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Home And School Connections

Part of an asset-based approach to working with ELLs is recognizing the cultural and linguistic resources they possess. The asset-based approach contrasts with the deficit-based model that once dominated how many viewed second language learners. Schools and educators can help close the inequity gap faced by our diverse student population by exhibiting asset-based behaviors and expectations, focusing on viewing cultural and linguistic differences as assets and not deficits.

Imagine you have been asked to plan a schoolwide event leveraging home and school connections for ELL families. In 150-250 words, create a proposal of the event to submit to your school principal that addresses the following:

Part 1: Schoolwide Event Proposal

• Title, description, and rationale of the event
• Agenda, including time frames and activities
• Equipment and supplies

Part 2: Cultural Connections

In addition to the proposal, write 500-750 words justifying how the event supports each of the following:

• Cultural influences, cultural competence, and social-emotional needs of ELLs in teaching and learning
• Intentional strategies for family and community engagement that support and highlight the assets of home language, communication, family involvement, and culture to build family, community, and school partnerships
• Inclusive school and classroom environment taking into consideration language acquisition and key environmental factors such as family, community practices, and the role of culture in student learning
• The role that family and community practices have in influencing language learning
• Alignment to asset-based behaviors and expectations

Support your proposal with 2-3 scholarly resources.

Week 15

Cost of the Health Care System

Reading 1: Rosenthal Chapters 2 & 3

Reading 2: “Health Care Spending in the US and Other High Income Countries”  Journal of the American Medical Association 2018 (pg1024-1039)

Video 1: The Real Reason American Health Care is So Expensive (6 min)

Video 2: The Economics of Healthcare (10 min)

Guiding Questions:

What aspect of health care does the US spend the most money on?

Why does the US spend more money than other countries?

Does high spending on health care lead to improved health in the population of the US?

SDLC Project Presentation

Imagine you have been hired as an information systems (IS) consultant for Healthy Harvest, a grocery store that sources most of its products from local farmers and producers in the surrounding counties. Healthy Harvest operates in two locations and wants to expand its services online via an app customers can use to order their groceries ahead for pickup or local delivery. 

Healthy Harvest’s owner, Joan, doesn’t know much about the process of developing an information system. She balks at the estimated time it will take to have the app ready for public use, which also translates into time for which she needs to pay you to complete the product. You realize that you need to explain to her the benefits and value of approaching the project using systems analysis and design methodologies and decide to prepare a presentation to help illustrate the process and concepts. 

Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that includes comprehensive speaker notes on the following:

• Explain the systems development life cycle and 2 methodologies you could use to develop Healthy Harvest’s store app. 
• Use diagrams and other visuals that illustrate the processes.
• Explain the importance and benefits of using a structured systems analysis and design approach on this project. Provide an example to illustrate each point.
• Describe 2 tasks or deliverables in each SDLC phase you will be working on for this project. Explain why each is integral to the project.

Discussion

Compare the primary care Nurse practitioner (NP) role with other advance practice nursing (APN) roles. What are the similarities among the roles, what are the differences, and how would you communicate the role to a healthcare provider and a consumer?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Discussion: Ecological Footprint

Investigate the concepts of  Sustainable Development and  Ecological Footprint. Visit  My ecological footprintLinks to an external site.  and complete the questionnaire. Reflect on your impact on the environment and natural resources based on your results in the questionnaire and what is established by Sustainable Development. How does your ecological footprint compare with the average in the world?

Are there things you might want to change as a result?