Category: Education

Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements.
This assignment consists of two different parts that will show your learning of various course objectives from Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Part 1
Discuss the following concepts and provide an example (not given in the textbook) for each as it relates to the development and behavior of children.
Curriculum
Discrete Trial Training
Pivotal Response Training
Positive Behavior Support
Positive Reinforcement
Antecedent
Consequence
Contingencies
Time-Away
Punishment
Part 2
In order to acknowledge and understand the diversity of child-rearing beliefs and practices among families, you must first acknowledge and understand your own beliefs and practices about child-rearing. Exploring and analyzing your own history and its effects on your behavior may assist you in creating a better understanding and compassion for the families with which you are entrusted to support. Please review the section on Cultural Models and Child-Rearing Practices (page 63–66) and write a two-page reflection essay discussing your own child-rearing beliefs and practices and how these beliefs might influence your work with diverse families.
Discuss how these topics do or do not influence you today and how they might have an effect on your work with diverse families. Stay focused on relevant information concerning the implications for your work with young children and their families.
History: family history of ethnic origin, language(s), geography, and immigration
Growing up: where you grew up, pattern of movement or stability, and your family of origin structure
Your current family or living structure
Values of independence or interdependence
Discipline approaches
Attitudes toward disability
Influence of racism
Family structure
Parents’ roles
Caregiver-child communication
Medical practices

Please design your “webpage” to include the following subsections: A webpage title – What is your topic (include a webpage title that clearly tells your audience what your webpage is about)? Target Audience: Who is your target audience? Make sure to clearly state this (e.g., parents, teachers), perhaps as heading or subheading. Please do not choose “youth, children or everyone” as an audience for this project. “About me”: Include a section somewhere with your name and a short bio Importance: Why is this topic important or relevant? (2-5 sentences) What is the science behind this topic? (That is, what have you learned about it from a developmental perspective–what have you learned in this class that parents, teachers, and/or youth need to know?) Make sure to include course content in this section (~200 words) Culture and/or Neurodiversity: How can you ensure instruction on this topic is culturally relevant and/or sensitive towards neurodiversity (include how to be inclusive of all children)? (~100-200 words) Activity and Resources: Include at least one activity (something parents or teachers could do with children or youth or that youth could do on their own) and include at least one relevant link to another web resource. References: In the text use citations of videos, lectures, articles, and book chapters to support your statements. Use APA formatting and include a reference list on the bottom of the webpage or at the end. Formatting and Submission Instructions Your assignment should be formatted as text for a webpage and not simply as responses to the above prompts. Use headings or text boxes to label your subsections. These will should organize your webpage and draw the reader in. Look at webpages to get ideas of headings and layouts. Relevant pictures and images are encouraged. Watch my video on the assignment to see some examples and review the rubric! Be creative and have fun! You may use bullet points for this assignment but they should be in complete sentences. Altogether your “webpage” text should be between 500-600 words (not including the reference page). Submit your “webpage” as a Website link, Word document, PowerPoint or PDF on Canvas. If you want to design a real webpage you are welcome to do so (it can be a fun design experience) just submit the link to your page via Canvas and make sure that it has permissions set so I will be able to view it.

