Category: Education

It is a junior/senior project essay that includes the following abstract: 
This essay advocates for teaching English to staff and helpers in the DAS school community, emphasizing its importance in today’s interconnected world. The essay discusses the significance of English as a lingua franca, which emphasizes the inequalities in language learning due to socioeconomic factors. Despite English’s reputation for its ease of learning, access to education and exposure to the language remain challenges for many. The findings of this essay explores how mastering English opens doors to economic opportunities, global communication, and cultural exchange. It highlights the life-changing impact of English language education in helping the underprivileged   and aid in inclusivity within the DAS school community. By providing equal access to English education, the community can empower individuals and promote intercultural understanding in a globalized society. Ultimately, embracing English language education facilitates a more connected and cohesive environment, enhancing opportunities for all members of the community.

Midterm Paper: PART 1
Research Topic Summary & Reflection Papers
Objective:
Research a minority (subordinate member or group).
Your research should identify how that minority group or person experienced a social inequalities, injustices, prejudices, discrimination, and/or a hate crime. You must provide historical examples either from one or more of the chapters from “Racial & Ethnic Groups” combined with one or more of the topics reviewed and discussed in any of the modules whether or not we have started it or not.
Research topics should idealistically focus on an ethnic or minority group in the United States, but you may also provide examples from around the world in order to make connections. Please explain how and why they are relevant to the examples you provided from the United States.
Your research should identify how they have experienced prejudice and discrimination, using historical events and the course textbook to identify their experiences.
Identify how they have endured and become empowered as a people.
Students should outline their topic, identify the prejudice and discrimination the minority has experienced using examples in the past and present: total discrimination.
Your Midterm should be a concise description with informative details on your topic, using only factual data, evidence, and/or statistics relevant to the topic.
Obtain the facts from the assigned article, film, or from designated or relevant chapter/s of your required readings or online resources from in the campus online Library Database.
Use the full text articles and the organizations your group researched collectively.
Apply 10 Key terms ( 5 points) from either the required and recommended readings to help diagnose or identify the types of prejudices and discrimination associated/ related to the assignment topic.
Students may also use their notes or data/materials used during the course lectures, Canvas pages, discussions, and assignments to obtain facts to complete this assignment.
Your midterm paper must be electronically filed as a Word Document or PDF file
Include 2 to 4 images: tables, charts, graphs, newspaper headers, political cartoons, new and/or vintage photographs
Each image has to include a one-sentence caption describing it.
Research Summary: Historical Data Only (Exclude Your Opinion)
Summary Papers:
The objective is to separate Fact from Opinion. “Include only the Facts: names of people or groups, key terms or definitions used, dates, places, events, results of outcomes, data collected from graphs, tables, or charts. It shouldn’t include the instructor’s, the author’s, or your own personal opinion about the subject matter
Students are required to abide by the rubric criteria.
All Summaries should be a 750 to 1000 words summary paper.
Your Summary should be a detail intellectual description about your topic, using only factual data, evidence, and/or statistics relevant to the topic.
Obtain the facts from the assigned article, film, or from designated or relevant chapter/s of your required readings or online resources from in the campus online Library Database.
Apply the Key terms from either the required and recommended readings to help diagnose or identify the types of prejudices and discrimination associated/ related to the assignment topic.
Students may also use their notes or data/materials used during the course lectures, Canvas pages, discussions, and assignments to obtain facts to complete this assignment.
Always write a one-sentence caption describing each image or graphic used in an assignment.
Reflection-Analysis Papers:
Your reflection paper is where you will intellectually analyze and deconstruct the content and/or context, where you will decolonize your critical thinking skills and where you will provide your feeling, thoughts, and opinion/s about the material. Students’ reflection paper should address the following points listed below:
Students are required to abide by the rubric criteria.
Identify at least three things you learned while completing this assignment.
Students will explain, describe, identify, and/or translate what s/he/ or they understood, thought, felt, liked, or disliked about the content and context. Describe how this assignment was relevant to Introduction to Ethnic Studies?
Students will select and list or define key terms associated to the topic that will help him/her to memorize the prejudices and discriminations that was associated or relevant to the assignment or discussion.
All Reflection papers should be between 400 to 600 words.
Always write a one-sentence caption describing each image or graphic used in an assignment.
Work Cited or Bibliography Page:
Cite your sources, illustrations and images in MLA format.
Free Online MLA converterLinks to an external site.
Warning
Late Point Deductions Apply:
-10 points deduction for every day this assignment is LATE
PART 2
Objective:
The objective is for students to design and construct a lightweight double-sided protest sign with a handle that can be carried at a march, demonstration, non-violent protest, sit-in, walkout, boycott, or all of the above, but that describes, identifies, explains an idea or concept, or justifies your stand or decision on a social justice issue/s relevant to the course or its subject matter.

