Category: Writing

Special education has changed significantly over the past 100 years. Technology has enabled many of the innovations and changes and can be a great tool to promote learning in the classroom and throughout school districts.
Review the ISTE Standards for Educators. Create a 10-12 slide digital presentation for your colleagues depicting technology in special education. Your presentation should include:
Examples of technologies that improve student learning within a special education environment.
Examples of technologies that could be used collaboratively within a special education environment.
Considerations regarding student access to and use of technology for learning.
Include a title page, presenter’s notes, and a reference slide.
Support your position with 3-5 sources from the required readings or the GCU Library.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit assignments that are print deliverables to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Course Resources if you need assistance.
Rubric CriteriaExpand All Rubric CriteriaExpand All
Technology that Improves Student Learning22.5 points
Technology for Collaborative Use22.5 points
Considerations Regarding Access15 points
Visual Appeal3.75 points
Organization3.75 points
Research Citations and Format3.75 points
Mechanics3.75 points
Total75 points

In this assignment, you will delve into the first chapter of Roberto G. Gonzales’ “Lives in Limbo”. Drawing upon the rich historical context established in previous modules, which includes the impactful Plyler v. Doe ruling, the Lemon Grove incident, and readings on the Treaty of Guadalupe, your task is to analyze how these historical events intersect with the lived experiences narrated by Gonzales.
Instructions
Using course content, provide an organized and supported response to the following question:
After reading the first chapter of Lives in Limbo’ by Roberto G. Gonzales reflect on the challenges and complexities experienced by undocumented students. Discuss the implications of living in a state of uncertainty and explore the factors that contribute to the unique struggles faced by undocumented youth as they come of age in America. Could the Treaty of Guadalupe, the Hopwood case, and the Lemon Grove incident, and Plyler v Doe impact undocumented student’s current experiences?
Using examples from previous modules to further elevate your arguments.
Requirements
At the top of the paper, include the original prompt and the title of your paper (you must give your paper a title)
2 to 3 full pages
Times New Roman font, 12 pt., double spaced
1-inch margins (default)
submit online as PDF file.
Citations
You must provide citations from any readings or outside sources when you: quote from the source, summarize another writer’s ideas, concepts, or opinions, or any data pulled from the source. My preferred citation for this class is MLA or APA7, but any style is ok as long as you are consistent. For more information on when and how to cite in your paper as well as the citation styles and examples, please read The Students’ Guide To Citation Styles
Please review Academic Integrity policy in the syllabus– keep in mind, all your submissions will be reviewed by Turn It In, a plagiarism detection service which matches your text to online sources, submissions from other students, and published texts.

She asked for: (You have described many factors in the system. You have some places in your writing and citations where visiting the writing center would strengthen your paper. Most importantly is I don’t see your SAT analysis with upstream and downstream factors described (required element #2). I also don’t see your tool – (required element #3).)From: Systems Complexity / Diagnostic Assessment INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Total length of 5 pages maximum including tables and figures with a maximum of 1000 words narrative or ~2 pages single spaced): You will prepare an initial assessment of the systemic factors that at play in driving your system. This understandably will be exploratory and incomplete; However, it serves the purpose of assisting in getting feedback on “setting boundaries” and identifying resources and tools appropriate for your work. Depending on your role in your team’s work plan, you will likely be working with a sub-component of your system of the full system. The objective is for you to provide a succinct and insightful understanding of the key drivers of the challenges within the system and potential tools/methods that may be applied. This is a good first step in helping to define a “solutions landscape” for potential interventions that will inform your systems mapping. Your analysis should be based on the frameworks presented in the course for understanding the drivers of social-ecological systems. Your report must include:
Section 1: A concise description (refined and updated from above) of your stock-flow mapsystem, why your team chose this system, and the challenges it presents.
Section 2: Identification of key factors acting in your system using the SAT method: (1) structural barriers, (2) attitudinal barriers, and (3) the transactional barriers at play. Worksheets with examples are provided under “week 4” on canvas. Please include a discussion regarding around “where key factors exists” in the system, such as what you consider to be important upstream/downstream relationships among the key factors.
Section 3: Select one of the systems complexity tools and provide an example of how it may be applied to an aspect of your system. You can use any of the tools from from the Stacy MatrixLinks to an external site., Systems Practice workbooks (e.g causal loops), 5 Rs,Links to an external site. or from the Waters Center for Systems Thinking (behavior over timeLinks to an external site. / ladder of inferenceLinks to an external site. /stock flow mapLinks to an external site. / the icebergLinks to an external site./ causal connections) (https://www.thinkingtoolsstudio.org/courses/toolsLinks to an external site.).

