Entries by Macha

Describe the demographics of your school district and compare them to the demographics of the county or city in which it resides. 

Social Forces and Issues Shaping Curriculum Planning Due Week 4 and worth 300 points Research the student population and neighborhood demographics of your immediate area such as your county or city and the demographics of your state. Look at the most recent election results, especially for school board and elected state officials, and see what their opinions are about education. Especially note if your area […]

Identify and describe a resource (either community or web-based) for the parents to use to continue their learning at home.

The Final Project will illustrate how family-centered programs, theories, and concepts support the early childhood classroom and the child’s family. The family-centered approach asserts that family involvement is important for a young child’s cognitive and social development. The Final Project, which will be presented via PowerPoint, will address the following scenario: You are the director […]

Describe at least two resources currently available in your area for someone needing special services related to your chosen aspect of diversity.

  The final assignment for this course is a Research Paper. The purpose of the Research Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course. Focus of the Research Paper For your Research Paper, select one aspect of cultural diversity from the following list that you would like to study: * (For […]

Explain at least two short-term and long-term consequences for students who have little/no access to technology.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the assigned chapter in Introduction to education: Choosing to teach by Krogh. Chapter 7 addresses the changing role of the educator as a result of 21st-century skills and technology. This chapter will also examine various classroom models for the changing role of teachers and students in addition […]