Purpose

This assignment evaluates your ability to apply ethical frameworks, analyze digital dilemmas, and articulate your emerging professional stance. Using both Module 4 readings, you will examine how educator decisions online affect trust, safety, and professional credibility. Your goal is to demonstrate graduate-level reasoning around ethical digital conduct.

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Required Readings

• Whitfield (2026). Social Media Ethics for Educators: Navigating Professional Boundaries in a Digital World
• Fagell (2018). Teachers and Social Media: A Cautionary Tale About the Risks

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Task Instructions

Write a 23 page Ethical Analysis Paper responding to the prompts below. Your paper must synthesize both readings and demonstrate clear, graduate-level written communication.

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Part 1 Key Takeaways from the Readings

Identify 23 major insights you gained about educator professionalism on social media.
You may consider:

• Boundary maintenance
• Public perception
• Confidentiality and digital permanence
• Ethical decision-making
• Consequences of missteps

Explain why these insights matter for teacher preparation and real-world practice.

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Part 2 Scenario Evaluation

Choose one scenario from either article and analyze it in depth:

• What ethical issues are present?
• What professional standards were violated? (MCEE, district policy, privacy rules, etc.)
• What were the potential impacts on students, families, colleagues, or the school?
• What should the educator have done differently?
• How could the situation have been prevented?

Demonstrate strong professional judgment backed by evidence from the readings.

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Part 3 Your Social Media Professional Statement

Write a 1-paragraph professional statement describing:

• The boundaries you will establish on social media
• How you will separate personal and professional digital identities
• Your guidelines for interacting with students and families
• Your commitment to confidentiality and ethical communication online

This becomes part of your developing professional identity.

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Formatting Requirements

• 23 pages, double spaced
• APA 7 format
• 12 pt. Times New Roman
• Title page + reference page (not included in page count)
• Minimum 2 citations from the assigned readings
• Submit as PDF or Word (DOCX)

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Standards Alignment

• InTASC Standards 9 & 10
• CAEP Standard 1
• GSU Conceptual Framework: Dispositions & Professionalism
• LAER Domain 4

4? RUBRIC FOR ASSIGNMENT 2

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Criterion 1 Key Insights from Readings (20 points)

Exceeds (20): Clear, insightful, graduate-level synthesis of both readings; identifies major concepts with strong rationale.
Meets (15): Adequate description of key insights; some synthesis present.
Approaching (10): Limited or surface-level insights.
Not Met (0): No meaningful engagement with readings.

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Criterion 2 Scenario Ethical Analysis (20 points)

Exceeds (20): Deep, accurate evaluation of a chosen scenario; strong application of standards; clear articulation of ethical issues and implications.
Meets (15): Reasonable analysis; some connection to standards; lacks depth in places.
Approaching (10): Minimal or unclear ethical analysis.
Not Met (0): No analysis.

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Criterion 3 Professional Social Media Statement (15 points)

Exceeds (15): Clear, thoughtful, and professional statement demonstrating strong understanding of digital boundaries and ethical practice.
Meets (10): Adequate statement; somewhat general.
Approaching (5): Minimal or vague statement.
Not Met (0): Missing.

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Criterion 4 APA Format & Writing Quality (10 points)

Exceeds (10): APA correct; writing polished; error-free; strong graduate-level voice.
Meets (7): Minor APA or writing errors.
Approaching (4): Frequent errors or unclear writing.
Not Met (0): APA not followed; writing unclear or incomplete.

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TOTAL: 65 POINTS

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Discussion Prompt

After completing both required Module 4 readings, respond to the following:

1. Identify one scenario from either article (Whitfield or Fagell) that resonated with you, challenged your thinking, or raised new questions about professionalism.
2. Explain what went wrong ethically in that scenario.
3. Identify which principles from the Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE), district expectations, or Whitfields Ethical Decision-Making Framework were violated.
4. Describe what should have happened instead and how the educator could have prevented the issue.
5. Reflect on how this scenario will shape your own professional boundaries, particularly on social media.

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Response Requirements

• Initial Post: 250300 words
• Responses must be substantive, reflective, and grounded in the assigned readings

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Required Readings

• Whitfield (2026). Social Media Ethics for Educators: Navigating Professional Boundaries in a Digital World
• Fagell (2018). Teachers and Social Media: A Cautionary Tale About the Risks

Module 7 Evidence Portfolio

In this module, you will submit a Module Evidence Portfolio that integrates learning across prior modules and examines instructional leadership through a systems lens. This portfolio emphasizes how planning, instruction, assessment, and professional responsibilities work together to inform effective leadership decisions.

The primary evaluation lens for this module is LAER Domain IV Professional Responsibilities, with intentional integration of Domains IIII.

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Portfolio Requirements

Your Module 7 Evidence Portfolio must include all four sections outlined below.

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Section 1: LAER Target Statement

Identify the primary LAER domain and relevant indicators addressed in this module. Explain how your leadership focus reflects LAER Domain IV while integrating evidence from Domains IIII.

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Section 2: Artifacts (Two Required)

Submit two integrative artifacts drawn from your residency practice that demonstrate leadership decision-making across systems.

• Artifact 1: Integrative leadership artifact
  (e.g., cross-module synthesis note, leadership reflection memo, instructional decision rationale)
• Artifact 2: Evidence of professional judgment or collaboration
  (e.g., mentor feedback, observation conference notes, documentation of collaborative planning)

Artifacts must be clearly labeled and briefly explained to demonstrate alignment to the target LAER domain.

