Homework: Special Education
• Describe the relationship between engagement and motivation. Discuss how individual experiences, culture, language development, and mild to moderate disabilities affect a student's intrinsic motivation and the ability to initiate and maintain engagement in the classroom environment.
• How does this verse relate to teachers developing a positive classroom management plan and introducing it during the first week of school?
• "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it" (Proverbs 22:6, NIV).
• Explain how a teacher's personal beliefs and values can influence the classroom climate, and how he or she manages students, including problem behaviors. Include specific examples.
• How can guidelines and rules in a classroom use positive behavior supports instead of punishment while teaching students to interact in socially responsible ways?
• What are self-determination skills? Provide one recommended motivational strategy to use during academic instruction to promote self-determination skills in students. Rationalize your choice.
• Discuss Kagan's four elements for successful cooperative learning. Citing Kagan, describe how teachers can hold individuals and groups accountable during group projects. Be specific. How could you, in your future professional practice, use Kagan's elements for successful cooperative learning?
• Discuss the relationship between building rapport and mutual respect with students to build a positive safe, productive learning environment. Why is it important to have a strong classroom management plan and where does building positive relationships with students help your plan?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.