Category: Education

Textbook: Dweck, C. S. (2016). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Ballantine
Books
Chapter 4
“Character” is an important concept in the sports world, and it comes out of a growth mindset. What is your champion mindset regarding character and the obstacles you face in education? How do you overcome these obstacles? How do you display your character to colleagues when faced with adversity?

Using the attached document and the common core standards, complete and submit an age-appropriate lesson plan which includes a variety of methods and materials to teach across the content area, including the application of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The lesson must address cultural differences, different developmental levels, different learning styles and ability levels.  It must also include both formative and summative assessment strategies, and digital-age learning experiences to plan, evaluate and strengthen instruction that will promote continuous intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of each elementary.
Part 2: Transition this lesson plan from a face-to-face learning environment (synchronous) into a remote teaching environment (asynchronous) using the same templete.

• Using MLA Style, write a 750-word minimum paper, addressing the following prompts.
• Find and cite at least two reputable sources that support the specific changes you will make.
o One source must be from Academic Search Complete or a book from the ACC
libary
o Consult the resources provided for you on Blackboard (videos, handout, etc.)
o You need to cite your sources in your paper and include a Works Cited Page.
• Your paper should be MLA formatted and include the following in one document:
o Cover sheet (name, title of paper, class name and section, professor name, date)
o Introduction
o Body paragraphs that address the following prompts
o Conclusion
o Works Cited Page
• You can meet with an ACC Librarian for help via Zoom, in-person, Email, or 24-Hour Chat.
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In your paper, address the following prompts:
1. What do you notice about your estimated time compared to your actual use of time? Where
were you fairly accurate in your estimates and where were there some surprises?
2. How are you spending your time according to the Covey Quadrant Model? Give specific
examples. Are things ending up in Quadrant 1 that should be in Quadrant 2? What are your
time wasters (Quadrant 4)? What is keeping you from working productively in Quadrant 2?
3. What are your current values, goals, and priorities? What are your academic goals?
4. How well does your use of time reflect these values, goals, and priorities?
5. Does the way you are currently spending your time support your academic goals? What can
you do differently?
6. What specific changes do you want to make in the way you use your time? What things
would you like to spend more time (how much?) and what things would you like to decrease
your time on (how much?) What will you do differently to make your use of time more
effective and reflective of your goals? Be specific and detailed about the changes you
want to make.
7. What specific time management techniques and will you implement to help you achieve
your time management plans? Reference tips and strategies that were covered in the
course and research strategies. How will these strategies help you achieve your specific
goals?
8. How will you specifically implement these new techniques? Give personal specific examples.
All papers should be typed, double-spaced, using a standard font style, 12-point type with 1-inch
margins on all sides

Conduct disciplinary research/inquiry by consulting a minimum of 3 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in one academic discipline.
This assignment is worth 50 points toward your final grade. It is graded using the rubric in Blackboard. To earn full credit, please complete the following tasks:
Earlier this semester you found scholarly resources in peer-reviewed journals using AUM’s library databases, Google Scholar, or some other search engine. This was a kind of inquiry to find literature relevant to your research topic.
Read at least 3 of the scholarly articles you found and take notes on what you are reading.
Then, write between 500-750 words (2-3 pages double-spaced) about 2 of these articles. Aim to answer the following questions about each article:
Why is each essay relevant to your research question/topic?
How does each essay add to your understanding or address knowledge gaps you have about the central research question/topic of your essay?
What evidence presented in each essay will help you to develop or advance your argument in your research project? How will this evidence help you to develop or advance your argument?
What evidence or reasons presented in each essay might challenge your argument? Why do you think it presents a challenge and how might you try to address the challenge?
In light of these essays, what additional resources might you need to consult to develop your argument?
You will be assessed on the basis of thoughtful completion of the answers to the above questions concerning at least 2 essays.
One additional note. Your thesis statement needs to be made more precise. First, you state that cyberbullying has effects on academic performance and wellbeing. But you haven’t stated specifically what those effects are. Remember, a thesis needs to be debatable and clearly state what you will defend. Second, the project would be more effective if it were focused on either academic performance or wellbeing, but not both. I would encourage you not to try to do both, but maybe to focus on just one of these.

