Describe any observations in the classrooms or in the videos that highlighted specific classroom management rules/strategies. Make sure to identify the video(s) in your response.

Directions

There are 8 videos of classroom teaching and diversity issues. You need to watch all videos to complete the reflection paper assignment. Try to think about this in terms of either in-person teaching or virtual or a combination of videos, in-person observation, and interview of a teacher.

These videos are not to offend anyone but to discuss issues of diversity and classroom teaching. The instructor does not want to impose his own views on anyone but to allow you to study issues as a way of the learning process.

After watching the videos and interviewing a teacher or visiting a classroom, you should have enough information to write your final paper. Your final paper will include responses to the following questions:

1. Describe any observations in the classrooms or in the videos that highlighted specific classroom management rules/strategies. Make sure to identify the video(s) in your response.

2. If you were the teacher in these classes, identify at least two classroom management strategies that you would use. Be clear.

3. Finally, based on your personal experiences in-classroom observation and discussions with teachers, share your thoughts about how the classroom management strategies from this course will help you to teach all students in your future teaching assignments.  Also, include some ways you could avoid possible ineffective management strategies you may have encountered or viewed in the videos.

To submit your response, you should develop a response in a Word document and attach it.

There is a limit of words for this assignment. You must write a response in no more than 1000 words. Quality of response is important. You must complete the attached timesheet and submit it with your final paper.

Good Luck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgIxK0WNis      Second Grade Lesson on Fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxJSwa_b3A      First Grade Literacy Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR1rZ71ZKcA       First Grade Wonders Day Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIk1-ck4c6Q        Prague Kindergarten – English Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjNv2dQCFEk       Kindergarten Writing Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKxAyy0MBiQ       Fourth Grade ELA Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQzv4wxmUE     First Grade Math Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL_p-6UQDZQ      Third Grade Reading – Character Traits

Would you recommend that ExxonMobil use a single company- wide cost of capital for analyzing capital expenditures in all its business units? Why or why not?

EXXONMOBIL

 

ExxonMobil ( XOM) is one of the half- dozen major oil companies in the world. The firm has four primary operating divisions ( upstream, downstream, chemical, and global services) as well as a number of operating companies that it has acquired over the years. A recent major acquisition was XTO Energy, which was acquired in 2009 for $ 41 billion. The XTO acquisition gave ExxonMobil a significant presence in the development of domestic unconventional natural gas resources, includ-ing the development of shale gas formations, which was booming at the time. Assume that you have just been hired to be an analyst working for ExxonMobil’s chief financial officer. Your first assignment was to look into the proper cost of capital for use in making corporate investments across the company’s many business units.

 

a. Would you recommend that ExxonMobil use a single company- wide cost of capital for analyzing capital expenditures in all its business units? Why or why not?

 

b. If you were to evaluate divisional costs of capital, how would you go about estimating these costs of capital for ExxonMobil? Discuss how you would approach the problem in terms of how you would evaluate the weights to use for various sources of capital as well as how you would estimate the costs of individual sources of capital for each division.

 

Instructions: In 600-750 words 2-3 pages. Your paper must include at least two scholarly journal references (in addition to your book).

Explain what Sara did well as an adaptive leader and where she could improve. Did she show emotional intelligence? Explain why or why not.

Ellen opened up to Sara about her harassment experiences with Dr. Tkachyck. As you read this week, an adaptive leader utilizes four key components (emotional intelligence, organizational justice, character, and development) to mobilize coworkers to develop a solution. Analyze both scenarios—when Sara filed a report and when she didn’t. Explain what Sara did well as an adaptive leader and where she could improve. Did she show emotional intelligence? Explain why or why not.

Please view the video below.

https://youtu.be/m3WiORr-oyw

What areas of physical examination are important for this patient?

Child and Adolescent Asthma video transcripts

  • Assess the case study
  • Answer the questions within the case study(1-What preliminary diagnosis are you considering at this time? 2- What areas of physical examination are important for this patient?, 3- What are your 3 diagnostics considerations in order of priority?, 4- List 3 next steps in your diagnostic workup)
  • Case study transcripts attached below
Would you support the use of therapeutic cloning in order to produce ES cells for treatment of disease or injury? Why or why not?

Discussion 5: Stem Cell Research

Standing in the voting booth, Raina hesitated. It was November 2, 2004, and she had to make her final decision on how to vote for California Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. Proposition 71, a $3 billion bond measure, would fund embryonic stem (ES) cell research at facilities across the state for the next ten years. Raina knew that Proposition 71 had widespread support, including that of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and several Nobel Prize-winning scientists, but she was also well aware of the controversy surrounding ES cell research.

 

Well before Election Day, Raina had taken the time to inform herself about the ongoing ES cell debate. She learned that ES cell lines are obtained by removing a group of cells, called the inner cell mass, from an embryo that is about five days old (also known as a blastocyst), and growing the cells in a Petri dish. The cells are prized by researchers because they are pluripotent, meaning that they have the potential to differentiate into a wide range of different types of cells if properly stimulated. Proponents of ES cell research say that such cells could be used to cure conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and spinal cord injuries. In addition, ES cells could be studied to help scientists understand the basic processes of human development and used to test new drugs.

 

ES cell research opponents say that it should be restricted because it requires the destruction of human life. Raina found this issue to be one of great concern. She learned that the ES cell lines currently used for research are obtained from embryos left over from in vitro fertilization (IVF). These embryos are voluntarily donated, and otherwise would be discarded. Raina wondered if embryos, even those so early in development, should be considered human beings. If so, then producing an excess of them for IVF and then discarding them would be wrong. Might it also be wrong to benefit from their sacrifice?

