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With curriculum integration, all students can have a voice in what they will learn and how they will learn it. Choose a topic from your curriculum that would lend itself to curriculum integration.  Describe how you will use Beane’s 5 steps on pages 144-149 to give your students a voice in how you integrate your curriculum.  Choose a theme that you think your students may decide on through Beane’s steps and describe the activities you would use to integrate it into at least 3 different disciplines. Write a reflection on this process that covers your thoughts or concerns about curriculum integration. Please use this article and the attached pages as two of the at least three citations:  https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/199195/revisiting_curriculum_integration_a_fresh_look_at_an_old_idea Assignment Guidelines Your assignment must include: A description of the topic you have chosen from your curriculum A description of how you will use Beane’s steps (pp. 144-149) (I have attached the pages) to give your students a voice in what they will learn and how they will learn it Activities you would use to integrate the chosen theme into at least 3 different disciplines A reflection discussing your thoughts on this process and any concerns you may have Citations from the course materials

16 year-old dies in gym class due to negligence and budget cuts (4:23) ElkAndElk. (2013, July 31). 16 year-old dies in gym class due to negligence and budget cuts – Ohio Attorney Jay Kelley [Video]. YouTube. 16 Year-old Dies in Gym Class Due to Negligence and Budget Cuts – Ohio Attorney Jay KelleyAfter viewing the short video clip of a news report involving the drowning of a special needs student, write a brief reflection.  Include case law to support your opinion as to whether (or not) the school is liable for this very unfortunate situation.  What policies and procedures would you, as the principal, put into place to ensure that something of this nature does not occur in the future? Submission Instructions: The reflection paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and spelling errors. The reflection paper should be formatted per current APA and 1-2 pages in length, excluding references page (no title page needed).

Discuss the relevance and integration of the two scriptural passages from Unit 4 and Unit 5 (Mark 1:40-45 and Matthew 8:5-13) into the benefits of collaborating with others and providing behavioral supports to students. You are looking at this from the position of assisting students with identified needs in the areas of academics, discipline, cognitive abilities, and executive functioning strengths and deficits.  Post a thorough discussion, and comment freely and deeply on the comments from your classmates.

Use the research you have gathered to write an eight paragraph essay about your chosen career.  Begin with an introductory paragraph stating who you are and your career plans.  Explain why you are interested in your career. When did you become interested in this career? What events in your life have led you to have this career goal? What major will help you reach your career goal? Explain your choice of career and what qualifications you feel you have for your chosen career? What is unique about your background?  Using the information you received from the Clifton Top 5 Strengths assessment  (Links to an external site.) , explain how your 5 strengths  (Links to an external site.)  will help you as you pursue your career and as you enter your profession. * Click Here to learn how to access the CareerHub  (Links to an external site.)   3.  Your third paragraph should summarize the national information you found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)  (Links to an external site.) . Give the annual salary, job outlook, a brief description of the job’s responsibilities and the required education.  Describe your educational goals, will you need a certificate, bachelors, master or doctorate degree? What are the skills you will need to reach this career goal? Include your plans for financing your education. Please note this information is to be written in your own words. You are required to cite this information in your research paper and on the reference page.   4.  Paragraph 4 should summarize the LOCAL information you found about your career using Career Coach  (Links to an external site.) , Career OneStop  (Links to an external site.) , or another reputable local source. Give the annual salary, job outlook, a brief description of the job’s responsibilities and the required education for the HOUSTON area.   5.  Now it’s time to talk about your financial future according to the Texas Reality Check  (Links to an external site.)  report. Use the information from your financial assignment to write a paragraph that addresses the following. Give the amount of money you will need to earn to maintain the lifestyle you desire to live in the future.  Describe the lifestyle you intend to live and explain whether the expected annual salary (local or national) for your career will allow you to live that lifestyle. If it doesn’t, describe what steps you will take to deal with this situation. If you will have excess income, discuss what this will mean for your future.   6.  Compare the annual salary you will need to live in Houston to the salary you would need to live the same lifestyle in two other cities. Use the information your financial assignment and the CNN Money Calculator.  (Links to an external site.)  Discuss the differences in the cost of living in the two other locations versus the cost of living in Houston. Identify and report the largest percentage differences between the cities. Discuss whether family, groceries, housing or transportation are significant factors. Discuss whether your career is dependent upon location. Based upon your analysis, write a final statement that explains where might you decide to live.   7.  Think about how you can help your community as you learn the transferable “soft skills” employers find valuable as you study. Find two places where you could possibly volunteer in the future that could use the skills you will acquire from studying and working in your profession.  Use the information you found at http://Volunteermatch.org  (Links to an external site.)  or another volunteer website to write this paragraph.  List the two places and explain what type of help they are requesting. Finally, explain how this volunteer experience could help you build your professional network. What personal characteristics, skills, etc. will enhance your prospects for success in this career? What specific experiences (including work experiences) have furthered this interest? What impact do I want to have on society? 8.  In conclusion, write your long-term career goal as a SMART goal. Refer to the Goal Setting assignment. State your goal and what date you plan to achieve it. Tell the reader three specific steps you will take to make the goal a reality. Acknowledge obstacles that will get in your way and say what you plan to do about those obstacles. End your essay with a narrative statement describing how your life will look and how you will feel when you reach your goal. What are my short-term and long-term career goals? Where do you see yourself in ten years?   Your essay must be typed, 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and formatted according to MLA or APA style. You must create a reference page according to MLA or APA style. When you use data from your research, you must follow that data with in-text citations. See the examples provided and use the citation generators suggested.

