Category: Education

Based on a 10 hour observation period, the candidate will write an overall summary (Child Development Summary) of the child’s development across all domains (linguistic, physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and adaptive) and discuss the influence of the multiple contexts on the child’s development. Candidates will use established milestones and their observations as evidence to suggest activities to encourage the child’s development. Families need to implement the activities so they must consider the family’s situation. Candidates will provide rationales for these activities based on scholarly research.
See attachment as sample

When annotating, please attend to the following questions. You should leave at least 5 comments.
* What do the authors means by research paradigms? Can you explain them in your own words?
* Which research paradigm does your future research project fall under? Why?
* What arguments or discussions of research paradigms surprised you? Why?

Assignment 1 part a and b uploaded just look and complete this according to it. Follow the notes to avoid mistake and follow each point in the rubric.

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Using the above Child Observation Form (adapted from page 31 in your Preschool Appropriate Practices: Environment, Curriculum, and Development textbook); analyze the interactions of three children in the Block Center over a three-day period. Notice the observations are written as evidence statements. Evidence statements document only facts. What did I see the child do or hear them say? I did not interpret, summarize or write my observations as a conclusion. Another example:
Correct: Angel asked, “Alex, may I have three more blocks?”
Alex, “Here.” Alex pushed five blocks over to Angel.
Wrong: Alex played well with Angel.
3Ms Review:
Manipulative: When children are introduced to materials for the first time, they need the opportunity to just play with it. This is sometimes called the exploratory stage.
Mastery: Once children have made sense of the item through manipulation, they will automatically move to the mastery or practice stage. While in this stage, children will perform the same actions repeatedly. An example would be a child who is introduced to magnetic blocks. The child will be intrigued by them because they are magnetic and will focus on them a great deal.
Meaning: At this stage, children replicate what they were practicing in the mastery stage using other materials. In other words, if they play a game on the computer, they may play the game similarly using the recently practiced blocks. Other times, they use the object all together differently (a block is used as a cell phone).
Play:
The play levels are based on Mildred Parten’s Stages of Play. For this assignment, we are using the three stages listed (solitary, parallel, cooperative).
Analyze the observations written and develop an instructional plan for each child. In other words, how will you support each child’s play when they return to the “blocks” center. When writing “accomplishments” and “needs,” you may use summary or more subjective statements. When writing about the activities, you are not creating detailed activity plans – a sentence or two for each will suffice.
Follow the format provided at the end of the observation pages:
Accomplishments of each child:
Needs of each child:
Plans for each child: (one activity for with materials and one activity for with other children).
Requirements:
APA formatting (including in-text citations and references)
12 Point Font Arial or Calibri Font Style
Double-Spaced
College Level Writing
Check for Spelling and Grammar
Informal terms such as “kids, toys, etc. are not appropriate
Submit as a Word Document

NO AI. The assignment must be original writing. Instructions posted in word Doc. Readings posted separately

Personal Statement (500 words or less) Write a personal statement that explains your interest in the Master of Education in Educational Counseling (EC) program and how the program will help you achieve your goals in the field of educational counseling in a college or university setting. Discuss the following:
• Share with us your previous life experiences, values and goals and how it informs your pursuit of the Educational Counseling program.
• Describe your professional interests and short-term and long-term goals as it relates to working with college students at either community college or four year college/university level. • Explain how your values align with the mission of the USC Rossier School of Education and how you strive to make a positive impact through your work in the field of education.

After reading What we know (and think we know) about the learning brain An interview with Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa in Module 3: Lecture Materials & Resources, please respond and discuss the following. Please given an educational implication of one of the six principles in mind, brain and education science that she cites in Figure 1 that you were not aware of previously.
Discuss how knowledge of the principle you selected will change your teaching or leadership practice.
Provide an example of a mistaken belief that educators hold about learning and how holding that belief can impair a teacher’s effectiveness.
Pick one of the tenets in mind, brain, and education science listed in Figure 2 that none of your classmates have chosen and provide an outside citation that supports it.
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 200 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

For this discussion post please chose one national education advocacy organization to write about. In your discussion post please make sure to answer the three questions below. Posts should be well thought-out and well written.
Explain a little bit about the organization: Who runs it, when was it established, what have they accomplished, etc.?
What is the organization’s mission?
What are the organization’s priorities?
Education Advocacy Organizations to chose from:
The Education Trust,
Brookings Institution,
Thomas B. Fordham Institute,
National Education Association,
American Federation of Teachers,
Council of Chief State School Officers,
50CAN,
Democrats for Education Reform,
StudentsFirst,
Stand for Children,
Alliance for Excellent Education,
National Urban League,
Alliance for School Choice.

As a teacher leader or school administrator, you may be responsible for mentoring new teachers who join the staff. Helping these new teachers understand the school climate and the composition of your student body will prepare these teachers for some of the unique challenges that may exist in your school culture. For this task, you will create an informational, multi-page handout or brochure for a group of new teachers in your school.
Begin by providing a brief introduction or overview of what diversity in the classroom means in your community and your school setting. Does your school have a mission statement addressing diversity? If so, include it in your introduction. If not, develop one for this assignment. Reflect on the importance of establishing a school and classroom climate that honors diversity and supports the success of all students. (1-2 paragraphs, including the mission statement)
Next, you will create an alphabetical diversity dictionary relevant to your school community. As this is an informational handout and not an APA paper, you may include pictures or graphics to enhance the document. You will define and describe in detail five different groups of students, associated challenges, and suggestions for curriculum modification or classroom intervention that teachers must be prepared to make. The point of this assignment is to develop a working document you can add to over time and use as an educational tool in your own school community. You may choose from the following groups or identify other groups relevant to your school community: 1) English language learners (ELLs); 2) students of various races, cultures, ethnicities; 3) gender, sexual orientation; 4) socioeconomic status; 5) varying physical abilities; 6) cognitive levels of functioning; 7) religious beliefs; 8) other groups relevant to your community (ask your instructor if you are unsure.)
Group: Name, general description including characteristics
One issue associated with educating this specific group in a diversified classroom
One example of an appropriate curricular modification
1-2 supplemental resources (books, articles, websites, etc.)
Length: 5-6 pages, not including title and reference pages
References: a minimum of 5 resources

Write a Casual argument Essay:
A casual argument essay uses reasoning, questions, resources and indicative thinking to in order to
present a conclusion to an argument.
The argument should not just be based on personal opinion but also on research which backs up the
argument.
It is important to research about the topic and the different perspectives about it before writing
your essay.
The essay should follow the structure below.
Claim Certain career patterns cause women to be paid less than men.
Reason Women’s career patterns differ from men.
Warrant Successful careers are made during the period between ages 25-35.
Evidence
Women often drop out of or reduce work during the decade between ages 25-35 to
raise families.
Introduction:
The introduction should introduce the topic your argument paper will be about.
It should describe the goal of writing the argument and why you think the chosen topic is important.
Body of the Essay:
The first paragraph should determine why your position on the argument is more valuable than
other theories and positions.
You should then move on to write out your arguments for the topic.
Continue by supplying any supporting evidence.
Example: When writing an argument on why drilling for oil is bad for the environment, then state
statistics that show how oil has destroyed the environment.
Establish why your evidence is more credible than any other evidence.
It is important to have reliable resources in order to make the reader agree with your argument
and theory.
Examples of credible resources: government or educational sites
Conclusion:
In the conclusion you should summarise the different theories and arguments and reiterate which
you think is the most compelling