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Including Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students In The General Education

Pages: 15 (4479 words) Sources: 12 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:71231641

… sufficiently to handle the transition or to make the most of the opportunity. Too many fall through the cracks as the researchers show.
Teacher preferences tend to be for inclusion as this is the general trend in most schools today; however, there is also the sense that … support system within a deaf community educational environment and if this is something that is available, it is typically discussed between parents and teachers to see if it is a viable option or one that would be in the best interest of the student.
Summary of Review … that the hearing world views deafness as a disability—which naturally creates a distinction in terms of perspective between hearing persons and deaf persons. Teachers and schools tend to be inclusive towards deaf students, but depending on the support systems they have in place they may not be ……

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Arizona Office for Americans with Disabilities. (2007). Retrieved from  https://know-the-ada.com/t4/history-deafness.html 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/language.html 

Curhan, G., & Curhan, S. (2016). Epidemiology of hearing impairment. In Hearing Aids (pp. 21-58). Springer, Cham.

Gallaudet University. (2019). Retrieved from  https://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center/info-to-go/national-resources-and-directories/schools-and-programs.html 

Hill, M. (2019). Embryology Sensory - Hearing Abnormalities. Retrieved from  https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Sensory_-_Hearing_Abnormalities 

Hyde, M., Nikolaraizi, M., Powell, D., & Stinson, M. (2016). Critical factors toward the Inclusion of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in higher education. Diversity in deaf education, 441-472.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (2006). Retrieved from  https://sites.ed.gov/idea/ 

Padden, C. A. & Humphries, T. (2005). Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

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Bilingual Education Handbook Compare And Contrast

Pages: 4 (1292 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:99565133

… ESOL Program Handbook,”2019). This Act forms the basis of the ESOL program. It is also consistent with bilingual language policy that calls on teachers to practice gender, racial, socioeconomic, and cultural equity (U.S. Department of Justice, 2019).
Castaneda v. Pickard 1981 (5th Circuit Court)
This is a … is to enable ELLs to attain English proficiency within a reasonable time. This goal is consistent with bilingual language policy that calls on teachers to create instructional plans that incorporate adequate time for English language development (Diaz-Rico & Weed, 2010).
The procedure for evaluation involves reviewing the ……

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Danville School District ESOL Program Handbook. (2019, October). Cloud Object Storage | Store & Retrieve Data Anywhere | Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).  https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/364/esl_handbook_updated_oct_2019_1.pdf 

Díaz-Rico, L. T., & Weed, K. Z. (2010). The Crosscultural, language, and academic development handbook: A complete K-12 reference guide (4th ed.). Allyn & Bacon.

Sutton, L. C., Cornelius, L., & McDonald-Gordon, R. (2012). English language learners and judicial oversight: Progeny of Castaneda. Educational Considerations, 39(2).  https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.1111 

U.S. Department of Education. (2012, May). Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs): A Review of the Foundational Literature. https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/title-iii/language-instruction-ed-programs-report.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice. (2019, October 15). Types of educational opportunities discrimination. https://www.justice.gov/crt/types-educational-opportunities-discrimination

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Disruptive Behaviors Of Students

Pages: 7 (2148 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Case Study Document #:28118148

...Teacher Hypothetical Case Study
Subjects
Two students, Jack and Bob, determined as aggressive by their educators and chosen using purposive sampling, made up the participants of the study. The two are, at present, enrolled in a behavioral support classroom setting. Neither has knowingly taken part in any research or been involved with self-monitoring or tactile prompt interventions. Both were enrolled in the very same class, require behavioral support, and suffer from various disabilities.
Setting
The setting of the research was a self-contained classroom, with the two students referred for serious behavioral issues. Both took part in a behavioral support unit-developed token-economy points system. For system maintenance, a fresh point sheet was utilized every day. Individual sheets illustrated frequency measure tables, for how many times each child displayed aggressive conduct. Sessions (of a ten-minute duration for each subject) were conducted in the course of routine scholastic instruction/teaching on regular school days, occurring……

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Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2018). Research methods in applied behavior analysis, 2nd edition. Routledge.

Barlow, D. H., Nock, M., & Hersen, M. (2009). Single case experimental designs: Strategies for studying behavior for change (No. Sirsi) i9780205474554).

Carr, J. E. (2005). Recommendations for reporting multiple?baseline designs across participants. Behavioral Interventions: Theory & Practice in Residential & Community?Based Clinical Programs, 20(3), 219-224.

Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward W.L. (2020). Applied Behaviour Analysis (Third Edition). Pearson Education, Inc.

Petscher, E. S., & Bailey, J. S. (2006). Effects of training, prompting, and self?monitoring on staff behavior in a classroom for students with disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39(2), 215-226.

