Summit Elementary School is a new school that will open in the fall. Summit will serve approximately 500 low income students living in the inner city. The student body will consist mostly of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, and American Indians. Because of your extensive coursework and experience with diverse populations, you have been asked to create a small handbook for incoming teachers and mental health professionals with important information such family influences, religion, cultural characteristics, gender roles, socioeconomic status, language and communication, current issues, and best practices for working with these groups.
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The text and the assigned articles are the primary sources for this project. Remember to review all course material as this is a comprehensive Assignment. Additionally, you should use at least 2 other research articles from peer-reviewed journals that you found in the Kaplan Library. This project should be between 6-8 pages in length not including the title page and the reference page. The project should be written in essay form. You are required to give credit to the sources you use, and use proper APA formatting. Refer to the APA Quick Reference for help with APA, the Kaplan Writing Center or your instructor. Remember that all work must be your own and plagiarism is not tolerated. Be sure to review the plagiarism policy in your Syllabus.
Articles:
School-Based Efforts to Prevent Cyberbullying. Justin Patchin, Sameer Hinduja, Accession # 2011763292
Peer Contexts for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students: Reducing Stigma, Prejudice, and Discrimination. SS Horn, KE Accession # 2010868611
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Showing posts with label Socioeconomic. Show all posts
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Monday, 24 February 2014
Friday, 14 February 2014
Culture and Diversity
Learning Resources
Required Resources
Course Text: Educational Psychology
Chapter 6, "Culture and Diversity" (pp. 204-243)Chapter 10, "The Learning Sciences and Constructivism" (pp. 372–383)Chapter 11, "Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation" (pp. 420–427)Chapter 12, "Motivation in Learning and Teaching" (pp. 430–431)Chapter 13, "Creating Learning Environments"(pp. 484-498)
Web Bulletin: Fostering Resilience in Children
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b875/index.html
Online Reading: Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Finding a Scholarly Voice (Word document)
Online Reading: Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Plagiarism and Academic Integrity (Word document)
Online Reading: Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Tips for Success (Word document)
Optional Resources
Web article: NAEYC: Where We Stand: Many Languages, Many Cultures: Respecting and Responding to Diversity
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
Web site: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
http://www.casel.org
Web site: International Bullying Prevention Association
http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/
Web site: Walden Catalog Statement on Academic Honesty and Plagiarism (scroll down to section 4, "Academic Integrity")
http://catalog.waldenu.edu
Web site: Houghton Mifflin's Learning Modules on Plagiarism
http://college.cengage.com/english/plagiarism_prevention.h
Content Review
Directions:
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your instructor can see which question you are responding to.
Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and gender are three important dimensions of identity. Explain how each of these dimensions might impact children's learning from either a child's or an adult's perspective.
Instances of bias and discrimination based on sex and gender exist in all realms of society. Provide one or more examples of each of the following as they pertain to learning environments and education: gender-role stereotyping, gender bias in the curriculum, and sex discrimination. How might caring and knowledgeable adults prevent each from being a part of learning environments?
This week you have been considering the ways in which developing a sense of community in learning settings impacts children's growth and ability to learn. Based on the theories and strategies of Johnson and Johnson, explain the relationship between learning environments that have a sense of community and children's ability to grow and learn.
Required Resources
Course Text: Educational Psychology
Chapter 6, "Culture and Diversity" (pp. 204-243)Chapter 10, "The Learning Sciences and Constructivism" (pp. 372–383)Chapter 11, "Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation" (pp. 420–427)Chapter 12, "Motivation in Learning and Teaching" (pp. 430–431)Chapter 13, "Creating Learning Environments"(pp. 484-498)
Web Bulletin: Fostering Resilience in Children
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b875/index.html
Online Reading: Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Finding a Scholarly Voice (Word document)
Online Reading: Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Plagiarism and Academic Integrity (Word document)
Online Reading: Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Tips for Success (Word document)
Optional Resources
Web article: NAEYC: Where We Stand: Many Languages, Many Cultures: Respecting and Responding to Diversity
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
Web site: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
http://www.casel.org
Web site: International Bullying Prevention Association
http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/
Web site: Walden Catalog Statement on Academic Honesty and Plagiarism (scroll down to section 4, "Academic Integrity")
http://catalog.waldenu.edu
Web site: Houghton Mifflin's Learning Modules on Plagiarism
http://college.cengage.com/english/plagiarism_prevention.h
Content Review
Directions:
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your instructor can see which question you are responding to.
Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and gender are three important dimensions of identity. Explain how each of these dimensions might impact children's learning from either a child's or an adult's perspective.
Instances of bias and discrimination based on sex and gender exist in all realms of society. Provide one or more examples of each of the following as they pertain to learning environments and education: gender-role stereotyping, gender bias in the curriculum, and sex discrimination. How might caring and knowledgeable adults prevent each from being a part of learning environments?
This week you have been considering the ways in which developing a sense of community in learning settings impacts children's growth and ability to learn. Based on the theories and strategies of Johnson and Johnson, explain the relationship between learning environments that have a sense of community and children's ability to grow and learn.
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