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    Week 2 Discussion #3

    What Are Your Thoughts on the Anti-Bias Classroom?

    After reading the previous article on selecting children’s books, and the information on what to look for in the learning environment, please post your response to the following prompts and engage in discussion with your learning peers.

    1. Have you visited or observed a preschool classroom?

    NOTE: The question above is particularly important for your instructor as I assume some basic understanding of preschool classrooms that not all of you may have. If there are students without this experience we may need to backtrack and have a refresher on learning centers and basic preschool classroom design.

    1. If you are teaching or working in a preschool, have you seen multicultural materials in the classroom?

    NOTE: It is actually not common to find a preschool classroom that meets the criteria of an Anti-Bias classroom. Another thing to consider is intentionality—has the classroom been intentionally and thoughtfully designed with an Anti-Bias perspective or are the few multicultural materials accidentally or haphazardly included.

    1. What are your initial thoughts about choosing materials, and props with an Anti-Bias mindset?

    Typically this class has many weeks to build up to the discussion of how to design an Anti-Bias classroom, but we have so little time during intersession that we are jumping ahead before you may fully understand the rationale for Anti-Bias work with children.

    1. What concerns do you have about Anti-Bias teaching for preschool children?

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  • Find Credible Research

    What You Will Learn: In this Touchstone, you will use the critical thinking skills that you learned in this unit by finding a credible source. You will practice those skills by determining why the source you chose should be considered credible evidence and then reflecting on your process. The goal of this Touchstone is to help you get comfortable with locating and evaluating research.

    Why It Matters: Learning how to find credible sources and evaluate information is one of the most valuable skills you can develop. Whether you’re making a case at work, deciding how to vote, or researching a big personal decision, being able to spot reliable information and understand different perspectives gives you the power to think clearly and make informed choices.

    What You Will Hand In: A 12-page paper that describes your research process, reflects on your experience as a researcher, and includes a reference page with an APA-formatted citation for the credible source you found.

    • Keys to Success:Use research strategies that demonstrate critical thinking.
    • Choose a source that is credible, trustworthy, and reliable.
    • Answer the reflection questions.
    • Develop and submit your own original work. While AI tools can be helpful for brainstorming or organizing ideas, this assignment is meant to strengthen your own skills in research, reading, and critical thinking. Using AI to write your reflection or find and summarize sources takes away your opportunity to grow in these areas and can also lead to plagiarism flags. To stay within academic guidelines and get the most from this assignment, be sure all of your writing and analysis is your own.

    Step 2: Write a Reflection (150250 words)

    Your reflection should include 3-4 paragraphs:

    • Topic Selection: How or why did you select this topic to research?
    • Research Process & Decision Making: What search terms did you use? What platform did you use to find the article or source? Why did you select the article you did? What is the journal or other source where the article was published? How did you determine that this source is credible?
    • Critical Thinking: What made this source stand out as credible or useful? How did reading this source challenge or reinforce what you already believed? What is one thing from the source you didnt fully understand at first, and how did you clarify it?
    • Personal Learning & Application: What goals do you want to achieve in your writing and research? What did you learn from this experience about your own research habits? How has this process changed the way you think about finding credible information? What is one skill you used or developed in this assignment that you can apply in other courses or at work?

    Step 3: Create an APA Citation for Your Reference

    • Create an APA-formatted reference for the article you read.

    Step 4: Submit Your Source, Reflection, and Citation

    • Review the rubric to confirm that you have met all the requirements of the touchstone. Once you are happy with it, you can submit it as a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file. Your submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your assignment.

  • Ypur Species Your CHoice

    Choose the same species and the same 4 characters in the food web from the first Your Species, Your Choice Authentic Assessment. If you did not submit an assignment, choose 4 Disney characters in a food web. You may use PowerPoint or any other tool that you are familiar with to create your infographic. Only pdf, ppt, and pptx files are accepted. Your infographic should encompass the concepts in a visually pleasing way.