This project has three tasks, each representing a different facet of the role of the professional educator. Task 1 evaluates your ability to recognize and respond to violations of the Texas Educator Code of Ethics. Task 2 evaluates your ability to communicate professionally and appropriately with parents. Task 3 evaluates your ability to respond appropriately to your colleagues. Your paper will be evaluated on multiple criteria, including your thorough response to each of the prompts and your ability to write professionally. To successfully complete this project and avoid resubmission, you must review the rubric with which you are evaluated. You will submit your responses to each of the tasks in one document. The Canvas grading system does not recognize two or more documents within a submission – it only sees the first document. This is why all three parts must be in one document. You must use the TNT 700.1P Professional Communications Response Guide to respond.

are many options available to families as they choose an early childhood education environment for their young children. While Montessori may be the most widely known, other options include Project Approach, Head Start, High Scope, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf. As an early childhood professional, you need to be knowledgeable about the different options for families, as they may come to you as a resource.
For this assignment, create an 8-10 slide digital presentation for a professional development for new early childhood teachers that demonstrates educational options (birth-pre-K or K-3).
The digital presentation should include the following:
Explanation of three evidence-based early childhood environments, one being Montessori and two of your choosing.
How each environment contributes to building a safe, positive learning environment of openness, mutual respect, positive relationships, and supportive interactions.
Key elements families should consider when choosing an environment for their child, such as use of compassion and care to promote child development and provide a safe learning environment.
Description of the benefits of each educational environment, as well as the management system it uses.
Title slide, references, and presenter’s notes.
Support your presentation with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Technology can be used to engage students, assess learning, and differentiate instruction. It is essential for teachers to purposefully weave technology into ELA instruction and to provide multiple opportunities for students to gain proficiency using technology to navigate content.  
Research technology tools, websites, and applications to create a resource to share with teachers about technology to support the planning and implementation of ELA instruction.
Choose one of the following deliverables to complete this assignment:
500-750 word website landing page, including documentation of resources
Utilizing the deliverable of your choice, present the following information to educators:
The importance of technology integration and how it supports ELA instruction
At least one tool that can be used by educators in planning ELA instruction
A minimum of two tools that can be used with students throughout lessons to engage and practice ELA content
At least one tool that can be used to provide an alternative way to assess student learning of ELA standards
How technology helps meet the needs of diverse learners throughout ELA instruction and extends learning beyond the classroom
At least two strategies an educator can use to model and promote digital citizenship and critical digital literacy in the ELA classroom
How an educator can promote equal access to digital tools and mentor students in age-appropriate safe, legal, and ethical practices when using technology in the ELA classroom
Support your assignment with 2-3 scholarly resources.

Conduct research on the following topic related to stress. Write a short research essay (1000-1200 words) on your chosen topic, incorporating at least five academic sources. The topic is: Intervention Strategies for Stress Reduction: Analyze various evidence-based interventions for stress management, such as mindfulness, exercise, and therapy.
Compare their effectiveness and applicability in different populations.

Describe history of early childhood education?
2 sources must be utilized. 
Include APA in-text citation.