Why is it important to understand Piaget’s Model of Cognitive Development, Erikson’s Model of Psychosocial Development, and Kohlberg’s Model of Moral Development? When might each of these models be applied? Which, in your opinion, has the greatest potential for positively changing the behavior of students?

Final Unit Plan
Instructions
EDUC 417 Multicultural Education Final Unit Plan
The final assessment for this course is a 3-lesson/activity unit plan in your area of interest that is designed to highlight the themes of this course. During the course you have had the opportunity to design three separate activities by focusing on a specific course theme. This final project combines these three activities into a COHESIVE UNIT with a reflective paper. 
Learning Activity 1: Culturally Responsive
Learning Activity 2: Trauma Informed
Learning Activity 3: Family and Community Engagement 
Getting Started
Review the three learning activities and unit overview that you have already completed. Using feedback from the instructor, revise and strengthen the learning plans and overview if needed.  Clearly mark your revisions using highglights, different text colors or other tools.
The Assignment
Upload the revised unit overview and all three revised learning activities along with a final reflection to brightspace. As the learning activities have already been completed, the primary focus of this assignment is the written reflection. Please make sure to highlight clearly what changes have been made.
Written Reflection Guidance
Your reflection should be 3-4 pages in length and focus primarily on articulating the scholarly basis for your unit plan and a reflection on how the unit plan showcases your learning and development in the course. Your reflection should include explicit in-text references to at least two course or other resources. Below is a list of questions to guide your reflection. You do not need to answer them all explicitly. 
What was your overall approach in designing these activities? What were your big goals and what resources did you use to shape your lessons? 
How are the principles of multicultural education infused into your activities (content, structure, pedagogy)? 
How did the activities change from your first draft until now? 
What challenges did you face in designing these lessons and the overall unit? 
How has your thinking about multicultural education changed during this course? 
(not required) How has your faith impacted your growth in this course? How has this course impacted your faith journey? 
Upload the revised unit overview and all three revised learning activities along with a final reflection to brightspace. This can all be in one document or in separate documents

The History of U.S. Education in 21st Century: New Directions
the period from 2001 to 2020
answer prompt
https://www.eds-resources.com//educationhistorytimeline.html#google_vignette
chose between grades 1-6

You are to write a report on each video based on specific topics from various classrooms and other settings that include ESE students.  After watching the videos , type your paper and address the ways in which different learning and developmental needs are supported for students with disabilities.  The observation paper is to focus on all the topics highlighted and the videos that correspond with each of them. Use all topics highlighted with yellow as subheadings to prepare and type your report, discussing them in depth. The papers are to conclude with an in-depth paragraph that is a reflection of what you learned by watching these videos. Written composition skills, including spelling and grammatical structure will be graded as well as the content of the reports. all together being 4 pages and please do not use chatgpt or any AI
Collaboration/Cooperation between General Education Teachers & ESE Teachers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlc1ZU-P8jc (14:34)
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2804391617001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAPmbRRLk~,C5G7jhYNtiexfWqsSu5FFQpp7naJaUYO&bctid=3689459944001 (6:00)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzh7M60ujyE (13:30)
Special Education and Regular Education: Working Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlc1ZU-P8jc (14:34)
Co-Teaching Model for Special Education 

Types of materials suitable for ESE students in the classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO6dc7QSQb4 (2:58)
Art Lessons for Children with Disabilities minutes) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8PWg8pYST0 (4:48)
TEACCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkymZzmg4jw (4:42)
Handwriting Without Tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB9WEy65cHE  (15:00)
TouchMath

Attention Getters with a Twist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJvhaKV7vZQ   (7.01)
Adaptive Tech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMKNiGhudBg (15:11)

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: Write a 3-page paper on your
philosophy of teaching. Include a list of five references. Five references have
to be used appropriately, and the paper includes an annotated bibliography. The
paper makes a coherent argument for the described teaching philosophy.

During your observation hours, you need to observe the overall classroom management and guidance of the children in the program. Observe the teacher’s interaction with students and the management practices utilized to maintain a well-organized learning environment. 
Summary – A brief Summary of classroom management and guidance techniques used in the classroom for each observation visit is required. The Summary of your observations may include details about what was occurring in the classroom and/or specific interactions with and/or between children. Each summary must be at least one (1) paragraph and a minimum of 100 words. 
Reflection – A brief Reflection on each Summary is required. Each reflection must be at least one (1) paragraph and a minimum of 100 words.