Life cycle assessment

Literacy Instruction in Multicultural Settings Kathryn H. Au Patterns of Interaction: Adjusting to Cultural Differences Kathryn Au explores cultural differences in teachers and students and the impact that being from different interactional backgrounds can have in a classroom when attempting to create a community of learners. Focusing on the importance of a composite classroom culture that is fostered by teachers armed with the knowledge of culturally responsive instructions or instructions…

interpretation of assessment measures are within the scope of their practice and that they are competent and trained (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2010). Therefore, it is essential that school counselors are able to understand the applicability of assessments with specific populations so that they are used appropriately. After you have read Arbisi and Farmer's reviews of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), compare each author's evaluation of assessment applicability to…

Freedom Quilt Activity would be a fun and interactive activity that students would like. It allows students to be creative and get-along together. I think it would be a great learning experience for students because it allows them to experience the life of those slaves who could not read or write. It allows them to appreciate history, geometry, quilts, and geology. I think it encourages them to reason and think critically. The article made me realize that quilts are just for decorations but…

Validity of the National Adult Reading Test, (NART). Introduction The national adult reading test otherwise known as NART, was devised in 1982 by Hazel Nelson, as a device to determine premorbid intelligence, and is used frequently in patient assessments and research. As an estimate of IQ, this test is utilised on individuals with declining mental health that is affecting their functioning ability, particularly cases of dementia and often schizophrenia and brain damaged patients. NART consists…

PARCC-Aligned Scoring Rubric for Research Simulation Task and Literary Analysis Task, Grades 2-3 Construct Measured Score Point 4 Score Point 3 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response demonstrates full comprehension by providing an accurate explanation/ description/ comparison and by referencing the text(s) explicitly. The student response demonstrates comprehension by providing a mostly accurate explanation/ description/comparison and by…

As part of the Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model (WCSCM), career planning is part of a threefold domain; including academics and personal/social needs. Career planning begins in kindergarten in the simplest of forms, such as, asking students what their parent’s occupations are and giving them examples of careers people have. In fourth grade, Hemlock Creek Elementary School students complete a Learner Resume. The student fill out their resume; including information on their…

The overall goal in personalization foci involves how well supervisee effectively managed reactions, feelings, and attitudes in professional manner with clients (Koltz, 2008). In addition, personal counseling styles and consistency serve as a baseline to professionally address countertransference, boundary setting, and amount of self-disclosure with clients (Murphy & Kaffenberger, 2007). Furthermore, personalization aids to discover the supervisee’s degree of ethical and professional behaviors…

using these new skills, the counselor will incorporate them in future lessons. After collecting and compiling the data, stakeholders must be informed about the results of the CSCP. With this final step, the Counseling Program Evaluation Cycle ends and the 2nd cycle must begin. To inform stakeholders, the counselor created a PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint will provide information on the counselor’s role in the school, one of the major issues students are facing the school, and provide a…

material for the State Exam will be a review for the students, this should produce so exemplary models of student voice in the classroom. b. For this phase of the edTPA I plan on having my commentary done for planning at the conclusion of my planning cycle. I tentatively plan on having my planning…

it is truly helpful to be able to gain a fresh outlook when working with someone else to help put the pieces together to develop a final product that highlights each of our strengths (for example, Sam offered to make the rubric for the summative assessment whereas I probably wouldn’t have been able to develop one quite as comprehensive as his). Learning from others while integrating your own efforts is an exciting part of the learning process and is a skill I want to continue developing for my…