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    Importance of Collaborative Learning

    Please help answer the following question. Please provide at least 200 words and include references. Why is it important for students to learn to work collaboratively such as in learning teams?

    Confidentiality of minors

    Please help answer the following questions: A 12-year-old student comes to the school counselor and confesses that he is worried about his best friend who gets drunk every weekend and his parents know but do not care. Would this constitute a crisis? Why or why not? Discuss the issues of confidentiality which pertain to this

    Hazards

    Q1. What are the two major differences between traditional hazards and the new hazards associated with terrorism? reference Q2. Who is ultimately in charge at the scene of a terrorist incident? reference Q3. Do you think that the dependence of New Orleans on the federal government during Katrina was justified? Money was pr

    Piaget's Theory of Learning

    Please provide an outline on Piaget's Theory of Learning. Also include a reference. Explain Piaget's Theory of Learning and give three details about it along with three examples in which the theory/theorist correlates with your own personal style regarding Early Childhood Education.

    Co-Leadership

    Discuss, in the third person, why you feel it is ethically beneficial to have a co-leader in a group. As a co-leader, how would you best utilize your co-leader to deal with a client that has become upset or a client that is unwilling to open up? What personality traits would you most look for in the section of a co-leader? Suppo

    Early Childhood Programs/ Federally Regulated Programs

    With Maria Montessori program which you believe best serves the interests of children and their families. Describe the features from that program you would likely incorporate in your own classroom. Be sure to cite specific examples from the reading to substantiate your post. What are the Head Start performance standards? Wh

    Early Childhood Programs/ Federally Regulated Programs

    With Maria Montessori program which you believe best serves the interests of children and their families. Describe the features from that program you would likely incorporate in your own classroom. Be sure to cite specific examples from the reading to substantiate your post. What are the Head Start performance standards? Why

    The Assessment of Students by Grading and Marking

    Focus your discussion on the importance of proper usage regarding the affects of grading and marking to assess students. Discuss the different ways in which grading is implemented to promote success illustrating student achievement.

    Confidentiality and Informed Consent Overview

    Imagine that you are a counselor who will be meeting with a wife, husband, and their children (ages 17, 13 and 9) for an initial counseling session. This is the first time anyone in this family has been in counseling, and during your initial phone call with the wife it was apparent that neither she nor her husband fully understo

    Evaluation of Instruction and Assessment

    1) Why is it important to learn about "evaluation of instruction" to teach elementary students? 2) What could you investigate further in terms of assessments and evaluations? 3) What are the challenges of assessing students?

    Grant Writing Process and Opportunities

    Finding a grant opportunity that matches a district's needs is time consuming but not impossible. However getting the grant written and including all of the necessary information can be quite time consuming and frustrating, and require writing and organizational skills that not everyone possesses. How do you think members of an

    Grant Writing

    While looking at different funding opportunities, you often will see this phrase included in the call for proposals: A proposal must demonstrate a fit with the institution's mission. What do you think this means and how could you go about making sure that there is a fit between the grant applicant and the funding source?

    How You Can Make a Positive Difference in the Classroom

    How will you make a difference in education? If you are going to be a teacher, or are trying to reinvent yourself as an educator, where do you begin when realistically considering what you are able to do to best serve your students? It becomes a much larger concern as you ask yourself who is involved in the education of a studen

    Parent, Family, and Community Involvement

    Give examples how a teacher/school can encourage: Parenting Knowledge and Skills, Communication Between the Home and School, Volunteering at the School and in the Community, Supporting Student Learning at Home Involvement in Decision Making and Advocacy, Collaboration with the Community

    Froebel's support of multiple intelligences

    Froebel created the "Play and Activity Institute and renamed it Kindergarten in 1840" and began an innovative learning experience for children (Froebel Web, 2009)." Would he like the teacher to include the multiple intelligences in his/her classroom?

    Counseling Case Study

    You have been asked to provide a presentation on physical abuse of children within the family unit to school counselors who work in a large local school district that has a high percentage of Hispanic students. Teachers in the district are becoming increasingly concerned about incidents children are reporting that deal with disc

    Web Work

    This Web Trip brings you to the website of MarketResearch.com, a directory of research reports available for purchase. Go to http://www.marketresearch.com and review the list of market research reports. 1) Imagine that you are the product manager for a new baby product that you are proposing being sold in global product.

    integrated unit

    Please make this unit an integrated unit to include other subjects such as science and math.

    Diverse Social Issues in the Classroom and Assessment

    Young children come from diverse families and diverse social groups. The classroom should be a place where children feel safe and comfortable. Use your text to review the many diverse social issues young children face today. How will you provide support for your students in your classroom? Include specific examples within your d

    Rubric usage

    Discuss the importance and advantages of implementing assessment guided rubrics. Discuss how this useful strategic educational method facilitates feedback information for students, as well as parents and administration.

    Develop a sound training program.

    How can information about communication processes and skills be used in the development of a sound training program? A training program has already been developed. I need to know why communication process and your skills are important when developing the training program?