Laurel McCartney EDUC 648 Action Research Project Research Question This is my first year teaching a gifted class. I have three classes of Math students. I was distressed to find that one of the classes had students who were very critical and often made unkind comments to each other. I wanted to find a strategy to implement in the classroom that would help to build a team building approach that would result in a more positive atmosphere
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Pendulum is an object that‚ due to action of gravitational force‚ swings back and forth at a regular rate around a fixed point if it is pulled aside and let go. A simple pendulum consists of a weight hanging at the end of a string or wire. The path travelled by the weight is called the arc of the pendulum. The period of oscillation is the time it takes the weight to pass back and forth once over this arc. The length of the pendulum is the distance between the point at which the pendulum is fixed
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Affirmative Action Affirmative action is a phrase used to describe attempts to redress past discrimination by giving groups that have been discriminated against an advantage in allocating opportunities‚ such as jobs and admittance to colleges and universities. When affirmative action was first established over fifty years ago‚ the intended beneficiaries were African-Americans‚ but since that time‚ it has been used to help other groups that have experienced discrimination‚ such as women‚ Native Americans
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Action Plan for Change Walden University Action Plan For Change Excellence in mathematics education rests on equity—high expectations‚ respect‚ understanding‚ and strong support for all students. Policies‚ practices‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs related to mathematics teaching and learning must be assessed continually to ensure that all students have equal access to the resources with the greatest potential to promote learning. A culture of equity maximizes the learning potential of all students (NCTM
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Career Action Plan After going over all of my options over the past 2 yeas‚ I have decided that I would like to follow through with a career in small business management and administration. This career is contained in the Business Management and Administration. The duties and of this career include planning‚ organizing‚ directing and evaluating business functions that are essential to efficient and productive business operations. A Business Management and Administration career opportunities are
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The Rubicon Model of Action Phases The Rubicon is a mindset theory of action phases in decision-making proposing that care should be taken first in making the decision‚ then commitment sustained once the decision is made. The model suggests that there is an activation of different cognitive procedures in the process of task tackling by persons. Particularly‚ the mindset theory of action phases forms the foundation of research in the planning process (Brandstätter‚ Heimbeck‚ Malzacher‚ & Frese‚
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Everyday‚ millions of children are affected by bullying. Children go to school for an education but instead become harmed by their peers. Bullying doesn’t just affect a person physically‚ it can affect them emotionally‚ cyber‚ age and gender as well. Bullying has increased over the years and has become more life threatening. Children are being deeply affected by this epidemic;being bullied can not only cause depression but can lead to suicide. There are several ways that not only parents but everyone
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What Should Parents Tell Their Seriously Ill Child? Having a seriously ill child in a family is one of the most emotionally and psychologically draining experiences any parents can go through. The emotional needs of the child are of utmost importance‚ and the impact on family members can be very tasking. It is advisable that family members explore all support groups available‚ which can include family‚ friends‚ and social workers to help them cope with the life changing process of caring for a
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Mainstreaming Ill and Disabled Students into the Public School System Introduction The tension between exclusion and inclusion has been a shaping force in United States society and education. Public schools‚ in particular‚ have experienced stages of incorporating a larger number of children with disabilities into classrooms. During the 19th and much of the 20th centuries‚ there was a lengthy period of institutional segregated education for persons with disabilities. Today‚ many previously segregated
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Identify circumstances when children or young people may need urgent medical attention Some children may be too young or may not be physically able to tell you when they need medical attention due to a disability. Often children and young people can become seriously ill very suddenly which means that as a member of staff you should be alert to any changes in their behaviour which could indicate pain or nausea. When a child becomes sick or lets you know that they feel unwell‚ you will need to sufficiently
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