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EDU 623 Innovation is Our Tradition

• EDU 623 Entire Course (Ash)
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• EDU 623 Week 1 No Child Left Behind (Ash Course)
• EDU 623 Week 1 DQ 1 Skills Needed for Master of
  Education (Ash Course)
• EDU 623 Week 1 DQ 2 Effective Teachers (Ash
  Course)
• EDU 623 Week 2 Writing and Researching Skills
  Self-Assessment (Ash Course)

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• EDU 623 Week 1 DQ 1 Skills Needed for Master of
  Education (Ash)
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• You have selected a Master of Arts in Education
  program from Ashford. What skills do you possess
  that will make this a successful journey? What
  skills do you hope to gain that will benefit you
  in your future career? What are some weaknesses
  or obstacles that stand in your way?

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• EDU 623 Week 1 DQ 2 Effective Teachers (Ash)
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• In Chapter 2 of this weeks readings, the authors
  explain What does it take to become a
  professional educator? Briefly describe the
  important aspects to becoming a professional
  educator. Clearly explain five characteristics of
  effective teachers. Analyze your own strengths in
  these areas.

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• EDU 623 Week 1 No Child Left Behind (Ash)
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• The No Child Left Behind Act, the landmark
  legislation created in 2002, continues to make an
  impact on education today. However, there is a
  push to revise many elements of this act. Search
  for two articles in the Ashford Online Library to
  read and review on opponents and proponents of
  NCLB.

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• EDU 623 Week 2 DQ 1 Evaluating Research (Ash)
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• When youre working on your Final Research Paper
  project, you are responsible for ensuring the
  integrity of your research. Imagine that youve
  started your research and youve put in a few key
  words in your Internet search engine and 50
  websites pop up.

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• EDU 623 Week 2 DQ 2 Diversity in Schools (Ash)
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• Chapters 4 and 5 of Teaching Today An
  Introduction to Education explain the different
  age groups and diversity found in schools today.
  From your readings, what challenges do future
  educators face to meet the needs of the diverse
  student population? What are some solutions to
  these challenges?

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• EDU 623 Week 2 Writing and Researching Skills
  Self-Assessment (Ash)
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• Writing and Researching Skills Self-Assessment.
• Writing and researching are essential elements to
  teaching and learning. Early in this week,
  complete the following exercises
• a. Review the Research Guides section in the
  Ashford Writing Center to assist you in
  understanding academic research methods.

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• EDU 623 Week 3 DQ 1 Standardized Testing (Ash)
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• Read the article What Should Parents Know about
  Standardized Testing in School? and watch the
  video Notebook Standardized tests. Think about
  the current testing in your state. How does it
  guide instruction? What types of pressures are
  put on students, teachers, and administration?

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• EDU 623 Week 3 DQ 2 Blooms Taxonomy (Ash)
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• In a minimum of 300 words, utilize three
  different levels of Blooms Taxonomy (Chapter 7)
  to write three learning outcomes for an age group
  that interests you. Then identify three
  assessment strategies that align with the
  outcomes. Respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings. Following are two examples

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• EDU 623 Week 3 Lesson Plan Critique (Ash)
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• Lesson Plan Critique.
• Obtain, from the internet or a school, a lesson
  plan that you believe is of high quality and
  could be used in your current or future
  classroom. Critique the lesson plan by examining
  the objectives, activities, and assessments
  provided. Organize your critique in the following
  manner

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• EDU 623 Week 4 DQ 1 Educational History (Ash)
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• What impact has history had on education? What
  influences are still impacting education today?
  Select a time period or historical educational
  movement that you believe still impacts schools
  today and explain why. In a minimum of 300 words,
  answer the questions above.

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• EDU 623 Week 4 DQ 2 Public School System (Ash)
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• Review the website of a school district in your
  area. Note at least five programs or areas of
  service that either surprise you or were not a
  part of the school system you remember. In a
  minimum of 300 words, answer the following
  questions

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• EDU 623 Week 4 Philosophy of Education (Ash)
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• Philosophy of Education. To this point, we have
  learned about many influences impacting education
  today. We have been introduced to legislation,
  curriculum and instruction, standardized testing,
  and the history of education.

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• EDU 623 Week 5 Article Review on Technology in
  Education (Ash)
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• Article Review on Technology in Education.
  Research a current article (2009 or newer) on
  technology in the classroom. In 2-3 pages
  (excluding title and reference pages) summary of
  the article, explain how this technological
  advancement will shape education in the future.

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• EDU 623 Week 5 DQ 1 Philosophical Perspectives
  (Ash)
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• Philosophical perspectives play an important role
  in what is taught in the classroom. In a minimum
  of 300 words, explain the views of progressivism,
  essentialism, and perennialism. Which
  philosophical perspective is most closely related
  to your philosophy? Explain.

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• EDU 623 Week 5 DQ 2 Technological Advancement
  (Ash)
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• Read Chapter 11of the course text. In a minimum
  of 300 words, explain the five ways new
  technology can be used. Respond to at least two
  of your classmates postings.

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• EDU 623 Week 6 DQ 1 Is Education a Privilege or a
  Right? (Ash)
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• Week 6 DQ 1 Is Education a Privilege or a Right?
• From your readings and experiences, should
  schooling be a right or privilege? What impact
  has student, family, and societal rights had on
  the influence of education?

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• EDU 623 Week 6 DQ 2 Economics and Education (Ash)
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• Educational funding has been a challenge the past
  few years as the economy has weakened across the
  United States. What has been the impact been in
  your state? Utilize your state budget website to
  evaluate any cuts to education funding over the
  past several years.

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• EDU 623 Week 6 Final Research Paper (Ash)
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• Focus of the Final Paper
• One of the biggest decisions for a professional
  educator is to decide what area of education to
  concentrate on in order to have a successful
  career. This summative assignment is designed to
  help you choose your area of focus.

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