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Integration Of Social Networking In Design Education In China

Pages: 3 (809 words) Sources: 1 Document Type:Article Review Document #:38182762

… by Jiang, Tang, Peng and Liu (2018) looks at using social networks as a tool to facilitate collaboration among students and interaction between teachers and students in a Chinese high school. The investigations into the utility of social networks were conducted among various design and technology classrooms … researchers additionally “validated necessary techniques and design features required to make an education-related social networking site effective and affective for the students and teachers” (Jiang et al., 2018, p. 189). The overall finding was that social networking sites help to enhance the collaborative and interactive aspects of … overall finding was that social networking sites help to enhance the collaborative and interactive aspects of learning for design and technology students and teachers.
The study begins with a discussion of the prevalence of social media usage in China with nearly 500 million people using social media, … (Jiang et al., 2018, p.……

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Jiang, H., Tang, M., Peng, X., & Liu, X. (2018). Learning design and technology through social networks for high school students in China. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 28(1), 189-206.

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To Chief Diversity Office

Pages: 6 (1725 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Memorandum Document #:80199723

...Teacher To: Chief Diversity Office
From: Higher Education Consultant
Date: 19th March 2019
Subject: Institutional-wide diversity and inclusion strategic plans
Part 1:
1. Harvard University
Harvard University is evidently a diverse institution that valued diversity and inclusion. At Harvard, the administrators, faculty, staff, and students representing various races, interests, ages, and backgrounds come to pursue their common goals (Harvard.edu, 2019). Harvard works towards providing an environment that promotes inclusiveness of culture and racial diversity. The assistant to the Harvard University President has an office whose mission is to deliver a sustained and wholesome effort towards the development, advancement, and coordination of inclusive excellence, equal opportunity, and diversity (Harvard.edu, 2019). At Harvard employees get equal opportunity notwithstanding their race or gender. Labor organizations, employment agencies, educational institutions, local governments, and private employers’ applicants and employees get protection against discrimination from federal laws.
The mission of the office of the Harvard University’s assistant……

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Harvard.edu (2019). Diversity and Inclusion. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://hr.harvard.edu/diversity-inclusion

Harvard University (2019). Mission Statement, Office of the Assistant to the President Institutional Diversity and Equity. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from  https://diversity.harvard.edu/pages/about 

Harvard University (2016). Pursuing Excellence on a Foundation of Inclusion, Harvard University Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://inclusionandbelongingtaskforce.harvard.edu/files/inclusion/files/harvard_inclusion belonging_task_force_final_report_full_web_180327.pdf

The Guardian (2019). Cambridge University\\\\'s poor diversity record highlighted by report. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jun/03/cambridge-colleges-poor-record-on- diversity-highlighted-by-report

University of Cambridge (2019). Equality, diversity and inclusion, Student wellbeing. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from https://www.studentwellbeing.admin.cam.ac.uk/equality-diversity- and-inclusion

University of Oxford (2018). University of Oxford Strategic Plan. Retrieved 19 March, 2019 from http://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/field/field_document/Strategic%20Plan%202018- 23.pdf

Walpole, M. B. (2003). Socioeconomic Status and College: How SES Affects College Experiences and Outcomes. The Review of Higher Education, 27, 1, 45-73.  https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2003.0044 

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Educational Assessments Fairness Constructs And Ethics

Pages: 1 (323 words) Sources: 1 Document Type:Essay Document #:26368681

… of those assessments for a diverse population. When consequential validity is also called into question, then educational testing itself becomes a quagmire. Yet teachers do need assessments to gauge student learning, or to provide students with the educational resources they need to thrive. Consequential validity refers to … educational resources they need to thrive. Consequential validity refers to the ways educators use assessments, standardized or not (Denner, Norman & Lin, 2009). Teachers unfamiliar with the concept of consequential validity may be acting unfairly without knowing, causing harm to students inadvertently. The harms coming from consequential … may be differences in student aptitude and performance, predilection and disposition, there should always be fairness in the ways educational resources such as teacher attention, opportunities, and technologies are disseminated throughout the population. Consequential validity is certainly a worthwhile endeavor when it serves the higher purpose of … throughout the population. Consequential validity……

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Denner, P., Norman, A. & Shu-Yuan Lin. Fairness and consequential validity of teacher work samples. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability 21 (2009): 235-254.

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Mind Map On The Secret Of The Childhood

Pages: 1 (208 words) Sources: 1 Document Type:Essay Document #:80136366


2. Allowing child to explore and exercise natural inquisitiveness (free will)
3. Children take joy in learning (Link with I.B)
4. Need for teachers to be humble, kind, and yet able and willing to discipline. (Connect with I.B, C, D)
B. Challenges
1. Fugues and Barriers to … learning how to integrate personal with the collective and how to contribute to society.
Responsibility of Adults
Rights of the Child
Child as Teacher
References
Montessori, M. (1966). The secret of childhood. Fides.…

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Montessori, M. (1966). The secret of childhood. Fides.

