Category: Education

Directions: Please answer 5 questions thoroughly from the list below.  Answers are to be typed and returned to me by July 1st.  Please cut and paste the 5 questions into a new document.  Questions should remain in bold, while answers should be in regular type.  The use of books, articles, notes and PowerPoints is encouraged.  Please cite when appropriate.  

Greetings Change Management Students,
Systems Thinking, is this a concept that you can relate to, or have used before in your organization, or a theory you can/do buy into? Regardless of what you knew about Systems Thinking (also known as Design Thinking), or what you now know about it from your readings, I’m happy to share with you this short video on Systems Thinking. 
Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast (Tom Wujec | TEDGlobal 2013)
https://ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_got_a_wicked_problem_first_tell_me_how_you_make_toast?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspreadLinks to an external site.
Directions: Students are expected to watch this short video on Systems Thinking and then answer the question presented.  
Discussion Question 3:
There are a number of ways in which you can approach a situation and/or problem in your organization to move it towards its objectives. The exploration of the systems thinking approach is innovative and collaborative. Big gains can be expected with this approach. After watching this Ted Talk, what are the key takeaways on the concept of Systems Thinking as it relates to organizational change? Share with the class when may be an appropriate use of this approach to address organizational change.
NOTE: Students are expected to provide a substantive, scholarly response reflecting knowledge and application of the topic, using at least one relevant supporting source. The length of your response is not the sole measure of your grade worthiness rather your response should clearly address the question(s) presented. 
Always use FIRST PERSON
No attachments for any discussions
No direct quotes, bullets, abbreviations, and contractions allowed
At least 5 sentences require in each paragraph
Postings must have a minimum of 350 words and should address each of the questions presented.

Assignment 1: Topical Research Paper  (50 points)
Description
This research paper is a broad review of literature surrounding a specific topic or practice related to individuals with intellectual disabilities.  It is a review of current literature.  It is not a position paper.
Using your text, you may identify several current valued practices that have been reported in the literature as critical to quality service delivery for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a professional in the field, it is important that you examine these issues by reviewing the literature.  With this in mind, you are required to choose one of the current valued practices listed, conduct a review of the literature, and write a synthesis of your findings. A section of your lit review must review current policies and practices in Mississippi but the majority of your review should center on federal policy and research based practice.  Broad topics are listed here.  You may use your text to identify specific topics.  Your specific topic must be approved prior to beginning your research paper.
Broad suggestions (you will need to drill down to a specific question under one of these broad topics).
• Family Partnerships
• Transdisciplinary Service Delivery
• Inclusive Environments and Opportunities (including Effective Schools)
• Peer Relationships and Friendships
• Self-Determination and/or Self-Advocacy
• Positive Behavior Support
• Independent and Supported Living
• Competitive and Supported Employment
Helpful tips can be found at http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/literature-review
Format for Paper
Your paper must be a minimum of 10 full pages/maximum of 15 pages (no larger than 12 point font, double spaced, one-inch margins and NOT including your title page, abstract or reference pages).  It should comply with APA format guidelines (APA VII edition) for manuscript submission.  It should build from a minimum of eight peer-reviewed journal articles related to your topic.  While you may use more than eight, at least eight of your articles should have been published within the last ten years. Other references such as your text, other books, and other materials may be used but you must include a minimum of eight peer-reviewed articles as foundation for the validity of your review.  You will submit your paper via Turn-It-In in Canvas.  You will be trying to get a similarity score of less than 30%.  You should include no more than 3-5 direct quotes in your paper and if necessary, only 1 quote longer than 40 words.
The following is a basic outline of the format you should follow. Page 4 includes a basic rubric used to evaluate your paper.
Title page/Abstract
I.  Introduction
A.  Provide an introduction to your topic and a context for the reader to follow the rest of the paper.  To do this, you should provide an overview of the specific topic and cite articles, chapters, or books thatintroduce this topic to the reader within the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.  
B.  Justify the importance of your topic in general.This section should show how this specific topic fits into the larger field of intellectual and developmental disabilities
C.  Justify the relevance of your topic to YOU (This should be one paragraph explaining the appeal of this topic to you.  Why are you interested in this?  Why did you choose this?  How will it improve your practice and/or education?  This is the only time first person voice is allowed in this paper and should be restricted to one paragraph.   
D.  Conclude with a purpose statement that summarizes your introduction AND explains exactly what you are going to do in your paper.
II. Body
A.  Divide your paper into logical sections, based on the topic, and then use a heading for each section.
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​B.  Use transition sentences to relate each new section to the previous one.
III. Conclusion
​A.  Begin with a paragraph that summarizes what your paper was about.
​B.  Review and highlight the most important 
IV. APA Style
A.  Formatting (e.g., title page, abstract, content, references, tables/figures, headings, quotes)
​B.  In text-citations in text-author and year.  Do not cite title!
​C. Reference list 
Scoring Rubric
Notes from the Assignment Description:
Main Ideas
Points allotted
I.  INTRODUCTION
Formation of context
Justification of topic
Personalization of topic
Statement of Purpose
/10
II.  BODY
a minimum of eight peer-reviewed journal articles related to your topic.  Other references such as your text, other books, and other materials may be used but you must include a minimum of eight peer-reviewed articles as foundation for the validity of your review
Logical Sections
Clear points addressing main topic
Support for each point
/20
III.  CONCLUSION
Summary of Points Paper
Concluding Points of Importance
/10
IV.  APA STYLE:
10 full pages/maximum of 15 pages (no larger than 12 point font, double spaced, one-inch margins and NOT including your title page, abstract or reference pages).  It should comply with APA format guidelines (APA VII edition) for manuscript submission.
Formatting
Citations
References
/5
V. Turn It In Rate 
get a similarity score of less than 30%
Similarity Score
/5
TOTAL:     
/50

