Discipline: Education

Should schools introduce a values-centered curriculum for all students? Defend your answer.Should schools introduce a values-centered curriculum for all students? Defend your answer.

Should schools introduce a values-centered curriculum for all students? Defend your answer.  Comment on the post of at least one classmate. Pro 1. There are certain basic core values that educators involved in curriculum development should be able to agree upon. 2. The classroom is a place in which students can define what values are […]

Supporting ELLs Success Today – reflect on the challenges of leveraging technology to support the success of English-language learners in the digital age of the 21st century.Supporting ELLs Success Today – reflect on the challenges of leveraging technology to support the success of English-language learners in the digital age of the 21st century.

In most languages, context makes all the difference for comprehension. Currently, English language learners (ELLs) of all ages must learn to perform according to high standards of academic and professional usage. They must also learn to correctly interpret messages communicated in a variety of formats from texts and tweets to translanguaging among multilinguals. This complexity […]

Developmentally Appropriate Integrated Study assignment using the “Sunburst”Developmentally Appropriate Integrated Study assignment using the “Sunburst”

Developmentally Appropriate Integrated Study assignment using the “Sunburst” format discussed in your text.  The integrated study must contain: a main topic; b) 5 big ideas; and c) all curriculum areas covered in the text (math, science, social studies, music & movement, art and aesthetics, trips, cooking, family involvement, language, literature & literacy, large motor, and […]

Multimodal Media and Digital Technology- Assessment Event 2 – Critique, Documentation and PlanningMultimodal Media and Digital Technology- Assessment Event 2 – Critique, Documentation and Planning

Objective: Using selected apps to transform and redefine traditional play-based activities, enhancing creativity, drama, literacy, and numeracy skills with reference to the Australian Frameworks, semiotic systems, and principles from the Multimodal and Digital Technology. Weighting: 60% Length: 2500 words (Part A – 1000 words & Part B – 1500 words (experience plan)) Due: Week 10 Learning outcomes: 2 and […]

Identifying and Addressing Technology-Related Issues and its Impact on the Digital DivideIdentifying and Addressing Technology-Related Issues and its Impact on the Digital Divide

1.       Revise and refine your Introduction and Literature Review fieldwork based on the comments provided previously. Further develop the literature review by adding 10 or more references and expanding the length of your introduction and literature review sections to a combined 25 or more pages. 2.      Organize your Introduction and Literature Review chapters according to […]

Review the reading from Schwartz (2012). Best practices in experiential learningReview the reading from Schwartz (2012). Best practices in experiential learning

Review the reading from Schwartz (2012). Best practices in experiential learning Focus on pp 1-2: Experiential learning: An expanded definition. In this section of the reading, Schwartz outlines nine activities that have the potential to be experiential learning experiences depending on the situation. Select one of the nine activities and post a scenario or short lesson […]

Review Section IV. Recommendations for practitioners on page 9 of the Ruggs and Hebl reading, Literature overview: Diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness for classroom and outreach education.Review Section IV. Recommendations for practitioners on page 9 of the Ruggs and Hebl reading, Literature overview: Diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness for classroom and outreach education.

Review Section IV. Recommendations for practitioners on page 9 of the Ruggs and Hebl reading, Literature overview: Diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness for classroom and outreach education.  Three strategies to increase diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness in classroom settings are summarized. Reflect on one of the strategies described in the reading.  As a teacher, where do you […]

Review Table 3: Instructional approaches for activating prior knowledge (p. 8) in the Strangman, Hall, and Meyer reading:Review Table 3: Instructional approaches for activating prior knowledge (p. 8) in the Strangman, Hall, and Meyer reading:

Review Table 3: Instructional approaches for activating prior knowledge (p. 8) in the Strangman, Hall, and Meyer reading:  Strangman, N., Hall, T., & Meyer, A. (2004). Background knowledge instruction and the implications for UDL implementation. National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224031539/https:/aem.cast.org/about/publications/2004/ncac-background-knowledge-udl.html  The table identifies six evidence-based approaches teachers can consider using in order to better engage […]

The Schunk reading posits that “some of the key influences on development and learning are socioeconomic status, home environment, parental involvement, and electronic media” (p. 465).The Schunk reading posits that “some of the key influences on development and learning are socioeconomic status, home environment, parental involvement, and electronic media” (p. 465).

The Schunk reading posits that “some of the key influences on development and learning are socioeconomic status, home environment, parental involvement, and electronic media” (p. 465). Certainly, each of these considerations plays a role in student learning. Which one do you consider to be of primary importance for teachers?  In your initial response to the […]

This unit has focused on barriers to learning that arise within the educational system and tend to obstruct successful learning. Some examples include:This unit has focused on barriers to learning that arise within the educational system and tend to obstruct successful learning. Some examples include:

This unit has focused on barriers to learning that arise within the educational system and tend to obstruct successful learning. Some examples include: educational practices that fail to make accommodations for students with cognitive or physical disabilities negative stereotypes toward students curriculum expectations which do not provide the same opportunities for students of different socio-economic […]