Refer to the Acceptable Artifacts by LAER Domain page in Module 0 for guidance.

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Section 3: Leadership Reflection

Length: 300400 words

Write an analytical reflection aligned to LAER Domain IV that:

• References both artifacts
• Integrates learning from multiple modules
• Examines leadership decision-making through a systems perspective

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Section 4: Professional Action Step

Length: Up to 200 words

Identify one specific, actionable leadership step you will implement to strengthen instructional decision-making across systems. Explain how this step supports continued growth aligned to LAER Domain IV.

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Submission Format

• Submit one document (Word or PDF)
• Use the Module Evidence Portfolio exemplar as a guide
• Ensure all student and school information is de-identified

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Evaluation Criteria

This assignment is evaluated for completion, alignment to the target LAER domain, quality of evidence, and depth of analysis. Instructional performance is evaluated using LAER during observations.

Using the Discourse Lesson Plan model to give you an idea of some of the needed content for this Discourse LP assignment. Then create a lesson plan using the ECE LP Template , focusing on a discourse community. By the end of the lesson: What content area skills will the students be able to demonstrate? What graphic literacy or writing task will the students have mastered? What specific language skills will students need to master to be successful in the content areas and discourse parts of this lesson?

• Vocabulary and Morphology
• Syntax and Grammar
• Rhetorical Mode
• This lesson requires you to:
• • Identify a specific discourse community (e.g., scientists, writers, historians, mathematicians, etc.)
  • Teach students how members of that community communicate
  • Explicitly address:
    • Vocabulary and morphology
    • Syntax and grammar
    • Rhetorical mode (narrative, descriptive, explanatory, argumentative, etc.)

  Your objectives must be measurable and focused on linguistic behavior.Your essential question must focus on how language is used, not just content knowledge.For example:Not:
  What is the water cycle?Instead:
  How do scientists use cause-and-effect language to explain the water cycle?LP3 is about teaching students how to communicate like members of a discipline.

Research Design Project: Quantitative and Program Evaluation Analysis Matrix Assignment Instructions

Overview

The main assignments for this course are wrapped into the Research Design Project. This project has three pre-matrix tables that will inform three matrices. Each table and matrix address basic and applied research that is quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, action research and/or program evaluation. For each table, you will be finding education research articles on the same topic using the specified research design(s). For the matrices, you will be identifying methods information and critiquing the studies. This assignment helps you learn how to evaluate research, identify the main components of good research, and start building your literature review. You will use the approved articles from Modules 2-4 to complete the assignments in Modules 5-7.

For this RDP: Quantitative and Program Evaluation Analysis Matrix, you will use the following articles from the RDP: Sampling, Measurement, and Data Collection Type Matrix.

• QUANtitative Basic (QUAN-B)
• QUANtitative Applied (QUAN-A)
• Program Evaluation (PE-QUAN)

Using the RDP: Quantitative and Program Evaluation Analysis Matrix Template, provide the following information for each research design:

NOTE: You may NOT use AI for this assignment. You should write in complete sentences. You must provide page/paragraph numbers to support parts 3, 4, and 5.

• Article Type
• Article Reference
• Results- .
• Limitations
• Implications
• Other than researchers, who can use the information from the findings and how? (school districts, principals, teachers, parents, etc.)
• Ideas for Future Research Not Already Listed (at least 2)
• Your connection or experience (previous or present) with topic/issue in study (not that you will be researching it)
• How you will be able to use this article in your future research
• Biblical connections you can make with the findings of the study (Must integrate at least one Bible verse in your answer)
• References (for biblical support)

Current APA formatting is expected throughout your paper. The Sample Research Design Project Quantitative and Program Evaluation Analysis Matrix has been provided for your reference. Any sections requiring textbook support must use the textbook from this course.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

• Describe components of an evaluation plan, using the program evaluation content we have covered in class so far
• Create an evaluation plan in alignment with the chosen program’s design

Instructions

Using the as a guide, write the Evaluation Background and Evaluation Methods sections of your Evaluation Project Report. I recommend submitting your working Evaluation Project document so you can just work out of one document over the course of this project and submit an updated document each time you submit additional sections. This will, of course, mean that you will include additional sections in your submission other than the sections required for this assignment, but I will focus my review and comments exclusively on the sections required for this assignment.

• Describe components of an evaluation plan, using the program evaluation content we have covered in class so far
• Create an evaluation plan in alignment with the chosen program’s design

Instructions

Using the as a guide, write the Evaluation Background and Evaluation Methods sections of your Evaluation Project Report. I recommend submitting your working Evaluation Project document so you can just work out of one document over the course of this project and submit an updated document each time you submit additional sections. This will, of course, mean that you will include additional sections in your submission other than the sections required for this assignment, but I will focus my review and comments exclusively on the sections required for this assignment.

• Describe components of an evaluation plan, using the program evaluation content we have covered in class so far
• Create an evaluation plan in alignment with the chosen program’s design

Instructions

Using the as a guide, write the Evaluation Background and Evaluation Methods sections of your Evaluation Project Report. I recommend submitting your working Evaluation Project document so you can just work out of one document over the course of this project and submit an updated document each time you submit additional sections. This will, of course, mean that you will include additional sections in your submission other than the sections required for this assignment, but I will focus my review and comments exclusively on the sections required for this assignment.