What did you learn about the teacher’s use of assessment from this interview? What did you learn about assessment in general from this interview?

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Teacher Assessment Interview

Identify an early childhood teacher you can interview and ask them the questions listed below. As you are interviewing, take detailed notes.

Interview Questions to Use:
1) What is the purpose of assessment?
2) What is your program’s philosophy with respect to assessment?
3) What types of formal assessments do you use, and what do they assess?
4) What types of informal assessments do you use, and what do they assess?
5) How often do you assess students?
6) How do you use assessment data?
7) How important is assessment to your program?
8) What is your overall opinion of assessment as it relates to your students?

After the interview is completed, type a summary of the answers provided to you by the educator you interviewed. Then write an additional reflection of your interview. Please be sure to address these two questions:
1) What did you learn about the teacher’s use of assessment from this interview?

2) What did you learn about assessment in general from this interview?

You may present your reflection as a written or multimedia report (worth 30 points), but in either case you will also need to submit a summary of the answers to questions asked during the interview (worth 20 points). The reflection portion of the paper should not be less than 1 and 1/2 to 2 pages long.

(CLOs 1,2,3)

APA requirements for this assignment are as follows: Title page (no headings need to be included); pages numbered; overall APA formatting with one inch margins, double spacing, and recommended font; reference page with correct information if you use something other than the Bible or your textbook for this course.

For more information about the assessment of this assignment, please view the attached rubric (visible when you click on the title of the assignment).

What were some of your key take-aways after reading both articles? 2. In ways might language, identity, and legislation/politics intersect? 3. What are the implications for your students, especially EL students? What are the implications for you as an educator?

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Week 2 Journal Prompt

Topic: Bilingual Education in the U.S. and California

Be sure to READ BOTH ARTICLES (in order) prior to responding to the Journal [found in Week 2 Readings]:

  • The Complicated History Behind California’s Vote on Bilingual Education (TIME, 2016)
  •  Bilingual Education Returns to California. Now What? (NPR, 2016)

Prompt: After reading both articles, respond to the following questions:
1. What were some of your key take-aways after reading both articles?
2. In ways might language, identity, and legislation/politics intersect?
3. What are the implications for your students, especially EL students? What are the implications for you as an educator?
4. Lasting thoughts or questions?

How can you ensure the child will be comfortable with the environment, and how can you develop a rapport before starting your assessments? How will you ensure efficient use of time, and how will you deal with signs of fatigue or disinterest from the child?

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Portfolio Plan

During the remainder of the course. you will conducting a series of assessments with a 3 or 4 year old child. You are not required to conduct these assessments in a classroom, although you can do that if you have access to a child in a classroom environment. In either case, you will need to have regular weekly access to this child and the ability to work one-on-one with them for short periods at a time. With these ideas in mind, consider how you will plan to approach the portfolio assessment assignments for ECH 365. Make sure to address the following (partially taken from the guidelines in your text):

(CLOs 1, 2,3)

Assignment Checklist:

Name, age, birthday, and gender of the child you have chosen.
Location where the assessments will take place.
How will you set up the time for assessment, get approval for the assessment from the child’s parents, and protect the anonymity of the child when summarizing and reporting your results?
How do you plan to familiarize yourself with the procedures for the assessments, and make sure you have everything ready?
How can you ensure the child will be comfortable with the environment, and how can you develop a rapport before starting your assessments?
How will you ensure efficient use of time, and how will you deal with signs of fatigue or disinterest from the child?
Will you need to make adaptations if the child has a disability?
Any other important factors to consider?
An appropriate Biblical quote with explanation of how it applies to your assessment assignments and/or your work with this child.
APA requirements for this assignment are as follows: Title page (no headings need to be included); pages numbered; overall APA formatting with one inch margins, double spacing, and recommended font; reference page with correct information if you use something other than the Bible or your textbook for this course.

Imagine you have been hired to run the Christian Ministries for the children in your church. How might your disposition and practices aim toward the aspects of “belonging” mentioned in Chapter 4 of your text (Larson and Keeley)?

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Aspects of Belonging Paper

Imagine you have been hired to run the Christian Ministries for the children in your church. How might your disposition and practices aim toward the aspects of “belonging” mentioned in Chapter 4 of your text (Larson and Keeley)? What steps might you take to become known as a place where every child is invited, present, loved, welcomed, accepted, care for, known, supported, befriended, loved and needed? Compose a short paper (at least two pages) where you describe some of the strategies which could be used to promote belonging for children with disabilities. Ideally, include reference to some innovative programs you find through some internet research.

This reflection should be two pages in length, double spaced and 12 pt font. Add at least one additional source for support (a Web-based resource is fine) and use APA formatting for citing and references.

Set two 5 year goals and one 10-year goal per category using the SMART goal structure. Each goal should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound.

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HES 310 – Issues in Human Environmental Sciences


Module 1 – HES and Job Hunting Overview

Goal Setting Assignment

Set two 5 year goals and one 10-year goal per category using the SMART goal structure.  Each goal should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time-bound.

 

AREA TIME FRAME GOALS
Career 5 year

 

5 year

 

10 year

 

 1.

 

2.

 

3.

 
Education 5 year

 

5 year

 

10 year

 

 1.

 

2.

 

3.

 
Finances 5 year

 

5 year

 

10 year

 

 1.

 

2.

 

3.

 
Personal 5 year

 

5 year

 

10 year

 

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2.

 

3.

 

 

Provide three or more specific strategies or ideas for teachers that will better assist their students who are impacted by the topic you have selected. Again, the strategies you discuss must be supported by credible research.

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Final Research Paper

ECE-111: Society, Family, and Diversity
For your final assignment in ECE111, you will research and write about a topic presented in our course. All topics must be presented to and approved by the course instructor by the end of Unit 4. The final paper will be due at the completion of Unit 8.

