Category: Education

Given that advocacy is a professional and ethical expectation, teachers need to be taught how to resist political and administrative pressures and maintain professional obligation to advocate. Discuss advocacy strategies to support children with disabilities in the appropriate least restrictive school setting.

Prepare a list of 10 top tips for parents and 10 top tips for teachers to successfully advocate for children with disabilities. Read Rick Lavoie’s Links to an external site.Links to an external site.Links to an external site. article accessible at: https://www.ldonline.org/ld-topics/teaching-instruction/fighting-good-fight-how-advocate-your-students-without-losing- Links to an external site.

Read the Kaleuati v. Tonda lawsuit (October 2007) posted in the Module 9 folder. Discuss the settlement agreement and its implications.

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Prompt:
In this assignment, you will write a 1-2 page reflection (approximately 500-700 words) on what you have learned in Module 1: U.S. Educational System Overview/Variables that Influence Change and how this knowledge relates to your personal experiences or future goals in education.
In your reflection, consider the following:
Key Takeaways:
What are the most important concepts, ideas, or insights you gained from this module?
How have these ideas expanded your understanding of the U.S. educational system or the factors that influence change within it
Personal Connection:
How do the concepts and ideas from this module relate to your own experiences in education? This could include your experiences as a student, educator, or any other role you’ve had within the educational system.
Were there any ideas or discussions in this module that resonated with you personally? Why?
Application to Future Goals:
How do you anticipate applying the knowledge gained from this module to your future career or goals in education? Goal : Dean of Education
What strategies or concepts will you take forward as you consider your role in the educational system or in effecting change?
Formatting Guidelines:
Length: 1-2 pages (approximately 500-700 words).
Format: Double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins.
Citations: If referencing specific readings or discussions, please include in-text citations and a reference list in APA format.
Readings to use or reference: Young, D. G., & Zeng, W. (2021). An ecological approach to understanding the scholarship of advising practice and administration. New Directions for Higher Education, 2021(195/196), 51–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20408Links to an external site.
Stavrianeas, S., et al. (2022). Empowering faculty to initiate STEM education transformation: Efficacy of a systems thinking approach. PLoS ONE, 17(7), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271123

Introduction:
Teachers are responsible for using a variety of progress-monitoring strategies to evaluate and support student achievement. These strategies include formative and summative assessments, which are always part of lesson plans and should be aligned to both objectives and standards. In this task, you will describe a formative and summative assessment to support a three-part learning objective. The summative assessment will also include an evaluation tool. You will describe how you will use the assessment and evaluation tool to measure student performance.
A. Create a three-part learning objective that includes behavior, condition, and measurable criterion.
B. Describe a formative assessment, that could be used to monitor a student’s progress in meeting the learning objective in Part A, including a sample of what might be on the formative assessment (e.g., questions, things you might observe).
1. Describe how you will collect data when using the formative assessment in Part B.
2. Describe how you will provide specific feedback to students about their performance on the formative assessment from Part B.
a. Describe how the formative assessment feedback in Part B2 will help student progress in meeting the learning objective in Part A.
C. Attach the following to evaluate mastery in meeting the learning objective in Part A.
• Summative assessment
• Evaluation tool (e.g., rubrics, checklists, answer keys) for the summative assessment.
Note: The attachments may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc. File types can be a PDF, Word document, or jpeg of the assessment/evaluation tool.
1. Describe how the summative assessment is aligned to the learning objective in Part A.
2. Describe how the evaluation tool in Part C is used to determine mastery in meeting the learning objective from Part A.
3. Describe how you will provide specific feedback to students about their performance on the summative assessment from Part C.
a. Describe how the summative assessment feedback in Part C3 will help students understand their mastery of the learning objective in Part A.
4. Describe how you could differentiate the summative assessment from Part C to address a learning need.
D. Describe how you will use summative assessment data to plan future instruction.
E. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

Please choose a topic related to education.
Please read carefully the materials and follow the assignment content, and marking rubrics to get the best results.

Using the TEA T-PESS Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Rubric, complete the following: After reflecting on personal skills and knowledge areas as identified by the current principal standards, complete the Self-assessment form (pages 3 – 24 only) by providing a Beginning of Year (BOY) rating for each of the indicators. The purpose is to identify and reflect on your administrative-related skills and knowledge as you begin your Practicum. The outcomes of this assignment should be a basis for completing your Plan of Action Part 1. (20 points) There will be areas you have not yet experienced, or have experienced only slightly. Do not hesitate to rate yourself as Needs Improvement or Developing in these areas. Provide one to two paragraphs as the rationale for your ratings in the comment boxes at the end of each section. Use the Goal-setting form links to an external site. ( page 26) to develop one professional goal and one student goal based on your Self-Assessment Form. Determine which Principal Standards and Elements are addressed in the goals as well as the strategies, and actions to complete them, the expected outcomes, the timeline for achievement, resources needed, and comments. Complete the form and submit it along with your Self-assessment form. (20 points) You will revise, if necessary, and complete these goals during EDLE 5730, Advanced Practicum in Educational Leadership. You will revisit this form at the end of the second semester after completing leadership activities for the practicum. You must sign and date the document prior to submission.

Videos 1, 2, & 3: Understanding AT, Using Technologies to Support Diverse Learning Needs and AT Myths: After watching videos 1,2, & 3 on the module’s video page, reflect on what you watched and post a response that includes the following in a bulleted fashion. Put the prompt. Videos 1 and 2 (Understanding AT, Using Technologies to Support Diverse Learning Needs): Put a heading for each video. Then briefly describe in complete sentences in a bulleted fashion at least 3 things that you learned about AT from each video. Video 3 (AT Myths). There are 5 myths in this video. Put a heading for the video, then name and briefly describe in complete sentences in a bulleted fashion each of the five myths and what is true instead for each myth. video 1- https://youtu.be/DB9pKkZoJDc?si=AMP7AKoKl42dOJnf video 2- https://youtu.be/RY4eR2Ntxtc?si=aSxjuiDDyFIEO7cK video 3-https://youtu.be/oDsUi-EtpiQ?si=lIIaRLS395AYfCeC

Please refine and make it mirror APA academic writing. Please ensure that the responses to the questions are correct and AI-free, as the paper will be checked for the use of AI. Please have the responses conveyed in complete sentences.