DQ 1 Which instructional strategies for ELLs have you personally researched, implemented, and/or observed in the classroom? Which strategies did you find to be the most effective and why? Which strategies would you like to incorporate more into your future practice and why?  DQ 2 Considering your current knowledge base, which ELL topics do you […]

Assessment Description Today's teachers have immediate access to online resources for supporting ELLs in the classroom. However, they often lack the time to sift through the abundance of information and quickly locate what is needed, when it is needed. A well-organized toolkit for thoughtfully selected ELL teacher resources can not only enhance personal professional productivity […]

youtube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBz6glO5x5Q   Slavin and Schunk (2021) posit that intentional teachers, both individually and collaboratively, purposefully create ways to foster learning and to meet the needs of each one of their students. Watch the Ruby’s Inclusion Story video and discuss the parts of the video that were the most meaningful to you as […]

Topic 1)  Review the “"FIEP: A Facilitated IEP Meeting.” Discuss your impression of the meeting as it relates to the collaboration between members of the IEP team, compliance with IDEA, and whether ethical principles of professional practice were demonstrated during the execution of the IEP process. Defend your ideas by citing specific examples from the […]

1. Review PowerPoint and materials for each theory located in this folder  2. Make your own notes sheet or outline your notes in the blank PowerPoint slides document – you are taking notes on what you read about each Family Theory. Note: Just provide 4-5 bullets about each theory- reviewed.  3. Scan it or embed […]

 Imagine that you are about to start your first year of teaching, and you are starting to think about your classroom management plan. Choose three strategies from Chapter 11 of the textbook that you consider to be the most important when pre-planning for classroom management. Support your assertions with two scholarly resources.   (300 words)  this […]

  What does it mean to be a culturally competent educator?  Where do you see yourself on the cultural competency continuum chart and why? Support your placement on the continuum chart with your position regarding specific controversial, culturally-based issues that affect K-12 education. What will it take for you to get to the next step […]

Self-Inventory and Teaching Philosophy Video Purpose: Reflect on the life experiences that have influenced the development of an individual personal philosophy of teaching and learning as it pertains to Urban Education. The purpose of the critique is to examine the process of learning and understanding the way diverse worldviews influence our philosophical positions.   EDE5267SelfInventory2.docx Watson_WhatDoYouMeanWhenYouSayUrban-1.pdf Watson_WhatDoYouMeanWhenYouSayUrban-1.pdf […]

Let's imagine that you are a hospitalized psychiatric patient, either voluntarily or involuntarily committed to a mental-health facility on the basis of a diagnosis of schizophrenia. You are handed your daily medication that has been prescribed by a staff psychiatrist. There has been a careful diagnosis of your mental illness and a determination that the […]

 Last week, you saw how a single factor such as parental substance use can have significant effects on the biological development of a child. The way in which a parent/caregiver interacts with the child can also have lasting effects—this time, psychological. A caregiver’s warmth, presence, attentiveness, communication, parenting, and disciplinary styles all contribute to the […]