EDL 604

DropBox for Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Analysis

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was signed into law in 1965 by President Johnson as a part of his war on poverty. Over the next thirty-seven years the ESEA was updated several times by different Presidents leading up to a major overhaul in 2002 when President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.  Thirteen years later, in 2015, President Obama signed the current reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Documents found in this week’s module and the documents linked below will help you gain an understanding of the similarities and differences of both the NCLB and the ESSA. It will be important to synthesize information from all of these resources.

For this assignment:

1. Identify one of the many ways the ESSA changed what the NCLB mandated and describe how this change impacted public education on the state and district levels. 

2. Discuss how the change, you identified above, has impacted the school level and specifically the school(s) where you have taught. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of the change along with any challenges faced during implementation. 

3. As an administrator, what suggestions do you have to make certain this change positively impacts your school, teachers, and students?

It will be important to synthesize information from all of the attached documents.

You do need to cite each of the three PDF articles at least once within your paper. 

The files below are also listed and linked in Module 1.

Use the following Microsoft Word template to submit your assignment. Please make sure you cite each source using current APA guidelines and limit your submission to 5 pages including your title and reference pages. 

Use the ESSA template provided in the module.  You will need to add a cover page to the template. 

NRPM Accountability Then and Now (NRPM, 2016).  LinkLinks to an external site.

ESSA#2 Accountability: Then and Now, (ASCD, 2016) “Summary: Proposed Regulations on Accountability, State Plans, and Data Reporting under ESSA.    LinkLinks to an external site.

ESSA #3 “Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act.” www.American Progress.org January 2016.    LinkLinks to an external site.

Your paper should be 1-2 pages in length, excluding the cover page and reference Page, and follow APA format. 

1. Read: Discussion Background

The cell is the basic unit of every living organism on this planet. Human life is not possible without cells. Our DNA is housed within our cells, and it provides instructions for our characteristics.  For example,  how tall we will be and what eye color we will have. But what would happen if we changed our DNA? What would happen if we genetically altered our cells, or the cells of our unborn children?

There is expensive new technology available to those who have enough money to pay for it. It goes beyond the established IVF (in-vitro fertilization) procedures and allows people to have an unprecedented amount of control over the reproductive process. Some people refer to the resulting child as a “designer baby”.

Read the article: Children to Order: The Ethics of ‘Designer Babies’

2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below

1. Discuss one reason why manipulating the characteristics of a human cell could be beneficial.  Guidance: It is important to use the video or transcript for your post (not Google or other sources); it has everything you need!  Be sure to include specifics on WHY human genetic manipulation could be beneficial.
2. Explain whether you believe the manipulation of human cells is ethical or unethical.  Guidance: Be sure to state your opinion/position and to tell me WHY you have this opinion.
3. If your friend was considering genetic modification to have a child and asked for your advice, what would you tell her?  Guidance: Be sure to state what advice you would give to your friend and provide your reasoning.

ACC 2301-21.01.01-5B23-S2, Principles of Accounting I

Unit VIII Journal

Reflect on what you have learned in the past several units and compose your journal response on the following questions:

Do you think the same person who receives cash payments should also prepare the bank reconciliation? Give at least one reason to support your answer.

• Identify a company, business, or organization in your community (it can be one for which you work), and share some examples of current and long-term liabilities for that company. Reflect on the financial statement presentation requirements for the company’s current and long-term liabilities. Based on what you have learned, what changes would you make, if any? Why, or why not?

Your journal must be a minimum of 3 well-constructed paragraphs and use APA format for citations you may include.

ITC 1301-21.01.01-5B23-S1, Computer Essentials

Unit VIII Journal

Conduct a search using the CSU Online Library, and locate an article that focuses on cloud computing and a recent trend within the computer industry, such as wearable technology, automated cars, or smart appliances. Your article of choice should be no more than five years old and at least three pages in length. Include the following components in your critique.

1. Summarize the article. Explain the main points of the article. What is the purpose of the article?
2. Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the article. Describe several points with which you agree or disagree.
3. Relate the article to the information we studied in this unit and throughout the course, such as Web browsers and the relationship between devices and the Internet.
4. Explain how cloud computing affects your use of email, software, and hardware applications. Explain the relationship of these components with networks, the Internet, and intranets.
5. Describe at least one way that cloud computing is changing how you work with the Microsoft Office products we worked with in this course.

For help finding articles, review Finding Articles: A Quick Start Guide. Your article critique should be a minimum of two pages, not counting title page and references page. Use APA format for your paper, including all references and in-text citations.

