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EDU 304 Entire Course (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Becoming a Teacher

EDU 304 Week 1 DQ 2 Challenges and Rewards for the Reflective Pr
actitioner
EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform
EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Types of Assessment
EDU 304 Week 2 My Personal Teaching Philosophy
EDU 304 Week 3 DQ 1 The Gift of Diversity
EDU 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Aligning Instruction with Federal Legislation
EDU 304 Week 3 The Inclusion Classroom
EDU 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Teaching the Standards with Technology
EDU 304 Week 4 DQ 2 The Teachers Role in a Global Classroom

EDU 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Becomin

g
a 304
Teacher
(Ash)
EDU
Week 1 DQ 1 Becoming a Teacher

Education - General Education

Becoming a Teacher. View the video Becoming a Teacher: Voices
and Advice from the Field (http://login.cengagebrain.com/cb/). This
video showcases several teachers, some new to the field and some
who have been teaching for years. Pay special attention to their id
eas about what is needed to be a successful teacher. How do these
teachers deal with diversity, student learning and educational refor
m? Respond to the following questions:

EDU 304 Week 1 DQ 2 Challenges and Rewa

rds for the Reflective Practitioner (As
EDU 304 Week 1 DQ 2 Challenges and Rewards for the Reflect
h)ive Practitioner

Education - General Education

Challenges and Rewards for the Reflective Practitioner . The T
eaching Stories shared in Chapter 2 reveal the demands of the tea
ching profession and the need for reflection. Respond to the follow
ing questions:
1.Explain what it means to be a reflective practitioner. Whose teac
hing story in this chapter did you most relate to? Why?
2.Which story did your find the most instructive for your own teach
ing philosophy?
3.What role do diversity, accountability and educational reform pla
y in reflective teaching?

EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of E

ducational Reform (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform

Education - General Education
DQ 1 The Pendulum of Educational Reform. Your text states: T
o understand the ways American public schooling has shifted over
the last century, imagine the swings of a pendulum (Koch, 62). Ple
ase reflect on how the pendulum is continually in motion by thinki
ng and responding to the following questions:
Which period of educational reform do you believe us to be in to
day and why?

EDU 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Types o

f EDU
Assessment
(Ash)
304 Week 2 DQ 2 Types of Assessment

Education - General Education

Types of Assessment. Assessment is the process of collecting info
rmation to find out what students are learning. View the video Perf
ormance Assessment: Student Presentations in a High School Engli
sh Class (http://login.cengagebrain.com/cb/). Please define the foll
owing concepts in relation to assessment:
Embedded assessments Authentic (performance) assessments
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of assess
ment? When would it be appropriate to use each type of assessme
nt? The No Child Left Behind Act mandates standardized assessme
nts in each state. What are some of the issues that present themsel
ves with this type of assessment?

EDU 304 Week 2 My Personal Teaching Philoso

phy (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 2 My Personal Teaching Philosophy

Education - General Education
My Personal Teaching Philosophy. Write a 2-3 page paper descri
bing your personal teaching philosophy at this point. Are you an es
sentialist? A progressive? A social reconstructionist? A mix of sever
al types? How and why? How do the learning theories presented in
Chapter 4 influence your philosophy? How do these learning theori
es provide for meeting the diverse needs of your students?

EDU 304 Week 3 DQ 1 The Gift of Diversity (As

h)

EDU 304 Week 3 DQ 1 The Gift of Diversity

Education - General Education
The Gift of Diversity. Your text states: The most important them
e of this chapter is that differences among students are a gift to we
lcome in your classroom, not a barrier to overcome (Koch, 2012). I
dentify and briefly describe 5 types of diversity presented in Chapt
er 5 of your text. Which areas of student diversity pose the most ch
allenges for you as a future teacher? How will you meet those chall
enges and welcome those differences in your classroom?

