Marjorie Benton

culturally responsive teaching.

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Scenario:

Ms. Hasbro has taught high-school Spanish for ten years. She would like to start differentiating instruction and needs to make some changes. Six of Ms. Hasbro’s current classroom practices are listed below. For each practice (a) explain why it is not a differentiated practice and (b) describe what Ms. Hasbro can do differently. When discussing what Ms. Hasbro can do differently, be sure to include components of culturally responsive teaching.

 

Use the following chart to complete the assignment and upload the answers in the essay quiz Blackboard.

 

Current classroom practice Explanation of how it isn’t differentiated What Ms. Hasbro can do differently
Delivers instruction primarily by lecturing    
Does not permit students to retake tests they have failed    
Records zeros for missing assignments    
Groups students at the beginning of the year based on the previous year’s achievement test scores    
Gives bonus points for classroom participation    
Gives a test every Friday    

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That does not give the students a chance to assess their knowledge, but it only makes them move forwards without fully understanding the previous topics

 

 Ms. Hasbro should give a second chance to the students to do the tests so that she may understand the students’ level of understanding. That will let her know if to repeat the teaching subject or move forward.

 
Past test scores will not determine students’ level of understanding this year. Therefore, Ms. Hasbro should not use last year’s scores to grade students.

 

 Instead, she should group students into a mixture of intelligent and promising ones so they can share knowledge and improve the overall performance of the whole class
Giving students too many extra bonuses for class participation creates an imbalance in grading. That can enable a student to pass a course even if they have not attained the learning level of understanding Ms. Hasbro should ensure the extra credits align with classroom studying to strengthen the objectives of learning. That will enable all students to learn and prepare for tests without basing o classroom participation

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Marjorie Benton

Shooting an Elephant

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For the Final Project, you will create a Resource Development Plan for a specific nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization you select could be the one you developed for Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector. The organization for this is NAMI.

https://www.nami.org/Home

The assignment must be presented as a 15- to 18-page paper (not including references, title page, or abstract), double-spaced, following APA format guidelines. Your weekly assignments will assist you in developing the areas below.

At a minimum, the paper should include:

  1. Organizational mission
  2. Description of programs and services provided by the organization
  3. Brief history of the organization
  4. Current sources of funding
  5. Potential new sources of funding
  6. Cultivation strategies (for each source)
  7. Education strategies (for each source)
  8. Solicitation strategies (for each source)
  9. Appreciation strategies (for each source)
  10. Role of board and staff in identification, cultivation, education, solicitation and appreciation (#5–9 above) of funding sources

Use proper APA formatting and include the following in your paper:

  • A title page and running head
  • An introduction that states the purpose of the paper
  • Level 1 headings to define each part of the paper
  • A conclusion to synthesize the entire paper
  • A minimum of 10 sources to support your paper
  • In-text citations as appropriate
  • A reference list

Your Final Project must demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge and critical thinking appropriate to graduate-level scholarship. It must follow APA Publication Manual 6th edition guidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. The project should be 15–18 pages (double-spaced), not including the title page, the abstract, and references.

References

Anna S. Artamonova. (2022). Financial resources management and assessment of the non-profit sector’s social efficiency. Journal of New Economy, 22(4), 97–115. https://doi.org/10.29141/2658-5081-2021-22-4-6

Drollinger, T. (2018). Using Active Empathetic Listening to Build Relationships With Major-Gift Donors. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 30(1), 37–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/10495142.2017.1326336

Ecer, S., Magro, M., & Sarpça, S. (2017). The Relationship Between Nonprofits’ Revenue Composition and Their Economic-Financial Efficiency. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46(1), 141–155. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764016649693

Finley, A. R., Hall, C., Harris, E., & Lusch, S. J. (2021). The Effect of Large Corporate Donors on Non-profit Performance. Journal of Business Ethics, 172(3), 463–485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04516-2

Gilroy Hughdonald Middleton, & Hyoung Tark Lee. (2020). Non-profit organization’s innovative donor management-the identification of salient factors that drive donor loyalty. Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 14(1), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJIE-01-2020-0010

Greenfield, J. M. (2010). Budgeting for fundraising and evaluating performance. In E. R. Tempel, T.L. Seiler, E. E. Aldrich, (Eds.). Achieving excellence in fundraising (ebrary version, 3rd ed., pp. 349-360). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Grossnickle, T. R. (2010). The trustee’s role in fundraising. In E. R. Tempel, T.L. Seiler, E. E. Aldrich, (Eds.). Achieving excellence in fundraising (ebrary version, 3rd ed., pp. 275-284). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Joyaux, S. P. (2009). Involving your board members in fund development. Retrieved from https://www.simonejoyaux.com/downloads/involvingboardfund_development.pdf

Kim, S., Gupta, S., & Lee, C. (2021). Managing Members, Donors, and Member-Donors for Effective Nonprofit Fundraising. Journal of Marketing, 85(3), 220–239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022242921994587