Use a digital tool of your choice to create two types of educational materials: student-facing, and adult stakeholder-facing (ie. your administrator, other teachers, parents, etc.) Write a commentary to accompany your artifacts.
Instructions: 
Select a topic from any of the course modules. 
Decide on the type of artifacts that you’d like to create and choose the digital tools that you will use to create them. 
Create the artifacts. 
Write a 2-3 page commentary.
Artifacts: 
The purpose of the artifacts is to be educational or informational. You will create two different artifacts about the same topic for different audiences. The artifacts should be inclusive and accessible and should consider design principles from the Triple E framework. You should incorporate at least one computational concept or approach into the artifacts.
Example topics: 
A video for students about using decomposition in everyday tasks and a tip sheet for colleagues on how to incorporate computational thinking concepts into daily classroom routines.
A poster for students about expectations for digital citizenship and a guide for parents about how to reinforce digital citizenship at home.
A lesson plan marked up with inclusive practices and accessibility considerations for a Deaf student and an instructional screencast for her other teachers about how to add captions to videos and presentations.
Examples of possible artifact types are:
A slide deck for mini-lessons or for presenting at a staff meeting (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
A screencast, (Screencast-o-matic, Screencastify)
A self-paced module, (Nearpod, Peardeck)
A poster or handout, (Google Slides, Canva)
An infographic, (Canva)
A video or animation (Flipgrid, Powtoon, Scratch)
A study guide or game (Quizziz, Kahoot, Quizlet)
Commentary:
The purpose of the commentary is to explicitly connect your artifacts to the concepts that you have learned throughout this course. The commentary should be 2-3 pages or a 4-6 minute recording. It should include the following: 
A summary of your topic and why it is important for students, how the two artifacts are related
A description of the tool that you used to create the artifact and why you chose it
A description of each artifact including the audience/stakeholder, the tool that you used to create it, and an explanation of when and how you would use the artifact
Description of how you integrated one or more computational thinking concepts and approaches into the artifacts 
Explanation of how the artifacts are inclusive and accessible, including connections to the UDL Framework
Explanation of the instructional design of the artifact, including connections to the Triple E Framework or other considerations from the course materials.
Three reliable web resources related to the topic, and an explanation of how you know they are reliable.

Using the topic of ” Oral Language” , the attached template and the journal/website 
You will write ~900
words 
• Explain how this topic relates to the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 or the Victorian Early
Years Learning and Development Framework. You should include one example (from either
framework) of how this area may be observed in children and one example of how this area be
promoted by educators. You will need to reference the relevant framework (~150 words). 
• Select one journal article from the list for your topic. You will summarise and evaluate the quality
of the journal article using the question prompts provided in the template (~225 words).
Select one website from the list for your topic. You will summarise and evaluate the quality of the
website using the question prompts provided in the template (~225 words). 
• Critically reflect on your key learnings from the module, journal article and webpage and how the
learning impacts (or will impact) your practice as an early childhood educator (~300 words).   

Short Article Topic:
What is Cosmic Education and why is it important?
Guidelines:
Up to 500 words and typed as a short answer/article
There are different ways that you can structure your assignment. No matter how you choose to format your response, the word count and full content must be accounted for. 
Example #1: 
Paragraph 1: Introduce and define the central term (ex. What is a Sensitive Period?)
Paragraph 2: Use one or more examples from your own experience to explain the core concept
Paragraph 3: Talk about how the concept is relevant or important 
Example #2:
You could use headings to divide up your paragraphs
Example #3:
As long as all the necessary content is there, you could use a graphic or blog post format
Purpose:
This assignment is centered around a key core Montessori concept and ideology.  Having a strong, working knowledge and understanding of this core concept is fundamental to your work as a Montessori guide. 
The purpose of this assignment is:
To support you in your ability to understand and articulate in your own words the core Montessori concepts relating to the education of children 6-9 years of age. In your career as a Montessori guide, you will need to be able to speak about these concepts, for example: to parents, at parent orientation meetings, in a school newsletter, or when advocating to your school administration for a change to your classroom environment or routine. 
To provide you with concrete professional materials that you can carry forward into your teaching career. You will be able to utilize these parent tip sheets, articles and short presentations in your classroom during orientation evenings, parents education nights, etc. 
Provide you with the underpinnings of the key concepts of the Montessori pedagogy: to be able to articulately and intelligently explain to parents, family, friends, your community about the benefits of Montessori for their child.