Curriculum Guides For Spoken Language And Word Recognition : Week 4 Assignment

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A curriculum guide is a packet of practical ideas for teaching that is written in a convenient format as practical teaching notes for use in the future by either you or your colleagues. It is a how-to guide that covers steps for achieving specific objectives, principles governing behavior, or descriptions of effective teaching strategies, interventions, and accommodations that special educators can use in their classrooms.

The guide might include the title of the strategy or principle, explanation of its educational purpose (goal or objective), task analysis of teacher and student activities, and student assessment procedures. Each strategy should be referenced.

In 1,250-1,500 words, develop a curriculum guide for spoken language and word recognition that addresses the following:

1. The curriculum guide should include grading criteria that accurately, thoroughly, and clearly guides the reader in the implementation and application of the strategies you have designed. This should be usable by any of the teachers in the school.

2. It should be a reference in a format that provides you and your professional colleagues with practical information necessary for effective teaching of students with learning disabilities.

3. It should include a minimum of three references.

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

Measuring Our Worth

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Read the Decision Point “Measuring Our Worth”

This Decision Point deals with how we measure the intrinsic value of a life in addition to the instrumental value.

The scenario discussed is that of the Ford Pinto, which involves a decision that teaches the hazards of considering only the instrumental value of a life.

In 1968, Ford Motor Company made a historic decision regarding the Pinto, which was engineered with a rear gas tank assembly that had a tendency to explode in accidents that involved some rear-end collisions. The company allowed the Pinto to remain on the market after it determined that it would be more costly to engage in a recall effort than to pay out the costs of liability for injuries and deaths incurred.

In an infamous memo, Ford’s senior management calculated what the company would likely have to pay per life lost. It is noteworthy that these estimates were not Ford’s alone but were based on figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Using these figures, the costs for recalling and modifying the Pinto were $121 million, while the costs for settling cases in which injuries were expected to occur would be only about $50 million.

Write a 2-3 page, APA style paper considering the following questions when assessing this scenario:

  1. How should the decision-making process be handled.
  2. How should the intrinsic as well as the instrumental value of a human life be determined?
  3. Consider how you would measure your own worth or the value of someone close to you. Who are their stakeholders and what is their value to each of them? How will they measure it financially?
    • How much would your stakeholders suffer if they lost you?
    • How much do you currently contribute to society and what would society lose if you were not here?
    • How much would society benefit if you continued to survive?

Businesses have reasons to consider these issues, though extraordinarily difficult; how would you prefer that they reach conclusions in these areas? Provide 3-5 APA style references both inline and at the end of the paper to support your analysis.

Note: This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of the week’s theory linked to personal opinion and outside evidence.

Your paper should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Please include citations to support your ideas.

Analyze from a critical thinking perspective. •What is the moral responsibility of all participants?

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Part 1. Analyze from a critical thinking perspective. •What is the moral responsibility of all participants? •What are the stakeholders’ moral failings? •What ideals or obligations are inconflict? •What is the best outcome, given the consequences? Write a brief reflection of your analysis by describing the relationship between critical thinking and ethics. http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/video/award-winning-investigation-blood-money-2669198

Part 2 Write a 200- to 350- word explanation of the relationship between critical thinking and ethics. •Are the principles and rules of critical thinking applicable to ethical reasoning? Why? •If everyone followed the rules and guidelines of logic, would therebe a need for ethical decision making? Why? Use an example such as the financial crisis that began in 2007 to support your answer.

Explain how the passages support your opinion.

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There is a minimum requirement of 500 words for the article critique.

 

  • Write your critique in APA format.
  • Begin with an introduction that defines the subject of your critique and your point of view. You will first need to identify and explain the author’s ideas. Include specific passages that support your description of the author’s point of view.

     

  •  Defend your point of view by raising specific issues or aspects of the argument. Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the argument. Describe several points with which you agree or disagree.

     

  •  Explain how the passages support your opinion.
  • Conclude your critique by summarizing your argument and re-emphasizing your opinion.

     

  • For each of the points you mention, include specific passages from the text (you may summarize, quote, or paraphrase) that provide evidence for your point of view.