Identify, examine, and reflect on your theoretical understandings of learning environments for children developed throughout the subject and to demonstrate them through the design of an indoor and outdoor environment for early years and lower primary children.

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DESIGNING AND PLANNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR EARLY CHILD- HOOD AND PRIMARY SCHOOL.

In this assignment you will identify, examine, and reflect on your theoretical understandings of learning environments for children developed throughout the subject and to demonstrate them through the design of an indoor and outdoor environment for early years and lower primary children.

This design will be presented in a multi-slide e-portfolio showing overviews of your designs for both the indoor and outdoor environment and detailed illustrations of specific elements and spaces of both environments.

You will annotate your portfolio for the markers highlighting the key design features, aligned pedagogical practices and the rationale for them.

Learning experiences – you will plan four learning experiences: two for early years children and two for lower primary children

Process:

Using PowerPoint, you will create an e-portfolio that illustrates the design of and plan for indoor and outdoor environments for children in early childhood education and care settings and primary school. Design one indoor and one outdoor learning environment. Illustrate each learning environment (whether digitally or by hand then scanned into e-portfolio).

Your e-portfolio will contain the elements below.

Learning environments (600 words, minimum 15 slides + illustrations)

For each learning environment (indoor and outdoor), provide an outline of the settings you have created and justify your choices in those creations with a scholarly rationale.

Using theoretical perspectives and pedagogical philosophy, discuss ways in which your designs incorporate child- nature relationships, Indigenous perspectives, place-based perspectives and place connections, inclusiveness, and sustainability learning.

Your discussion will clearly articulate your appreciation for the deep influence that space, place, time, and nature have on the lived experience and identity of children.

For each learning environment you have created, identify possible teaching and learning opportunities for children in early childhood education and care settings and primary school.

Discuss the types of engagement and learning that your environments will foster and the relationship to your design characteristics or elements.

Learning experiences (1200 words)

For each learning environment you have designed (indoor and outdoor), plan one learning experience for a child in an early childhood education and care setting (under 5) and one learning experience for a child in lower primary (grades K-2). You will have 4 learning experiences altogether.

Each learning experience will identify the appropriate complementary physical components from your design, relevant learning goals for children, overview of the learning experience, and curriculum links (EYLF and History or Geography Syllabus).

 

Analyze empirical evidence concerning literacy and language development. Create a research agenda based on evidence.Conduct a literature review on each of the four peer-reviewed articles and summarize major findings and implications for each.

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Children’s literacy and reading strategies

  1. Prepare a 4 – 5-page research paper
  2. Analyze empirical evidence concerning literacy and language development.
  3. Create a research agenda based on evidence.
  4. Form one research question on the topic that needs to be explored.
  5. Use a assigned articles from data collection
  6. Conduct a literature review on each of the four peer-reviewed articles and summarize major findings and implications for each.
  7. Write a conclusion and make suggestions for future research.
  8. Submit utilizing APA format.

 

Complete 2 Journal Critiques. For each critique, you will summarize, critique, and personally apply a research article from a professional journal.

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Instructional Planning Assignment

JOURNAL CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT 

During this course, you will complete 2 Journal Critiques. For each critique, you will summarize, critique, and personally apply a research article from a professional journal.

It is appropriate for you to utilize research journals in your particular field where possible. All articles must be current and published no more than 5 years ago.

Each critique must have and introduction and conclusion paragraph along with 3 main paragraphs:

  1.  a summary paragraph;
  2.  an analysis of author’s key points; and
  3.  a personal application that includes a clear concluding sentence.

Each paragraph must be 5 sentences and each critique must be only 5 paragraphs. All papers must use the Journal Critique Assignment Template and follow current APA style.

Articles selected must relate to the topics given in the chart .

After reading your text for this module, select a research article on instructional planning and strategies that impact instructional planning in your current field.

 

Pretend you are having a parent teacher conference. What are some questions you might ask the parents to better understand the student?

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Module 3

Pretend you are having a parent teacher conference. What are some questions you might ask the parents to better understand the student?

List 3-5 questions that you would ask.

