Assignment: Application: Planning For Change

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Assignment: Application: Planning for Reflect on the skills you have practiced in the previous modules for this course. You have identified current issues in education. After determining some of the problems related to these issues, you searched for and critically analyzed literature related to those problems. Informed by scholarly research, you narrowed the focus of a topic to a problem and determined possible problem statements for scholarly inquiry.

Reflect on the skills you have practiced in the previous modules for this course. You have identified current issues in education. After determining some of the problems related to these issues, you searched for and critically analyzed literature related to those problems. Informed by scholarly research, you narrowed the focus of a topic to a problem and determined possible problem statements for scholarly inquiry.

In this module, you have revisited those problem statements, identified key stakeholders related to a specific problem, and determined essential questions that you will ask stakeholders in order to inform a positive change. You have considered how you must identify, inform, and involve many stakeholders in any plan to effect a positive change. Although many individuals have the ability to identify problems, leaders in education are those who take action to improve situations or solve problems.

For this Assignment, you will apply these skills to address a problem related to the case study you have been exploring throughout the course. What problems have you and your colleagues identified as you have explored the case study together?

Select one of those problems that you would like to investigate further in order to effect a positive change. Assume the role of the leader planning the positive change related to the problem you identify and consider the steps you might take, and how they might inform an action plan for change. Then, download the “Action Plan Template” located in the Learning Resources section. Use the template as a guide to assist and organize the different items that you need to investigate in order to move the plan for change in a positive direction.

Specific To Me: (See Attached) Please make special note of the case study scenario and the case study outline. Also please note that my focus is on the following: common core, standard, Special Education (SPED), and English Language Arts Learner (ELLs). FYI

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By Day 7 (of Module 5)
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you identify the change you would like to implement and explain the plan you would use to bring about the change. Be sure to address all the topics outlined in the template: goals, actions, time frame, stakeholders, and an evaluation strategy. Also, include relevant resources that you have located in the library. Note the strategies you, as a leader in education, would take to facilitate change related to the problem you identified. Explain your rationale for the strategy you are proposing.

Discussion: Values And Attitudes Essential To Building Relationships And Partnering With Families

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As you have been learning, understanding your own values and beliefs and how they impact your interactions with others is critical to building effective partnerships and communicating with families. Often, however, we do not understand our own values and belief systems and how they impact our world view until we interact with systems that differ from our own.

In this Discussion, you will have an opportunity to explore underlying values and beliefs that may impact your communication and relationships with families. Review the article “The Role of Self-Assessment in Achieving Cultural Competence” and complete only the Communication Styles and Values and Attitudes portions of the Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Services and Supports in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Settings.

After you have considered these factors:

By Day 3

Post:

  • Your definition what it means to be a culturally competent communicator
  • Ways in which your values and attitudes may impact your effectiveness in developing thriving relationships and partnerships with families
  • An overview of the ways in which you believe you need to grow and develop with regard to cultural competence in the areas of communication

Note: A research-based rationale responds to a central question or questions, based on current resources provided in and outside the course. To complete your rationale for this Discussion, use at least two current articles or other sources (published within the last five years). Cite each source within the body of your response. Your rationale should be approximately one page in length. For information on how to cite sources correctly, consult your Pocket Guide to APA Style or visit the Walden Writing Center at http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/APA.htm

Discussion – The Digital Revolution

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Reflect: Consider how the digital revolution has transformed your life. Try to think of unique innovations other than the common cell phone, laptop, or microwave oven. Reviewing what your classmates have already posted will help you avoid redundant choices. The more unique your response, the more conversation you will generate! Since technology is constantly evolving, think about how technological advances in the future might impact your life. What are some benefits and drawbacks to innovative technology?

Write: For this discussion, address the following prompts:

  • Discuss two ways in which technology has transformed the way you either learn, work, or live.
    • Explain how these technologies have made your life easier or more complicated.
  • Visit futureforall.org (Links to an external site.), futurism.com (Links to an external site.), or sciencefocus.com (Links to an external site.). From these or any other similar website(s) you choose to review, select two futuristic ideas that interest you.
    • Provide the link to the website you visited for each idea. If needed, review the tutorial: How Do I Create a Hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor as a Student? (Links to an external site.)
    • Describe each idea in your own words.
    • Discuss one benefit and one potential drawback of each idea.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words.

