Assessment Context: This assignment is used in the second course the M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Leadership. The assessment measures the understanding, use, and development of learning theories in application to practice. The minimum passing score for this critical assessment is 105.5 points. Note: This course includes this assignment as a critical assessment documenting your learning on the national standards listed below. Please see the course syllabus or further information on the critical assessment policy. It is important to review the materials below and the critical assessment rubric Click for more options before you begin this assignment. You will write a scholarly paper based on best instructional practices. Frame your paper focused on a specific context (e.g., high school biology) so you can generate ideas for application as you write your paper. For example: If you are a kindergarten teacher you will write from that perspective and your examples will be based on best practices for that age group. Within this paper you will address the following areas (please remember to stay focused on your chosen context): Describe your context (e.g., grade/subject taught, description of student population) How learning occurs Explain how learning occurs in the context you described Include a concise description that addresses the relevance of the learning theories discussed in this course to your beliefs about effective learning for your context. Based on the tenants of their theories, identify those theorists that best align with your beliefs about learning and explain the alignment(s). Best practices for achieving the learning process in the context you described. Address: Teaching and learning strategies Cognitive science Include other ideas as relevant Individual needs of students and families. Identify and illustrate three examples from your practice where student and family backgrounds have enhanced or challenged your beliefs about how learning occurs. Throughout your paper, please use examples from your teaching context as well as citations from your course readings and research. You must include at least three scholarly sources cited in-text and included as part of a reference list according to APA formatting guidelines (use direct quotes sparingly in order to prevent plagiarism). IMPORTANT: I am currently a kindergarten teacher in a low social-economic school. I really need my paper to reflect this. I work for Houston ISD. Please use stats from that school district. Please use this person as a reference: Carey, B. (2014). How we learn: The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens. New York: Random House.
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