Homework Post 7: Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Reflecting on Previous Week’s Action Plan. (½ page) Reflect on the positive action plan you created last week to increase your practice of willingness. Complete the following sentence stems to review your progress on your positive action towards practicing building mastery last week. Include the sentence stems in your half-page action plan. 
One success I had when carrying out my action plan to build mastery was…
Something I realized or learned when carrying out my action plan to build mastery was…
One way I could have pushed my growth even more in building mastery was…
An additional support I could have reached out to to support my progress towards last week’s building mastery action plan was…
New Skill Practice Reflection: (1 page) Reflect on how you practiced vulnerability this week. Include a response to the following prompts for a total of 1 page double spaced.
Vulnerability: (1/2 page) In your own words, how is vulnerability different from weakness for you? If you noticed the urge to resist being vulnerable this week, what got in the way? What physical sensations or thoughts came up for you? When you were vulnerable, how did it change how you felt about the situation? How did you feel before and then how did you feel after? What impact did being vulnerable have on the relationship? How did you practice the mindfulness “how” skill “non-judgmentally” while practicing vulnerability?
Responding to good news shared: (1/2 page) Think of a time this past week when you responded to a larger bid for connection when someone explicitly shared good news. Was your response active or passive? Was your response constructive or destructive? What was the subtext or deeper meaning of your response? In what way did your response strengthen or threaten the relationship? What skills from EDUC 200/215 could you practice to be even more effective in responding to “good news shared” or large emotional bids in the future?
Positive Action Planning for the Week: Develop a positive action plan for building meaningful relationships this week. Complete the following sentence stems to create a plan to take positive action towards improving your relationships this week. 
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POSITIVE ACTION PLANNING
O
One thing I can get excited about in terms of expanding or strengthening your relationships this week is…
S
A stressful situation that may occur that could keep me from expanding or strengthening your relationships this week is…
C
I commit to doing this action plan to demonstrate personal growth in expanding or strengthening your relationships this week:  
A
I will use the following skills to assist me in completing this action plan: 
R
This action plan relates to my goals and values because: 
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I will know that my action plan was effective at the end of the week if: 
Class Activity Reflection: (1 page) Reflect on your group’s discussion of your bids of connection tendencies and practice effectively responding to bids in quiz section this week. Your response for this section should be 1 page double spaced. 
Turning towards emotional bids: (1/2 page)  Were you surprised by your bids for emotion connection tendencies? Why or why not? Following your practice, did your awareness of emotional bids change? Why or why not? Describe an instance when you noticed an emotional bid and responded. What did you do to skillfully turn towards (instead of away or against)? How might that action contribute towards a deeper connection? How did turning towards (instead of away or against) help foster trust? 
Love languages – (1/2 page) How might intentionally receiving or expressing acts of fondness and appreciation (e.g. through love languages) help you establish or maintain your ideal or more balanced inventory for you? What is one way you practiced receiving or expressing love languages to strengthen your relationships? How did it change how you felt about the person or situation?
Gratitude Post: (½ page) Write a half a page about something that happened this week that you are grateful for.
Reading/Lecture Reflection:  (½ page) Reflect on the previous lecture and the assigned readings for next week and/or the associated videos. Respond to the following prompts in a half page. 
What is one thing that resonated with you class on Wednesday, particularly from the lecture material? What do you still have questions about (if anything)?
Identify one way you can see the content in the readings for next week’s lecture helping you going forward.
reading: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/harriet-lerner-and-brene-im-sorry-how-to-apologize-why-it-matters-part-1-of-2/
GRADING STANDARDS
Your post is worth a possible 10 points. To receive the full 10 points for this post, you must respond to all sections of reflection the page requirements, totaling around 4-5 double-spaced pages. You should address the prompts holistically, using them as guides to meet the page requirements. Be honest; part of the goal of these posts is to have an opportunity to receive feedback and support from the TAs, who have experience with using these skills and coaching on the use of them. Your grade is NOT based on how “well” you used the skills, but rather on how much we can see you reflected on the skills/content and have thought about how it applies to your life. Incomplete or late responses will be docked points.

please refer to document titled : assessment 2 guide
follow closely to the guide and USE ALL COMPULSORY CITATIONS 
TAKE NOTE OF YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED PHRASES – IMPORTANT