Discuss the role of differing use of diminutives and differing responses to children’s requests, based on gender. Describe an example of one of these differences and provide your perspective of whether such differences decrease as the child ages or whether the differences make an impact into adulthood based on textbook content.

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Infant Directed Speech

The class is HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Review pages 160-163 in your textbook, including the “From Research to Practice” and “Developmental Diversity and Your Life” boxes. Begin your post by providing your own example of infant-directed speech. Your example can be a hypothetical or a real-life one. The person using infant-directed speech could have been yourself or infant-directed speech you observed being used by another adult. Include the words as well the features used, such as a description of the pitch, general intonation and whether words were separated. Next, discuss the role of differing use of diminutives and differing responses to children’s requests, based on gender. Describe an example of one of these differences and provide your perspective of whether such differences decrease as the child ages or whether the differences make an impact into adulthood based on textbook content. Your post should consist of at least 200 words.

Clearly identify a systemic inequity or bias area and rationale for your area of focus.

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Leadership for Diverse Learners/ Cultural Proficiency

Week 5 Assignment 2 – Culminating Project (94 Points)

This assignment is intended to be an implementable plan for educational equity in your school, district, or organization. The project can take the form of an equity audit or a strategic plan for diversity, equity, access, and excellence.

Consider the approaches to equity, diversity, and cultural proficiency presented during the course to complete your project. The culminating project will consist of two parts – a scholarly four to six-page paper and a PowerPoint presentation developed to present the plan.

During this week’s activities, you will:

  • Attend or view the recording of the weekly web conference.
  • View the Week 5 Videos.
  • Complete the Week 5 Readings.
  • Submit the Diversity Knowledge Post Survey
  • Submit the culminating project
  • Submit the final course reflection.

Application of the Cultural Proficiency Framework.

Description of organizational target (school, district, leadership, staff) and demographic data for all stakeholders – administration/faculty/staff, families, community, etc.

Clearly identified a systemic inequity or bias area and rationale for your area of focus. Areas of possible review include the three key equity issues – teacher quality equity (teacher certification, teacher education, teacher experience, teacher mobility), programmatic equity (special education, gifted and talented, bilingual education, student discipline), and achievement equity (state testing results, dropout rates, graduation tracks, SAT/ACT/AP/IB performance).

  • Analysis and Development of Plan – Include the following:
  • Analysis of why the inequity might be occurring.
  • Identification of additional data that need to be collected and assessed.
  • Specific action items and implementation steps

Key stakeholders

  • Responsible parties for action
  • Desired equitable outcomes and measurement of outcomes – include immediate-term solutions and long-term solutions
  • Possible challenges and opportunities
  • Description of how and when you plan to access the efficacy of the plan.
  • Description of how your own identities (race, gender, professional role, etc.) may impact your plan.

 

Prepare response to below written text and attachment. Do you see any additional barriers? Do you have thoughts on how it could be revised?

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Feedback on coursework – Multiple Means of Representation

Prepare response to below written text and attachment.

Responses should show evidence of the following:

  • Constructive review of submission and adherence to the assignment’s instructions.
  • Suggestions for additional modifications or considerations.
  • Do you see any additional barriers?
  • Do you have thoughts on how it could be revised?

The principles for effective peer feedback. Include specific and constructive suggestions for improvement to your classmate’s submission that demonstrates your own abilities to reflect, inquire, suggest, and elevate (positive and helpful) through peer evaluation.

Revise two Canvas pages from Math 150 Elements of math.

  • Summary_ Common Forms of Argument and Fallacies _ MAT-150-005L.pdf
  • Summary_ Truth Tables for Basic Logic Rules_ MAT-150-005L.pdf

 

Evaluate a university institution. Use pseudonyms for the school and leaders you are assessing. Discuss the overall cultural of a nursing school/department is thoroughly reviewed, including the atmosphere of the workplace and the impact of the landscape of nursing education

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Academic Culture Evaulation

This paper should be three pages, use at least 3 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources within the last five years. And follow 7th ed. APA format. Please avoid using first person in this paper. You may use the term “this educator” when referring to personal experience.

