Improving Substitute Teacher Program Executive Summary While significant attention, as well as time, has been allocated on initiating improvements in public school teaching and learning over the last 25 years, it is clear that one part of this equation has been highly neglected: the essential roles played by the substitute teachers in public schools of America and how the program can be improved. Indeed, no one can point out the numbers of hours spend by substitute teachers in classrooms. However, the number is considerable. Regular teachers are usually absent in the workplace from time to time for the obvious reasons which employees use to get a leave: medical appointments either personal or family member based, short-term military service and even maternity leave. In other scenarios, teachers have been scheduled to be attending professional development activities or when they have been assigned roles related to school reforms like mentoring, curriculum development and peer review. Introduction Substitute teachers usually play a very significant role when it comes to ensuring the quality of education meets the required standard. Coverage of syllabus is one…
The organization’s cultures The organization is set up in the form of a system or family in which certain cultures have established that help to facilitate the running of the business. The culture developed in the organization span different regions and sets a distinct identity. Through keen consideration of the organization, it is evident that the organizational culture is influenced by the beliefs and assumptions of the management and the staff members. The beliefs and assumptions are a representation of what the organization members hear what they observe and learn during the interaction of different departments. The culture is also significantly influenced by some of the activities that the members are encouraged to try because sometimes they work, or sometimes they fail. When the set strategies do not work as expected, the members rethink their approach and try again. Among other factors, the culture of the organization is also significantly influenced by the involvement of colleagues through inspirations that help dictate the foundation they can all recognize and where they want the organization to head. It is also observed that…
Admission Essay I could not let myself walk across a stage full of people and attended by celebrities from all walks of life a few years from the time I joined my first year in high school just to receive my high school diploma alone without any additional certificate. Because I knew I was supposed to look back when I will have graduated in high school and started a new life somewhere to think of what I achieved not only in academics but also in other activities. But I was not talented in games, my big dilemma. I knew how extracurricular activities were beneficial to students when my sister got a scholarship just because she was good in athletics. Although I was not good in field games, I knew that I could fit somewhere. And truly I discovered that “somewhere” when I joined the school choir as a second year student. Singing became my passion indeed. I have participated in singing in different church choirs for the past two years and for sure, I have realized much about…
Personal Development Plan/Reflective framework Using a narrative framework discuss how you have improved your academic and key learning skills over the 1 st year and how you have implemented an agreed personal and professional development plan. -Write an account of how you have achieved your learning plan goals. Describe what you did, thought or felt during your learning experiences across the year. -Reflect upon the experience -Highlight your achievements of learning goals and make sure you provide evidence of this in your appendix. -Identify your strengths and needs related to your current learning skills. -From your list of needs identify more learning goals that identify learning skills to be practiced or knowledge that needs to be gained and how you plan to achieve this. You are required to reflect upon your experiences related to the identification, development and achievement of your learning goals during the module. In your reflective account try to capture the elements most pertinent to your learning and ensure you reflect upon the process of learning as well as highlighting achievements. You should also reflect…
Canadian Law: The Duty of the Employer to Accommodate Serious Illness: Is it Fair to Employers and Co-Workers to Keep a Job Open for Years for a Sick Employee? Introduction Human beings live in an unpredictable world where one’s health is not guaranteed. It is for this reason that Canada formulated the Duty to Accommodate code that is enshrined in Canadian laws. This code stipulates that an employer has the duty to accommodate the needs of employees who are psychosocially disabled. Even so, it is not fair to employers and co-workers to keep a job open for years for a sick employee in the name of abiding by the duty to accommodate. In this line, this research seeks to demystify the duty to accommodate while providing concrete reasons to back up this claim. Summary of legal issues As noted by Tucker, Hall, Vosco & Hall, Canadian employers are mandated by the law to make effort to accommodate individuals needs to a certain degree of hardship always referred to as undue hardship (Tucker et al., 2015). In order for an employer…
