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 […]

   In recent years, increased attention has been given to screening children and adolescents for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). ACEs include growing up in homes involving violence, abuse, neglect, mental health or substance abuse issues, parental separation, or incarceration. Researchers have found that ACEs negatively impact mental and physical health in adulthood and can limit […]

  1. Explain the relationship between the Pathways model we discussed last week and the corequisite model for developmental education.  Please be sure to follow the requirements for my discussion board in order to receive full credit.  See below rubric for how I will award points. You must post an original post before you can […]

 Description Key Assignment Scenario Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use Standards details how the standards developed by Medicare and Medicaid (and adopted by private insurance companies) detail the governmental push to have all health care facilities connected to a national and international electronic record database by 2014. As a health care facility manager, complete a […]

Teaching is one of the most challenging careers. The hours are long and you will encounter difficult situations. However, having the power to make a profound and lasting impact on students’ lives can be deeply rewarding. Before you continue on your journey to become a teacher, you should seek experiences that help you understand the […]

Order InstructionsI will be doing Kindergarten. I added the template its suppose to be on and also the class profile that is needed to be used. Students and teachers need to have procedures for everything based on the needs of the particular class. Establishing classroom procedures, rules, consequences, and reward systems help to optimize time […]

  Think about a time you observed young children playing. Did you  notice that some children played in groups while others played  individually? Young children engage in different play categories as they  learn and develop. What are the different categories of play? What are  the benefits of these different types of play?  What are the […]