Human Rights Discussion In this discussion, you will evaluate a media message created by a group currently advocating (to encourage, work towards) for human rights reform and action. You will watch a short video and then create a discussion post. Then, you will respond to another post on the discussion board. If you need […]

1. In at least one paragraph, describe the types of sustainable farming practices being used in this region of Vietnam. Make sure to also explain how sustainable farming has helped the local people. Category Does Not Meet (Yet) (0 – 59%) Emerging Expectations (60 – 75%) Meets Expectations (76% – 89%) Exceeds Expectations (90% – […]

  Climate Change Letter We may ALL be affected by global climate change…either now or in the long term. For this reason, it is important to reach out to our elected officials and voice our concerns. Using what you have learned in this unit, write a letter to your local government about your concerns for […]

  For this activity, you will create a 4-slide PowerPoint about refugees and refugee camps. You will include information that you learned about in this unit. Your PowerPoint must include the following: Slide 1: Title slide and your Name Slide 2: Information on the Yida Refugee Camp, South Sudan: Who are the refugees in this […]

What is it like to live in a refugee camp, especially when you are only a teenager and have no family? Millions of young people, like Omar in the following video, have been displaced from their homes because of civil unrest.  What would you do if this happened to you?   After watching the video, […]

We have read and been inspired by Dewey’s Pedagogical Creed. This is not dissimilar to a politician’s political platform, although in Dewey’s case, at least, written with much more eloquence. In education, teachers develop ideological beliefs, informed by theories, philosophies, and contemporary research. They position their teaching and the curriculum in certain ways, depending on […]

Please make a post that outlines what caught your attention while reading (and comparing/contrasting) excerpts from Hobbes’ Leviathan; Locke’s Two Treatises of Government; and Rousseau’s Social Contract. Possible questions to think about / respond to: What themes were highlighted in each and why? Which themes were found in all the work of all three writers? Does this change how […]

The presentation is only required if your grade at the end of the semester is below 80% (worth 25 points). Anyone else can do the presentation for extra credit (10 points). Those who are not required to do the presentation will have the grade exempted in the gradebook. A new column will be created for […]

You have reached the mid-point of the course, so it is important to begin organizing the content for your Final assignment that is due in Week 5. For this week’s assignment, you will complete the Final assignment Preparation Assignment Download Final assignment Preparation Assignment worksheet. This assignment is designed to help you get started on […]

 NO PLAGIARISM Is Your Iceberg (School) Melting? What is your school’s iceberg? Is it melting? Are there fissures? What fissures do you see? Are there any Fred(s) or Alice(s) willing to step up? Does your organization have enough scouts? Are the No Nos controlling the organization? Are you most concerned with success in catching fish […]