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AED 203 Assignment Science Experiment (UOP)

• Resource Pages 269-284 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 7
  Individual forum Choose a grade level and a
  scientific concept appropriate for that level.
  Plan a science experiment to explore this
  concept. In your paper, address the following
  pointso List the equipment and materials to be
  included in the science kit.

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AED 203 Capstone Discussion Question (UOP)

• Due Date Day 3 Main forum Post your response
  to the following questions How do classroom
  management issues differ, depending on the
  subject matter? For instance, how can you manage
  an English language arts or social studies
  classroom differently than you can a mathematics
  or science classroom

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AED 203 CheckPoint Classroom Management
Strategies (UOP)

• Resources Appendix B and pp. 49-82 of Curriculum
  and Instructional Methods Due Date Day 3
  Individual forum Consider that implementing
  effective classroom management strategies can
  create a classroom not only more conducive to
  learning but also more enjoyable for teachers,
  students, and other educational professionals.
  Use the table in Appendix B to outline classroom
  management strategies that address the following
  factorso Classroom expectations and procedures
  for at least two different age groupso
  Time-management strategies that maintain
  continuity in the classroomo Strategies for
  dealing with disruptive and off-task behaviors
  Post your completed appendix as an attachment

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AED 203 CheckPoint Resources in the Science
Classroom (UOP)

• Resource Pages 269-284 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 3
  Individual forum Consider that in order to
  understand scientific concepts, students need to
  observe and participate in experiments. Address
  the following questions in 200 to 300 words How
  can you provide relevant hands-on learning in a
  science classroom when few resources are provided
  by the school? How can you ensure student safety
  and involvement in the science classroom? Post
  your response.

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AED 203 CheckPoint Approaches to Teaching
Language Arts (UOP)

• Resource Pages 118 190-192 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 5
  Individual forum Review the definition of
  constructivism on p. 118 of the text as well as
  Characteristics of a Constructivist Approach to
  Language Arts, on pp. 190-192 of the text.
  Write a 200- to 300-word response comparing and
  contrasting approaches for teaching English
  language arts in a constructivist classroom and
  in a traditional classroom. Which approach do you
  prefer? Which approach do you think is more
  effective? Explain your answer. Post your
  response.

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AED 203 CheckPoint Approaches to Teaching
Mathematical Concepts (UOP)

• Resource Pages 241-263 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 5
  Individual forum Consider that teaching
  strategies and instructional materials in the
  mathematics classroom should be
  age-appropriate. Choose a mathematical concept
  as described in Ch. 10 of the text. Write a
  200- to 300-word response describing how you can
  teach this concept to students in a lower
  elementary grade and to students in a middle
  school grade. Post your response.

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AED 203 CheckPoint Approaches to Teaching Science
(UOP)

• In Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the
  Elementary and Middle School, 6th ed. (2006), J.
  K. Lemlech argues that how students learn
  science is just as important as what they learn.
  In the teaching of science, a major objective is
  to develop students problem-solving
  capabilities. To do this, teachers must structure
  learning experiences to provide students with
  opportunities to participate in inquiry
  processes (p. 269).Reference

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AED 203 CheckPoint Approaches to Teaching Social
Studies (UOP)

• Approaches to Teaching Social StudiesMany
  historical and current events are controversial,
  including multicultural, gender, and moral
  issues. Although teachers do not have to shy away
  from teaching controversial subject matter in the
  social studies classroom, they should approach
  the teaching of these subjects differently than
  they do noncontroversial subjects.

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AED 203 CheckPoint Community Involvement and
Global Awareness (UOP)

• Resource Pages 215-239 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 5
  Individual forum Consider that one
  responsibility of the social studies teacher is
  to help students become better-informed, more
  responsible citizens. Suggest, in 200 to 300
  words, instructional strategies for encouraging
  community involvement and global awareness for
  social studies students. Post your response.

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AED 203 CheckPoint Effective Lesson Plan (UOP)

• Resource Pages 76-82 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 7
  Individual forum Consider the following As
  teachers become more experienced in the
  classroom, they normally use lesson plans with
  fewer details although lesson planning continues
  to be an important component of instruction.
  While you are still new to the classroom,
  however, you will want to use fairly detailed
  lesson plans. Review the experienced teachers
  lesson plan in Figure 3.3 on p. 78 of the text.
  Write a 200- to 300-word response by adding more
  detail to the experienced teachers lesson
  plano Provide ideas for motivating students.

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AED 203 CheckPoint Monitoring Student Progress
(UOP)

• Resource Pages 156-157 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 3
  Individual forum Recall that before a teacher
  assigns homework or tests, he or she needs to
  monitor students progress to determine their
  level of understanding. Monitoring techniques
  include both formal and informal observations.
  Write a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following points regarding strategies for
  monitoring student progresso Identify a
  time-efficient way to monitor independent student
  work (other than a student raising a hand to
  signal a need for help).

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AED 203 CheckPoint Room Plan (UOP)

• Resource Pages 69-72 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 5
  Individual forum Consider that the way a
  classroom is arranged influences the extent to
  which students are engaged in the learning
  process. The room plan also impacts the amount of
  time you have to spend on classroom management
  issues.

