The following principles have been recognized as core tenets of the U.S. Constitution: Checks and balances Federalism Judicial review Limited government Popular sovereignty Separation of powers Create a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation to educate a group of students or adults about the core tenets listed above for an upcoming Constitution Day celebration in a school setting. You may select a grade level 1-12, teachers, or […]

 Performance-Based Assessment in the 21st Century Throughout this course, we have looked at a variety of assessments, from formal to informal, standardized to teacher-designed, and observations to rubrics. All of these assessments play a role in understanding the strengths and needs of the children with whom you are working. In this discussion, we will look at another category of assessments called performance based assessments. As […]

  Read and analyze Case Study Level B, Case 2 from the “Fostering Student Accountability for Classroom Work” article located in the Reading & Study folder in Module/Week 4.       The Star Sheets following this case study detail the 5 possible strategies from which you will choose the ones that you think best address Joe’s goals. Though you will be selecting a setting […]

      Part 1: Interview Contact an administrator or instructional coach and  a practicing teacher for secondary grades 6-12 and arrange separate  interviews. Speak with your instructor if there is the need to  interview alternate professionals, if necessary.  Use the following points of discussion to guide your interview: Discuss characteristics of adolescence. What    characteristics seem to change the most and why? What    characteristics seem to never change? […]

 On a word document, write out your data collection strategies and your planned intervention – just a brief description of the methods you will use to collect data and why you selected this method and the second half of the page should describe the intervention you are planning on developing.    Part I: Data collection process, a detailed explanation of the data collection, and interpretation of […]

Writing up research is not a task that all teacher-researchers feel confident in doing…… Describe the benefits for a teacher researcher to take on this task. What are some strategies identified in chapter 9 that will assist you in writing up your action research study?  Describe two or three strategies and how they will assist you with this process. Referring to the sample annotated action […]

 Discussion: Designing Mixed Methods Research Mixed methods research designs refer to a set of designs that purposively mix or integrate both qualitative data and quantitative data. As with quantitative research and qualitative research, the choice to use mixed methods research is influenced by the researcher’s philosophical orientation. This week’s readings provide an overview of various types of mixed methods research designs. As with previous discussions […]

  Locate the data set “Census.sav” and open it with SPSS. Follow the steps in section 7.14 Learning Activity as written. Answer questions 1-3 in the activity based on your observations of the SPSS output.Type your answers into a Word document. Copy and paste the full SPSS output including any supporting graphs and tables directly from SPSS into the Word document for submission to the […]

  Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length. Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document. Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to. Children develop attitudes through interactions with and feedback from the […]

   MODULE 2 DISCUSSION 1. Describe a personal experience as an employee or leader/manager with a company or institutional restructure. a. How would the structural perspective have been helpful to your understanding of the rationale for the restructure (as employee or leader/manager)? b. How would the human resources perspective have been helpful in the implementation of the restructure (as employee or leader/manager)? MODULE 2 CASE […]