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Write a personal philosophy statement about working with diverse families (the statement should tell what you believe about developing strong, reciprocal relationships with diverse families).  Then, tell how your philosophy shows in your work with your children and families.

Transition plan

  Part 1: Creating a Transition Plan Read “Case Scenario: Alex.” Create an IDEA-compliant transition plan for Alex using a template of your choice. The plan should address the following. Identify Alex’s strengths, preferences, and interests. Measurable postsecondary goals for education/vocational training, jobs and employment, and independent living. Support for IEP goals and services including … Read more

Juries

-Each student is required to write 1 post on the discussion board for each chapter(2 in total). Each post has to demonstrate a meaningful synthesis of the material posted (typically a research article) and the corresponding chapter assigned for that week. Keep in mind that your discussion forum postings will likely be seen by other … Read more

Leadership and Power

•Is termination really a coercive power? • Is “Teacher of the Month” really a reward power?  •How can use of coercive power cause referent power to decline?  •Why do some administrators hesitate to use coercive power? Is this good leadership?  

Discussion Board Week 4

   •How can the use of ideas such as PLCs, collaboration, vision driven but data informed, learning-teaching models and A Nation at Hope indicate a fourth wave of education reform? •How is your campus engaged in educational reform?

Integrated Lesson Plan

Using your class profile, the theme from Topic 1, and the “COE Lesson Plan Template,” design an integrated social studies lesson plan that incorporates English language arts and the creative arts (music, theater, dance, or visual arts). You can use the same standards you selected in Topic 1 or choose new standards for this assignment. … Read more

ECE-650

1)Imagine you have been designated as a mentor for a first-year teacher on your campus. This teacher is overwhelmed with how to integrate content standards. What are the first steps to consider when planning cross-curricular instruction? How would you suggest incorporating the arts into social studies, while still being mindful of content standards and the … Read more

Developmental Questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qmkxytBeDs https://www.ncsl.org/human-services/social-and-emotional-development-in-early-learning-settings#:~:text=Social%20and%20emotional%20development%20in%20the%20early%20years%2C%20also%20referred,explore%20their%20environment%20and%20learn. After reading and watching the content for this module, respond to the following questions: 1. What did you already know about social and emotional development in infants and toddlers? 2. Did you learn anything new about social and emotional learning and how it influences later development? 3. Do you think adults underestimate the … Read more

Unpacking the standards

Complete the “ECE-650 Unpacking the Standards” chart with the following: Select a class profile, preschool to Grade 3, on which you will focus the assignments throughout this course. Select an overall theme that you will use for the assignments throughout this course from the following: Theme 1 – Culture Theme 2 – Time, Continuity, and … Read more