Identify two early childhood theories and describe the principles of each theory.
Explain how each theory connects to early learning.
Analyze how each theory can influence student engagement.
Identify a specific activity that exhibits the theory in practice.
Include how this activity benefits young children and is developmentally appropriate.

Personal professional development is a process by which an individual identifies areas in their own knowledge or skills where they could improve. An array of self-assessment tools are available to help with such needs assessments. Because an individual frequently finds that identified areas of need are shared by others in the organization, identifying personal professional development needs is a valuable exercise.
Complete the True-Colors Personality Test or another self-assessment tool of your choosing to identify your professional strengths and weaknesses. Submit your test results along with a 500-750 word analysis of your self-assessment, answering the following:
Results:
What personal strengths and weaknesses were identified by the assessment?
What do your results indicate about you and your ability to provide effective professional development?
Analysis:
Based on your assessment results, what types of professional development do you believe you would find beneficial?
What learning opportunities are available to you, either within your organization or from outside resources, to meet the identified needs?
Why is it important for the instructional specialists to continually evaluate and address personal professional development needs?
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
My Survey Link:   https://mypersonality.net/profile/9LKHX9d1DWforntQ7OQf0ZrCgBJ3

Quiz: Case Reviews Assignment Instructions
Overview
Throughout this course, you will review precedent-setting course
cases that impact higher education. These cases are
precedent-setting cases because so much of current law rests on these outcomes.
It is imperative that you understand the impact of these cases on higher
education.
Instructions
You
will review and reflect upon three different precedent-setting cases for each Quiz: Case Reviews. There are three Quiz: Case Reviews in this course.
After reviewing the three assigned court cases for each quiz, you will answer five
short answer questions. See the Quiz: Case Reviews Questions section below the chart for the exact questions you will be asked
for each quiz.
Your
responses should provide a concise analysis of all three court cases. You may use any law review site you wish. Make certain to cite all
relevant information in your short answer response. As this assignment is in
quiz format, current APA formatting will be required only for your citations.
Use the chart below to
locate the module location, quiz title, and the court cases you must review for
that quiz.
Quiz: Case Reviews
Questions
1.             
What are the facts of the cases?
2.             
What are the major issues of the cases?
3.             
What was the rationale given about the cases?
4.             
What were the holdings from the judges?
5.             
What is your reaction to the cases?