PSY 1301-21.01.03-5B23-S4, General Psychology

Unit VIII Journal

Assignment Content

Have you ever questioned if someone’s way of thinking or acting was normal? Do you think a person’s normal or abnormal behaviors reflect their level of intelligence? What did you see modeled in your childhood home and explain how this affects how you feel about your intelligence and abilities today?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

EMS 3302-21.03.01-5B23-S1, EMS Planning and Development

Unit VIII Journal

Assignment Content

Identify an assignment in this course that has had a positive impact on you. How will you apply the knowledge you have gained to support success in your career or in your life? What content or information do you feel should be included in this course?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Topic: Teaching Effective Presentation Skills

Instructions: This project requires you to develop a PowerPoint slide presentation for use as a training tool with managers and supervisors on how to prepare an effective presentation. As you move up through the workforce you will at some point be required to give a briefing or presentation to others. Hopefully, one day you will also have to the opportunity to develop one of your worker’s speaking and presentation skills. There is great satisfaction in taking a nervous employee, helping them to develop their presentation, coaching them on delivery and then watching them knock it out of the park! With this in mind, your presentation should briefly outline (i.e., no more than 2-3 slides) how to start a presentation (that is attention-getting steps) an and overview for the audience. You should focus the majority of your presentation (i.e., 8-10 slides) on what makes an effective presentation. Factors to consider in all forms of communication–Who is your audience? What is your message? Are you trying to persuade? Inform? 

Here are some guidelines to get you started: You are going to brief a small group of newly graduated APUS Business Students on how to present an effective presentation. Your audience ages are anywhere from 20-60 years of age, with various business backgrounds, military experience, and even some small business owners.

There should be an introduction slide, a topic overview slide, 8-10 slides on presentation techniques, a conclusion slide and lastly a reference slide. Use the “notes” feature of PowerPoint to list your talking points on each slide for me to read what you would actually be saying.

Submission Instructions: IMPORTANT! Save and submit your work as a PowerPoint Presentation with speaker notes

Your grade will be based upon your ability to follow assignment instructions, research conducted, the effectiveness of the training proposed, critical thinking and analysis, and APA 7th edition format.Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (5) supporting references or sources, include a reference section (i.e., 1-2 slides), and cite all sources properly in the text of each slide, in accordance with the 7th edition of the APA manual.

Unit VII Article Critique

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, a new strain of the coronavirus disease was discovered. Also known as COVID-19, this strain of the virus had previously not been identified in humans. A worldwide pandemic ensued as the virus quickly spread across the globe, impacting countless lives, including many individuals in the United States.

In an effort to contain the virus, numerous countries’ leaders encouraged social distancing, which is an infection control strategy aimed to help lessen the spread of a contagious disease. This directive was given by leaders in the United States as well. Two schools of thought emerged. In fact, many people were skeptical about the authenticity of this pandemic due to perplexing and often conflicting messages that were received across social media and news outlets. Therefore, numerous Americans assumed business as usual and maintained their daily living and social rituals. On the other hand, scores of others quickly retreated to their homes, embracing the warning provided by some of the nation’s top infectious disease experts.

This assignment provides you with an opportunity to analyze a real-world, peer-reviewed, psychology journal article that contains research examining the social psychology aspects of motivation and emotion. You will then demonstrate your understanding of the article by relating the research and conclusions contained therein to current events.

Begin by visiting the CSU Online Library to locate and choose a journal article in which motivation and emotion are viewed under the lens of social psychology. The article must be peer-reviewed and should be no older than 7 years.

NOTE: You are not required to locate an article about COVID-19; instead, you must find a peer-reviewed journal article concerning research that specifically examines motivation and emotion. You will then be critiquing the article and framing the research and conclusions presented in the article in the context of how they can be applied to behavior and social psychology during such an event as the COVID-19 pandemic.

A good place to start your search is the PsycARTICLES database or the Academic Search Ultimate database. You can access these databases from the Databases box on the library homepage.

For assistance in locating your article, you may find the following tutorial How to Find Journal Articles helpful. Additionally, you may find this tutorial How to Search in PsycARTICLES useful.

Once you have chosen your article about motivation, emotion, and social psychology, you will write an article critique that addresses the following elements.

• Explain the research methodology that was used in the study.
• Discuss social factors that influence people or groups to conform to the actions of others.
• Indicate how behaviors and motivation are impacted by the presence of others. (How does this apply to COVID-19?)
• Indicate the structures of the brain that are involved in emotion and motivation. (How could a person’s emotions related to fear drive their behaviors during this pandemic?)
• Examine the article’s generalizability to various areas of psychology.
• Why would some people choose to follow the orders to avoid social contact and others allow desire for human interaction to be their driving force?

In addition, your article critique should clearly identify the article’s premise and present an insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence. You should present your own informed and substantiated opinion on the article’s content and its relation to social psychology during the COVID-19 pandemic. You should use the textbook as your second source to support your analysis and to supplement any information that is not contained in the journal article.

Your article critique must be a minimum of three pages in length, not including the title and reference pages. All sources used must be properly cited. Your article critique, including all references, must be formatted in APA style.