Stages of Child and Adolescent Development

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Stages of Child and Adolescent Development – Part II

Now that you have identified the stages of child and adolescent development for grade levels, you will now use this information to identify the major concepts, principles, and learning theories related to the stages of development. This information will help in determining effective teaching practices, based on learning theories and research of child and adolescent development.

Matrix

For this assignment, use the “Stages of Child and Adolescent Development” matrix created in Topic 2. Complete the fourth column by identifying the major concepts, principles, and learning theories from your readings to the stages of development.

Reflection

In 500-750 words, summarize and expand on the stages of child and adolescent development. In your summary, include:

  • How understanding the unique aspects of development guide you to engage and meet the academic abilities of students with various learning abilities.
  • How the stages of development differ from kindergarten to eighth grade and how learning activities differ depending on the stage of development.
  • How you can incorporate specific major principles, concepts, and learning theories into two different grade levels (K-5 and 6-8) of your future teaching practice.
  • How this matrix can serve as a guide in developing ways to meet the needs of exceptional students (learning differences, gifted students, and ELLs, etc.).
  • How the information on the different stages of child and adolescent development can be utilized to identify student strengths as a basis for growth, and their misconceptions as opportunities for learning.

Support your findings with a minimum of 3-5 scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Motivation Essay

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Classroom management includes organization, allocation, and coordination of time, space, and students’ attention. It is essential to develop a personal philosophy of classroom management that promotes human flourishing. Your philosophy of classroom management will continue to change and develop over time as you grow as an educator.

In a 750-1,000 word essay, describe your personal philosophy of classroom management, student engagement, and motivation. Explain how each was developed and what influenced your philosophy in each area.

Address the following in your personal philosophy:

  1. What is your philosophy of classroom management, including how you will manage the classroom actively and equitably, create engagement, and motivate students in your future classroom?
  2. What are the benefits of having effective classroom management and what effect do school variables (class size, student achievement, discipline, environment, etc.) have on student behavior and learning?
  3. What home, social, and educational experiences have shaped your personal philosophy of classroom management and student engagement?
  4. How does technology play a role in your philosophy? How does it inspire student learning and creativity, in both face-to-face and virtual environments?

Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Music Assignment

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This assignment requires you to write a detailed comparison of any two listening selections found in the textbook.* One of the listening selections you choose must be a piece that was not assigned in the class.

Your music study should cover the following, in full sentences:

  • Identify:
    1. The full titles of the pieces
    2. The composers’ full names, birth and death dates, and nationalities
    3. The years when the pieces were written and where they fall within the composers’ lifetimes.
  • Compare: Juxtapose the two pieces using these criteria:
    • instrumentation
    • form
    • harmony
    • tempo
    • meter
    • texture
    • style period
    • text (if any)
    • absolute or programmatic meaning
    • sacred or secular orientation
  • Evaluate: What do you perceive to be the strengths or weaknesses in each piece from an aesthetic point of view? This will involve subjective judgment on your part, but please use examples to support your opinions.

Requirements:

  • 250-500 words maximum (1-2 pages)
  • APA Style, 12-point type

Example attached, please do it like a example pdf

Listening 1( Handel: Messiah, Nos. 18 and 44):

Listening 2( Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2):

https://youtu.be/4Tr0otuiQuU

Academic Accountability

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Academic Accountability

[WLOs: 7, 8] [CLOs: 4, 6]

To prepare for this activity, please review The plagiarism spectrum: Instructor insights into the 10 types of plagiarism (Links to an external site.). Part of scientific research includes conveying knowledge (about theory, research, etc.) to others in an ethical manner, avoiding plagiarism (review the Plagiarism Guide (Links to an external site.) for more). This is a key professional skill to develop. In this activity, you will practice using your own Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) and applying in-text citations (review the APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) web page for more).

Review the following original and plagiarized passages:

ORIGINAL AUTHOR’S THOUGHTS

The correlational method can be very useful, but it must be used with caution. If knowledge of one variable (age) helps predict another (buying), does that mean that one causes the other? Not necessarily. It is possible that the first variable caused the second, or that the second variable caused the first, or that some other variable caused both variables. Without further research we cannot know which possibility is true. For example, a researcher might find a negative correlation in schools between the number of teachers monitoring hallway behavior and the number of acts of aggression in the hallway. It is possible that more teachers in the hallway caused lower aggression, but it is also possible that there were fewer teachers in the hallway in the face of aggression because they had left to avoid it. Knowing that there is a correlation between two events does not tell us which, if either, is the cause. In fact, it is quite common to have a third variable cause a correlation between two other variables. For example, sunburn and outdoor temperature are correlated. Does this mean that hot weather causes sunburn or that sunburn causes hot weather? Of course not. The summer sun causes both sunburn and hot weather. Cum hoc propter hoc—correlation does not imply causation.

Reference

Feenstra, J. (2013). Introduction to social psychology [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

REWRITE BY SOMEONE WANTING TO WRITE ABOUT THE ARTICLE AND ITS FINDINGS

“The correlational method can be very useful, but it must be used with caution.” If knowledge of one variable (height) helps predict another (weight), does that mean that one causes the other? Not necessarily. It is possible that the primary variable caused the secondary, or that the secondary variable caused the primary, or that some additional variable caused both variables. We cannot understand what chance is true without further studies. For example, ice cream consumption and violent crime are correlated. Does this mean eating ice cream causes violent crime? Or, does a spike in violent crime cause consumption of ice cream? Probably neither… rather, a common factor (e.g., heat) may be to blame for both. “Cum hoc propter hoc—correlation does not imply causation.”

  • Define academic voice and plagiarism.
  • Apply your knowledge of academic voice and plagiarism to the rewritten passage, locating and identifying errors.
  • Rewrite the passage appropriately using your own Academic Voice (Links to an external site.).
    • Be sure to utilize strategies for Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing (Links to an external site.), avoiding direct quotes and appropriately utilizing in-text citations.
  • Demonstrate the importance of developing a strong academic voice for both your education and career.
    • What are some key features of academic writing that might be particularly relevant within your own program/intended career?
    • What types of plagiarism do you find most difficult to avoid? (See Turnitin, 2012).
    • What methods/strategies can you use to ensure that you avoid these errors in your own work