science Area. Identify the components of the curriculum and evaluate the effectiveness of each including: Scope and sequence Continuity Integration Articulation Balance Learning theory demonstrated within the curriculum
Describe collaborative methods of data analysis. What would this look like for a grade-level team during a Professional Learning Community (PLC)? What role would you play as a literacy/reading specialist? 6-8 sentences & APA Style (1 in-text citation and reference)