What does it mean to be a lifelong learner, and how does that affect you as a professional educator?

Reflective Educators & Mastery Demonstration 1-2 PAGES APA( Assignment 1)

One of the common terms heard in education today is lifelong candidate.

In your main post, discuss the following:

Part 1

What does it mean to be a lifelong learner, and how does that affect you as a professional educator?

Part 2

What specific measures will you take to integrate this philosophy into your professional career?

Assignment Specifics   Reviewing Student Materials 1-2 PAGES APA ( Assignment 2)

Discuss the purpose of portfolio assessment and how they can be used in training and education.

Part 1

Discuss how portfolio assessments might be used in corporate training, higher education, and K–12. Be sure to address the following:

• Why      are they not used to a greater extent?
• What      is your current experience with portfolios?
• Have      you had positive, negative or no experiences with portfolios?

Part 2

Discuss how portfolios would be used during student presence in a program that lasts several years. In other words, discuss the use of portfolios beyond one course or 1 year.

• How,      mechanically, would you set up a portfolio system in your organization, or      if one exists how does it operate now? What technical know-how is needed?
• How      would you motivate faculty as well as trainees or students to use      portfolios? Which motivation theories would apply? How would you use them?
• What      are the ethical considerations in the use of portfolios for teaching and      training?

Use examples to clarify your discussion.

Assessing Students materials 6-8 pages APA ( Assignment 3)

Select an entire learning or training curriculum that includes many different levels of learners (e.g., select an entire K–3 curriculum,. The paper should include at least 6 different curriculums to be reviewed. The curriculum should be added in the Appendix parts of this final paper or as a separate file turned in with your final Unit 5 IP paper.

The following elements should be included in the curriculum you choose:

• Objectives, preferably      standard-based objectives, for every level and subject
• Scope and sequence for the      objectives
• A number of activities or      lessons for many of the grades and subjects
• Descriptions of facilities and      equipment
• Descriptions of instructor or      trainer and administrator roles
• Audience descriptions

Design an assessment and evaluation plan in APA format for the organization you have chosen.

• Your evaluation plan should      include tools used for assessment in level and content area.
• The tools and the plan should      be guided by a curriculum evaluation model.
• Decide which evaluation model      will be used and explain your rationale for its selection.
• Describe the evaluation model      chosen and its directives.
• You may choose one of the      models from the following list, but you are not limited to these models.
  • Kirkpatrick’s levels of       evaluation
  • Countenance model
  • CIPP model
  • Connoisseurship model
  • Objectives model

The assessment plan should be submitted in a 6–8-page APA-style paper.