Our Previous Samples

• Visit the What Works ClearinghouseLinks to an external site. website. Choose a topic and explore the research on the topic.
• Discuss two ways an evaluator can use the WWC to address some of the concerns presented by Shadish in his "common threads" editorial from Section 2.3.1 of Chapter 2 in your textbook.

Discuss key components and benefits to the target population or populations if the program receives the grant (from the powerpoint)-

Assume that the administrator of a school district has appointed you to make decisions about integrating the latest technology into the K-12 classrooms. The district includes six schools: one high school, two middle schools, and three elementary schools, with a population of 2,000 students. There is a $200,000 budget available for the first year of the program. Recommend at least two types of technology and ways to integrate the technology into classrooms for teachers and students to use.

Provide a rationale to support your response.

From the Discussion Preparation, discuss the adoption of Common Core Standards or state department movement away from Common Core Standards to state-issued curriculum standards. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of staying with common core standards or moving to a state department-issued curriculum to meet the needs of learners..

Analyze at least three of the standards that currently have the strongest influence on the educational environment in which you work or hope to work in the future.

From the discussion preparation, assume that you are a veteran teacher and have been asked to present a brief presentation at the next in-service training on Bloom's Taxonomy and its application in the classroom. For the presentation to your fellow teachers, develop three to four learning objectives about the use of Bloom's Taxonomy that you would like the teachers to apply in the classroom.

From the discussion preparation, discuss the six levels of cognitive objectives included in Bloom's Taxonomy....  The six levels are knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. 

Provide a rationale and examples for using each of the three highest levels - analysis, synthesis, and evaluation - to promote critical thinking skills.

Provide the website or websites you referenced in your discussion, using Strayer Writing Standards.

Scenario for Assignments

Instructions: Curriculum Inception

1. Describe the school district for which the pilot curriculum will be developed using information from the school district's publications and/or website. Address the following characteristics: (a) geographical location, (b) demographics of the student population, (c) cultural influences (peer culture, race, ethnicity, regional), (d) regional accrediting body standards for curriculum development, (e) state and local policies and practices related to curriculum development.
2. Describe the specific discipline and grade level(s) for which the pilot curriculum will be developed.
3. Provide a rationale that proposes three benefits to the students of the pilot curriculum.
4. Provide at least four core instructional goals of the curriculum, providing a rationale for the goals.
5. Use at least three relevant, scholarly references published in the last seven years. (Note: Wikipedia and other nongovernment websites do not qualify as scholarly resources. Review the supplementary readings listed on the first page of the course guide for possible references.)