Week 5 Application of Knowledge (AOK) 20 points Chapter 9 – Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance Due Date: This assignment needs to be submitted in Canvas by Sunday at midnight (PST).  This  question will have you focus on two perspectives of peak performance or  best work in your sport, job or teaching area. The first part […]

The classroom environment provides a powerful context for learning.  Environments communicate messages to children about what kind of learning is valued and what their role is in the process.  An intellectually engaging learning environment provides various contexts for teaching and learning to occur, such as small groups, individual interactions, whole-group meetings, center choice time, and […]

Textbook:  Approaches to Early Childhood   Preschoolers like to investigate! They enjoy learning about the world around them. The Project Approach involves children in studies of the world around them.  Scenario: You are a three-year-old preschool teacher. As a preschool teacher, you have noticed an increased need to create a multicultural and linguistically responsive classroom […]

Textbook for Question 1 & 2: Approaches to Early Childhood Textbook for Question 3 & 4:  Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education   Question 1 - How is imaginative play used in the Pyramid curriculum, and how does it serve the 3 H's (Heart, Head, and Hands) or three bits of intelligence-cognitive, emotional, and physical? Question […]

Week 5 Application of Knowledge (AOK) 20 points Chapter 9 – Psychological Characteristics of Peak Performance Due Date: This assignment needs to be submitted in Canvas by Sunday at midnight (PST).  This  question will have you focus on two perspectives of peak performance or  best work in your sport, job or teaching area. The first part […]

  Unit 5: Writing Assignment 2 Due Saturday by 11:59pm Points 30 Submitting a file upload Available after Sep 12 at 12am Assignment 2 (30 points) Prompt: Consider the statement in the Human Resources for School Leaders: 11 Steps to Utilizing HR to Improve Student Learning textbook that leadership is the most important variable for […]

  Unit 5: Writing Assignment 1 Due Saturday by 11:59pm Points 30 Submitting a file upload Available after Sep 12 at 12am Writing Assignments: Submit by Saturday 11:59 p.m. Assignment 1 (30 points) Prompt: Using information from Chapter 5 of Human Resources for School Leaders: 11 Steps to Utilizing HR to Improve Student Learning, write […]

  Unit 5: Discussion Question 2 Discussion Questions: Post your initial responses to the discussion forum by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. and respond to the discussion of others by Saturday 11:59 p.m. Discussion Question 2 (10 points) Prompt: Discuss how and why your school does (or does not) connect assessment of teaching and the learning process […]

 Unit 5 Human Resources for School Leaders: 11 Steps to Utilizing HR to Improve Student Learning Chapter 7, The Role of Assessing Teaching and Learning in Promoting Organizational Change Chapter 8, Methods and Value of Assessing Teaching and Learning Processes for Professional Growth Scriptures Romans 12: 6-8 Colossians 3: 23-24   Unit 5: Discussion Question […]

  Using the scenario below, identify the  effects of the use of media by a child at the preschool stage and  outline recommendations for media use for this stage. Scenario: A parent tells you that their  preschool-aged child loves using a smartphone, iPad, computer games, or  watching tv. The parent is not sure if it […]