See attached Sample Discussion Question Answers Below – To Be Used As A Guidev

Two innovative technologies that have transformed the way I work, learn, and live are video conferencing and GPS.  Now that I am teleworking five days a week due to the pandemic, video conferencing is a lifesaver.  We use Microsoft Teams to meet weekly, and I love it.  It allows my co-workers and I to voice conference or video conference so that we can continue to provide consistent service to our customers. If I need to share information or providing training, I can also share my screen.  This function is crucial because it allows for real-life scenarios in the systems I am training on.  This way, I can instruct them while they are seeing me working in the systems.  Microsoft Teams is a new technology that we just started using when we were sent home.  I use Duo (for android phones) FaceTime (IPAD), and for those that have neither capability, I use FB IM video chat.  This has transformed the way I live, especially now that I can’t travel, and I want to check in on my family members.  It was nice to call them, but it is even better to see them.  I also utilize Zoom when I am meeting with my CHAMPS mentor.

GPS (Global Positioning System) has transformed the way I work and live.  I live in Georgia, which is a pretty big state when you are driving.  Some of the towns that I have visited in my professional capacity would not have been found without GPS.  It also helps me in my private life.  When I first came to Georgia 9 years ago, I never left my house without using it.  It is an excellent piece of innovative technology; however, this one does have its drawbacks.  If a road is closed or a new one is created, the GPS doesn’t always recognize it.  Cities, like Washington, DC) have all but transformed, and with that, streets were taken away in place of a commercial building, and the GPS has not caught up.  This is usually the exception, not the norm, but it does happen.

The first idea I would like to discuss is “5G: Driverless cars could warn each other of dangers using new network”.  The premise of this technology is to use the 5G network to allow cars to talk to each other using a vehicle early warning system.  This system would be used to send driving conditions to other vehicles/drivers to warn them of snow or icy conditions in a short-range communication and long-range using the 5G network.  This sounds like a great idea.  I know personally, if I were driving, it would be nice to get a warning if something dangerous was up ahead.  The drawback to this is it uses the 5G network.  How many times has a storm went through, and you lose your internet connection, or you are driving, and you hit a blind spot where you lose connection on your phone?  I think this is a potential problem with this new technology.  Also, using AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not always stable or reliable.  Uber tried having driverless cars take people around, and there were accidents involving the vehicle hitting pedestrians.  I think it is a great idea, but as with all great ideas, they must be tested, and all the bugs worked out before implementation.  For me, I’ll stick to driving the old way. Link (Links to an external site.)

The other idea I would like to talk about is “cloud robotics.”  This futuristic idea fascinated me.  Scientists are testing growing a brain on cloud servers.  This advanced brain activity would then be sent to robots to perform more complex functions.  Microsoft, Amazon, and the government are paying for this research.  Amazon is even letting the scientist and researchers use their cloud platform to test and expand on this idea.  They have done some testing with ordinary chores, but it is exciting to see where this will go.  The drawback for me is that technology may overcome its creators.  They are trying to create a virtual brain to perform functions that human does, but my reservation comes in when I think that the artificial brain will become smarter and start thinking for itself instead of taking instruction.  Maybe I watch too many movies, but it sounds possible to me.Link (Links to an external site.)

Michelle

Two innovative technologies that have transformed the way I work, learn, and live are

video conferencing and GPS.

 

 

Now that

 

I am teleworking five days a week due to the

pandemic, video conferencing is a lifesaver.

 

 

We use Microsoft Teams to meet weekly,

and I love it.

 

 

It allows my co

–

workers and I to voice conference or video conference so

that we can continue to provide cons

istent service to our customers. If I need to share

information or providing training, I can also share my screen.

 

 

This function is crucial

because it allows for real

–

life scenarios in the systems I am training on.

 

 

This way, I can

instruct them while the

y are seeing me working in the systems.

 

 

Microsoft Teams is a

new technology that we just started using when we were sent home.