    1. Open the using the same SpongeBob SquarePants characters. You may use it as a template, but you cannot use the same organisms.
    2. Describe at least 1 type of species interaction (either mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, inter or intra-specific competition, not predation) for one of the species. The explanation should provide enough details to explain an understanding of the species interaction.
    3. Classify each species as a r strategist, K strategist, or in-between, proving an explanation for each. You should give details on the aspects that make it a K or r strategist or somewhere in-between.
    4. Create a survivorship curve for the species in your food web (this can be done getting a blank survivorship curve and putting clipart of your characters on it or use my template). All Survivorship Curve Types (I, II, III) may not be covered, depending on what species you have chosen. Label the curves with Type I, II, or III.
    5. Explain why each organism follows the type of survivorship curve you created.
    6. Submit the infographic as a PowerPoint or pdf.

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): lESSON.docx

    Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

  • Business Question

    Module 5 Introduction

    In this module, you will learn how to create a comprehensive and well-structured literature/information review, which is a critical component of your thesis or applied project in organizational development and learning. The literature/information review provides a foundation for your research/project by surveying existing knowledge, identifying gaps, and situating your study/project within the broader academic and practical context.

    Module Objectives:

    1. Understand the Purpose of a Literature/information Review:

    – Learn about the essential functions of a literature review, including summarizing existing research, identifying gaps, and providing a context for your study.

    2. Conduct a Comprehensive Literature Search:

    – Develop strategies for conducting a thorough literature search using academic databases, journals, books, and other credible sources. Learn how to identify and select relevant literature.

    3. Evaluate and Synthesize Sources:

    – Understand how to critically evaluate sources for relevance, credibility, and quality. Learn techniques for synthesizing information from multiple sources to provide a cohesive overview of the existing research.

    4. Organize the Literature Review:

    – Explore different ways to structure your literature review, such as thematically, chronologically, or methodologically. Understand how to create a logical flow that guides the reader through the existing research.

    5. Identify Gaps and Justify Your Research:

    – Learn how to identify gaps in the existing literature and justify the need for your study. Understand how to articulate how your research will contribute to filling these gaps.

    6. Write Clearly and Coherently:

    – Develop your academic writing skills to ensure that your literature review is clear, coherent, and well-argued. Learn how to use transitions and signposting to guide the reader.

    By the end of this module, you will have a comprehensive and well-structured literature/information review that effectively supports your thesis or applied project. You will be equipped with the skills to conduct a thorough literature search, critically evaluate and synthesize sources, and write a clear and compelling review.

    Module 5 To Do List

    • Read: Writing a successful thesis, Chapter 7
    • Read: Master your thesis, Chapter 5
    • Submit
    • Applied Project Students: Information Review; Comprehensive Exam Question 2
    • Module 5 Discussion
    • Thesis Students: Literature Review
    • I have uploaded the last assignment and the template
    • This is the exam question:
    • Select a need/problem in an organizational setting and use previous research and authoritative sources to address the following: what theories/frameworks/concepts are foundational in understanding the problem; what are the current and/or historical causes of the need/problem; what themes emerge from the literature that are relevant to the need/problem; how can these themes be applied in your understanding of the problem and approach to addressing the problem. Your response should be supported by an extensive review of literature and should include a minimum of 10 authoritative sources.

    Requirements: around 10 pages each assignment, the literature review and the exam question

  • The Role of Early Recording Technology in the Advancement of…

    Objective: This assignment will explore the impact of early recording technologiessuch as the phonograph, gramophone, and early audio formatson the development of the music industry. You will examine how these early innovations transformed music production, distribution, and consumption during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

    Instructions:

    1. Introduction to Early Sound Recording Technologies:
    • Begin by explaining the basic concept of sound recording. Define what early recording technologies were and why they represented a significant breakthrough in preserving music and sound. (10pts)
    • Discuss the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Edison in 1877 and the gramophone by Emile Berliner in the 1880s. Compare and contrast these two technologies and their contributions to early sound recording. (10pts)
    • Investigate how early recording technologies began to revolutionize the way music was distributed. You may research information using the course textbook, supplemental material provided, and or an online resource. Discuss how these early distribution methods made music accessible to a broader audience, including the middle class and those living in rural areas. (10pts)

    Assignment Deliverables:

    • Provide Summary (1 page): Your summary should be thorough, well-organized, and demonstrate an understanding of the early history of recording technology and its impact on the music industry. Cite at least one credible source (books, journal articles, or reputable online sources). (20pts)

    Assessment Criteria:

    • Clear understanding of the development of early recording technologies and their impact on music production, distribution, and consumption.
    • Well-organized, clearly written report with a strong argument supported by research.

