Biological Preparedness

After reviewing the resources provided, do you believe that we possess “biological preparedness” for learning?  Do you think the human brain is “wired” for observational learning?  Why or why not?  Give an example of how mirror neurons might be involved in observational learning in your everyday life.

Write A Business Formatted Letter To A New Board Member As Part Of The Orientation Process And To Evaluate Your Letter

You are part of the board of directors for a corporate, for-profit child care program with eight centers, each with its own center director. The board has decided to recruit new board members to help ensure the work load is spread evenly across all members. You have been placed in charge of the nominating committee and are responsible for finding new potential members and orienting new members. As most members are not from the early education field, you have been asked to write a welcome letter to new members to introduce them to both the field and the role of a board member. To ensure they are well prepared for the role, also include the duties of board members as well as the advantages and disadvantages of sitting on a board.

Write a 1-page (business formatted) letter to a newly recruited board member that briefly introduces them to what early education is and what it means to sit on the board. Include what the duties of the board entail as well as the honest advantages and disadvantages of being on a board.

Outlining A Training Program Proposal

Develop an outline for an effective training program focused on adult employees. Include the following in your outline:

  1. Define a safety-related need that could be met using your training. Explain what resources you would use to define this need. Create at least two objectives stating how your training will address the need. Be sure to use the ABCD concept when developing your objectives.
  2. Explain how you would design the training to be focused on adult participants using activity-based learning concepts. Include at least two activities you would have the participants complete.
  3. Identify at least five resources, references, or materials you would use to develop the training materials, and explain how they will support the objectives. At least two of the five resources must be found in the CSU Online Library. These could include technical publications on your topic, scholarly articles, or videos.
  4. Outline how your course would be delivered, including what resources would be needed (include such things as rooms, projectors, and other physical requirements as well as educational resources). Also, describe how you would plan the participants’ time and provide feedback on their actions and responses during the training, ensuring that you have policies in place to maintain control of the training.
  5. Prepare a method for evaluating the training—provide at least five example questions that could be used to assess the participants’ retention of knowledge and evaluate the training’s course content and delivery.

Your project must be at least three pages in length. It is recommended that it be written in five sections that align with numbers 1 to 5 in the assignment instructions.

Be sure to cite all resources, references, and materials using APA Style and to provide in-text citations where appropriate.

What, if anything, could Joshua have done to prevent or stop the harassment?

Read the following case study, then answer and discuss questions below.

Semi-rural Fairfield High School is fairly small, and Fairfield students are a close-knit group. It is not unusual for freshmen and seniors to “hang out” together. Extra-curricular activities include various sports, drama, band, chorus, cheerleading, dance squad, and numerous clubs. About three-quarters of the students participate in at least one extra-curricular activity. Many participate in several. 

Joshua is a junior and an excellent student, regularly achieving at the honor-roll or high-honor-roll level. He participates in drama, chorus, band, and chess club and is a member of the National Honor Society. He is a nice young man who is also quite sensitive. He has never been particularly social. He hasn’t dated and rarely goes out with students from school except in connection with the activities mentioned above. 

A rumor that Joshua is gay has been circulating this year. At first he tries to ignore the rumor, thinking that if he does, people will eventually find something or somebody else to gossip about. However, it persists and soon escalates into harassment. He finds nasty notes on and in his locker. When his back is turned, he hears people taunting him with rude comments regarding his supposed sexual orientation. When he makes his curtain call following the fall play, there are boos and jeers from some members of the audience. He begins to feel that most of the school is against him. He KNOWS that the animosity aimed at him is the result of “small minds”, but that doesn’t make his school experience any better.  

His family complains to the principal who attempts to intervene on Joshua’s behalf. Several students who have participated in the harassment are punished. Instead of curtailing the harassment, however, this results in further escalation. Joshua’s car tires are slashed. Somebody paints a rainbow on his rear window one night when his car is parked in front of his house. Somebody else paints derogatory names on his car. He begins to receive pornographic literature in the mail. While nobody ever lays a hand on him, Joshua is fearful for his safety, as are his parents, the teachers, and the principal. 

Joshua withdraws further and further from his peers. He stops attending school club meetings because he is unsure who his harassers are. He feels as if all eyes are on him at all times. He no longer participates in class discussions. He goes to school, does the minimum, and goes home. His grades decline. He feels powerless and worthless. 

  1. What are the issues in this case?
  2. Why might a student become a target of harassment by peers?
  3. What, if anything, could Joshua have done to prevent or stop the harassment?
  4. What could Joshua’s teachers have done to stop the harassment?
  5. What should be done at this point? By whom? Why?
  6. What do you think will happen now? Why?