Batman and Commissioner Gordon constantly involved themselves with local, state, and federal regulations. Think about the regulations in your locality and specifically reflect on one regulation that could use some improvement. What could be improved regarding this regulation?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

2. Hawkeye Pierce and BJ Hunnicutt built years of unethical situations on the popular show MASH. Through their comical depiction of these situations, the viewer might have been left with the impression that the unethical behavior was actually appropriate. Share your thoughts about what can happen to a business if ethical standards are not taken seriously.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

3. Through our lesson, we learned that tragic events detract people from their normal ethical stance. Why do you think this is the case? Bring forward a tragic event that has happened in your lifetime as an example and explain whether your ethical stance shifted during that time. If you could go back in time, would you choose to handle the situation differently? Why or why not?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

4. Think about a company you have worked for, either currently or in the past. Reflect upon the corporate culture with respect to the practice of ethics within the organization. What was leadership’s role in establishing this culture within the organization? How did power and motivation relate to the degree of ethical conduct?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

5. Companies use a code of ethics to preserve a certain level of ethics within their organization. Think about a company that you believe constantly displays ethical behavior. If you had to pull from their code of ethics to improve a different company’s code, what types of items would you want to replicate and why?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

6. Identify an assignment in this course that had a positive impact on you. How will you be able to apply the skills you learned from that assignment to gain life and/or career success?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

For this assignment, use the same grade level you selected in Topic 2 and the “Class Profile.” Identify seven classroom management procedures that accomplish the following:

1. Establish routines;
2. Optimize time for instruction;
3. Allow the learning environment to operate efficiently;
4. Address digital citizenship, including the safe, ethical, and legal use of technology and digital information;
5. Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning; and
6. Consider additional concerns that may arise in the classroom consistent with the class profile and grade level.

1. In a total of 350-500 words, write a detailed step-by-step process that identifies how you will teach and practice each procedure.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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

2.

Standards assessed in the field experience:

InTASC: 1(a), 1(e), 2(a), 2(b), 2(g), 2(h), 3(a), 3(d), 3(e), 3(j),3(k), 9(l), 10(l)

ACEI: 1, 3.2, 3.4, 5.1, 5.2

Spend 5 hours observing and interviewing a certified teacher in grades 1-8 about the teacher’s classroom management plan, the school’s behavior expectations for students, the school’s behavior management program, and how these expectations are apparent across the campus and in the classroom.

Your interview questions and observation should probe:

• The type, number, and degree to which the expectations are stated in positive language and the rationales for these expectations.
• The forms and locations in which the expectations are posted on the school grounds and in the classroom.
• How expectations are initially taught, reinforced, and monitored school-wide and at the individual classroom level for students who start the academic year at the school site or later in the year.
• When differentiation is appropriate for teaching and reinforcing those expectations, including examples of that differentiation.
• How classroom and school-wide behavioral expectations are communicated to students and families.
• The teacher’s reflections on the overall degree of effectiveness of her or his classroom management plan.
• Recommendations for change of the classroom’s management plan based on personal experiences.

Ask additional questions as appropriate. Retain a copy of the questions asked and responses received.

After the interview and observations, complete the following tasks in 250-500 words:

• Summarize what you found from your  interview and observations;
• Draw conclusions from your summary;
• Apply the conclusions you have drawn to your practices as a future educator.

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

3.

For this assignment, use the same grade level you selected in Topic 2 and the “Class Profile.”

In a 250-300 word essay, create your own rules, consequences, and rewards system by doing the following:

1. Choose or create your own set of 3-5 rules with consequences for your future classroom.
2. Research various models of consequence ladders and choose one or create your own based on your research.
3. Describe where and how you will document the consequences.
4. Choose or create your own reward system.
5. Describe where and how you will document the rewards.

Include a minimum of three scholarly references.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

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