Your project is now at a time where the costs need to be determined so that you can create your budget. In order to estimate costs, you must use one of the cost estimating tools and techniques listed in Figure 5-23 in Process Groups: A Practice Guide and detailed in Section 10 of that same […]

Background: Before students arrive in your classroom on the first day of school, you will have your classroom in place. This is a really fun task – it’s a reflection of YOU as a teacher – but it requires a great deal of thought and planning. Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you […]

Prewriting exercises provide structure and meaning to your topic and research before you begin to write a draft. Using prewriting strategies to organize and generate ideas prevents a writer from becoming frustrated or stuck. Just as you would prepare to give a public speech on note cards, it is also necessary to write ideas down […]

To prepare for this discussion, review the article Research News You Can Use: Debunking the Play Vs. Learning Dichotomy. Then, use the following scenario to guide your thinking: As a leader and professional in the field of early childhood education, you have decided to write on this topic for your local newspaper column. Using the […]