 

Raina had read about stem cells from other sources besides embryos. Some, known as embryonic germ cells, may be obtained from aborted or miscarried fetuses, but this source is subject to the same sort of controversy as ES cells. Some very promising results have come from research using stem cells taken from the umbilical cord and placenta, and adult tissues such as bone marrow and parts of the brain. In fact, some of these non-embryonic cells have already been used to treat medical conditions, including blood disorders, spinal cord injury and heart attack damage. Such stem cells are obtained without harming embryos or fetuses, and for this reason their use meets with few ethical objections. However, they appear to be more limited in their ability to differentiate than ES cells.

 

Finally, after weighing the arguments one last time, Raina cast her ballot. The next day, she learned that Proposition 71 had passed with 59% of the vote. Now it is possible that similar initiatives may appear on the ballots of other states.

 

Should ES cell research prove fruitful, it raises the issue of a particular type of cloning known as therapeutic cloning. Therapeutic cloning would not result in the production of a new human being, but it would mean creating an embryo from which ES cells could be removed that would match the cells of a person’s own body. This would prevent the rejection of transplanted cells by the immune system of the recipient. Would you support the use of therapeutic cloning in order to produce ES cells for treatment of disease or injury? Why or why not?

List three significant details that are evidence of a poorly kept kitchen

Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” (pgs. 693-703)
1. Title Implications: Explain what the word “trifles” means. Do you think it is a
fitting title?
2. Symbolic Setting.
Where is the murder site/ farmhouse located?
B.  Inside the house:
List two things that let the audience “feel” how literally cold it is:
3. List three significant details that are evidence of a poorly kept kitchen:
4.  Thumbnail Sketch: Make a comment about each of the characters (one sentence)
A.  Attorney Henderson_________________________________________________
B.  Sheriff Peters ______________________________________________________
C.  Mr. Hale __________________________________________________________
D.  Mrs. Peters ________________________________________________________
E.  Mrs. Hale _________________________________________________________
5.  List two “put down” comments the men make against women:

6.  Why does Mrs. Hale get upset with the men talking about Mrs.Wright?

7.  Why do you think the women hide the dead bird?

Should society make arrangements to alleviate problems caused by The Robots Who Reduce Information Asymmetry?

Keep in mind that “The Robots” are defined in the assignment as “automated machines, actual robots, computer hardware, software applications, etc.)”

 

The Humans (Episode 2)

For The Humans that were not replaced by The Robots, the respite was short-lived. They soon discovered that there existed another group of The Humans that had joined forces with The Robots so as to destroy the profit margins of BoltonCorp. This newly discovered group has been known by many names, but the most ubiquitous name is customers. To the chagrin of The Humans Known As Employees, The Humans Known As Customers are just as necessary for the success of BoltonCorp, and their demands must be met.

The Humans Known As Customers have two identifying features that attempt to destroy the profit margins of any firm that crosses their path. First of all, they want the price that they must pay for the goods or services to be as close to zero as possible. Second, they want the value that they receive from the goods or services to be as high as possible. To put this in our Value-Price-Cost (V-P-C) framework, they want to maximize the V-P gap and minimize the P-C gap. Given that all of BoltonCorp’s potential for profits is derived from the P-C gap, efforts to minimize it are alarming, to say the least. (As if this were not alarming enough, BoltonCorp has actually tasked some of The Humans Known As Employees to make every effort to attract MORE of The Humans Known As Customers! In an unbelievable turn of events, BoltonCorp has actually increased its costs through marketing and advertising expenses to create more interactions and engagements with those who want only to reduce the price! Has BoltonCorp lost its mind? Does it even know that maximizing the P-C gap is critical to survival?!)

Meanwhile, The Humans Known As Customers have created and leveraged The Robots Who Reduce Information Asymmetry (Web sites, apps, price comparison software, product reviews, etc.) as their primary weapon against the profit margins of BoltonCorp. Information asymmetry exists when the two parties involved in a transaction have different amounts and types of information. For example, BoltonCorp knows the exact cost to deliver their goods or services, but the price that the The Humans Known As Customers are willing to pay is unknown. Conversely, The Humans Known As Customers know the exact price that each of the goods or services is worth to them, but the true costs are unknown. Both parties in each transaction desire the other side to be as uninformed as possible. Put another way, both sides are trying to maximize information asymmetry.

You are the CEO of BoltonCorp, a multinational firm that operates in 27 countries. You are sure that you need The Humans Known As Customers to be satisfied or else you will go out of business. However, you prefer The Humans Known As Customers to have zero information about your costs. Unfortunately, The Humans Known As Customers have joined forces with The Robots Who Reduce Information Asymmetry and have become much more informed. Some of the information they have curated is sourced from BoltonCorp itself through its participation in trade associations and competitive advertising campaigns and compliance with media outlets that evaluate products and services. BoltonCorp seems to be complicit in its own demise.

Answer one or both of the following questions.

Q1: Should you increase your efforts to hide information from The Humans Known As Customers?

· If no, how will you explain your decision to the board of directors that were hired to monitor your firm and defend shareholder interests?

· If yes, how will you explain your decision to the news media that report on your actions to the entire global society of The Humans Known As Customers?

Q2: Should society make arrangements to alleviate problems caused by The Robots Who Reduce Information Asymmetry?

· If yes, how would you go about getting laws passed that enhance the power of corporations in a global environment that seems to unanimously support the weakening of corporate power?

· If no, how will you explain the impending global layoffs to The Humans Known As Employees?