Review the three articles about Inflation

Discussion assignments will be graded based upon the criteria and rubric specified in the Syllabus.

For this Discussion Question, complete the following.

1. Review the three articles about Inflation that are found below this. 

2. Locate two JOURNAL articles which discuss this topic further. You need to focus on the Abstract, Introduction, Results, and Conclusion. For our purposes, you are not expected to fully understand the Data and Methodology.  

3. Summarize these journal articles. Please use your own words. No copy-and-paste. Cite your sources.

4. This is due by 11:55pm on the first Sunday night of the Module. 

5. During the second week of the Module, you will need to reply to the posts of two of your peers. Your replies must focus on increasing knowledge of the class and must advance the discussion further. Simply affirming your peers does not count as a substantive reply. 

6. The replies are due by the second Sunday night (11:55pm) of the Module. 

Please post (in APA format) your article citation.

 
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Leadership Presentation

Competency

Formulate a vision to lead.

Scenario

You have accepted a new position as the executive director of All Kids Childcare and Education, an established childcare program in your town with three locations and 60 employees. You plan to host an all-employee meeting to introduce yourself and to get to know your new team.

As you prepare the agenda, you plan to spend time talking about leadership. You believe it is important for your team to get to know your leadership style, and you believe in promoting the leadership abilities in others.

Instructions

Create a presentation highlighting your leadership role and characteristics. Presentations can be completed with PowerPoint, Prezi, Word, video, or similar method, but must include the following components and be capable of being submitted through the drop box:

  • *Choose two roles from the Leadership Roles Chart. Describe how each role relates to your responsibility as a leader of All Kids Childcare and Education. Use outside resources to make connections to effective leadership.
  • *Identify at least three leadership characteristics that you possess. Choose characteristics from the Qualities and Characteristics of a Successful Leader lecture in this module or add your own. Express how these characteristics will support you and your team, and include outside resources to support your ideas.
  • *Define leadership in your own words. Describe a personal experience where you asserted leadership while on the job when you did NOT have a leadership role or title. (This could be any job you have held.) Explain the situation and describe why you consider this instance to be an important example of leadership experience. Relate your experience to your definition of leadership.
  • *Conclude with a summary of your expectations (or a Call to Action) for your team regarding personal leadership. Include the support you will offer for your team to become leaders in their current role. Provide outside resources to make connections between the support strategies offered and effective leadership.
 
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Social Studies Unit Plan

Throughout this course, you have had the opportunity to research and implement a learning activity that is cross-curricular with social studies and the arts, along with appropriate instructional strategies, questioning strategies, and differentiation.

Part 1: Social Studies Unit Plan

For this benchmark, you will plan a weeklong unit using the “Social Studies Unit Plan.” The unit plan should include social studies integrated with the visual arts and require students to research a country of their choice. You may adapt any previous assignments and lesson plans in the creation of this mini-unit plan, as long as the lessons form a planned cohesive unit. The unit plan will focus on government and economics of the selected country, U.S. and world history (comparing the selected country to the U.S), and geography and social studies of the selected country.         

Use the “Class Profile” for background information on your students in order to differentiate to meet the diverse needs of students.

Design the unit plan so that it:

Develops students’ abilities to make informed decisions in a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world.

Integrates visual arts to promote communication, inquiry, and engagement.

Incorporates responsible use of media, digital tools, and resources, including:

  • Virtual pen pal options with students from the selected country.
  • Safety measures for using the Internet in the classroom.
  • Research of performance and visual arts of the selected country.
  • How students can communicate and collaborate with students of other cultures.

Part 2: Rationale

Along with the unit, submit a 250-500 word rationale that explains the reasoning behind your instructional strategies and choices. Explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 
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Understanding and Raising Boys

Initial Post:

  • View the video Gaming to re-engage boys in learning (Links to an external site.) and read the article “Educating Boys for Success (Links to an external site.)”.
  • Compare and contrast scholarly research on this topic. Find one recent (within 5 years) peer reviewed scholarly article in the Ashford University Library on the topic of boys in schools. In at least a paragraph, compare the article’s findings to both the video and the article, “Understanding and Raising Boys.” What information is supported in all three resources? Are any facts refuted? How do these resources either support or refute your stance on this topic? 
  • Reflect on your personal views and experiences with this topic. How will your experiences and views have a positive impact on your work with children and/or teachers in your career? What adjustments might you have to make after further researching this topic? How will you uphold best practices and ethical conduct for teaching boys in the classroom?
  • Propose at least one activity that can be done in the classroom that models best practice for teaching boys.  Support your use of this activity by stating specifically how it aligns with best practices and the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct (Links to an external site.). 
  • Summarize your stance on this topic by creating a four-to-five sentence philosophy statement. In your statement, be sure to explain how your stance aligns with developmentally appropriate practices and how it is supported by theory. This short statement will be added to your overall philosophy of education.
 
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