Special education has changed significantly over the past 100 years. Technology has enabled many of the innovations and changes and can be a great tool to promote learning in the classroom and throughout school districts.
Review the ISTE Standards for Educators. Create a 10-12 slide digital presentation for your colleagues depicting technology in special education. Your presentation should include:
Examples of technologies that improve student learning within a special education environment.
Examples of technologies that could be used collaboratively within a special education environment.
Considerations regarding student access to and use of technology for learning.
Include a title page, presenter’s notes, and a reference slide.
Support your position with 3-5 sources from the required readings or the GCU Library.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit assignments that are print deliverables to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Course Resources if you need assistance.
Rubric CriteriaExpand All Rubric CriteriaExpand All
Technology that Improves Student Learning22.5 points
Technology for Collaborative Use22.5 points
Considerations Regarding Access15 points
Visual Appeal3.75 points
Organization3.75 points
Research Citations and Format3.75 points
Mechanics3.75 points
Total75 points

Module 6 Discussion (GS)
Week 6 Discussion
Read Ch 9/12 Podcast Assignment.
Due Tuesday of Week 6 by noon:
For this week’s discussion you will:
Review Ch 9/12 Podcast assignment
Post your topic choice
Post an outline the objectives and outcomes of the podcast or guidelines of program you are going to create.
The reason for posting this topic early – it allows Dr. Sammons a couple of days to search for readings that might support you in your endeavors.
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Chapter 9: Learning Content (New)
INTRODUCTION
In Brief:
This chapter gives good advice and tools for managing careers. It also provides guidance on improving employee retention efforts. Proper handling of dismissals and separations, including retirement are explored.
Interesting Issues:
In recent years, many employees have taken early retirement, but many experts believe that the next generation will have to retire later than they might be planning. They might do so in order to continue to fund the retirement of those retiring now. Social Security has already increased the ages at which future generations will be eligible for benefits. Management will need to find ways to stimulate career interests of older employees to keep them motivated and productive. Firms will also need to find ways to ease labor shortages by attracting those who may have already retired.
LEARNING MATERIALS
To enhance your learning experience on this topic, please review the content provided below:
READ
The following readings are discipline training guides.
Consistent Discipline
Download Consistent Discipline
This session should help the participant to understand the corrective and constructive aspects of the discipline, know when and how to use discipline effectively, and recognize the importance of applying discipline fairly and consistently to maintain employee morale and prevent litigation.
Discipline Policies
Download Discipline Policies
This session should help the participant understand when and how to use the discipline fairly and consistently for both constructive and corrective purposes.
Handling Discipline Progressively
Download Handling Discipline Progressively
This session should help the participant recognize the benefits of progressive discipline, identify the steps in the progressive discipline process, and apply discipline consistently and fairly.
Progressive Discipline
Download Progressive Discipline
This session should help the participant understand and follow the system of progressive discipline.
Other readings to support the module content:
How to Conduct an Exit Interview: Questions to Ask and Tips
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Really effective exit interviews can give you that insight. They can teach you ways to repeat good experiences and avoid bad ones. For employees, exit interviews are one of the last deep conversational interactions they have with your company. It should be their chance to give a review of their experience, an opportunity that affirms the contributions they’ve made to your organization.
12 Essential Exit Interview Questions
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An OfficeTeam survey among 307 human resources managers in the US found that 63% of HR managers said their company often acts on information gathered during exit interviews, for example by updating job descriptions, discussing feedback regarding management, or making changes to the work environment/culture.
Chapter 9 Content Video and Podcasts
WATCH
Business Strategies: Goals of Employee Relations (0:53) As a corporate manager, should you be concerned with employee relations? The goals of good employee relations is to drive productivity, which in turn drives up the profit, so retain key employees longer, weed out lower performing employees, and create a comfortable work environment.