 

 

I use Duo (for

android phones) FaceTime (IPAD), and for those that have neither capability, I use FB

IM video chat.

 

 

This has t

ransformed the way I live, especially now that I can’t travel,

and I want to check in on my family members.

 

 

It was nice to call them, but it is even

better to see them.

 

 

I also utilize Zoom when I am meeting with my CHAMPS mentor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GPS (Global Positio

ning System) has transformed the way I work and live.

 

 

I live in

Georgia, which is a pretty big state when you are driving.

 

 

Some of the towns that I have

visited in my professional capacity would not have been found without GPS.

 

 

It also

helps me in my pr

ivate life.

 

 

When I first came to Georgia 9 years ago, I never left my

house without using it.

 

 

It is an excellent piece of innovative technology; however, this

one does have its drawbacks.

 

 

If a road is closed or a new one is created, the GPS

doesn’t alwa

ys recognize it.

 

 

Cities, like Washington, DC) have all but transformed, and

with that, streets were taken away in place of a commercial building, and the GPS has

not caught up.

 

 

This is usually the exception, not the norm, but it does happen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fir

st idea I would like to discuss is “

5G: Driverless cars could warn each other

of dangers using new network”.

 

The premise of this technology is to use the 5G

network to allow cars to talk to each other using a vehicle early warning system.

 

 

This

system wou

ld be used to send driving conditions to other vehicles/drivers to warn them

of snow or icy conditions in a short

–

range communication and long

–

range using the 5G

network.

 

 

This sounds like a great idea.

 

 

I know personally, if I were driving, it would be

ni

ce to get a warning if something dangerous was up ahead.

 

 

The drawback to this is it

uses the 5G network.

 

 

How many times has a storm went through, and you lose your

internet connection, or you are driving, and you hit a blind spot where you lose

connectio

n on your phone?

 

 

I think this is a potential problem with this new

technology.

 

 

Also, using AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not always stable or reliable.

 

 

Uber

tried having driverless cars take people around, and there were accidents involving the

vehicl

e hitting pedestrians.

 

 

I think it is a great idea, but as with all great ideas, they

must be tested, and all the bugs worked out before implementation.

 

For me, I’ll stick to

driving the old way.

 

Lin

k

 

(Links

 

to

 

an

 

external

 

site.

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other idea I would like to talk about is “

cloud robotics.”

 

This futuristic idea

fascinated me.

 

 

Scientists are testing

growing a brain on cloud servers.

 

 

This advanced

brain activity would then be sent to robots to perform more complex

functions.

 

 

Microsoft, Amazon, and the government are paying for this

research.

 

 

Amazon is even letting the scientist and researchers use t

heir cloud platform

to test and expand on this idea.

 

 

They have done some testing with ordinary chores, but

it is exciting to see where this will go.

 

 

The drawback for me is that technology may

overcome its creators.

 

 

They are trying to create a virtual br

ain to perform functions that

Two innovative technologies that have transformed the way I work, learn, and live are

video conferencing and GPS. Now that I am teleworking five days a week due to the

pandemic, video conferencing is a lifesaver. We use Microsoft Teams to meet weekly,

and I love it. It allows my co-workers and I to voice conference or video conference so

that we can continue to provide consistent service to our customers. If I need to share

information or providing training, I can also share my screen. This function is crucial

because it allows for real-life scenarios in the systems I am training on. This way, I can

instruct them while they are seeing me working in the systems. Microsoft Teams is a

new technology that we just started using when we were sent home. I use Duo (for

android phones) FaceTime (IPAD), and for those that have neither capability, I use FB

IM video chat. This has transformed the way I live, especially now that I can’t travel,

and I want to check in on my family members. It was nice to call them, but it is even

better to see them. I also utilize Zoom when I am meeting with my CHAMPS mentor.

GPS (Global Positioning System) has transformed the way I work and live. I live in

Georgia, which is a pretty big state when you are driving. Some of the towns that I have

visited in my professional capacity would not have been found without GPS. It also

helps me in my private life. When I first came to Georgia 9 years ago, I never left my

house without using it. It is an excellent piece of innovative technology; however, this

one does have its drawbacks. If a road is closed or a new one is created, the GPS

doesn’t always recognize it. Cities, like Washington, DC) have all but transformed, and

with that, streets were taken away in place of a commercial building, and the GPS has

not caught up. This is usually the exception, not the norm, but it does happen.