INSTRUCTIONS
The writer will evaluate a university institution. Use pseudonyms for the school and leaders you are assessing. Discuss the overall cultural of a nursing school/department is thoroughly reviewed, including the atmosphere of the workplace and the impact of the landscape of nursing education. Examples and scholarly sources are used to support the assessment.
Explores in thorough detail all three required groups (faculty; school of nursing; and leader) see groups in the paragraph below. Discuss in detail how each group impacts the nursing school/department culture. Positions are supported with scholarly sources. Examples are provided.
The cultural assessment will include culture of the nursing faculty group and overall organization as well as current issues challenging nursing education. The paper must include these impactful groups for the evaluation:

Faculty
-Trust level between faculty-faculty, faculty-student, and faculty- administration relationships
-Concepts of academic socialization, discipline loyalty, view of hierarchy, and the impact of campus diversity and varied thought
– Impact of Civility and Incivility

School of nursing
– Challenges related higher education setting
– Challenges related to the profession of nursing
– Role of the organization related to the faculty morale and personal growth (consider policies- both written and inferred)

Leader
– Role of the leader of the school/department of nursing
– Impact of the nurse leader on the culture of the school/department

Explore the opinions of autistic advocates, parents, and professionals about ABA therapy. Briefly describe the concerns of adult autistic advocates about the use of ABA therapy for people with autism/autistic people. Discuss your personal view on the use of ABA therapy for students with autism.

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ABA Controversy

For each Discussion, you will create a thread of at least 400 words and 3–5 paragraphs. You must support your assertions in the initial thread with at least two scholarly sources in the current APA format. Acceptable sources include textbooks and journal articles.

In addition, wikis and blogs may be discussed in your thread; however, they will not count towards your requirement for two scholarly sources.

Explore the opinions of autistic advocates, parents, and professionals about ABA therapy.

Briefly describe the concerns of adult autistic advocates about the use of ABA therapy for people with autism/autistic people.

Discuss your personal view on the use of ABA therapy for students with autism.

What practices are available to replace the use of ABA therapy?

What are some areas where a behavior issue may simply be a characteristic of autism (e.g., eye contact, stemming), and should these behaviors be changed or accommodated?

Discuss how your biblical worldview informs your opinion.

 

Determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on readiness. Provide a background to differentiating based on student readiness in light of content, process, and product. Fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content, process and product of this lesson.

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Differentiated Strategies and Assessments

Download the Differentiated Strategies for Instruction and Assessment Template. Locate a completed Virginia Lesson Plan in the content area of your choice.

Select the lesson plan of your choice from the Virginia Department of Education. Then, review the assignment requirements listed below and on the template.

Differentiating by Readiness

Determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on readiness. Provide a background to differentiating based on student readiness in light of content, process, and product.

You will fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content, process and product of this lesson. Each strategy must be supported by research and each section should include at least one citation from the textbook and one additional peer-reviewed citation.

The template provides an explanation for each of these items and the exact structure for how you need to report these items. Follow the template.

Differentiating by Interest

Next you will determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on student interest. For this section of the template, you will provide a background to differentiating based on student interest in light of content, process, and product.

Fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content, process, and product of this lesson. Each strategy must be supported by research and each section should include at least one citation from the textbook and one additional peer-reviewed citation.

Differentiating by Student Profile

Next, determine how you will differentiate the content, process and products based on student profile. Provide a background to differentiating based on student profile in light of content, process, and product. Fully explain the strategies you will use to differentiate the content, process, and product of this lesson.

Each strategy must be supported by research and each section should include at least one citation from the textbook and one additional peer-reviewed citation.

Assessment Creation and Response

Finally, you will select one of the products you discussed above and create a differentiated assessment to assess students’ understanding of the material presented. This assessment must be differentiated for multiple learners, align with the sample lesson plan, topic, grade level, and Virginia Standard of Learning you selected, and be ready for classroom use.

You may decide to create multiple assessments based the way you differentiate. You will need to create all the assessments needed in this portion of the assignment and submit the differentiated assessment(s) with the template.

In the Assessment Response portion of the template, you will explain the differentiated assessment you created, justify why you created the assessment the way you did, and support your justification with at least three citations.