In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to put theory into practice by creating examples of various exercises for use in the classroom. In this Individual Project, you will demonstrate a sound understanding of behaviorism and how instructional strategies can be used to enhance instruction and the overall learning process. Knowing and understanding theory allows us to better understand how people learn, which helps drive the decision-making process regarding instructional design, planning, and delivery. Educational professionals can use these frameworks to make more informed decisions about applying the most effective instructional practices.   Part One   Create an example of an exercise that a teacher might carry out during a 20-minute segment of a 7th-grade social studies class. Complete the following:   Begin by writing a terminal performance objective for the segment. Choose your own topic (in 7th grade social studies), issue, or opportunity as the basis of your design. The exercise should clearly call for the students and teacher to work in a behaviorist mode. Both learners and the teacher should be active in their participation during the segment. Create an assessment for the exercise. After you have described the exercise, how it will be conducted, and any materials that would be associated with it, explain how it fits the characteristics of behaviorism and why you think this exercise and this approach would be appropriate for the class.   Part Two   Create an example of an exercise that a trainer might carry out during a 30-minute segment of a 4-hour supervisory leadership course. Complete the following:   Begin by writing a terminal performance objective for the segment. Choose an appropriate topic, issue, or opportunity as the basis for construction of the exercise. The exercise should clearly use principles of behaviorism as its theoretical structure, and it should illustrate a behaviorist approach in learning and instruction. The exercise should engage both the learners and the instructor in active participation. Create an assessment for the exercise. Write an explanation of the exercise to discuss the ways in which it illustrates behaviorism, and discuss which behavioral principles or characteristics are used as the basis for design. Explain how the exercise would be appropriate for the topic, need, or opportunity for which it is intended.     **Remember that you need to write this paper according to the behaviorism theory in education.   USE APA FORMAT WITH REFERENCES!

Follow Assignment Topic Please also include these instructions, “ IIn an essay of at least 300 words, please describe:  Why you are applying to Graduate School  How will the  College Educational Opportunity Program improve your academic experience? The essay will be evaluated on the following areas:  How well the questions are answered  How well the students ideas are organized and developed   Grammar, spelling, and vocabulary

Waldorf education:               www.Aurorawaldorf.org (early childhood program)   Montessori education: www.nardin.org (early childhood program)   Reggio Emilia education: www.elmwoodfranklin.org (early childhood program) After you pick one of the above, first review the website and write about the program philosophy (question 2).  Then carefully view the YouTube video and complete the remaining questions (3-9)   1.     Program Philosophy Briefly summarize the philosophy of the program/center.  Why did you choose this type of education?  What drew you to this model?   2.     Physical Environment/Materials Carefully observe the environment in the video.  Write about it and how the children respond to the environment and the materials provided to support learning.   3.     Learning model How are children in this environment allowed to freely play while learning?  Give examples of a scenario from the video and what the children are learning.     4.      Social/Emotional Environment Look at the environment from a child’s perspective.  Do you believe it is inviting and encouraging? Why or why not. Chapter 2 of our class book discusses culturally responsive practice.  Does the environment reflect this?   How?   5.     The Children Reflecting on the types of play discussed in chapter 3, what type of play do you see the children engaged in?  What are they doing?  Do they appear to be enjoying themselves?  Are they interacting with their peers/other adults?  Are they active participants in their own learning?    6.     The Role of the Teacher Referring to chapter 1 and the role(s) of the teacher, which of these do you see the teacher engaged in?  Name the role(s) and write about the situation.  Chapter 3 defines developmentally appropriate practice.  Do you believe that the teacher is demonstrating DAP?  Why or why not.   7.     Multiple Intelligences Does this environment support Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?  How?  Explain using examples.   8.     Summary Could you envision yourself teaching in this environment?  Which elements were you drawn to?  Consider the elements that you would like to someday add to your future classroom (or existing classroom if you work with children).

List 2 specific ways you can to find a teaching job in Pennsylvania. List 2 specific ways you can to find a teaching job in the US or around the world.  What is the average teachers salary in Pennsylvania?  What source did you use to find this? What is the average teachers salary in 3 other states? What source did you use to find this? What do you do to prepare for a job interview?  (ONE GOOD PARAGRAPH PLEASE) What other jobs are you qualified to do if you have a teacher degree and certificate?

If you could plan and lead a semester-long college seminar, what academic topic would you choose and why?

One of the university’s values is Community.  Part of the definition states that, “We foster a spirit of belonging, unity, and interdependence based on the free exchange of ideas.” For this week’s discussion question, explain why the study of algebra IS or IS NOT important for non-math programs of study.  Defend your position by including the link to one supporting article from the web.  Respond to the post of at least one peer.