Reflection on Readings. Reflect on your readings this week and describe at least three take-away concepts. Explain each concept, where you learned about it, and how it relates to e-learning and just-in-time training/learning. Finally, examine how each concept might be applied, either in your current or future career.

Final Project Power of One You have been learning about how developmental assets can be built into your instructional models, and how to use that knowledge to support community-wide efforts to strengthen and support the adults and youth in your community, including identified classifications of Latino, African-American, and youth with disabilities.   We have identified […]

Create a two- to four-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) that provides: a)  A reflective narrative on how you arrived at your initiative. You will want to include:    How you accessed necessary supports    Evaluate what barriers you faced in the development of your initiative. Examine how you overcame the barriers identified. […]

Develop a two- to four-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) that provides: A description of your initiative, vision, and mission.     A narrative summary of your community’s demographics, paying particular attention to those demographics related to the 40 Developmental Assets. The summarizing narrative must distinguish the specific assets focused on in your […]

Write a two- to three-page analysis of your community and the existing programs for youth within this community using the following guidelines:   a)  Using your research from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder, Pew Research Center, and the National Center for Education Statistics, create an info-graphic picture of your community to support your […]

Creating a Career Goal Creating a Career Goal. Developing a career goal is a great way to take charge of planning your career and a useful tool to manage your career effectively. Many individuals may not know how to develop a career goal; follow the steps below to help you determine where to start. There […]

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK): This framework demonstrates the combination of content expertise, information delivery expertise (pedagogy), and instructional technology implementation all used to enhance learning.   As explained in your textbook, TPACK combines pedagogical knowledge, content knowledge, and technological knowledge to transform learning opportunities into student-centered opportunities for lesson […]

Creating a Unit Plan Creating a Unit Plan. Once you’ve gotten to know your students through learning profile inventories that identify individual areas of strength and learning styles, you can design multimodal lessons that incorporate instructional technology that engage the 21st century learner. This week, you will create a three-day unit plan outline that addresses […]

CCSS & Differentiated Classrooms. What we have learned so far in this course is that students come to us from diverse backgrounds and have their own unique learning needs. We have also learned that the systems of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are grounded in differentiated instructional practices to form the basis of quality […]

Foundations and Implications of a Differentiated Classroom One of the key principals of differentiation is information dissemination to stakeholders including students, parents, colleagues, and others involved in the education community.   In preparing for the first day of a new school year, you decide to create either informational literature (like a brochure or double-sided flyer) […]