McLoughlin, J. (2017). Advantage, meaning, and pleasure: Reframing the interaction between major‐gift fundraisers and philanthropists. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 22(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1600

NAMI. (n.d.). Home: Nami: National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI. Retrieved June 20, 2022, from https://www.nami.org/Home

ROSHAYANI, A., MOHD HISHAM, M., NUR EZAN, R., RUHAINI, M., & RAMESH, N. (2018). Desired board capabilities for good governance in non-profit organizations. Administration & Public Management Review, 30, 127–140. https://doi.org/10.24818/amp/2018.30-09

Sargeant, A., & Jay, E. (2014). Fundraising management: Analysis, planning and practice (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Williams, K. A. (2013). Leading the fundraising charge: The role of the nonprofit executive [ebrary version]. AFP/Wiley fund development series. Somerset, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from the Walden University Library databases.

Xiao, S., & Yue, Q. (2021). The role you play, the life you have: Donor retention in online charitable crowdfunding platform. Decision Support Systems, 140, N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2020.113427

Yeomans, M., & Al-Ubaydli, O. (2018). How does fundraising affect volunteering? Evidence from a natural field experiment. Journal of Economic Psychology, 64, 57–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2017.11.004

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Pieces such as “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe and the excerpt from “Nectar in a Sieve” demonstrate the influence modern ways and ideas have on traditional cultures. In “Marriage is a Private Affair,” Achebe (n.d.) analyzes this influence through the character Nnaemeka, who, despite knowing his tribe’s traditions which require him to marry a girl from his tribe, decides to abandon this tradition in favor of marrying Nene, a city girl who is oblivious to such traditions (Achebe, n.d.). Even though Nnaemeka’s father (Okeke) opposed this and had arranged his marriage to another girl (Ugoye Nweke), he still went ahead and married Nene (Achebe, n.d.). The same theme of modernity corrupting traditional values manifests itself in “Nectar in a Sieve.” The introduction of tannery and the establishment of materialism and modernity led to the collapse of the traditional farming system. Due to this, tenants started suffering, with some getting expelled from their land. Modernization will always lead to a conflict of ideas, considering that more and more people will adopt modern ideas and ways while abandoning their traditional cultural practices, norms, and beliefs. People in modern

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Shooting an Elephant

Marjorie Benton

Political and economic discrimination

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Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field or topic.

Connection to other Course Assignments

The Issue Exploration assignment helped you develop a topic for the Research Paper First Draft.

The Annotated Bibliography assignment helped you identify sources and plan how to use them.

In the Revised Research Paper and Expanded Reflection, you will incorporate feedback on this first draft and reflect on the experience of completing the research paper.

As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes:

Sources

To earn the maximum possible points on this assignment, use and cite at least eight sources.

At least three of these must be from scholarly journals, and all sources should be selected based on reliability, currency, and level of information/analysis. The UMGC library will be very useful in helping you find appropriate sources. You can, but do not have to, include all of the sources from your annotated bibliography.

Content and Organization

This paper is the culmination of your research project, in which you are examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of field of criminal justice . Before drafting your paper, you will have chosen a topic, developed a research question, and identified several potential sources in an annotated bibliography. You should write on the same topic for this paper, unless your professor has asked you to make changes to your topic.

As you write your paper, be sure to include the following:

Length and Format

This paper should be at least 2000 words, including references.

Incorporate these elements of APA style:

Use one-inch margins.

Double space.

Use a consistent, easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.

Include a title page with the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your school.

Requirements: 2100 words

  • Use research to write a paper that will inform or persuade an audience.
  • Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in support of the thesis statement.
  • Select sources, use them to inform and support your writing, and document them in APA style
  • Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing.
  • An introductory paragraph that includes your thesis statement. The introduction is meant to engage your readers and orient them to the topic, and the thesis statement should clearly state your position or central claim to be supported in the body of your paper.
  • Any definition of terms or background information that your reader is likely to need to understand your paper
  • Focused body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and use transitions as needed. This is where you will support the thesis using arguments and evidence. Use the sentence outline you developed in class to guide you.
  • A concluding paragraph that reiterates the thesis, summarizes key points of the paper, and leaves the reader with the “So what?”
  • An APA reference list that includes all of the sources cited in the text of the paper, in alphabetical order
  • I WILL SEND THE SOURCES TO USE IN A FEW HOURS

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Obama’s presidency was heavily surrounded by the expectations that he was the ultimate solution to the discrimination that has existed for centuries. One of the major things that many did not understand is that Obama won the presidential seat mainly not because he was Black but because people wanted an economic change from the economic challenges the country was currently experiencing. Regardless, President Obama’s administration brought various reforms and changes that addressed some issues regarding racial discrimination (Munger & Seron, 2022). President Obama’s two Black attorneys, Loretta Lynch and Eric Holder, revolutionized the previous work of the justice department, mainly in the civil rights division that had not been addressed or developed in the previous administrations. It was also during the Obama administration that Obamacare, or the Affordable Health Act, was introduced that aimed at increasing the number of health-insured citizens in the country who are mainly Blacks ..