EDU 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Aligning Instructio

n with Federal Legislation (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Aligning Instruction with Federal Legisl

ation
Education - General Education
Aligning Instruction with Federal Legislation. View the video Fo
undations: Aligning Instruction with Federal Legislation (
http://login.cengagebrain.com/cb/). This video presents a roundtab
le discussion in which teachers, specialists and an intern reflect on
how the legislation for IDEA and No Child Left Behind directly affec
ts their teaching. Based upon your viewing of this video and your r
eading of Chapter 6 in the text, please respond to the following qu
estions: What is the best advice for a new teacher who finds hims
elf or herself in an inclusion classroom as a general education teac
her? How does the inclusion specialist express the sentiments be
hind the idea in Chapter 6 that one size does not fit all?

EDU 304 Week 3 The Inclusio

n
Classroom
(Ash)
EDU
304 Week 3 The Inclusion Classroom

Education - General Education

The Inclusion Classroom. Write a 2-3 page paper describing the c
oncept of Inclusion as discussed in Chapter 6 of your text and in y
our own words:
Define inclusion
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this educational a
pproach
Address the requirement for improved performance of students
with disabilities under the No Child Left Behind Act
Discuss the controversy regarding the practice of inclusion You m
ust include a minimum of 2 references in addition to the course te
xt.

EDU 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Teaching the Standards

with Technology (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Teaching the Standards with Technolog

y
Education - General Education
Teaching the Standards with Technology. Read The Power of Te
chnology article by Lee L. Jenkins. Based upon your reading of this
article and your reading of Chapter 7 in the text, please respond to
the following questions:
What role does technology play in regard to academic standards?
How does technology promote meeting the needs of all students?
Give specific examples.
In your opinion, what is the greatest promise of technology for te
aching and learning?

EDU 304 Week 4 DQ 2 The Teachers Role in a

Global Classroom (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 4 DQ 2 The Teachers Role in a Global Classroo

m
Education - General Education
The Teachers Role in a Global Classroom. View the video Divers
ity: Teaching in a Multiethnic Classroom (
http://login.cengagebrain.com/cb/). This video gives an opportunit
y to view second graders from diverse ethnic backgrounds collabor
ating on a special project. Based upon your viewing of this video a
nd your reading of Chapter 8 in the text, please respond to the foll
owing questions:
In what ways does this American classroom feel like a global clas
sroom?
Think back to what we said in Chapter 4 about curriculum as bot
h a window and a mirror for students. How does this activity act as
a window and a mirror for the students in this class?
How does this activity foster an appreciation of global differences

EDU 304 Week 5 DQ 1 Classroom Commun

ities and Academic Success (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 5 DQ 1 Classroom Communities and Academic

Success
Education - General Education
Classroom Communities and Academic Success. We know from
recent studies that children who feel a sense of identity within a gr
oup are the most well-adjusted and successful in school. The oppo
rtunity to participate as a contributing member of a community hel
ps children to become successful learners, problem solvers, and de
cision makers. Chapter 9 of your text discusses characteristics of a
classroom community. Summarize these characteristics and explai
n why they promote academic success for students. Discuss what s
trategies you will employ as a teacher to create a learning commun
ity.

EDU 304 Week 5 DQ 2 High-Sta

kes
Testing
(Ash)
EDU 304
Week 5 DQ 2 High-Stakes Testing

Education - General Education

High-Stakes Testing. Read the article Why Has High-Stakes Testing
so Easily Slipped Into Contemporary American Life? by Nichols and
Berliner. Based upon your reading of this article and information i
n your text, do you agree with the issues presented in this article?
Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your opinions.

EDU 304 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)

EDU 304 Week 5 Final Paper

Education - General Education
Final Paper
For the final paper, you will demonstrate an understanding of the c
omplex set of issues that must be considered as you embark on yo
ur professional preparation to become a classroom teacher. In add
ition to the requirements of skills and knowledge, your own pedag
ogy is essential to your future endeavors. In this paper you will exa
mine and discuss a variety of issues and trends in education and c
onsider those issues in relation to your own pedagogy. Throughout
the text the author has asked you to consider whether you are a g
ood fit for this profession. A critical and in-depth discussion of eac
h area must be included.

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