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Peer Mentors Compare And Contrast

Pages: 7 (1958 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:85195116

...Teacher Why Mentees Feel Socially Supported from Peer Mentorship
Compare and Contrast Essay:  Peer Mentors
Lucas and James (2018) evaluate the effect of specialist mentoring on college students with autism and other mental health conditions and found that mentees receive academic, social and emotional support from their mentors. However, the researchers also observed group differences between those with autism and those with other mental health issues. What makes a relationship between mentor and mentee work best according to the findings of Lucas and James (2018) is when the relationship is customized to fit the needs of the mentee: tailored relationships that focus on developing a personal relationship, empowering the mentee and constructing a “bridge” that enables the mentee to become more involved in the university experience were all seen as significant and powerful ways for the mentee to benefit from peer mentoring. The researchers also concluded the mentors benefited from peer……

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Ashbaugh, K., Koegel, R. L., & Koegel, L. K. (2017). Increasing social integration for college students with autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral Development Bulletin, 22(1), 183.

Beltman, S., Helker, K., & Fischer, S. (2019). ‘I really enjoy it’: emotional engagement of university peer mentors. International Journal of Emotional Education, 11(2), 50-70.

Colclough PhD, M. N. (2018). Exploring Student Diversity: College Students Who Have Autism Spectrum Disorders. Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, 21(1), 5.

Lucas, R., & James, A. I. (2018). An evaluation of specialist mentoring for university students with autism spectrum disorders and mental health conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(3), 694-707.

Rando, H., Huber, M. J., & Oswald, G. R. (2016). An Academic Coaching Model Intervention for College Students on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 29(3), 257-262.

Sarrett, J. C. (2018). Autism and accommodations in higher education: Insights from the autism community. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(3), 679-693.

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Qualitative Methods In Education Research

Pages: 6 (1944 words) Sources: 7 Document Type:Essay Document #:88925548

… need to work harder to shift those perceptions by forming strategic partnerships with public health and community service organizations. Alternatively, school administrators and teachers could learn how to mitigate negative parental attitudes by reaching out more strategically to high potential students. High potential students whose parents may … the language or cultural barriers?
8. What are the best ways of overcoming parental resistance to involvement: what are some of the strategies teachers and students can use to engender more positive perceptions of education as a whole?
9. Among students whose parents remain uninvolved, how can … focusing on weaknesses?
Interview Process
The interview process for this qualitative research is as follows. Researchers will use a convenience sample of parents, teachers, and administrators who agree to participate in the study. The interview process will take place in the form of focus groups.
There will ……

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Benner, A.D., Boyle, A.E. & Sadler, S. (2016). Parental Involvement and Adolescents’ Educational Success: The Roles of Prior Achievement and Socioeconomic Status. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 45(6): 1053-1064.

Castro, M., Esposito-Casas, E., Lopez-Martin, E., et al. (2015). Parental involvement on student academic achievement: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review 14(2015): 33-46.

Creswell, J.W. & Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry Research Design. Los Angeles: SAGE.

Hill, N.E., Witherspoon, D.P. & Bartz, D. (2016). Parental involvement in education during middle school: Perspectives of ethnically diverse parents, teachers, and students. The Journal of Educational Research 111(1): 12-27.

Ma, X., Shen, J., Krenn, HY., et al. (2016). A meta-analysis of the relationship between learning outcomes and parental involvement. Educational Psychology Review 28(4): 771-801.

Park, S. & Holloway, S. (2018). Parental Involvement in Adolescents\\' Education: An Examination of the Interplay among School Factors, Parental Role Construction, and Family Income. School Community Journal 28(1): 9-36.

Ule, M., Zivoder, A. & duBois-Reymond, M. (2015). ‘Simply the best for my children’: patterns of parental involvement in education. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education 28(3): 329-348.

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The Secret Of Childhood Maria Montessori

Pages: 1 (365 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Book Review Document #:23150560

… adults can employ if they wish to help children learn effectively. In the first subcategory, the author looks at the role of the teacher in children’s learning while in the second subcategory, she explores the role of the child’s environment. In the fourth subcategory, she stresses her ……

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Demme, E. (2019). The secret of childhood (Montessori)- Book review. Retrieved from  http://ethandemme.com/2015/05/06/the-secret-of-childhood-montessori-book-review/ 

Montessori, M. (1982). The secret of childhood. Ballantine Books.

Shugurensky, D. (2002). Maria Montessori publishes the secret of childhood. Retrieved from  http://schugurensky.faculty.asu.edu/moments/1936montessori.html 

Wordpress. (2019). Montessori philosophy. Retrieved from  https://montessoriphilosophy.wordpress.com/category/the-secret-of-childhood-chapter-discussion/ 

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