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Supply and demand of electric vehicles

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Research and find an article that covers the supply and demand of electric vehicles and how gas prices have affected the supply or demand electric vehicle sales. You can use an article online or offline from any reputable source. Write up a review of the article and integrate concepts, such as the market, market equilibrium, law of demand, and prices control into your review. Summarize the article and discuss how it relates to other economic theories.

Complete this essay in a Microsoft Word document in APA format. A minimum of 1500 words for your essay is required with a least 2 references in addition to the article that is being reviewed.

Requirements: Minimum of 1,500 words

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Even though the rising gas prices should drive up interest in electronic vehicles due to their efficiency and climate friendliness, many Americans might not be able to access them. One of the reasons for this is the lack of sufficient inventory of electronic vehicles. According to Cox Automotive, the country’s total vehicle inventory levels declined by an estimated 70% in 2020 and 60% in 2021, resulting in approximately 1.1 million vehicles in stock (Wayland, 2022). In addition, out of the 1.1 million vehicles, electronic vehicles account for around 25,100 units or 2.4% as of February 2022 (Wayland, 2022). Astor (2022) supplements this point by positing that although many Americans would like to acquire an EV and can afford it, locating one can be immensely challenging. This is because very few electric vehicles currently exist.

Besides this, another contributory factor to EV automakers’ inability to meet the rising demand for these vehicles is the lack of sufficient infrastructure to charge electronic vehicles. According to Astor (2022), this serves as a major hurdle to automakers manufacturing more EVs,

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Marjorie Benton

Perception of economics and finance

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Please analyze and contrast the Introduction and Literature Review of the articles below. All Articles can be found in EBSCO.

Briggeman, J. (2013). Paul Krugman. Econ Journal Watch, 10(3), 400–410. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=94876820&site=ehost-live&authtype=uid&user=grantham&password=Research1951!

What’s Wrong with Economics: A Discussion Between Paul Krugman and Jeff Madrick. (2015). Challenge (05775132), 58(2), 112–134.

Cochrane, J. H. (2011). How Did Paul Krugman Get It so Wrong? Economic Affairs, 31(2), 36–40.

You are expected to critically evaluate the three articles provided, identify themes and gaps, then synthesize what you have learned, keeping in mind Krugman’s economic impact. The paper should be a minimum of 1500 words in APA format.

Requirements: 1500 words APA

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When looking at the three articles, the authors Briggeman, Cochrane, and Krugman recognize the significant contributions economists make in a country that guide the design process of policies and trade patterns. Briggeman (2013) and Cochrane (2011) recognize the works of Krugman as an academic economist and the outstanding rewards he has received, recognizing his efforts. Further, in his article, Krugman recognizes his efforts in helping critics understand significant economic concepts. In his article, Krugman debates with Madrick, who criticizes mainstream economists for misleading the US government and the global sphere regarding issues like economic growth, inflation, and the cost of products (Krugman, 2015). However, it is evident in the articles that these authors take unique, positive, and negative approaches to highlight their views regarding Krugman’s way of thinking regarding the economy. For instance, Briggeman (2013) helps readers to familiarize themselves with Krugman by providing an ideological profile that explains his career growth and how he builds his economic stance with time.

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Perception of economics and finance

Marjorie Benton

Semantic networks

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You are creating a non-narrated presentation. Using at least 10 slides (elements, etc.), discuss how you will develop knowledge of word meanings and word consciousness within your classroom, school, or home. What explicit instruction strategies can be employed to help students learn vocabulary? Can you describe incidental instructional strategies that may also help students learn new words? What are 5-7 ways you could teach vocabulary in grades K-2? Please include images (cited) and cite your resources in APA 7 format.

Requirements: 10-12 slides

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  • The teacher needs to develop semantic networks
  • a teacher needs to ensure that they are giving them many connections and experiences
  • This helps them comprehend the meaning, applicability of, and the different variances of the word
  • Explaining the meaning of the word, why it is used, and where it is used makes it hard for the learners to forget

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Marjorie Benton

Economic performance

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While Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its economy, the Saudi economy is dominated by the petroleum sector. In addition, the Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) is pegged to the U.S. Dollar. For this week’s discussion, please answer the following questions:

Requirements: 4-5

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. Another advantage of the pegged exchange rate is that it encourages the government to adopt responsible macroeconomic policies. Pegged exchange rate regime deters governments from adopting macroeconomic policies that appear irresponsible, like currency devaluation. Also, the PER attracts foreign investment in the country.

The stability of the exchange rate may encourage foreign investors to invest in the country. In return, foreign investment has a multiplier effect on economic growth in the country. Lastly, it reduces volatility. It allows local businesses to predict the prices of goods and services in the international market. Being aware of the actual pricing in the international market allows the managers to predict the quantities that will be demanded at that price. In such a case, the businesspeople are shielded from volatility and can insulate themselves from foreign exchange

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