The first idea I would like to discuss is “5G: Driverless cars could warn each other

of dangers using new network”. The premise of this technology is to use the 5G

network to allow cars to talk to each other using a vehicle early warning system. This

system would be used to send driving conditions to other vehicles/drivers to warn them

of snow or icy conditions in a short-range communication and long-range using the 5G

network. This sounds like a great idea. I know personally, if I were driving, it would be

nice to get a warning if something dangerous was up ahead. The drawback to this is it

uses the 5G network. How many times has a storm went through, and you lose your

internet connection, or you are driving, and you hit a blind spot where you lose

connection on your phone? I think this is a potential problem with this new

technology. Also, using AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not always stable or reliable. Uber

tried having driverless cars take people around, and there were accidents involving the

vehicle hitting pedestrians. I think it is a great idea, but as with all great ideas, they

must be tested, and all the bugs worked out before implementation. For me, I’ll stick to

driving the old way. Link (Links to an external site.)

The other idea I would like to talk about is “cloud robotics.” This futuristic idea

fascinated me. Scientists are testing growing a brain on cloud servers. This advanced

brain activity would then be sent to robots to perform more complex

functions. Microsoft, Amazon, and the government are paying for this

research. Amazon is even letting the scientist and researchers use their cloud platform

to test and expand on this idea. They have done some testing with ordinary chores, but

it is exciting to see where this will go. The drawback for me is that technology may

overcome its creators. They are trying to create a virtual brain to perform functions that

Careers In Early Childhood

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Early Child Development Due 5/29/2020

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages; refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements.

 

Part A

 

Using the major objectives identified in one of the four curricula discussed in Lesson 5 (HighScope, Creative Curriculum, Core Knowledge, or Tools of the Mind), create a short learning opportunity for a 5-year-old child in the kindergarten class that you teach.

 

· Begin by identifying three objectives that you might use for instruction.

 

· Once you have determined your objectives, determine what adaptations to the curriculum and to the environment you might make in order to reach these objectives.

 

· Next, write a plan of what special learning opportunities will prompt the child to explore and discover new ideas and that support reaching the three objectives chosen.

 

Part B

 

As a teacher, think about how technology could be used to help children in a preschool class understand the following three concepts: Understanding Change, Cause-and-Effect Relationships, and the Idea of a System (that a whole is composed of related parts that affect each other).

 

· Choose one of the three concepts, and develop a sequence of three lessons that focus on the concept you have chosen.

 

· Describe each of the three lessons. Make sure to incorporate the questions below by including your answers to each when describing the three lessons.

· How will you intentionally plan for student learning?

· What activities will children engage in?

· What materials will be used?

· How will you know if your students understand the key concepts?

 

 

Part C

 

Imagine that you are a teacher’s aide in a classroom of 2nd-grade children (7- to 8-year-olds). In each of the following situations, describe the following.

a. The emotions the children involved might be experiencing

b. How you would use the strategies presented in the textbook to help the children become more aware of their own feelings and the feelings of others

c. How you would help them cope effectively with the situation

 

· Manual and Damien are playing in the sandbox. Manuel wants Damien’s shovel, so he takes it. Damien begins to cry, but Manuel continues to play, unaffected. Damien comes running to you, saying, “He took my shovel!”

 

· Latoya has been standing watching the others climbing the rock wall. It seems as if she’d like to join in, yet makes no move to do so.

 

· Tommy has a dilemma. He was just invited to a movie with Chuck, but his best friend, Mohammad, has not been asked to come and asks him to spend the night on the same date.

 

Part D

 

Ethics is one of the most fundamental qualities of a competent early childhood educator. Individuals have their own personal views about what they think is right or wrong and how they should behave. Examine the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct (http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf) and create a concept web identifying the core values, ideals, and principles of an educator, in your own words. Include your personal views. (Refer to page 325 in your textbook for an example of a concept web.)