15000-word dissertation for Anglia Ruskin University
Main Question: How can unstructured outdoor play
support cognitive development in preschool-aged children?
Sub-Questions:
Which elements of unstructured outdoor play
enhance cognitive skills in children aged 3 to 5?
How does the frequency and duration of unstructured outdoor play affect cognitive
development in preschool-aged children?
How can adults support cognitive development through unstructured outdoor play for children aged 3 to 5?
REFERENCES MUST FOLLOW THIS STRUCTURE: https://library.aru.ac.uk/referencing/ctrcompare.html

Minimum Five Open-ended Questions should cover the following five areas for FT Faculty:
1. Academic freedom;
2. Workload and managing the three pillars of the academy (e.g., teaching, scholarship/research, & service);
3. How academic decisions are made at the institution;
4. The faculty member’s curriculum input into the courses and academic programmatic participation into the degree (majors, minors, certificates, etc.) offerings in the department; and
5. Assessment procedures (used both individually with their own students and also in their own department, division, college, or larger university).
Students will then interview a FT academic leader such as a department chair, division director, or a dean – not an academic administrator from the larger institution such as a provost or VP of Academic Affairs. After a brief summary of the individual’s academic credentials & higher education experience (perhaps include the academic leader’s own website url, if available), ask the following:
Minimum Five Open-ended Questions should cover the following five areas for FT Academic Leader: 
1. Program planning and accreditation and program approval;
2. Rank & promotion procedures at their institutions;
3. Faculty professional development opportunities;
4. Assessment and evidence of student learning outcomes;
5. Implementing institutional policies such as academic integrity; admission criteria & decisions; department and university-wide committees; tenure and rank/promotion; search committees; annual budget, etc.
Rubric for Assignment 2
Content:                                                                                                                     15 points
Selection of 2 Subjects                                                                                  
Part I:  Questions & Written responses (a “partial transcript”)                   
Part II: “Discussion” of both their Responses                                                                  
Part III: “Analysis” Section                                                                                               
Written Expression & Presentation of Ideas                                                        8 points
Includes sentence & paragraph structure; pronoun-antecedent agreement; subject-verb
agreement; verb tense; 1st and 2nd person; punctuation (apostrophes, semi-colon,
etc.); generalizations; clichés; transitions; quotations; usage; general introductions
with a purpose statement; conclusion that summarizes, etc.)                                          
APA/Formatting                                                                                                       2 points
Including margination, spacing, pagination, citation, justification, references,
headers, gender-biased language, etc.

Checking the references and quotes have the correct theorist and page numbers and align with the correct Comments. And then the Personal classroom management plan must be completed with the 4 page essay and the 45 quotes from the observational journal. The textbook is BUILDING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: METHODS AND MODELS 12th EDITION BY C. M. Charles; Karen M. Cole. The 2 files attached also have the instructions at the top and if I need to attach an example of what is asked please let me know!! 

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-military-time-3332638
1. “Military Time Conversion: How to Convert Normal Time to Military Time.” Time and Date. Retrieved from: https://www.timeanddate.com
1. Snyder, P. (2012). Time’s Pendulum: From Sundials to Atomic Clocks, the Fascinating History of Timekeeping and How Our Discoveries Changed the World. Chicago Review Press.
1. “Military Time Conversion: How to Convert Normal Time to Military Time.” Time and Date. Retrieved from: https://www.timeanddate.com/.
2. “Military Time and Its Uses.” The Balance Careers. Retrieved from: https://www.thebalancecareers .com/.
2. “Military Time Conversion: How to Convert Normal Time to Military Time.” Time and Date. Retrieved from: https://www.timeanddate.com/.