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AED 201 Innovative Educator/aed201.com
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AED 201 Innovative Educator

• AED 201 Entire Course
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• AED 201 Week 1 CheckPoint Teaching as a
  Professional Career
• AED 201 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• AED 201 Week 2 checkpoint managing a daily
  teaching schedule part 1
• AED 201 Week 2 Exercise
• AED 201 Week 2 Assignment Interview with Teaching
  Professional
• AED 201 Week 3 CheckPoint Learning Needs of
  Diverse Students

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• AED 201 Week 1 CheckPoint Teaching as a
  Professional Career
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• CheckPoint Teaching as a Professional Career
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• Resource Ch.1 of Introduction to Teaching
• Write a 200- to 300- word paper in which you list
  3 to 5 factors that define teaching as a
  professional career. Elaborate on how these
  factors are employed by teachers on a daily
  basis.
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• AED 201 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
• Identify internal or external rewards that affect
  recruitment and retention of quality teachers.
  How do such rewards influence recruitment or
  retention? How might these rewards shift as new
  accountability-centered teacher reforms are
  proposed, such as merit pay and competency
  testing?

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• AED 201 Week 2 Assignment Interview with Teaching
  Professional
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• Assignment Interview with a Teaching
  Professional
• Resources Ch. 2 in Introduction to Teaching
• Schedule a brief (15-minute) interview with a
  teacher or a teacher's aide. The interview may be
  in person, by phone, via e-mail, or in an instant
  message chat.
• Include the following questions in your
  interview

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• AED 201 Week 2 checkpoint managing a daily
  teaching schedule part 1
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• CheckPoint Managing a Daily Teaching Schedule
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• Resource Ch. 2 of Introduction to Teaching
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• Use a Microsoft Excel or Word table function to
  propose and create a schedule of school-related
  tasks for a typical teaching day from the time
  you arrive at school until the time you leave
  school at the end of the day. Remember to take
  into account the education level you expect to
  teach (elementary or secondary).

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• AED 201 Week 2 Exercise
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• Exercise Case Study The Roles of a Teacher
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• Resource Case Study on p. 62 of Introduction to
  Teaching and the text companion Web site
• Answer question 5 on the text companion Web
  site.
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• Navigate to http//wps.prenhall.com/chet_kauchak_i
  ntrototea_2
• From the Select a Chapter drop-down menu, choose
  Chapter 2.
• From the menu on the left, select Increasing
  Understanding.

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• AED 201 Week 3 CheckPoint Learning Needs of
  Diverse Students
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• CheckPoint Learning Needs of Diverse Students
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• Resource Appendix B and Ch. 3 of Introduction to
  Teaching
• Identify at least two types of diverse learners
  as discussed in Ch. 3 of the text
• Search for effective teaching practices for the
  two types of learners on the Internet and in the
  text
• List effective teaching practices for both types
  of learners

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• AED 201 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
• Is it best to adjust instruction to teach in
  accordance with individual learning styles or
  should students experience and be encouraged to
  participate in activities that require learning
  styles other than those they naturally prefer? In
  other words, if a childs preferred learning
  style is visual and field independent (prefers to
  work alone), should all instruction be based on
  visual, independent activities, or should the
  student also be accountable for participation in
  group activities that incorporate other modes of
  learning

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• AED 201 Week 4 Assignment Characteristics of
  At-Risk Students
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• Assignment Characteristics of At-Risk Students
• Resources The Online Library and Ch. 4 of
  Introduction to Teaching
• Read p. 134 of the text, which discusses the way
  one school district addresses the needs of a
  group of at-risk students.
• Choose a category of at-risk students identified
  in Ch. 4 of the text

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• AED 201 Week 4 CheckPoint History of American
  Education
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• Checkpoint History of American Education
• Resource Interactive Timeline and Ch. 5 of
  Introduction to Teaching
• Identify the three major periods and the two
  major eras in the history of American education
  as discussed in Ch. 5 of Introduction to Teaching
• Copy and paste the following Web site address for
  the history of American education timeline into
  your Web browser http//wps.ablongman.com/ab_john
  son_introfound_13/0,9143,1377249-,00.html

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• AED 201 Week 4 CheckPoint Socioeconomic Status,
  Stud. Achiev.
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• CheckPoint Socioeconomic Status and Student
  Achievement
• Resource School Matters Web site at
  http//www.schoolmatters.com and p. 134 of
  Introduction to Teaching
• Navigate to http//www.schoolmatters.com and
  locate the district you live in or want to work
  in. Browse either district or school-specific
  data regarding SES status, then complete the
  following
• Identify the name and location of the school or
  school district you're investigating include
  this information in your response.  

