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    Art assessments

    1) Why is it important to be familiar with and use a variety of assessment formats in visual and performing arts education? 2) How does assessment improve the quality of a student's work and understanding of the arts?

    Teacher problems with standards are briefly examined.

    This scenario is assessed: It is the third month of the new school year and you have just finished a week-long unit of study that covered key grade-level standards for your students. Prior to teaching the unit, you invested significant time and effort into preparing lessons, activities, and supporting materials. However, over

    Qualities of an educator

    PROBLEM: What are the THREE most important qualities you would want a Principal of a school to recognize in you as a potential staff member?

    HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROMOTION AND RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANTS SUMMARY

    Summarize the objective, eligibility requirements, type of assistance, dollar range, and average of assistance of the 93.086 HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROMOTION AND RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANTS. 150-250 words located in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at: http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html Summarize the objective,

    Code of ethics

    I need some input about a code of ethics for a teacher's career. This needs to cover personal, professional, and children and anything else that you think I need to cover.

    How to Write a Paper?

    What are the characteristics of a well-written paper submitted by a graduate student? In other words, what constitutes a paper that will earn an "A" in graduate school?

    New teacher questions are presented.

    Questions as a new teacher point of view from one's own experience are posed and answered. o What are your goals in the next five years? In the next 10 or more years? o What steps are necessary to get you to your goals? What obstacles can you foresee and how will you overcome them? o What is one principle from the INTASC

    Wrong Approach to a Correlation Study

    This question is debated: For his doctoral dissertation, Noah Count decides he'd like to do a correlational study, so he brainstorms possible research questions that could be answered through such a study. What's wrong with Noah's approach?

    Formative and summative assessments

    1. How can traditional and authentic assessment methods be used for diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment? 2. Compare and contrast formative and summative assessments as used in mathematics and science instruction.

    External Roles of Team Members

    These areas are addressed: 1) What are some common external roles for team members. Which of these roles do you think you play in your own team or group? Why? Give examples from your own experience about other types of roles played by other members in your group. 2) Research on how merger or reorganization has negatively a

    Mathematics and Reading Connection?

    What is the connection between learning mathematics and reading? Specifically, what are seven language learning strategies that can be applied to enhance the learning of mathematics? Could you provide an article dealing with this topic or provide a link to one? Thanks.

    Group and Team Decisions

    Urgent help is needed 3) Give an example of a time when your group/team (or a group/team you know of) fell prey to the Abilene Paradox. Using the key causes of self-limiting behavior in groups, explain why you think this happened. What are some of the preventive measures the group could have taken to avoid the Abilene Paradox

    Effective Meetings

    Urgent Help is needed! 1) Critically analyze the factors that might have led to the escalation of commitment in which more and more money was spent on losing propositions. 2) Analyze a meeting that you have recently attended. Was the meeting effective? What factors contributed to the effectiveness of the meeting? What

    Inquiry-based learning

    1. How does the effectiveness of inquiry-based learning relate to science instruction? 2. How can I integrate science concepts with a reinforcement activity?

    prison and welfare educational opportunities

    What are the similarities and differences between prison education programs and educational opportunities for welfare recipients in terms of access, affordability, and availability? (at least 200 words please)

    Creativity strategies in management

    These areas are emphasized: 1. How can a manager best capitalize on the strengths of transactive memory system while minimizing the liabilities? 2. What are some effective strategies for overcoming the inert knowledge problem? 3. 'Difficult project completion timelines reduces the scope of creativity.' Creativity is not

    Math and Science

    1. Why is the use of manipulatives important in teaching all math concepts? 2. How would you integrate mathematical concepts with a reinforcement activity? 250-275 words each question?

    Team Size and Empowerment

    Urgent help is needed! 1. What factor needs to be critically observed while defining the size of a team? 2. Will an introduction or addition of empowerment into a formerly bureaucratic organization actually result in a more bureaucratic structure than before? Thank you.

    problem solving activities and diverse learning styles

    1. How does the use of problem solving activities help to address diverse learning styles and special needs? 2. What is the relationship between the scientific and mathematical methods of problem solving? 275 words each if possible please.

    Different types of teams

    Describe a team or group you have worked with in the past. What type of team is it? How many people are on the team? How long have the team´s members worked together? What are the most frustrating aspects of teamwork, in your opinion? Give some real-life examples of organizations that use each of the four different type

    Question

    Are the adult learner characteristics identified by Knowles and others appropriate for the millennial generation of learners? Support your position.