CDIP assignment Part 1: What is meant by curriculum? A curriculum is a body of knowledge or perhaps better put‚ the set of courses and experiences that you would receive if you studied at an institution such as a college. It is the whole experience of that institution. Kerr defines curriculum as‚ ’All the learning which is planned and guided by the school‚ whether it is carried on in groups or individually‚ inside or outside the school.’ (Quoted in Kelly 1983: p.10). However‚ one would tend to
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March 16‚ 2012 What Defines Us as Americans??? Over the years there have been many events that have taken place. These events not only affected the people and the world of the present at that time‚ but also the future and even the way things are today. Knowing this we must ask ourselves what defines us as Americans? There are series of events that all together add up to define us as Americans such as‚ the Constitution‚ Westward Expansion‚ and the Civil War and Reconstruction. What do you think
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How you define your worldview is how you see the world through your eyes. Everyone has a different worldview and different components to make their worldview. The three components that make up my worldview are God‚ knowledge‚ and ethics‚ because they shaped my thoughts‚ experiences‚ education‚ and my life decisions. The basic idea of whether there is a God or not is very abstract. It is impossible to prove that no God exists and it is for that reason that it is not considered a scientific concept
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What it means to be an american There are many ways to describe the american identity today like family traditions or or how you feel in time of tragedy. Another way to describe an american identity is the age of the person. How old the person is will affect their american identity because they have seen more than us more tragedy and that may have shaped their identity differently according to how long they have been around. A person who has been around longer knows more about America. How does
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knowledge into action is through the development of a learning organization (Gardiner et al.‚ 2001‚ cited in Stafylarakis‚ Eldridge‚ 2008). In this paper I want to shortly look at the concept of a learning organization and discuss the major issues involved in the development of a learning organization in a medium sized construction company. Learning organization The notion of the learning organization has been made popular by Peter Senge and his book “The Fifth Discipline” (1990) (Smith‚
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What is an Effective teacher? An effective teacher is one who is able to successfully motivate students to learn and equip them with the necessary knowledge‚ skills and values required to participate in adult life. To achieve this‚ teachers must continue to develop their own knowledge‚ incorporate various productive pedagogies and classroom management techniques; and ensure equal learning opportunity for all students. TEACHING AND LEARNING It is imperative that teachers recognise that they
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What is a positive relationship? It is a relationship that makes you both happy!! Building a positive relationship depends very much on having a foundation of love and respect for each other. One way to make a relationship more positive is to take some time each day to appreciate the little things. When you tell someone that they look good or that they cooked a good meal‚ it creates a more positive environment. When you do something to prove that you appreciated the efforts‚ the people you love
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The benefits of regarding positive and effective communication For the service user to feel welcomed and valued‚ in a health and social care setting‚ in a hospital‚ there could be a conversation flowing between a newly trained nurse and a head leader. For example‚ it could be a nurse’s first day at the work environment. She and the head leader would be talking orally‚ through speech. Also‚ if the service provider (head leader)‚ shows non – verbal interpersonal interactions by having a warm and
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The Atlantic Slave Trade had a both positive and negative impact on those involved in it to an extent. Britain’s economy benefited greatly from the slave trade as many industries flourished. This was an immense opportunity for those who were unemployed as it provided thousands of jobs. People were employed in industries like the building and repair of slave ships‚ selling the goods produced by slaves such as sugar and cotton‚ and banking. This resulted in the slave trade becoming the financial base
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Teaching has no rewind‚ no replays. What you do will affect the learner and eventually how he acts in a social environment where the teacher also dwells. In any event‚ if the teacher was able to communicate what is good‚ true‚ and beneficial‚ he is imparting goodness to the world. On the other hand‚ if the teacher was not able to deliver the goods of the earth‚ the world is deprived. The main goal of teaching is not encapsulated only in the learning of the basics of life but delivering them and
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