how the amendments of IDEA addressed the progressive improvements of special education

Key Historical Events

In the United States, special education is guided by four federal statutes, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 2004  (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 (Section 504), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

Public Law 94-142, Education of All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), passed in 1975, was a foundational congressional act, which required all schools that receive federal funding to provide a free appropriate public education for all students with disabilities. For the first time, this law guaranteed and enforced the rights of children with disabilities to receive unique educational opportunities delivered in the “least restrictive environment.” Prior to this legislation, more than half of all students with disabilities were turned away from schools or were provided a substandard education (U.S. Department of Education, 2015). The law, through multiple reauthorizations, is now known as the IDEA.

Since this landmark legislation was passed, key events have continued to impact the development of the field of special education. For example, in 1990, PL-94-142 was amended with a name change and updated requirements to meet the changing needs of students with disabilities and public education. This bill was amended again in 1997, and a final time in 2004 (ProjectIDEAL, 2013).

The legislative cornerstone of the IDEA set the foundation to “(a) improve how children with disabilities were identified and educated, (b) evaluate the success of these efforts, and (c) provide due process protections for children and families.” (U.S. Department of Education, 2015, Public Law 94-142, para. 2). Current and future special educators have an ethical responsibility to uphold these guiding principles as advocates for children with disabilities.

Please be sure to take about an hour to review this week’s Instructor Guidance; there you will find a wealth of useful information that will guide you as you progress through the week’s discussions and assignments and that can also be used as a scholarly reference in this week’s assignments. In addition, be sure to review the grading rubric as support for performance.

Initial Post: In three paragraphs, summarize how the amendments of IDEA addressed the progressive improvements of special education in meeting the needs of children with disabilities. Then, explain how special education law provides for an appropriate and equal public education as intended by the original iteration of the IDEA, Public Law 94-142, as well as the current governing law. Complete your initial post by reflecting on the impact that the development of these laws have had in protecting the rights of children with disabilities.

criteria that need to be met in order for contact between hostile groups to decrease prejudices.

Instructions

In Chapter 9, you read about four criteria that need to be met in order for contact between hostile groups to decrease prejudices. In this assignment, you will reflect on these criteria and develop a program to reduce prejudice. Compose an essay that includes the following components:

• an explanation of how one’s tendency to perceive others using either the halo effect or the fundamental attribution error could contribute to developing prejudices,
• a description of the four criteria used to reduce prejudice, and
• a discussion of the two criteria that you think are most important and why.

You must also access the CSU Online Library to find a peer-reviewed empirical article that provides supporting evidence for at least one of the two criteria you selected as most important above. In the library database PsycARTICLES, put your search criteria in the Advanced Search, and then limit to the Research Methodology of Empirical Study. These specific kinds of studies are also located in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.After providing a brief overview of the article’s main findings, address the following points.

• Describe a prejudice reduction program you could implement based on the two criteria that you previously selected as most important.
• Explain why you believe this program will be effective by drawing on research concerning prejudice and discrimination.
• Discuss how the program would be implemented. Be specific in who would be targeted, where this program would take place, and how you see the program being executed.

Your response should be at least two pages in length. You must use at least two sources as references for your paper, and at least one source must come from the CSU Online Library. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced, and paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Please format your paper and all citations in accordance with APA guidelines.

advantages and disadvantages of a transactive memory system (TMS) in project management.

DISCUSSION

Transactive Memory Systems (TMS) 

• Your project sponsor has come across some information on transactive memory systems (TMS). He is encouraging you to use it. Explain to your sponsor the advantages and disadvantages of a transactive memory system (TMS) in project management. Justify your response. After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their suggestions

discuss the principle of least privilege

Read five articles and discuss the principle of least privilege in at least 350 words. POLP promotes minimal user profile privileges on databases based on the idea that limiting user’s rights, makes the data more secure. This principle applies to users, batch files, and scripts. We will also consider pPatch management which insures that your database applications are up to date and using the most secure version. Explain how this principle impacts data security.

Use at least three sources. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list. Cite your sources. 

Required Readings

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Reduce-Windows-command-line-scripting-risks-with-least-privilege

https://www.bcs.org/content/ConWebDoc/8852

Required Videos

Principle of Least Privilege

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1f_k2yJqQ8

Patch Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ryu5rqsSiI

creation myths from two different cultures.

The two myths which need to be discusssed are:

The Mayan Creation Myth-More focus on this one.

The Celtic Creation Myth

Resources: Week 2 readings and activities, University Library, internet

The readings and activities this week were about the creation myths of various cultures. In one activity you discussed similarities and differences of the myths. Now it is time to write about two creation myths you learned about this week.

Select at least two creation myths from two different cultures. For ideas, refer to this week’s readings and the myths section of the Big Myths website for animated presentations of many creation myths.

Complete the Creation Myths Template.

Submit your assignment.

