Ashford University Diversity Proficiencies Discussion

Assignment: Course Project: Assessment of Diversity Proficiencies

The Assignment for this module is an assessment of your diversity proficiencies. As local, state, national, and global communities continue to reflect increasing diversity, it is essential for effective leaders of learning to routinely assure active and effective responsiveness to the diverse needs represented. In the context of this course, active and effective responsiveness often takes the form of individuals pursuing constructive action to change ideas and attitudes through leadership, advocacy, policy, and law. To assist you in this process, your Walden University program has included diversity proficiencies to guide your development. For this Course Project, you must successfully demonstrate personal development and connection of your learning in this course about leadership, advocacy, policy, and law to each of the Walden Diversity Proficiencies, as well as the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)’s Advanced Role Content Standards 1a, 1b, and 5a. Ashford University Diversity Proficiencies Discussion

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To prepare:

·Review all Learning Resources for this module.

·Review the Assessment of Diversity Proficiencies Guidelines.

·Ask yourself the following: How have the concepts, resources, and activities of this course influenced my learning so that I might support the creation of educational opportunities that adapt to diverse learners and remove barriers that inhibit learning for students with diverse learning needs?

·Think about examples from your educational and professional experiences that you can use to demonstrate your knowledge of the key diversity proficiencies. How might those experiences support the fact that you are a leader and advocate who is able to create educational opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and that remove barriers that inhibit learning?

Submit your Assignment.

The components of your Module 6 Assignment are as follows: however, review the “Assessment of Diversity Proficiencies Guidelines” document in the Learning Resources for more details.

Section 1: Introduction (3 pages)

Interpret how EACH of the following course concepts support the creation of educational opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners and remove barriers that inhibit learning:

·Leadership

·Advocacy

·Policy

·Law

Section 2: Diversity Professional Development (12 slides plus title and reference slides inserted into the final paper)

Create a professional development presentation to inform the staff in your school building or district regarding how to meet the needs of learners from diverse backgrounds.

Using evidence based practices and course resources, create a PowerPoint presentation (a minimum of 4 slides on each topic) to inform your staff of ways to better meet the needs of diverse students. At least one of your slides must discuss technology. Your professional development should specifically address each of the three following Walden Diversity Proficiencies:

·Understanding the Learner

·Learning Environment

·Planning, Instruction, and Assessment

Section 3: Diversity Self-Reflection (4 pages)

Write a self-reflection paper that addresses the final two Walden Diversity Dispositions:

·Awareness of Self

·Professional Practice

Also, reference the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Standards, what you learned from the working with the Case Study of Jamal, and Walden’s Mission and Vision Statement to help support your reflection.

·Reflection Component 1: Using the bulleted points on Walden’s Diversity Proficiencies, personally reflect on your knowledge and skills for the “Awareness of Self” and “Professional Practice” indicators. Cite at least one relevant, research-based reading or media element to support this component.

·Reflection Component 2: Connect your personal reflection, to course content, including the Case Study, CEC standards, and Walden’s mission for Social Change. Cite at least one relevant, research-based reading or media element to support each of these components.

Your final document must include the following:

·Title Page

·Section1: 3 pages

·Section 2: 12 slides inserted into the paper

·Section 3: 4 pages

·Reference pages

Note: For this Assignment and all scholarly writing in this course and throughout your program, you will be required to use APA style (7^th edition). Please use the Walden Writing Center as a resource as you complete assignments.

CEC Standards

https://exceptionalchildren.org/~/media/Files/Standards/Professional%20Preparation%20Standards/Advanced%20Preparation%20Standards%20with%20Elaborations.pdf

Walden’s Mission and Vision Statement and Walden’s Mission for Social Change

https://www.waldenu.edu/why-walden/social-change

Rubic:

Section 1: Leadership, Advocacy, Policy, and Law – Promote Learning Analyze how leadership, advocacy, policy, and law support the creation of educational opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

Section 1: Leadership, Advocacy, Policy, and Law – Removal of Barriers Analyze how leadership, advocacy, policy and law remove barriers for students with diverse backgrounds.

Section 1: Application to National, State, and Local Elements Analyzes how leadership, advocacy, policy and law impact education for students with diverse needs at the national, state, and local levels.

Section 1: Diversity Professional Development – Understanding the Learner I Synthesizes information on students’ families, cultures, and communities to connect instruction.

Section 2: Diversity Professional Development – Understanding the Learner II

Section 2: Learning Environment I Analyze how to create a positive learning environment that affirms individual differences, supports diverse learning needs of all students, and makes learning experiences culturally relevant and meaningful.

Section 2: Learning Environment II

Section 2: Planning, Instruction, and Assessment I Describes how to design and deliver instruction and assessments that meet the diverse learning needs of all students.

Section 2: Planning, Instruction, and Assessment II

Section 3: Diversity Self-Reflection – Awareness of Self I Synthesizes self-awareness of social identities, cultural influence, biases, and prejudices that influence his/her practice.

Section 3: Diversity Self-Reflection – Awareness of Self II

Section 3: Professional Practice I Describes and analyzes strategies to collaboratively work with others to create equitable and inclusive practices that lead to positive social change.

Section 3: Professional Practice II

Section 3: Reflection and Social Change I Describes and analyzes personal growth regarding the diverse learning needs of students to create social change.

Section 3: Reflection and Social Change II

Content/Information Clarity of purpose; Critical and original thought; Use of examples

Mechanics , Syntax, Organization Communicates ideas clearly; Demonstrates knowledge of writing conventions (grammar, syntax, spelling, sentence variety)

Sources and Evidence Use of credible, relevant sources to support ideas in correct APA format