Develop a 7 question interview schedule, in response to the following question: How does the role of parenting influence the socialization of our society’s next generation?

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Sociology of the family

Develop a 7 question interview schedule, in response to the following question: How does the role of parenting influence the socialization of our society’s next generation?

Consider what kinds of questions you would ask someone who has experience with parenting in order to answer the question. You might want to design questions about values, child-rearing techniques, personal goals, identity scripts, cultural influences, et cetera, that informed how and why they parented; you might want to consider asking what it meant/means for them to parent; or, you might want to investigate with questions about the social context in which people are parenting.

With this assignment, your job is to get more comfortable with the process of interviewing. Use this experience to help get prepared for the formal interview you will be conducting for the final written project: consider what your introduction will be like and how you will explain your project to your participant; try using prompts and probing questions throughout your interview; note any areas in your interview where you were conscious of your own bias; review your interview schedule – does the ordering or framing of questions need to be changed?

Then, write a one page personal reflection on the experience of interviewing.

 

What is curriculum? How does curriculum manifest in at least eight different ways? Why is an understanding of the eight manifestations of curriculum important to you as an educational leader and/or researcher?

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Curriculum

Create an original visual depiction (i.e., a model) and compose an original essay that—taken together—address the three following questions:

1. What is curriculum?

2. How does curriculum manifest in at least eight different ways?

(Note: You might decide to include more than eight manifestations in your model and paper.)

3. Why is an understanding of the eight manifestations of curriculum important to you as an educational leader and/or researcher?

Explain the research strategy and the design of the study. Here you should clarify the tradition of research you are locating your work in and explain why it is especially appropriate for the purpose of your study.

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Negative Effect of Standardized Testing

Research Design (4-5 pages). The third part of your signature piece paper should explain the research strategy and the design of the study. Here you should clarify the tradition of research you are locating your work in (quantitative, qualitative, or action research) and explain why it is especially appropriate for the purpose of your study.

Then you will discuss design choices, and for each choice you will describe, explain, and justify, as well as anchoring it back to methodological literature:

(1) setting(s) and participant(s), and other sampling choices, such as time-frame and events to be observed;

(2) data sources and data collection tools (measurement tools, survey questions, interview protocols, etc.);

(3) data analysis plan, including attempt to ensure reliability and validity; and

(4) ethical considerations (e.g., the strategies you will use to obtain consent, protect participant privacy, and ensure confidentiality of the data.); and

(5) limitations of the design.

Remember to use methodological literature to support your argument throughout your description, explanation, and justification in this part.

 

Reflect on a famous book or film that portrays either positive or negative viewpoints of ASD disability. Describe how this book or film makes a contribution to special education knowledge and practice, and discuss what stereotypes the book or film enforces and which ones it challenges.

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Media Portrayal of Autism

Reflect on a famous book or film that portrays either positive or negative viewpoints of ASD disability. Describe how this book or film makes a contribution to special education knowledge and practice, and discuss what stereotypes the book or film enforces and which ones it challenges. How does this book or film portray the current understanding of etiology and prevalence of ASD? What can you learn professionally from this book or film, and could it be useful for classmatchoes to read or view in learning about ASD?

 

Explain the constructive art activity and materials. How would the children engage in the art activity? What modifications would you make to improve the activity?

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Constructive Art

Constructive art is investigating the child’s world or environment and being creative in the process. Painting with nature such as painting with leaves is an example of constructive art. I have provided a few samples in the Constructive Art folder. The sample ideas may not be used in your constructive art activity. This assignment is not a crafts activity, which is when everyone’s art looks the same.

You will develop an open-ended constructive art activity (prek 3 or for a 4-year-old). The responses to the bullets are to be implemented in your paper. Please do not put bullets in your paper. The simple template is at the end.

 

Submit the following in a double spaced paper

Page 1:

Cover Sheet:

-Name

-Title of Course

-Title of Assignment

-Name of Constructive Art Activity

Pages 2-3

Name of the Constructive Art Activity

-Explain the constructive art activity and materials. (2 paragraphs)

-How would the children engage in the art activity? (1-2 paragraphs)

-What modifications would you make to improve the activity? There has to be a modification. (1 paragraph)

-Make a connection from the textbook and your constructive art activity by quoting the textbook. Cite the author, year and page number (author, year, p. ). Check APA 7th edition. (1-2 paragraphs)

Page 3

Prek Guidelines

-Identify 2 appropriate and different Pre-K Guidelines (domains), for example, (1) Math and (2) Language and Communication. Explain how the Pre-k Guidelines (domains) align with the art activity. See the sample in blackboard in writing the Pre-k guidelines.

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References

-Have a reference page citing the Pre-K Guidelines (which I provided the citation below), course textbook (which I provided below) and where you found the art activity. The references need to be in APA 7th edition. See blackboard for APA 7th edition resources.

 

Share insight, comment, or question about how the ideas of Erik Erikson’s theories relate to children’s “inappropriate” or “mistaken” behavior.

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Erik Erikson’s theories

Share insight, comment, or question about how the ideas of Erik Erikson’s theories relate to children’s “inappropriate” or “mistaken” behavior.

Based on the video, describe what the speakers say about why it is important for teachers of young children to understand their own cultures?

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Part 1: What kind of teacher do you want to be? Home-Based, Center? Elementary? Preschool Teacher? Early Interventionist/Supporting children with special needs? Infant Toddler Teacher? TK? Kindergarten? Identify the position that you most desire and

Part 2 Complete the Multiple Intelligence Activity (http://literacynet.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html) and identify and describe the 2 strengths that are the strongest in you and how they will shape the teacher you are.

Part 3:
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBRo1PK2a4#action=share.
Based on the video, describe what the speakers say about why it is important for teachers of young children to understand their own cultures?

How do you feel about celebrating holidays in school and why? Be sure to give a specific reason, and back up your reasoning.

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Holidays in School

How do you feel about celebrating holidays in school and why? Be sure to give a specific reason, and back up your reasoning. Why or why not celebrate holidays and if you choose to celebrate, which ones would you celebrate and be specific about how you would choose to celebrate these with children.

Write a two page reflection paper based on your observations, recommendations and information gained through this assignment. Did this observation give you new insight? Did you see anything in the classroom that might have changed your viewpoint of setting up a diverse classroom?

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Observation

1. viewing the videos in provided, complete the observational chart. Make suggestions for improvement in the recommendations column.

2. Write a two page reflection paper based on your observations, recommendations and information gained through this assignment. Did this observation give you new insight? Did you see anything in the classroom that might have changed your viewpoint of setting up a diverse classroom?

Based on what you have seen in the movie, what do you feel are a teacher’s ethical obligations to their students? What are the students’ ethical obligations to a teacher? To each other?

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Movie analysis

Based on what you have seen in the movie, what do you feel are a teacher’s ethical obligations to their students? What are the students’ ethical obligations to a teacher? To each other?

Based on your answers to question #1, how well do you think Hundert met his ethical duties to his students? How well did his students meet their ethical duties to him? Be sure to provide examples in your discussion.

What sort of ethical dilemmas did Hundert face in dealing with Sedgewick? Do you feel that Hundert resolved these dilemmas well? Why or why not?

If you were the teacher, how do you think you would handle a student like Sedgewick? What would you do differently than Hundert? Explain the rationale behind your answers.

Follow-up Activity: The National Education Association (NEA) has a Code of Ethics for teachers (find via Google).

When do you consider Hundert’s actions towards his students, which standards do you think he upheld particularly well?

Which standards might he have violated? Be sure to explain why you chose the answers you did