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AED 203 CheckPoint The Roles of Home, School, and
Society (UOP)

• Resource Pages 7-22 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods Due Date Day 5 post to
  the Individual forumAED 203 Classroom
  InstructionCourse Syllabus Page 9 Consider
  that educational goals and standards reflect the
  goals and standards of the society in which
  schools exist.

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AED 203 Entire Course (UOP)

• AED 203 Assignment Science Experiment
• AED 203 Capstone Discussion Question
• AED 203 Final Project Effective Classroom
  Management Plan
• AED 203 WEEK 1 ONE DISCUSSION 1
• AED 203 WEEK 1 ONE DISCUSSION 2
• AED 203 CheckPoint Room Plan
• AED 203 CheckPoint Effective Lesson Plan

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AED 203 Final Project Effective Classroom
Management Plan (UOP)

• Resource Appendix A Due Date Day 7
  Individual forum Develop an effective
  classroom management plan to add to your
  professional portfolio. Include the following
  sections for this portfolio componento
  Organizing Procedures and Resourceso Arranging
  the Environmento Monitoring Student Progress

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AED 203 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 post to
  the Main forum Post your response to the
  following Recall an effective teacher you had in
  the past. What made that teacher effective? As
  you respond to your classmates posts, identify
  ways you can incorporate effective teaching
  characteristics into your classroom facilitation.

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AED 203 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4 post to
  the Main forum Consider the following
  According to J. K. Lemlech (2006), author of
  Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the
  Elementary and Middle School, 6th ed., the
  school curriculum responds to three interwoven
  components . . . . One of these components is
  societal needs and concerns (p. 7). Post your
  response to the following In your opinion, which
  social, legal, or economic concern affecting
  learning in todays classroom is the most
  pressing? Support your opinion with examples.
  Ask for more information regarding areas of
  disagreement when you respond to your classmates
  posts.ReferenceLemlech, J. K. (2006).
  Curriculum and instructional methods for the
  elementary and middle school (6th ed.). Upper
  Saddle River, NJ Pearson Education.

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AED 203 Week 3 Discussion 1 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
  forum Consider the following Howard Gardner
  (cited in Lemlech, 2006) offers an alternative
  theory to measuring intelligence through
  traditional I.Q. tests. Gardners theory of
  multiple intelligences includes eight different
  types of intelligence (1) linguistic, (2)
  logical-mathematical, (3) spatial, (4) musical,
  (5) bodily-kinesthetic, (6) interpersonal, (7)
  intrapersonal, and (8) naturalistic (pp.
  33-34). Post your response to the following
  How can you provide for multiple intelligences
  using the direct instruction model? Give an
  example.

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AED 203 Week 3 Discussion 2 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4 Main
  forum Post your response to the following
  Teachers sometimes want students to work together
  in order to complete an assignment or a task. Two
  common instructional methods used in the
  classroom are group investigation and cooperative
  learning. When is it appropriate to use group
  investigation in the classroom? When is it
  appropriate to use cooperative learning? Provide
  specific examples to support your answers.
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AED 203 Week 4 Assignment Appropriate Use of
Assessment Methods (UOP)

• Resources Pages 157-177 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods and a Microsoft
  PowerPoint tutorial at http//highered.mcgraw-hil
  l.com/sites/0072964464/student_view0/creating_powe
  rpoints.html Due Date Day 7 Individual
  forum Consider that involving parents in the
  educational processespecially in controversial
  or innovative areas of instruction or
  assessmentcan improve relationships between the
  school and the community while enhancing student
  learning.

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AED 203 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 (UOP)

• Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your
  response to the following Being able to read,
  write, listen, and respond are basic skills that
  form the foundation for all other learning. How
  can English language arts teachers create a
  literacy-rich environment in their classrooms?
  How can teachers overcome obstacles to literacy
  or resistance on the part of students

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AED 203 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4 Main
  forum Post your response to the following
  Language arts contains both receptive (listening,
  reading) and expressive (speaking, writing)
  components but no content of its own. Suggest one
  way that teachers can integrate content and
  instruction in an English language arts classroom.

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AED 203 Week 6 Assignment Virtual Field Trip (UOP)

• Assignment Virtual Field Trip
• Despite the value of a visit to a museum or
  historical site, not every school budget allows
  for field trips. With the advent of the Internet,
  however, students can travel to exotic locations
  without ever leaving the classroom. Resources
  Pages 221, 235-236, 238-239 of Curriculum and
  Instructional Methods and a Microsoft
  PowerPoint tutorial at http//highered.mcgraw-hil
  l.com/sites/0072964464/student_view0/creating_powe
  rpoints.html Due Date Day 7 Individual forum

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AED 203 Week 7 Discussion Question 1 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
  forum Post your response to the following Some
  students experience anxiety over learning
  mathematical concepts or believe that math is
  mechanical and boring. What strategies can you
  use to help students cope with math anxiety? How
  can you make math class interesting and fun as
  well as relevant

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AED 203 Week 7 Discussion Question 2 (UOP)

• Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4 Main
  forum Post your response to the following The
  introduction of calculators and computers into
  the mathematics classroom has made it faster and
  easier for students to complete difficult
  problems. Technology should not, however, replace
  the students understanding of basic mathematical
  operations. What are some appropriate and
  effective ways to use technology in the
  mathematics classroom? How can you ensure that
  students do not depend too heavily on technology
  to complete mathematics assignments?

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