Assignment #1 – Hidden Figures Review
EDUC 234 movie
The content corresponds with equity vs. equality and racial and gender dynamics in the 1960s. Segregation for people of color and women was the culture in parts of America. The movie is based on actual events taking you inside the world of NASA – https://www.google.com/search?q=yputueb+what+is+NASA&oq=yputueb+what+is+NASA&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIICAcQABgWGB4yCAgIEAAYFhgeMggICRAAGBYYHtIBCTE2MzMwajBqN6gCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f05653ef,vid:WeA7edXsU40,st:0.
NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA is a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space. Note: You will need to rent this movie to view it. Extra points will be added. Hidden Figures – the movie
Respond to the following:
Describe the racial and gender culture regarding women and women of color in the NASA workplace.
Describe how Katherine Goble Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughn played a significant role in the Friendship 7 Project in getting John Glen to circle the earth despite gender and racial challenges.
What challenges did these women overcome to bring value to NASA’s project? How has the movie impacted you? How will you use that impact professionally or personally?
Save and upload your work to the Assignment tab and file it under – Hidden Figures/ Women in STEM 5/2.
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Assignment #2: Women in STEM- DUE 5/2.
1. Review the link below on Obama’s proposal regarding the STEM project. Copy and paste to view the proposal.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/women_and_girls_in_stem_factsheet_june_2013.pdf – Obama’s Proposal
2. Read the article Policy and Adolescent Well-Being: Women in STEM (P.517) 3. Copy and paste the format below for your assignment.
Name
Date: May 2, 2024
EDUC 234 Child & Adolescent Development
Professor J. Brooks
Title: Women in STEM
I. Girls and STEM Projects (Research what is happening with girls and STEM projects in education. You will write two paragraphs on this topic.)
II. Equity and Equality
View the video titled – YouTube: What’s the Difference Between Equity and Equality? 1:59 You can click the link, copy or paste it into the URL, or type “Youtube” and the title to view it.- https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+equity+and+equality+3%3A44&oq=youtube+equity+and+equality+3%3A44&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.3685j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:68d44193,vid:VUJdUYfJT6A
Share your response with one example of how you provide equity in an activity among the children.
III. Summation of Obama’s Proposal
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/women_and_girls_in_stem_factsheet_june_2013.pdf A. Obama’s Proposal (Review the proposal and summarize the content and give your perspective in what the author of the proposal is trying to achieve.)
IV. Evaluation Questions for the Obama Policy A. Read each question below and then go back to the proposal to see if Obama’s proposal answers it. Note: You must add additional research and comments.) For example, #1 The proposal does not present gender flexibility. The article “How to Create a Gender Equality Project” presents valuable information that could have been included in this proposal. – https://howtoapplyforgrants.com/continue/how-to-create-a-gender-equality-project-proposal-goals-and-objectives/
The following is a critique proposal guideline for evaluating Obama’s proposal – Policy and Adolescent Well-Being: Women in STEM.
Does this policy provide an equalizing environment for boys and girls by encouraging ways of teaching STEM classes that support success for all genders and learning modalities?
Does this policy provide monetary assistance for schools to find innovative ways to engage female students in STEM fields?
Does this policy provide financial support for female students to pursue AP(Advance Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate), and college work in STEM fields if financial hardships would cause them to opt out?
Does this policy encourage schools and teachers to use more than assessment to determine eligibility for STEM classes?
Does this policy provide professional development for schools and teachers so that implicit teacher biases and stereotype threats are reduced causes for female students opting out of STEM opportunities?
Does this policy educate parents about their role in encouraging female students to engage with STEM through extracurricular activities and courses?
Does this policy educate and incentivize equity in how courses are taught and assessed, negating any learning advantage due to gender?
Save and upload your work in the ASSIGNMENT tab and file it in the Hidden Figures/Women in STEM file – 5/2

