Sue wants to order new uniform shirts for her staff. She has two printing companies to choose from. Company A is advertising a cost of $23 per shirt. Company B is advertising a cost of $19 per shirt plus an upfront cost of $45 per order. a. When should Sue order from Company A? Explain your answer. b. When should Sue order from Company B? Explain your answer. A2. Connecting life experiences to the problem is an effective way to make content relevant to the students (Van De Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013). I would ask the students questions to connect this problem to their lives. Examples of the questions are 1. How many of you are a part of a sports team, club, or organization that require a uniform? 2. How does the leader/coach…
Thinking about my educational quest, I realize IUSB made it possible for me to accomplish many of my goals. I must acknowledge that several of the instructors helped me stay focused on reaching my goals. Through learning higher order thinking, knowledge and skills to appreciate the Liberal Arts program and academic values, gives me the knowledge for encouraging others in their life determination of success. In my pursuit of developing higher order thinking skills I acquired tools of applying…
STOP: What are higher order thinking skills (HOTS)? Higher Order thinking is also known as critical thinking. It is when children have learnt to be creative, innovative, and evaluative (Byrnes, 2001, Read Write Think, 2018). In order to do this children are learning to: • Analysing (distinguish fact from fiction by gathering information and taking it apart) • Synthesizing (putting information together) and creative generation • Evaluating (judging the outcome) • Solving problems (hypothesing…
Frankly, I can say I learned too many things about developing a curriculum for high ability learners. Since I have to choose two, creating authentic, alternative assessments and higher order thinking skills would be my choices. We are working with gifted students which need everything differently than usual. Creating authentic and alternative assessments for them one of the most significant parts of teaching gifted. During this summer, I learned really important things about authentic and…
Golding presents conflicts that arise when society is uncivil. Within this novel, there are many items that have a deeper meaning. One of these important objects is the conch, which symbolizes civilization and order. Through the escalating tension surrounding the conch, Golding demonstrates that civilization cannot be kept in order forever because of individual ideas. After the tragic plane crash that stranded a group of British boys on an island, something as simple as a shell is so…
needed to talk to someone, and in all her years at the Tower, Melinda never turned anyone away. Nevertheless, she apologized, “I’m sorry to bother you, sister.” “My dear,” Melinda replied. “I am always here for you. Please sit. What brings you here?” Larah nodded and settled into a chair. She began haltingly, “The images ... from the Mirror.” Melinda motioned her to stop. “No one within the Order is allowed to help you interpret what you saw. Doing so risks altering the meaning of the images. It…
It was a dark kinda rainy night that Colt decided to call off work. He was sitting in his chair enjoying some coffee. He heard a call on the radio, that he still listened to even though he was off duty. That there was a convoy under attack and they needed backup asap. Colt decides to head to his man cave and get his gear. He first starts by grabbing his tight shirt and vest. Next he grabs his belt, cross, badge, his weapons, sunglasses, watch and his hat. Now he runs upstairs gets his wolf out…
The lily is a flowering plant that belongs to the Liliaceae family. There are hundreds of different types of lilies that can be found mainly in the Northern hemisphere. Lilies mostly grow in temperate and tropical areas. There are certain types of lilies that are endangered because of habitat loss from the increased agriculture in urban development. Liles are prone to various bacterial, viral and fungal diseases. Lily flowers are dated as far back as 1580 B.C., images of lilies were an ancient…
conditions. They were hesitant at first, and said it was a bad idea. They wanted to stay close to home so that if there is anything left that people wouldn't come and steal it. Brandon sighs, he sees where they're coming from, so he takes them about 30 minutes to a hotel they can stay in. He makes sure they are safe and settled in before he leaves them. Brandon then goes back to flooded areas to help more people. As days pass by he has helped multiple families. Brandon finally feels good enough…
backing from a company that has no debt and over 2 billion dollars in revenue. Fastenal has worked hard to start their growth and strengthen competitive power by growing internationally. The major move Fastenal has done to strengthen its international identity was develop the Fastenal Asia Sourcing & Trading Company (FASTCO) in 2003. The reason for this expansion was to expand the manufacturing territory of Fastenal and to give customers an option to source the products they purchase from…