Consider what you have learned through your previous practicum experiences and use the balance of your practicum hours to discuss with your classroom teacher the elements of your personal learning philosophy.

Use the “Learning Philosophy Template” as a resource to guide the writing of your personal learning philosophy essay.

In a 1,000-1,250-word personal learning philosophy essay, include the following:

1. The nature versus nurture concept and debate.
2. What it means to be an early childhood professional.
3. The role of the early childhood educator as a professional when working with learners, families, and colleagues.
4. The role of the early childhood educator as advocate on behalf of children.
5. Your methods for assessing student understanding for Birth to Age 5/Pre-K and K to Age 8/Grade 3 children, including your views on the statement “all children can learn” and key assessment practices.
6. The role of technology in the education of young children.
7. The importance of environment to teaching and learning for Birth to Age 5/Pre-K and K to Age 8/Grade 3 children.

Use course readings on particular theories, as well as 3-5 scholarly articles that can be used in support of your personal learning philosophy.

Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Text Questions

Please complete thefollowing questions. It is important that you use full sentences andpresent the questions and answers when you submit your work.

Submitthe work as a file attachment. This means you complete all work in aword processing document (e.g., Microsoft Word) and attach the fileusing the dropbox tool. Use the Unit 2: Text Questions dropbox.

The answers to the Text Questions are worth 10 points.

Unit 2 TextQuestions

Review Questions

1. What are positive and negative space?
2. Identify and describe the three different types of balance in artwork.
3. What is proportion?
4. What is “hue”? How can hue affect artwork?
5. What is balance in art work?

Critical Thinking Questions

1. Chooseone of the pieces of art from the unit. Identify at least threeelements or principles of art that are present. Discuss how these threeelements or principles are used in the artwork. Why does the artistinclude them?
2. Imagine that you want to create an artwork thatcreates a sense of peacefulness. How could you use the elements orprinciples of art to create this?
3. Choose one type of artwork (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.) and describe how you could add texture to this type of artwork.
4. Chooseone piece of artwork from the unit. What type of balance does theartwork have? How does this balance affect the feeling or mood of theartwork?
5. How can artists create a sense of movement in a piece of artwork?

Discussion Questions

Please post questions and answers on the UNIT 2 discussion boards. Unless otherwise instructed, you should submit at least one full paragraph for each question.

Each discussion assignment is worth5 points.

Please choose one (1) of the following questions to write an essay in response. The essay should be 1000words or 4-5 pages, using 12-font type and double spacing. Make sure to reference your sources usingChicago, MLA or Harvard. Please STATE which referencing system you are using.

1) One of the ways that ‘Art After Modernism’ sought to critically re-evaluate Modernism and theavant-garde was through new interpretations of the relationship between art and life. Discuss theways that the relationship between art and life is developed through the work of two artists coveredon the course thus far. Please select at least two of the following artists and discuss theirapproaches to the discussion of art into life between the mid-1940s and the late 1960s.

– Joseph Beuys

– John Cage

– Robert Rauschenberg

– Yoko Ono

– Andy Warhol

– Nam June Paik

– Robert Frank

2) In the period 1945-1970, artists across the globe began to foreground material exploration(including moves towards immateriality) as a key area of artistic development. By examining themethods and ideas of two of the following artists, discuss some of the highly varied strategies andreasons- formal, philosophical, conceptual, painterly, etc.- that were central to material explorationin the ‘Art after Modernism’. P Please select at least two of the following artists and discusstheir approaches to materiality between the mid-1940s and the late 1960s.

– Francis Bacon

– Yoko Ono

– Joseph Beuys

– Eva Hesse

– John Cage

Goal: Analyze a Venn Diagram to show the similarities, differences, and relationships and argue its effectiveness. Understand how Venn diagrams are used in logic and/or problem solving

Directions:

Why do we diagram arguments? For many, seeing helps connect ideas and concepts that can be complex and difficult to grasp. By understanding the elements and components visually we are better able to critically build and understand an argument. For this week’s forum, you will find one (1) Venn Diagram and do the following:

– Find an interesting Venn Diagram on the internet. Google or Yahoo (or whatever you use) “Venn diagrams for deductive logic” OR “Venn diagrams for problem solving.” Find a video or example you like and understand and be sure to include a link to the video, website, problem or example.

– Discuss what the Venn Diagram is trying to communicate.

– Explain why the Venn Diagram is effective or not effective.

– Discuss whether the Venn Diagram made solving the problem or understanding the relationships in a categorical argument easier.

Forum Guidelines:

must be 250+ words in length.

Trigger questions:

What is the value of diagramming an argument?

How can a Venn diagram help with critical thinking?

What are the uses of truth tables?

What are the differences in kinds of arguments?

What are the differences in kinds of appeals?

Why is understanding purpose and audience

so important in critical thinking?

How can an outline help me?

How can you build one?

How can mathematical models help me think critically?

LD Forum Rubric.pdf

US I HOMEWORK 02

These questions are designed to prepare you for Exam #1, which will be based on the short answers and essays you submit for homework.You should submit complete, detailed answers so you can use the homework assignment to help you prepare for the exam.

Short Answers:Write a brief paragraph for each term that explains who, what, when, where, how, why, and the significance of each of the following terms.

Mercantile System

Dominion of New England

John Locke

Navigation Act of 1696

Iroquois League

Essays:Write an essay that answers each of the following questions.Write a separate essay for each topic.

1.Discuss the British efforts to control trade in Colonial America.What was the Navigation Act of 1651 and what did it do?What was the Navigation Act of 1660 and what did it do?What was the Navigation Act of 1663 and what did it do?What was the Navigation Act of 1673 and what did it do?What was the purpose of the Wool Act, the Hat Act, and the Iron Acts and what did each do?What was the benefit of obeying these acts to the colonists?What was the Molasses Act and why did the colonists refuse to obey it?

2.Discuss the French and Indian War.What problems led to the start of the French and Indian War? How did the British get involved? What happened at Ft. Niagara?What happened at Quebec? What was the Treaty of Paris and what were the terms of the treaty?