Instructions: You will combine past assignments and present information to create a business plan model. The framework for the project is provided below.
Name
Course: EDUC 338 Non-Profit Management Early Learning Centers
Date: April 29, 2024
Professor Brooks
Title: Early Childcare Business Plan
Learning Objective: Identify the basic foundation of your program
I. Executive Summary
Name of Company – The Children’s Place Preschool location- zip code and neighborhood) : Philadelphia Pa 19134 in the northeast History of the company or plans of a start-up company. Is the company a center or a family home? The company is a Center.
Vision and Mission statements.
Core Values
Identify your long-term goals
II. Company Overview
Identify days and hours of operation. Identify total capacity and breakdowns of the full capacity of each age group. Identify program and non-program areas, i.e., the number of classrooms for each age group, and identify administrative office(s), recreational areas, a kitchen area, etc. Summarize :
The curriculum,
Share the philosophy (Philosophy of Education)
Share the community engagement (to include engaging with local legislators – this is new)
Share the family engagement (New ways to engage families as well as present involvement)
Identify categories specific to your program that are unique (Your niche). – That we have multicultural language in the company . III. Industry Analysis S.W.O.T.S.W.O.T. Analysis (Copy and Paste) Review for revisions if needed
IV. Customer Analysis
Geographic Zip Code Analysis (Copy and paste) Review for necessary revisions.
V. Marketing Plan
Full Report (Copy and paste) Review for revisions if needed.
VI. Operations
Identify how administrative teams operate, how non-program staff work, and how the program team engages (In meetings, teamwork in the classroom, with parents, etc.)
Administrative Team
The company consists of a director, assistant director and owner – All positions are full-time or overtime Monday through Friday, 6:30am to 5 pm.
The Non-program team
The janitor is part-time, Monday through Friday, 5 pm to 8pm
The Program Team Lead Teacher/Assistant Teacher (2) – Full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 3:30pm – this class is Pre -K
Teachers (5) -Full-time, Monday through Friday, 6:30am to 3:30pm and 7am to 4pm , 8am to 5:00pm
Assistants (5) Full time , 8am to 5 pm, and 8:30am to 5:30pm VII. The Management Team
Diagram of
Administrative team
Program Team
VIII. The Financial Plan (Budget)
The budget is displayed (copy and paste)

The first step of my final assignment is the process work. Details required to complete this task will be shared when we discuss the topic.

Discuss how rappers utilize the themes of loyalty and betrayal in their lyrics to depict romantic and 
platonic relationships.  Open dialogue about how loyalty and betrayal can contribute to cultural and 
social change.

Final Exam Short Answer Content
INSTRUCTIONS: 
Download the attached Final Exam assignment sheet; starting on page 2, there are 5 short-answer prompts. 
Select FOUR of the following five prompts & answer each prompt in at least one complete paragraph (roughly 200-250 words) that thoroughly answers the prompt. 
Please be sure to provide examples from the texts as requested to back up your claim. When finished, save your document & upload it to the drop box by the due date.
REQUIREMENTS:
Name, date, class & FINAL EXAM on the first page in the upper left corner
Last name and pg# in upper right header of all subsequent pages
Double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font
Length – each response should be a full paragraph (roughly 200-250 words).
Academic & professional tone
Original work – no plagiarism; these answers should be your own. Any sources used should be properly cited.
Proper spelling and grammar to the best of your ability
Use of specific examples & detail as asked for in the prompts.
TIPS & TRICKS:
Read the questions & instructions thoroughly to ensure you know what you’re being asked to do.
Read all the available prompts before making your selections.
Take5-10 minutes to read the prompts, think about your answers, & make some notes/outlines, etc. before you start writing
Take5-10 minutes after you finish writing to proofread your work & check your spelling/grammar, make sure you fulfilled the requirements, etc.
Be specific and detailed as the prompts ask for.
GRADING: 
You will be graded on how thoroughly you address the prompt, usage of examples, and the depth of your answer.
Each answer is worth 25pts
Fail: not taking test
Fail: test is unreadable b/c of grammar & spelling problems or illegible handwriting
Fail: student did not address the given prompts or follow instructions

Discuss how rappers utilize the themes of loyalty and betrayal in their lyrics to depict romantic and platonic relationships.