Q1:
Visit http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html and watch the video (which lasts 18:49 minutes)
about Novelist ChimamandaAdichie on the danger of the single story. Outline specific actions that you might have taken as Chimamanda’s
educator to connect her school and home environment to benefit her learning process. Enjoy Chimamanda’s story.
Word Count: 100 words min. Include a word count in parentheses at the beginning of each post. Do not include the APA reference in the
word count.
Q2:
Francine was the precocious 8-year-old daughter of a friend. Her mother was trying to teach her to keep her room tidy. Francine would
leave her toys and clothes littered all over her floor. Her mother would nag her to pick up her things, threaten to give away her toys
to less fortunate children, and occasionally deprive Francine of her favorite TV show until she cleaned up her room. None of these
strategies worked very well or for very long. Then one day, Francine’s mother learned about behavior modification in her educational
psychology class, and she decided to try using it to get her daughter to tidy up her room. Describe some behavior modification
strategies Francine’s mom should try.
Word Count: 100 words min. Include a word count in parentheses at the beginning of each post. Do not include the APA reference in the
word count.
Q3:
On a recent trip to China, an educator visited four schools of education in different parts of the country. In each of these
universities, he saw a remarkable phenomenon. Early each morning, students would distribute themselves outside, on benches or on the
grass or, often, standing up, and would read their assignments out loud, all by themselves. He heard students at one university
reading an English assignment that was a dialogue that happened to explain what they were doing. It stated that to get ahead in life,
one must study hard by reading assignments out loud, repeating each section three times. Is this widespread Chinese study strategy in
fact effective? Make a case for why the Chinese method for processing information might be effective. What have you found to be the
best way for you to learn new information and retain it?
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word count.
Q4:
In a seventh-grade math class, a teacher was using a form of cooperative learning. The students had been taught advanced problem-
solving strategies, and the teacher was extraordinarily capable. She posed to the students an exciting question involving a king who
decided to release some prisoners according to a mathematical pattern that the students had to discover. The students were asked to
work together in groups of four to solve the problem. The students, in their groups, got right to work, excitedly using their
problem-solving strategies to try to find the answer. Everything looked wonderful until the educator began to listen in on some of the
teams. What was happening was that in most teams, one or two students had taken over the task. Other students were simply watching
them work. One of the watching students, who happened to be of an ethnic minority, offered a suggestion. “Quiet!” said one of the
working students. “We’ve almost got the answer!” How might the math teacher have structured the cooperative learning to ensure that
all students would be involved and would all learn to solve similar problems?
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word count.
Q5:
Computers can be powerful tools in the classroom, but they are not magic. Computer activities need to coordinate with noncomputer
activities and teacher instruction and should not dominate instructional planning. Even today, after many years of waiting for the
“computer revolution” even the most technology-rich schools often have difficulty figuring out the right place for computers and other
technology in students’ instructional days and fail to reap the great potential technology can offer. How were computers used in your
classes when you were in grade school or high school? How do you see technology changing in schools? Do you think access to technology
is equal across all social groups? What might be the impact of differences on student learning across social groups?
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word count.
Q6:
Rubrics can be great tools to use for assessments. They can also enhance student achievement. Read the presentation rubric found in
the course materials’ section and then listen to AdoraSvitak’s speech entitled: What adults can learn from kids at
http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html. Evaluate Adora’s speech using the different components of the presentation rubric. This
rubric helps assess students’ presentation skills in the categories of Eye Contact & Physical Presence, Speaking, Organization,
Audio/Visual Aids, and Response to Audience Questions. Please note that you may not be able to see the speaker (Adora) participate in
the “Response to Audience Questions” category.
Word Count: 100 words min. Include a word count in parentheses at the beginning of each post. Do not include the APA reference in the
word count.
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