As a professional teacher in the state of California‚ there are many expectations that are to be followed and kept up to par. These expectations are called Teacher Performance Expectations (TPE’s). One very important TPE is creating an effective and efficient learning environment. This is very important for everyone in the teaching profession to create and maintain this TPE in their classroom. I am observing Mrs. S in a 4th-5th combo class at an elementary school in Denair. I observe science
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By being in the elementary school in the Hill District I have gained so many valuable experiences. I have been able to learn so much from these kids and my hope is that they too have learned something from Duquesne students. One thing that I have been able to observe at Weil Elementary school is health behaviors. This is a broad category‚ but there is one health behavior that I have seen numerous times in the first grade classroom I am in. I have seen numerous kids falling asleep during class time
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hands-on experiments. She is excited by this prospect but also concerned that her students will be disruptive as they go to their lab stations and work in small groups. She is also concerned that her students will get hurt if they are not careful at the lab stations. To alleviate her concerns‚ help Ms. Gardner: a. Develop a set of classroom rules b. Create at least three procedures for walking to and working at the lab stations 5. Sierra‚ a student in Ms. Gardner’s science class‚ is shy and often
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Cultural Comparison Paper There are many cultural differences between the United States and France. Some of these are simply social and others are cultural. Hofstede’s Value Dimensions can be used to highlight the differences between the cultures. Individualism vs collectivism‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ masculinity/femininity‚ power distance‚ and long-term vs short-term orientation are all characteristics that differ between France and the United States. In Communications Between Cultures individualism
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Cultural Diversity Paper Power Distance & Employee Satifaction Summary The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between power distance and employee satisfaction. Power distance is one of Geert Hofstede´s five cultural dimensions. Hofstede is a Dutch sociologist that has been studying cultures for over 40 years. Power distance can be defined as “the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is
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Integrative Intercultural Communication Paper Elie De Jesus COM/360 December 13‚ 2010 Don Case Integrative Intercultural Communication Paper “Health is a universal human aspiration and a basic human need. The development of society‚ rich or poor‚ can be judged by the quality of its population’s health. How fairly health is distributed across the social spectrum‚ and the degree of protection provided from disadvantage due to ill-health. Health equity is central to this premise
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Cultural Analysis Paper No matter how hard we try‚ or how much we study‚ it is pretty much impossible to become an expert on all the world’s cultures. It is possible however‚ to be enlightened on a few cultures through some effort and understanding. That is just what we did‚ through interviewing three people who were raised in cultures different from ours. The following are results from what we learned about different cultural dimensions. GENDER EGALITARIANISM Gender egalitarianism‚ as defined
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Introduction This paper is to discuss my experience on a trip to Orlando‚ what I saw and what value those experience had for me as an expression of 21st century culture in this country. Some connections discovered between the event and different topics we have been reviewing on this course will also be discussed. Cultural Event As a great fan of visual arts of any kinds with special interest in sculpture and figurative art painting‚ I visited a place called “Holy Land Experience” in Orlando‚
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Cultural and Disease Paper While there are many endocrine diseases‚ the most common one in the United States is diabetes (Erika Gebel‚ 2010). The prevalence of endocrine diabetes is extremely high among the Arab people. There are many factor that make the Arab population vulnerable to diabetes and other endocrine disorders. Social and cultural influences also influence the development and treatment of many disease within the Arab and Islamic world. Community-based culturally sensitive intervention
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Cultural Comparisons Paper #1 I decided to research Saudi Arabia because Saudi Arabia has been in the news a lot lately and I wanted to have a better understanding of the culture. There are a lot of stereotypes associated with Saudi Arabia and the Islam religion and I think that the best way to overlook these stereotypes is to learn more about the culture and gain an insider’s perspective. It is all too easy to judge a culture from the outside‚ but by becoming educated on the culture it may be
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