EDU 230 (Cultural Diversity in the Classroom) Entire Course

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Given the interviewee’s responses to questions 8 and 9 and your own responses to these same questions, discuss the possible effects and advantages of having culturally diverse students in the classroom. Submit your collage, interview questions with answers, and paper as one deliverable. Prepare this assignment according to the GCU 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 not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. EDU 230 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 Is it important for parents to know what is happening at school, specifically in their own children’s classrooms? Why or why not? EDU 230 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 What role does technology have in the school’s communication with parents/guardians? How do you believe this will increase in the coming years? EDU 239 Week 2 Assignment Home and School Connection Part One: Parent/Guardian Interview Interview two parents/guardians from different families with school-age children (consider diversity). One of those parents/guardians may be you. Record the responses to the following questions: 1. How do you find out about the activities and decisions of your school? 2. Do you think that the school strives to meet the needs of its students? Is it successful in this venture? Why or why not? 3. Do you feel welcome at the school? Why or why not? Provide an example. 4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of communication from the school? 5. How would you respond to an increase of electronic communication? 6. Would better home and school communication improve your child’s education? Why or why not? Part Two: Administrator Questions After interviewing the parents/guardians, construct a series of five to seven questions you could ask administrators about policies of communication to parents/guardians. Consider the following: 1. Strengths and weaknesses 2. Electronic communication 3. Best practices 4. Future trends 5. Challenges Part Three: Faculty Presentation Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint or Prezi presentation to deliver at a faculty meeting. Include the following: 1. Describe at least three strategies for improving home and school communication. Draw upon the information obtained from Part One: Parent/Guardian Interview and Part Two: Administrator Questions. 2. Include other resources as desired. 3. Include slide notes and images/illustrations. In addition, include a title slide, reference slide, slide notes, key phrases, and images/illustrations. Title slide and reference slide are not included in the 10-15 slides required. Submit the Parent/Guardian Interview, Administrator Questions, and Faculty Presentation as one deliverable. While GCU 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 not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. EDU 230 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 Why should teachers seek to understand the perspectives of their students’ cultures, customs, and traditions?
EDU 230 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 What is a current multicultural practice being implemented in your state or local school district? Do you feel this approach encompasses all cultures in your community? Why or why not? EDU 230 Week 3 Assignment CLC – Historical Perspectives of Multiculturalism – Understanding Educational Movements Details: This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment. Your instructor will assign a specific educational movement to your group from the following list: Women’s Movement Ethnic/Cultural Movement Standards Movement Choice/Accountability Movement Create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint or Prezi presentation that chronicles the historical progression of multicultural education by examining the assigned educational movement. The 10-15 slides are to include the following: Describe the movement including when the movement occurred or is occurring as well as any biases or stereotypes; Describe 2-3 legal actions and their effect on education; and Describe strategies for designing instruction and assessment that eliminates bias and overcomes stereotypes. In addition, include a title slide, reference slide, slide notes, key phrases, and images/illustrations. Title slide and reference slide are not included in the 10-15 slides required. While GCU 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 not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. EDU 230 Week 3 Assignment Cultural Identifiers – Challenges and Responses Details: Complete the “Cultural Identifiers – Challenges and Responses” document found in the Topic Materials. Use complete sentences and be specific in your description of the potential challenges and appropriate responses for each example. Consider how you would handle the circumstance as a future teacher so that you would offer the best learning experience for all students. For each of the eleven examples, select from the following list of cultural identifiers: ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status (class), body image (“lookism”), educational background, academic/social achievement, family of origin, family make up, geographic/regional background, language, learning style, beliefs (political, social, religious), or globalism/internationalism. While GCU 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. You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. EDU 230 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 What challenges do today’s teachers have in their classrooms that yesterday’s teachers did not experience? EDU 230 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 Based on the assigned readings, in your opinion, what is the most important transformation to happen in schools? Why? EDU 230 Week 4 Assignment Teaching Strategies Details: Complete the “Teaching Strategies” document. The document provides four scenarios regarding second language acquisition for English Language Learners. After reading each scenario, do the following: 1. Evaluate each scenario. Determine what development stage of second language acquisition is represented and provide the rationale for your choice.
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