What are five to seven critical actions needed from a leader in an organizational change effort?

Given what you have read, what you learned from the leader that you interviewed, and other activities, answer the following question in a journal assignment:

What are five to seven critical actions needed from a leader in an organizational change effort? Support each action with references.

Why has OXO chosen to change its promotional strategy at this time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8z6Is5VOF8

1. View the OXO video using the web link above this discussion board. Then answer the following questions in 150+ words. 

• How would you describe OXO’s overall advertising strategy? 
• Why has OXO chosen to change its promotional strategy at this time? 
• Is OXO abandoning its old promotional methods? How is OXO blending a new advertising strategy with its promotional techniques that have made it a success? 

Do some research (Google searches are fine) to identify a company that ran into a problem due to their IT architecture (be sure to cite the source of your information).

In Chapter 3 of our textbook, the author discusses the importance of IT architecture choices on a firm’s competitive strategy.  He also gives examples of multiple ways in which an IT architecture choice either helped or hindered a firm’s strategy down the road (many of these examples are on pages 80-81). There are numerous examples in the news of companys that ran into issues because of their IT architecture. Your task this week is the following:

1. Do some research (Google searches are fine) to identify a company that ran into a problem due to their IT architecture (be sure to cite the source of your information).
2. Briefly describe the IT problem as well as the impact to the company (e.g., bad PR, loss of sales, etc.).
3. Make a recommendation on what they could have done differently in their IT architecture decisions (hindsight is always 20-20) based on what you’ve learned in this chapter. 

Describe and analyze the positive or negative impact(s) of international trade or of globalization on a country or region of your choice.

Instructions for Final Project:

For this Final Project, you must use economic concepts acquired in this class to address the questions. You must also supplement your text with researched information that will support your arguments.

Describe and analyze the positive or negative impact(s) of international trade or of globalization on a country or region of your choice. 

To address the questions, research must be done. It is important that factual information be provided so as to provide an accurate description.

You should include all of the following in your text, but can choose to incorporate additional information so as to provide a more complete response:

• Informational Introduction:
  • Briefly describe the country or region of your choice.
  • Focus on that country’s or on that region’s trade patterns with one or many of its important trade partner(s). You must use statistical data in part to address this point.
• Theoretical Question:
  • Incorporate at least one economic theory learned in class to explain how the country or the region that you chose benefits from trade.
• Normative Question: Using the knowledge acquired in this class, make a qualitative assessment of the impact of trade on the country or region that you chose. You may address the following, but can decide to address more questions:
  • “What are the specific positive or negative impact(s) that international trading or that globalization has had for that country or for that region?”
  • “Which group is particularly affected by trade?”
  • “Propose a recommended course of action to address how you believe that the government could increase the benefits or mitigate the negative impacts of trade for that country and its population.” You should provide a coherent argumentation or statistical facts to support your analysis.

General Instructions:

• You must incorporate in your final project economic theories learned in class and apply them to your analysis.
• You must state your interpretation of the information that you provided and then justify your interpretation using several arguments that you will need to explain.
• You should take a balanced position.

Special Instructions:

• You must write a paper of at least 2,000 words.
• You must use graphs and/or equations to present your information.
• Additional graphs should be used to present your economic theory used in your analysis.
• You must appropriately at least 5 references using the APA or MLA guidelines.

Describe how SQL constructs could be used to create data definition language (DDL) and data manipulation languages (DML).

An Insurance firm is implementing a Microsoft® SQL Server® database that will track customer information, policy information, and transaction histories. The biggest concern is providing access to the information each team needs. Sales representatives need to access customer information to better serve their clients. Claims representatives must access policy information to determine coverage. Supervisors would like to access transaction histories to monitor employee performance. Compliance officers often must gather different and varied information for various regulatory agencies. Mertel executives want to monitor key metrics stored in the database to gauge company performance. 

1.   Based on tyour experience, and your research, respond to the following in a minimum of  200 words: (1) Describe what methods you would recommend that the insurance company will use to retrieve information from its databases and why do you recommend those methods?; (2) Discuss whether you would use a custom application or a more generic tool like SAP® BusinessObjects™ or Microsoft Excel; (3) Discuss if a team of analysts would be in charge of running reports and distributing the information; and (4) Discuss if the same approach work for all the users? Defend your recommendation. 

2.   create a 700-word minimum – Database Administration and Data Governance 

Evaluate and assist company decision makers in understanding the importance of database administration and data governance in relation to building scalable and robust applications.

• Describe how SQL constructs could be used to create data definition language (DDL) and data manipulation languages (DML).
• Explain how the design would be checked from each role’s perspective, according to the information they require.
• Use these roles as an example:
• The administration team needs access to records and permission to update and enter new data.
• The development teams need to write the expected transactions relatively easily, which might depend on the degree of normalization.
• The application team needs access to any and all data to manage the interface.