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2. AED 204 Entire Course • AED 204 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • AED 204 Week 1 CheckPoint Top Ten Characteristics of a Multicultural School • AED 204 Week 2 CheckPoint Differences in Socioeconomic Status • AED 204 Week 2 Assignment Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status (Appendix D) • AED 204 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • AED 204 Week 3 CheckPoint Personal Statement • AED 204 Week 4 CheckPoint Sexual Harassment Scenario • AED 204 Week 4 Assignment Debunking Gender Misconceptions

3. AED 204 Week 1 CheckPoint Top Ten Characteristics of a Multicultural School • CheckPoint: Top Ten Characteristics of a Multicultural School Environment • Resource: Ch. 1 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society • Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum] • Use the lists on p. 7 of the text to create a list of the top ten characteristics of a • multicultural school environment. • • Rank the characteristics in order from most important to least important. • Provide a 100- to 150-word justification for your rankings. • Post your attachment.

4. AED 204 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • • Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • • Post your response to the following: Other than the obvious obstacles of prejudice and discrimination (such as, boys getting more attention than girls; minorities in poor schools; and so forth), name two other factors that have the potential to prevent equality in education. Elaborate on the two you choose.

5. AED 204 Week 2 Assignment Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status (Appendix D) • Assignment: Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status Matrix • • Resources: Appendix D and Ch. 2 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society • • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • • Use the information provided in Ch. 2 of the text to determine the potential impact of socioeconomic status on education in the following areas: teacher expectations, student tracking, equal representation in the curriculum, and financial support for schools.

6. AED 204 Week 2 CheckPoint Differences in Socioeconomic Status • CheckPoint: Differences in Socioeconomic Status • • Resource: Page 53 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • Read the Differences in Socioeconomic Status section on p. 53 of the text. • • Write a 350- to 500-word response addressing the following points:

7. AED 204 Week 3 CheckPoint Personal Statement • CheckPoint: Personal Statement • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • Write a 350- to 500-word statement that reflects on how your ethnicity influences your personal behavior, attitudes, and values. • • Post your statement.

8. AED 204 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • • Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum • • Post your response to the following: Based on the reading in Ch. 3 of the text, what factors do you think most contributed to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)? How does this decision continue to impact education today?

9. AED 204 Week 4 Assignment Debunking Gender Misconceptions • Assignment: Debunking Gender Misconceptions • • Resource: Appendix E • • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • • Consider that there are many gender misconceptions in education. For example, some people believe that boys are more suited for and more interested in math and science. • Think about other stereotypes that exist related to gender. How do these stereotypes and misconceptions impact education in the United States? What are your beliefs regarding ability differences between males and females in general and in education? What evidence can you present to

10. AED 204 Week 4 CheckPoint Sexual Harassment Scenario • CheckPoint: Sexual Harassment Scenario • • Resource: Pages 161-163 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • Read the sexual harassment section on pp. 161-163 and the scenario at the top of p. 162 of the text. • • Answer the questions that follow the scenario at the top of p. 162. • • Post your answers.

11. AED 204 Week 5 CheckPoint Equal Inclusion Case Law • CheckPoint: Equal Inclusion Case Law • • Resource: Pages 181-191 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • List each of the cases and laws affecting the equal inclusion of students with disabilities from pp. 181-191 of the text. • • Explain, in no more than 150 words per law, what requirements each law places on educators in their classrooms. • • Post your response. • AED 204 Diversity in the Classroom

12. AED 204 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • • Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum • • Post your response to the following: What are some factors that contribute to the disproportional representation of minority students in special education classes? Explain your answer. • Discussion Question 2

13. AED 204 Week 6 Assignment Religious Impact Matrix • Assignment: Religious Impact Matrix • • Resources: Appendix F; Electronic Reserve Readings for Week 5, located on the student web page; and the Compare Worldviews Web page at • http://www.teachingaboutreligion.org/WorldviewDiversity/compare.htm • • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • • Complete the following:

14. AED 204 Week 6 CheckPoint The First Amendment and its Impact on Education • CheckPoint: The First Amendment and its Impact on Education • • Resource: Electronic Reserve Readings for Week 5, located on the student web page • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • List five key educational issues related to the First Amendment from your reading. Briefly describe how each issue impacts the classroom. • • Post your response.

15. AED 204 Week 7 CheckPoint Legal and Ethical Issues Confronting the Education • CheckPoint: Legal and Ethical Issues Confronting the Education of English Language • Learners • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • Consider that in recent years several states have abandoned bilingual education, but advocacy groups have argued that something must be done to help English Language Learners master necessary competencies. • • Complete an Internet search to find at least two instances of conflicts between the legal and ethical issues confronting the education of English Language Learners. For example, some states have ceased funding for bilingual education and may not instruct the ELL students in their native languages. However, the issue still remains that the schools are responsible

16. AED 204 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • • Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum • • Post your response to the following questions: How should a student's language development affect the way instruction and assessments are designed? Why? • Discussion Question 2

17. AED 204 Week 8 Assignment Creating an At-Risk Program • Assignment: Creating an At-Risk Program • • Resources: Ch. 8 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society and Appendix E • • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • • Imagine that you have been asked to serve on the advisory board for a new, alternative school program in your school district. The advisory board must specify the factors that will be considered in determining which

18. AED 204 Week 8 CheckPoint Identifying Signs of Abuse, Drug Use, and Suicidal • CheckPoint: Identifying Signs of Abuse, Drug Use, and Suicidal Tendencies in Students • • Resource: Ch. 8 of Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society • • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • • Complete the following points: • Find reputable Web sites on the Internet that list signs to look for when children and adolescents are being abused, using drugs, and have suicidal tendencies.

19. AED 204 Week 9 Capstone DQ • Capstone Discussion Question • • Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum • • Post 350- to 500-word response to the following: You have the ability to choose three or four books for your students. Based on what you have learned in this course, how can you assess the level of bias and stereotypes in the contents of these texts? What are your criteria? Is there a level of bias you feel is acceptable? If so, how can that be addressed with

20. AED 204 Week 9 Final Project Creating a Plan for a Culturally Diverse • Final Project: Creating a Plan for a Culturally Diverse Classroom • • Resources: Appendix A and all reading assignments for the course • • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • • Consider that each person in the education profession should continually add items to his or her professional portfolio to represent his or her educational philosophy and beliefs. • Often, paraprofessional educators forget that the atmosphere of the classroom is as important as the instructional content being delivered to the students. It is your responsibility to support the rules for student behavior

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