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• AED 201 Week 5 CheckPoint Govern. Effecting
  Change in Schools
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• CheckPoint Governance and Effecting Change in
  Schools
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• Resource p.275 of Introduction to Teaching
• Write a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following
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• Assume you are a teacher who would like to
  address a technology issue at your school. Many
  of the students textbooks provide Web links for
  engaging enrichment activities. Each classroom
  has five computers, but there is only one
  computer connected to the Internet per room and
  the computers are all at least five years old.

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• AED 201 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
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• Determine which factors may explain that most of
  the higher per-pupil expenditures are found in
  the Northeastern and upper-Midwest states and the
  lower per-pupil expenditures are found in the
  South and West. In your opinion, what must happen
  to create a balance in school funding across
  regions?
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• Many U.S. citizens believe that parents and
  students must have the right to school choice.

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• AED 201 Week 6 Assignment Rights
  Responsibilities of Educators Students
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• Assignment Rights Responsibilities of
  Educators Students
• Resources Appendix C, the University Library,
  and Ch. 9 of Introduction to Teaching
• Complete Appendix C by filling in the following
• Perform a search of the University Library
  databases and locate four school-related court
  cases (with outcomes decided), two of which
  involve educators as defendants and two of which
  involve students as defendants.

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• AED 201 Week 6 Exercise Teacher Liability
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• Exercise Teacher Liability
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• Resource Introduction to Teaching companion Web
  site at http//wps.prenhall.com/chet_kauchak_intro
  totea_2
• Answer three questions on the text companion Web
  site.
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• Navigate to http//wps.prenhall.com/chet_kauchak_i
  ntrototea_2
• From the Select a Chapter drop-down menu, choose
  Chapter 9.

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• AED 201 Week 7 CheckPoint Technology Use Timeline
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• CheckPoint Technology Use Timeline
• Resource Appendix D
• Research the use of technology in schools from
  1980 until present day.
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• Use Appendix D to fill in a timeline with events
  to depict the changes in school technology since
  1980. You must discuss a minimum of two events
  per decade, for a total of at least six events.

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• AED 201 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
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• Are there certain curricular areas in which
  technology is more useful than in others? Explain
  your answer.
• According to Ch. 12 of the text, there are
  barriers that prevent the implementation of
  technology in classrooms. Based on your
  experiences or observations, what barriers exist
  that are not mentioned in Ch. 12? Discuss
  possible solutions to these barriers. You may
  want to use the Internet to research this topic.
   

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• AED 201 Week 8 Assignment Mentoring vs Induction
  Programs
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• Assignment Mentoring vs. Induction Programs
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• Resources Web search or University Library, and
  Ch. 13 in Introduction to Teaching
• Examine programs that encourage individuals to
  stay in the profession of teaching and lower the
  attrition rate.
• Write a 1,000- to 1,200-word paper addressing the
  following

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• AED 201 Week 8 Exercise Characteristics of
  Effective Classrooms
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• Exercise Characteristics of Effective Classrooms
  
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• Resource Introduction to Teaching companion Web
  site at http//wps.prenhall.com/chet_kauchak_intro
  totea_2
• Read the case study on p. 421 of the text.
• Complete question 11 on the text companion Web
  site.

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• AED 201 Week 9 Capstone DQ
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• Capstone Discussion Question
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• How has this course impacted your impressions of
  what to expect personally and professionally as
  you enter a career in education?

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• AED 201 Week 9 Final Project Professional
  Development Plan
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• Final Project Professional Development Plan
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• Resources Introduction to Teaching, Appendix A,
  and INTASC principles at http//cte.jhu.edu/pds/re
  sources/intasc_principles.htm
• Review the guidelines in Appendix A.
• Use Appendix A to help you create a Professional
  Development Plana component that may be added to
  your professional portfolio.

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