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Positive Employee Relations (0:44) The importance of promoting positive employee relations in today’s business environment.
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In this video you will learn exactly what coaching is as well as 5 power words to improve your coaching today
What is Coaching? (4:22)
Links to an external site.
LinkedIn Learning (formally Lynda.com) course: Effective communication: Having Difficult Conversations. This is 50 minutes long – but you can break it up into segments ranging from 2-5 minutes. Consider this a class lecture. You will need to sign in to Linked-In using your Ace Id/Password.
Linked-In Learning course: Effective communication: Having Difficult Conversations.
Links to an external site.
Chapter 12: Learning Content (New)
INTRODUCTION
In Brief:
This chapter explores the process of establishing positive employee-employer relationships that contribute to creating and maintaining positive, productive, and cohesive work environments. The chapter also looks at what shapes ethical behavior at work and how to use fair disciplinary practices.
Interesting Issues:
As we continue to see corporate ethical scandals in the news, it is clear that ethics has become a major issue in today’s world. It is worth discussing what has changed to make this an issue. Is there more unethical behavior than in the past? Have standards changed, or is it simply that today’s media and communications shed more light on the problems?
LEARNING MATERIALS
To enhance your learning experience on this topic, please review the content provided below:
READ
Exit Interviews Necessary for Survival
Links to an external site.
Exit interviews could become another tool to help management improve the working culture, reduce turnover, motivate the work force and solve organizational problems. Moreover, it could be a new approach to achieving organizational objectives.
Document, Document, Document
The following notes list 3 of the most common pitfalls when documenting employee performance and how to avoid them.
Should You Pay Severence When Firing an Employee?
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When you fire an employee, even if he or she has only been with you for 90 days or less, for any just cause short of confiscating the queen’s jewels, you should pay at least some severance. It is a decent thing to do, remaining employees expect you to have done it, and it makes you look better in the worst of situations.
WATCH
Employee Rights Under the Law – Employee Lawyer Video Blog (02:58)
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The following video covers different employee protection rights in regard to discipline.

608 Discussion: Module #6
Need to answer following:
When analyzing operations do you believe it is more important to compare actual results or adjust to a normalized/theoretical value? Why or why not? Are there certain analyses that would be more valid with one or the other?
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Module 6: Overview
Introduction
In order to evaluate the performance of any business, the operating results must be accurately and completed recorded. Then, the financial statements are generated internally for review and modification to future forecasting. Ultimately, if publicly traded, the results are communicated via an earnings announcement usually on a quarterly basis.
It is imperative that departmental leaders are capable to read and understand their P&L statements. The more understanding behind the operating results, the better decisions management is able to make to improve those results. Having a strong P&L understanding will also assist in analyzing and interpreting marketing/promotions/events.
This module will help you to review daily operating reports and other internal management tools to assess the performance of a gaming operation. In addition you will learn the main auditing concerns for complimentaries.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Analyze financial information in the casino to make managerial and budgeting decisions.
Interpret a daily operating report (DOR).
Interpret a marketing/promotion analysis.
Explain how complimentaries are accounted for and audited in a casino.
Read/view
Read chapter 14 in the textbook
Read “Additional Info Review Operating Results”
Read “The Role of Analysis in Gaming”
Review “DOR Sample”
Review “Day Comparison”
Review “Marketing Sample” (there is a pdf and Excel version, both are the same). pdf easier to read on the screen, but Excel one great to use in your jobs
Read “Auditing Comps”
Requirements: TBD

Watch the A Good Life documentary in this module and respond to the following prompts (~300 words total). Please label your responses according to each prompt.
What was your reaction to the documentary? (This is not a summary or narrative of the documentary! Focus on your own reaction, thoughts, feelings, etc.)
What is something you learned through watching the documentary?
What are some specific connections to our course material that you saw in the documentary? These should connect specific concepts or ideas we’ve covered to specific examples from the documentary.