Some sample topics:

  • Influences of poverty on learning
  • LGBT families and children
  • School and family partnerships
  • Parent involvement in kindergarten classrooms
  • Race, racism, privilege and schooling
  • Gender roles in the schooling process
  • Teen parenting and early childhood
  • Students with disabilities and societal norms
  • Guilt as a means of parent involvement
  • Social norms and schooling
  • Urbanization and the landscape of early childhood
  • Sociology of education
  • Cultural competence in schools

These are some sample topics. Keep in mind that you get to choose your topic, so pick something that you find interesting and, as a result of that, you want to continue exploring or learning more about.

Final Paper Framework:
As you research and write this final paper, here are the required elements that must be included. You are encouraged to use your own section headings and should join each part with appropriate transition sentences. Finally, do not forget to write an introductory and concluding paragraph for your final paper.

Part 1 – For the first part of your paper, be sure that you thoroughly explain your approved topic and provide current data (statistics), with your analysis of that information and how it supports your topic. Be sure that you back up your thoughts with support from the research you have found.

Part 2 –Now that you have shared the facts (the data) that supports your chosen topic, discuss the impact this issue has specifically on the educational profession. Remember to support your thoughts with your research.

Part 3 – In this final section, you will provide three or more specific strategies or ideas for teachers that will better assist their students who are impacted by the topic you have selected. Again, the strategies you discuss must be supported by credible research.

Final Paper Expectations: 3-5 pages in length, but this does not include your title page or reference page (the minimum page length is 3 full pages)
Double-spaced
Review your paper for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Paper must be typed and submitted as a Word Document
Size 12 point, Times New Roman or Arial font type

A minimum of 2 credible (not Wikipedia) sources to support the points you make in your paper. Be sure to properly cite your sources in APA format (citationmachine.net is helpful with this!). This includes in-text citations as well as a reference page at the end of your paper. Utilize the college’s library by selecting the Research Resources module, in our class page on Canvas. There you will find helpful links to educational journals and websites as well as the ability to reach out for additional support from the EGCC library staff.

Be mindful that this assignment will be submitted through TurnitIn to ensure that the work you submit contains your own words and correctly cited sources.

Identify one technology that you would like to use in your classroom.

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Technology in the class

Identify one technology that you would like to use in your classroom. Based on the required reading for this section, identify:
1. How you would use the technology to improve student learning.
2. Risks or drawbacks associated with the use of the technology.
3. How you will minimize the risks or drawbacks to create a safe learning environment.

Provide a brief explanation of why you chose the article. What specific area does the article address your professional development goals? Identify one specific concept you learned from the article.

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Technology Education Self-Assessment Assignment Instructions

Overview

ISTE Standard 1 for the Educator emphasizes professional development growth. Identifying key areas of importance for our personal growth enables us to determine a point of emphasis in our course of study. The assignment intends to help you self-assess your current understanding of technology in the classroom and reflect on specific areas in which you might like to emphasize your coursework this term.

Instructions

To begin, consider your use of educational technology. What are your strengths, and in what areas would you like to grow? If you are unsure, find one of the free self-assessment tests online and allow it to help you pinpoint potential areas for growth.

Please include the following in my assignment:

My strength is using test corrections as a learning tool. I also use exit slips to teach and assess multiplication facts.

My three areas of weaknesses are:

  1. Using Escape Rooms to Enhance Literacy in Elementary School -org/article/escape-rooms-literacy-elementary-school
  2. Using Screencastify which allows students to work out problems with explanations. –#5 org/article/10-teacher-picks-best-tech-tools
  3. Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools- (tools like Kahoot or Nearpod to be written about for my need to learn and the importance of using them for quicker feedback)

edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis

 

Once you have identified some areas you would like to improve, find three articles from the Edutopia website to help you begin to address these areas of growth. Click on the Topics tab at the top to find several categories of helpful resources you may wish to investigate.

In a Word document, for each of the three articles you select, address the following:

  1. Provide a reference entry for the article in current APA format.
  2. In paragraphs of 100-200 words each,
    1. Provide a brief explanation of why you chose the article. What specific area does the article address your professional development goals?
    2. Identify one specific concept you learned from the article.
    3. Discuss how you can apply what you learned to your classroom or occupation.

 

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

 

 

 

Create in your mind one of the types of meetings listed above. Generate a clear mental picture of the meeting’s setting, purpose, and attendees.

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What I Wish I Knew

As present or future educators, we are or will frequently participate in many types of school meetings. Many of these meetings are related to student assessment. These meetings in which a team discusses and makes important decisions to support the educational performance of their students can include teacher/parent conferences, teacher planning meetings, school leadership meetings, MTSS/RTI meetings, 504 meetings, special education eligibility meetings, IEP meetings, etc. Many times, these meetings evaluate current student performance and strategies for improving assessment scores. Such meetings can be challenging when unfamiliar terms, documents, procedures, and staff roles are not sufficiently familiar to a participant(s).

For this Discussion, create in your mind one of the types of meetings listed above. Generate a clear mental picture of the meeting’s setting, purpose, and attendees (e.g., teacher, parent, administrator, school psychologist, therapist, service provider, etc.). Assume yourself to be one of the attendees; determine what your role in this meeting would be. You will complete this exercise twice in this Discussion for two different types of meetings.

Begin your analysis in your initial post by completing the below sentence.

Share one of the benefits of risk taking from the handout. Share one of the benefits that you may not agree with or feel comfortable with. Share a personal experience related to risk taking for yourself or a child.

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Risk Taking

1. Share one of the benefits of risk taking from the handout.
2. Share one of the benefits that you may not agree with or feel comfortable with.
3. Share a personal experience related to risk taking for yourself or a child.