    Submission details:

    • Submit your work in the text submission box
    • Links to assignment documentation cannot be used

  • Lab: Create Database

    This alternative assignment may be completed in Microsoft Excel. You have received the following file Nonprofit-Flawed-Dataset.xlsx

    from a nonprofit organization that has been using a single spreadsheet to track employees, projects, funding sources, and time allocation. Upon review, it is immediately clear that the data structure contains significant redundancies and errors, including inconsistent project naming, duplicated employee information, and unreliable funding reports. In addition, the workbook is not structured relationally; the flat file does not meaningfully link to the detail tabs for employees, projects, funding sources, or time allocation, and therefore cannot reliably support accurate reporting or data integrity. The nonprofit has asked you to correct these structural issues and to create a method for generating accurate summaries, specifically total hours by project, total hours by employee, and total hours by funding source.First, provide a written explanation, with examples, describing how a relational database structure could resolve these problems. Your explanation should include sample tables or simple graphics illustrating what a relational design might look like, including the use of primary keys and foreign keys to link tables. Be sure to explain why this approach would be preferable to the organizations current flat-file system, particularly in terms of data integrity, consistency, and reporting reliability.

    Next, demonstrate how the existing Excel file could be modified to reflect a relational structure and eliminate the identified errors. Submit the revised workbook along with a brief explanatory document outlining what you changed, how you structured the relationships, and why those changes improve the accuracy and usability of the organizations reporting.

  • SOC 334.

    Answer the questions using the articles.

    Requirements: Not too long

  • electroShield, Inc

    3-5 page case study with title page included

    Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): case study.docx, Sample Case Study Analysis.pdf

    Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

  • Week 7 Activity – Create a Work Breakdown Structure

    This activity is designed to help you prepare for the assignment due next week, Analysis of Direct and Indirect Costs.

    You will use the provided template to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) sheet using the project information from the Week 8 assignment. It includes a place for both direct and indirect costs for the following items:

    • Labor.
    • Manufacturing.
    • Research and Development.
    • General Administrative.

    This activity is designed to help you better understand the difference between direct and indirect costs. For example, your direct labor costs may be the crew that needs to install solar panels, but indirect labor costs would be any sort of maintenance work required to clean up after the installation.

    Please note: The sum formulas are pre-populated in the Total row, so make sure that as you edit, you keep those formulas properly updated. For example, rows should only be inserted above the Total row.

    For help with basic Excel, please review the following:

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    Note: The provided template has a space for each category and formulas to calculate your total expenses. If you need to add more items than the provided three spaces in each category, just add a row below the last row in the category (above the row that calculates the total). Continue adding rows as needed.

  • Souad cd 134 daily check

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    Daily Health Checks-Your Experiences

    Discussion Time!

    After reading the chapter and viewing the DAILY HEALTH CHECK videos, let’s share your own experiences here.

    If you are working in a school setting, share your experiences.

    If you are not working in a classroom, think about the procedures at your

    own child’s school or your own experiences as a student.

    1. Why is it important to send sick children home instead of letting them

    stay in the classroom? Share 3 different reasons.

    1. Share how the daily health check works, from your own experience.

    Let us know if this is in your own classroom, or from other experiences

    you have had. What does the teacher do or ask the parents during the

    daily health check?

    1. If you volunteer in a classroom, have you noticed teachers doing

    daily health checks? (It is possible to conduct a daily health check

    very casually, without it being obvious.) If you are volunteering or a

    TA, you should ask the teachers about the health check and what they do.

    1. Have you seen teachers send a child home after noticing a health

    issue at check in time? If so, how did the parent seem to feel about being

    asked to take the child home?

    1. How can we make sure parents will not be surprised if they are

    asked to take their child home after symptoms are noticed at the

    health check? What should teachers and Directors do to prepare them?

    WORD COUNT: 150-200 words required

    Requirements: Follow