Shortage of Nurses Internationally and in the UAE The international healthcare industry has witnessed a rise in the number of medical cases requiring nursing attention over the last two decades due to various social, economic, and natural factors. Unfortunately, this rise coincides with a severe shortage of trained and experienced nurses internationally. Currently, the deficit has placed the ratio of nurses to patients at 1:5 (Spetz, Donaldson, Aydin, & Brown, 2008). This shortage not only compromises the quality of healthcare patients enjoy, but it also places the future of the human race at stake regarding healthcare. Spetz, Donaldson, Aydin, & Brown, (2008) reiterated how similar the situation is in the United Arab Emirates where 2008 statistics placed the ratio of nurses to patients at 1:10. These statistics demand immediate attention from all stakeholders to improve the quality of healthcare through social, economic, cultural, and government policy-based approaches. Studies and research have identified a variety of reasons why there is a shortage of nurses internationally. Edrees et al., (2017) point out how the cultural barrier that continues to restrict the training…
Education Education is important, and everyone is seeking opportunities to get higher education since it is believed to be the best way that one can become successful in life. From the reading, “What the brochures don’t tell you,” the brochures of colleges and universities are only for marketing and should not be trusted as such. The author addresses the issue of university and college education, which in reality does not meet the expectations that students or even parents have when they seek such opportunities. It is observed that the adverts that most colleges and universities make, including those that are considered as the most prestigious, do not depict the reality once a student joins such institutions. This is based on the finding that most of what they learn is never taught by the permanent faculty members but rather by tutors who are employed on a contract basis and some even poorly paid. Furthermore, the life of the tutors or the faculty who work for those institutions is not something that one could admire considering the long hours that they have…
Post Incident Debriefer Abstract For the purpose of this final project, the author examined a role that forensic psychology professionals perform about police organizations. The researcher comes up with five different journal articles after using Walden library and internet research to support this. After thorough research, the author described the role of forensic psychology professional and explained why this role is of more interest to him. The researcher also explained the qualifications for this position as well as how to attain certificate and license ( Renfro-Michel, E.2014). He also analyzed and evaluated the specific skills a forensic psychology professional in this role would use or impact to police practitioners. The research did not leave aside communication and interactions the forensic psychology professionals would have in application to internal and external contexts (Gupton H.M and Axelrod E 2011). Alongside this the author evaluated the risks inherent in this role and for the relevant police practitioners, explaining how the forensic psychology professionals would address these risks. The author also analyzed challenges related to her selected position and how the forensic psychologist experts…
Ethical approach in the execution of the research process The various tasks accomplished actions in ensuring the ethical approach in the execution of the research process. These include minimization of risk, seeking consent, protection of confidentiality and anonymity, asking permission, and office legal protection to the respondents. In minimizing the risk of harm, the research must ensure the process does not expose the participants to harm or psychological or physical discomfort, distress, social advantage, and infringement of privacy. There must be an arrangement, and such incidences must have strategies of cushioning the participants (Burgess, 2005; Harris,1988). Secondly, the researcher must seek informed consent forms as a fundamental basis for any research ethics. In the ways, the roles of participants will highlight information about the project, including purpose, methodology, and possible outcomes(Sanjari et al.,2014). The action a researcher must undertake involves protection of anonymity and confidentiality of the research participants in ensuring the private and sensitive information volunteered by the participants protected. The researcher must commit to holding the information with the utmost confidence. However, the research must seek permission…
Hazard society’s operational plan Regardless of legion hours, resources that have been assigned to the research of superintendence. There exist conflicting ideas on the facts towards the qualities of an effective leader. Health care is part of an industry that is growing and changing at a fast rate. Imperatively different than before, government representatives are knowledgeable and have skills to facilitate organizational operations smoothly and swiftly. Structured organization in health care cab somehow perceive stressfulness pinpointed in the case study Showing Effective Leadership: case 52. Is Whispering Willows Nursing Home Prepared for Disaster? That handles matters concerning the association of a concussive togetherness and communication. The ever-growing healthcare services create the need for leaders to develop different skills of leadership in their operational sectors. Management role is essential and carries values of high quality to any individual with ambitions of facilitating effective collaboration. Organizational achievements depend a lot on the leader’s chances to relate with such growth the creation of new opportunities that guarantee job seekers the opportunity to win leadership positions within several sectors. Availing collaboration, driven, and improved…