Scenario: You have been asked by a colleague or administrator to support other educators in designing effective instruction. It has been observed that most of the educators have been planning instruction using a traditional model. The objectives of the presentation are to explain the backwards design model of designing instruction, to provide an overview and rationale of the process, to compare and contrast the two models, and finally to provide an example that other educators could use as a model for their own planning. 

The presentation will consist of three parts: 

Part One: Effective Lesson Design and Backwards Design
In this section of the presentation, you will need to discuss the following topics:

1. What are the most important elements of effective lesson design? 
   
2. Why are good learning objectives critical to planning effective instruction? 
   
3. Provide an example of a good learning objective aligned with the Common Core State Standards. What makes this a “good” learning objective? 
   
4. What are some common pitfalls in planning effective lessons? How can we avoid these pitfalls? 
   
5. What does backwards design mean? 
   
6. How does the Common Core State Standards Initiative play a role in designing effective instruction? 
   

Part Two: Compare and Contrast Backwards Design and the Traditional Model

In your presentation, include a visual representation using a chart, diagram, concept map, infographic, or any other visual that compares and contrasts the backwards design model with the traditional model of lesson planning. 

Part Three: Backwards Design Activity 

In this section of your presentation, you should demonstrate the process of planning a brief lesson (not an entire unit) for any grade level through a backwards design approach. Your example should be a specific example that starts with planning for stage one (identifying desired results), then stage two (assessment evidence), and lastly, stage three (the learning activities). Your activity must be aligned to a Common Core State Standard.

Optional: If you are interested in honing your professionalism and speaking skills, consider delivering your presentation to an audience and videotaping it (you can include a YouTube link in the slides) or creating a screencast of the presentation using Screenr or Jing and recording yourself presenting the information. If you choose to record yourself or do a screencast, be sure to have relevant information on the screen (such as your presentation slides) while you are speaking and include the link in your presentation for your instructor. This could be a great addition to your professional portfolio and to any professional networks in which you are involved (i.e., LinkedIn, Twitter, or any professional organizations). Such a presentation can provide you an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and professionalism to others and to gain meaningful feedback.

In your presentation, you should cite your sources both in your slides and in your references using APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. You must cite the course textbook as well as at least one other peer-reviewed source. The presentation should be 12 to 20 slides in length, not including title and reference slides. Be sure also to save a copy of your assignment for your Final Project and for future professional development.

I woke up one august morning in a warm sweat. I ran to thr refrigerator to get a cold drink, but the refrigerator was broken and all the drinks were as hor as me. I walked over to my electric fan, but it wasnt working either. I then turned on the television and finally realized that the electricity in my house was out. Later that day, I went to the pool to cool off. I dived right in! I swam eight laps before I began to get tired. My friend jeremy then bought me an ice cream cone. I got a vanilla ice cream xone with rainbow sprinkles. Even though it was really hot, I did have a lot of fun… That was the story to my question. What character traits are described by the narrator? What sentence in the passage identifies the characters trait?

I must be able to read it in 10 minutes….covering all information requested

 

 

Advocating for Public Health Policy

Imagine that you have been chosen to represent a public health advocacy group as they begin a campaign to get legislation related to a health issue passed in your state legislature. You have been tasked with the role of presenting a proposed policy to the legislature and advocating that the legislature vote for the policy. You have been told that you will have 10 minutes to present to the legislature. Your presentation should be informative, but also persuasive. The legislature will need to make a decision about whether or not to vote for the policy based on your presentation. Your presentation should be structured exactly as if you were “live” in front of the legislature advocating for them to adopt the policy you are proposing.

For your assignment, you will need to select a public health topic of interest to you (you are encouraged to choose one related to your academic major or intended field of work) and a public health policy related to addressing the topic. You may select an actual proposed policy or create one that you think would effectively address the topic. Your presentation should provide enough information about the topic and the proposed policy that a reasonably educated legislator should be able to make an informed decision. Be sure to consider the various questions that a legislator might have about the issue and proposed policy, such as long-term costs and benefits, potential effects on business and industry (especially those that support politicians’ campaigns), and how the policy will support the health and productivity of state residents.

For this assignment, you should create an approximately 10 minute presentation* that addresses each of the following points:

• Discuss the public health issue that your proposed policy is intended to address. Questions to consider:
• Who does this health issue affect?
• What is the impact of this health issue on the community?
• Why does this health issue need to be addressed?
• Explain the proposed public health policy. Questions to consider:
• Who will be affected by this policy?
• How will this policy address the health issue?
• What will change by enacting this policy?
• Evaluate the impacts of the proposed policy. Questions to consider:
• What are the costs and benefits of the policy?
• What are the risks of enacting or not enacting the policy?
• How will the lives of people who are affected by the health issue change if this policy is enacted?
• Create an influential presentation that affects voting behaviors of legislators. Questions to consider:
• What information about this policy would potentially affect the voting behavior of legislators from across the political spectrum (eg. conservative, moderate, liberal, progressive; particularly those who might not support the policy based on political orientation)?
• What are the most important messages that legislators need to hear about this policy?
• How would the constituents of the legislators voting for this policy feel about this policy and a legislator who votes for it?
• What information would a legislator need to “sell” the policy to consitutents who were perhaps not in favor of adopting the policy?

*Note: Your presentation can be created using screencast software on your computer, the camera and microphone on your computer or handheld device, or the voice recording functions within a presentation program (like PowerPoint). Please see the announcement posted in Week 2 for more information on how to create effective presentations using one of these methods.

The Advocating for Public Health Policy assignment

• Must be an approximately 10 minute long formal presentation recorded as a video, screencast, or using the voice recording functions in a presentation program.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
• Title of paper
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• If the assignment is submitted as a video or screencast, your submission (via Waypoint) should be a document with the title page, a page that lists the URL of the presentation, and a page with your references. If the assignment is submitted as a voice recording within a presentation program, you should upload the slides from your presentation, and ensure that the first slide includes the information with the title page (as listed above) and a last slide that includes the references.

Business Law

Discussion question.