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Workshop 1 Draft and Responses
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What To Do
Step 1: The Draft
Create a new .doc or .docx file. Include the following:
An MLA-formatted heading in the top left corner (your name, instructor’s name, class name, date)
Your last name and page numbers in the top right corners (see the Syllabus page’s “Formatting Assignments” for a guide if you don’t know how to create these)
Use 12 pt Times New Roman font overall (you may use different fonts in poetry if you have a reason for using them)
Step 2
Under your heading, add the following:
The first 2-3 pages of a short story (fiction)Your short story should be double spaced and have a working title.
The story’s topic/subject matter is up to you, and should somehow speak back to what we did in the “Creator’s Subject” Module–personal passions, places, culture/history, the everyday, and transitions or liminality are all good jumping off points for your story. However, your story cannot be for children, and cannot be fanfiction.
AND
2-3 pages of poetry
Write multiple poems, enough to fill at least 2 pages. Strive for variety when it comes to craft; use rhyme in some, but not others, play with form, experiment with different rhythms and meters in each, etc.
Poetry should be single spaced. Boldface your poem titles, and leave a little white space between each poem—enough to show readers where one poem ends and the next one begins.
Topics/subject matter is up to you. Your poetry may have a singular theme that all share, or you may explore multiple themes. They should somehow speak back to what we did in the “Creator’s Subject” Module–personal passions, places, culture/history, the everyday, and transitions or liminality are all good jumping off points for your poetry.
A content warning is REQUIRED if your submission contains potentially problematic material. See the Workshop Content Warning page for more details.
Click here for an example submission file.Links to an external site.
This file contains work from past students, but with names removed. Notice that the formatting follows all of the instructions above (MLA heading, page numbers. It contains the first 2+ double-spaced first pages of a short story, and 2+ pages of single spaced poetry.
How to Submit
Open a new reply box to this Discussion.
In the box, you may add anything you’d like your group members to know beforehand, such as a content warning, what inspired it, etc.
Attach your draft’s file. Click here for instructions.Your draft must be a Microsoft Word .doc or .docx file. Do not post Google Drive links, .pdfs, .pages, or other file types, because many of us can’t open those (especially if we’re using the Canvas app on our phones).
If you run into any issues, please check “Canvas and Tech Support” in Module 0’s “Student Support and Information” page.
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Please write a 500 word or less essay using the following information. The essay will be checked for AI, so please make sure it will pass through an AI checker.
The prompt:
The mission of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is to build healthy communities by supporting qualified health care providers dedicated to working in areas of the United States with limited access to care. With this mission, we know that patients often need health care providers to better understand them as a whole person. This is particularly important among underserved populations receiving care. Please describe an experience in which you have contributed to the well- being of an underserved community and the impact/result of your contribution.
The experience I would like to write about is when I volunteered at the College and Career Lab at my dental school. It was a 2-day event for underserved middle school students where they got to learn about the dental profession and do a hands-on session related to dentistry. These students rotated to different colleges at the university to learn about different professions.
The mission of the program:
Nurture the high aspirations of underserved students by showcasing the diversity of post-secondary education and career pathways. We provide students the tools to navigate systemic barriers by facilitating access, awareness, and support to translate goals into meaningful and concrete pathways for educational and career advancement.
The activities of the event and led by me and other dental students:
-Presentations discussing “What is dentistry?” and how to be successful in high school and college.
-Tour of the school stopping at the dental school library, 2 lecture halls, clinic, and the simulation lab
-Simulation lab exercise: students poured up a stone model of an arch of teeth then placed sealants on the pits and grooves of the teeth