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Climate change has become parts of both the popular lexicon and the public discourse. Discussions of climate change often evoke passionate responses and fierce debate between adherents to different views of the threat posted. Many scientists had proven that climate change is actually happening due to the rise of sea level, the rise of global temperature, shrinking ice sheets, and the frequent occurrences of extreme weather. Despite many proven scientific evidences, some people are still…

in city planning has three distinct areas (Lovelace, 1993). These three areas include the education of planning professionals, civil service at both the city and national level, and his private practice and advancement of a systematic comprehensive plan (Lovelace, 1993). These three areas tell a story of an individual that had a profound impact on the city planning profession beginning from the start of his planning career in 1912 and still continues today (Lovelace, 1993). Harland Bartholomew…

As a teacher who is championing for this idea, here is the plan I would use. • Access the background knowledge. I will start by asking the students what they know about equity and equality. I will then use this information to know how deep the introduction should be. • Encourage brainstorming. I will then encourage…

Ashbrook, P. (2014). The Nature of Science in Early Childhood. Science & Children, 52(1), 24-25. To begin, this article is very beneficial to all early childhood teachers. It gives tips and advice to teaching young students science, and then explains why something should or should not be done in a science class. The author gives descriptive details as to what teachers in a science class should say to get students to think about science, and to think like scientists. The author then talks about…

Lessons of a Childhood Graduate Childhood means something different to each person. For some, their youth meant family and community; for others, being a youth meant self-discovery and independence. Regardless, everyone has a few core values they have learned from their childhood. For me, the most important parts of my childhood was adventure, sports and family. Adventure encourages risk-taking and new experiences. It allows individuals to discover their passions and a zest for life. Sports…

Education is the key to furthering social and economic development around the globe. Throughout history, philosophers and world leaders have recognized the importance of education in society. Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Even though many great figure heads agree with this statement, schools across the United States seem to be falling short. When the No Child Left Behind Act passed, the goal was to be able to hold…

I chose to record a 25-minute whole group, English Language Arts lesson that focused on the 7-Steps Vocabulary strategy and Sentence Frames. This lesson focused on two selected terms (play and dip) from the targeted story “Pig in a Wig.” As I began the lesson, I activated students’ prior knowledge by asking students if they remembered the two words that they learned the previous week. Students were able to recall the terms and their definition and were able to remember the way those words were…

Teacher: Michelle Kenney Title: Leaf Scavenger Hunt & Classification Objectives: Students will be able to observe, measure and sort tree and plant leaves. Students will be able to examine leaves individually and in groups. Common Core/Next Generation Science Standards/Science & Engineering Practices/Environmental Literacy Standard: Common Core: ELA – Literacy W.2.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects. ELA – Literacy.SL.2.1.A: Follow agreed upon rules for discussions (e.g.,…

Lesson Summary: 2 Minutes- Comparison of Pegs and Holes to Candyland. A slide with display a picture of both board games for the students to use in their comparison. This will conclude with the definition of a race game and how the two games fall into this category. Key Point: How are these two objects similar? What do both games need in order to be played? -Players, these are not activities that can be played by a single person. 1 Minute- Brief description of the object and the rules of Pegs…

Part 1: The case that I decided to pick from our casebook for this Teacher Moves written assignment was Case 4 Lucy (Grade 3). I decided to choose this case because of the grade level. Right now at my placement I am working with 3rd and 4th graders on math so I thought it would be appropriate to look at the teacher moves in this case. Throughout this case there were many teacher moves that interested me. One teacher move that I identified was, “In each lesson students first work in pairs and…