Watch for media presentations that use some kind of research as part of the presentation. This could be television, radio, the internet, a live presentation, or some other kind of presentation. This part of the assignment is designed to help you realize how often research concepts are presented in everyday life. Do not use fictional […]
Discuss the importance of a person like Sam Kirk. Find one other person who was or is important to the Field of Special Education. Introduce this person to your classmates. Sam Kirk talks about making the transition from advertising to being a full time artist. Kirk became the first woman invited to participate in the Casablanca street […]
Your students will sometimes have more than one problem with which they are dealing. How do you help a student such as Kelsey succeed in your class? Kelsey Carroll has one goal — to graduate from high school — and plenty of reasons why she shouldn’t. She attends a school with one of the highest […]
Analyze the questions with connections to social constructs influencing curriculum theory and development and provides details and examples. Are students introduced to multiple perspectives? Are they asked to provide multiple perspectives on an issue or a set of ideas?
The Equal Rights Amendment has first proposed almost a century ago and has still not been added to the United States Constitution. It is supposed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. It was first introduced to Congress by Alice Paul, leader of the women’s suffrage movement in 1923. Compare/contrast […]
Arizona offers unique opportunities for direct democracy based on initiative power. In 2012 the Arizona voters, for example, rejected the Proposition 204 initiative that sought to convert a temporary sales tax that funded education into a permanent tax. “Letter to the Editor,” propose an initiative for an educational issue that needs to be addressed. Include […]
Please take notes as you read ‘What is the American Dream?’ by Jennifer Hochschild. The author’s main points are toward the end of the piece where she identifies the flaws in each of the four tenets of the American Dream. Capture the main ideas, key concepts, and annotations. Ask questions as you read and jot […]
Criminologists have found evidence of assortative mating for criminal involvement–that is, people who commit acts of delinquency or crime tend to date and marry others who do the same. How can the science of attraction, attachment, and/or mate selection help us understand this phenomenon? Speculate based on what you learned from chapter 15.
SUD treatment is moving towards Motivational Enhancement Therapy, which means working with a person based on their stage of change. Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs (including alcohol) despite substantial harm and adverse consequences as a result of their use. What impact do health disparities have on a person’s ability to progress […]
Summarize the Organizational Culture Theory in relation to social media and discuss the implications of that theory for understanding human behavior. How does social media influence organizational culture? Social networking sites help employees remain focused on and aligned with corporate objectives. People can share resources and information easily and effectively. These tools flatten the corporate hierarchy, […]
