Week 1
discussion
DQ1 It has been suggested that the best prediction of a
child’s learning is based on what they already know. Do you agree with this
statement? What other factors do you think influence how a child learns?
DQ2 What do you do to learn and remember the things that you
read in your textbooks? What do your
teachers do to help you learn and remember course information? What retrieval
cues do you provide for yourself? Do you
sometimes find yourself forgetting to do something because you did not give
yourself a retrieval cue? Which of the recommendations presented in the
assigned readings should minimize the likelihood of retrieval failure?
Reconstruction error? Interference? Decay? Failure to store?
Week 2
discussion
DQ1 What is diversity in the sense of self development and
social development? How do you think it influences a person’s positive
social-developmental outcomes such as trust, moral development, and social
competence?
DQ2 Do you think your own social development will affect who
you will be as a teacher? Explain why or why not.
Week 3
discussion
DQ1 Based on your reading, are children who reach
developmental milestones (walking, talking) earlier than their peers the same
ones who have higher academic ability in later years? Support your answer using
the principles of physical, cognitive, and/or linguistic development with a
specific example.
DQ2 What strategies can teachers use to make socioeconomic
differences between students less visible in the classroom? Which strategies
will you apply in your future classroom?
Why?
Week 4
discussion
DQ1 How can parents and guardians foster English language
and vocabulary development at home? How might this be affected if the
parents’/guardians’ primary language is not English?
DQ2 It has been said that the way we view the world is
directly tied to the language we learn to describe it. What examples can you
think of where language reflects culturally-based perspectives?
Week 5
discussion
DQ1 In J. K.
Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), schoolmaster Albus
Dumbledore says, “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far
more than our abilities” (p. 333).
Interpret his statement in light of what you know about motivation.
DQ2 What are some possible advantages of competition? What
are some possible disadvantages of competition?
How do teachers and schools promote competition? How might teachers make
classrooms less competitive? How might teachers increase students’ willingness
to take risks in the classroom?
Week 6
discussion
DQ1 The textbook identifies several examples of primary and
secondary reinforcers. Can you think of
other examples of primary reinforcers?
Of secondary reinforcers? What are possible advantages and disadvantages
of using concrete reinforcers in the classroom?
In what situations might concrete reinforcers be the only effective
reinforcers?
DQ2 As a classroom teacher, what strategies might you use to
minimize and/or extinguish potentially aggressive behavior in the classroom?
Week 7
discussion
DQ1 Researchers have identified several factors that lead to
an increase in requests for help. How can teachers encourage students to seek
help when they need it without encouraging students to be overly dependent on
others?
DQ2 Think about your own experiences as a student and
classroom activities that were especially effective. What aspects of those activities made them
effective? Provide one example each of
when an expository instructional strategy, hands-on practice activity, and
interactive and collaborative approach are appropriate in a classroom. For one
of the examples, describe the activity you would create for your future
classroom.
Week 2
assignment
Stages of Social Development Newsletter
Select a grade level 1-8. Skim the national or state
standards for that grade level. Draft a 500-750-word newsletter that could be
sent home to parents describing five classroom activities/projects aligned to
your selected grade level standards and explaining how those activities foster
students’ long-term personal and social developmental goals. Provide concrete
suggestions about how parents can foster progress toward the same personal and
social goals at home. Support your
suggestions by referencing a specific theorist from the lectures and/or
readings.
Include a minimum of three scholarly references.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in
the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Week 3
assignment
Meeting the Developmental Needs of Students
Select a grade level 1-8. After reviewing the “Class
Profile,” select five students for whom you will identify a specific need. When
making your selections, be sure to address a variety of needs.
For each student, identify three practices to support his or
her individual needs. Record the student name and practices in the “Individual
Differences Table.”
In addition, include a 50-100-word rationale for choosing
those practices for each student, with at least three scholarly references.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in
the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
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Name |
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Practices to Support Individual Needs |
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Rationale for Strategies: |
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Week 4
assignment
PowerPoint on Language Development
Create a PowerPoint presentation on language development to
be presented at a faculty meeting. In 10-15 slides, include the following:
The developmental stages in language from first to eighth
grade;
The effect of cultural factors on language development with
3-5 specific examples; and
Three to five strategies teachers can use to adapt
instruction for students with diverse language abilities and needs in ways that
incorporate students’ unique experiences and cultural backgrounds.
Include a minimum of three scholarly references. Include a
title slide, a references slide and presenter’s notes within your presentation.
Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines
found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Week 5
assignment
Motivation Article
Details:
In 500-750 words, create an article for a mock educational
publication targeted for teachers of grade 1-8 students. Address the following
in your article:
How student motivation can enhance performance with specific
examples;
How intrinsic and extrinsic motivations differ with specific
examples;
Factors that affect motivation with specific examples;
Descriptions of three developmentally appropriate strategies
that can be used to help motivate students in the classroom; and
How teacher motivation affects student motivation with
specific examples.
Include a minimum of three scholarly references.
Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines
found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Week 6 assignment
Select five of the scenarios and, for each scenario,
describe in 100-250-words how you would address the behavior. Include the following:
A strategy or strategies to reduce or eliminate the
misbehavior citing behaviorist principles;
A motivational strategy or strategies you would you use; and
Specify when/if you will use continuous and intermittent
reinforcement.
Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines
found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Week 7
assignment
Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation Essay
In a 500-750-word essay, explain the roles of self-efficacy
and self-regulation as they apply to learning goals within the context of
social cognitive theory.
In your essay:
Discuss the roles self-efficacy and self-regulation play as
they relate to learning;
Explain how self-efficacy and self-regulation are related;
and
Select a grade level 1-8. Describe three age-appropriate
strategies to promote positive self-efficacy and self-regulation.
Include a minimum of three scholarly references.
Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines
found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Week 7
assignment
Benchmark – Presentation on the Learning Process
For this benchmark, you will create a PowerPoint
presentation about the learning process for the parents of your students.
Select a grade level 1-8 and one of the learning theories discussed in this
course.
In a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation include the
following:
Brief explanation of the learning theory you selected,
including why you chose it;
Detailed explanation of how learning occurs, including
students’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation, within the
context of the chosen learning theory;
Detailed explanation of how individual learners have
differences in development, approaches to learning, and performance;
Explanation of the role of families in promoting the
intellectual, social, emotional, physical growth, and well-being of children,
and;
Description of five simple things that families can do with
their children to support their intellectual, social, emotional and/or physical
growth and over-all well-being.
Support your information with a minimum of five scholarly
references. Include a title slide, a references slide and presenter’s notes
within your presentation.
While GCU style format is not required for the body of this
assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and
references should be presented using GCU documentation guidelines, which can be
found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
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