Before starting this class, many of you probably thought that Excel was simply a spreadsheet program used by accountants. In reality, Excel has functions that we can use in our daily lives. For this assignment, draft a two-page essay in which you describe how Excel can be used in each of the following areas of daily life:home (e.g., saving money, budgeting, tracking expenses, keeping up with maintenance or projects);work (e.g., creating graphs or charts for presentations); andschool (e.g., tracking classes, time management).While the examples given may be used in your description, be specific about how you personally can benefit from using Excel in these areas. Also, you are encouraged to think about and describe other ways that Excel can be used in these areas. Since this essay is reflective in nature, outside sources are not required. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and paragraph format for your essay.

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A presentation on how a chosen curriculum model and learning theory is best for your educational setting that will guide the development of effective curricula and facilitate the learning success of your students.Curriculum development is a central component of teaching and learning and can consume much of the non-instructional time of an educator. Selecting curriculum models and evaluating the theoretical foundation of those models is important to ensure alignment of the curriculum you design to the needs of the students whom you educate.Common Core standards and state standards delineate the standards and contents of learning however, teachers and schools address the development of curriculum to ensure these standards and contents are met.You have researched curriculum models and their associated theories. For this assessment, you will choose a curriculum model and applicable theory and prepare a presentation for a selected audience on how this curriculum model and theory is best for your educational setting.The purpose of the presentation is for you to have the opportunity to make connections and support your own understanding as a decision maker regarding curriculum models that will guide the development of effective curricula that will facilitate the learning success of your students.ResearchTo prepare for your assessment, Presentation of Curriculum Models and Theory, you may want to begin by researching scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on curriculum models of your choice and the learning theories that inform them. We suggest researching four curriculum models and theories currently used in education settings. For example, you could research Experiential Learning, Constructivism, Social Learning, Backwards Design, Integrated Curriculum Model, or Learner-Centered Design.You may want use the Teaching and Learning Library Guide for library resources to start your search, as well as the specific materials found in the Resources section of this course.Demonstration of ProficiencyBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and assessment scoring guide criteria:Competency: Evaluate curricular design models and theories to guide effective curriculum design. Connect theory to the selected curriculum.Align theory and model characteristics to one's educational setting.Describe the process for implementing the curriculum model with diverse populations.Convince the audience the model is superior to the alternatives.Reference theories to support the effectiveness of the model in one's educational setting.InstructionsBased on your research and your own professional experiences, in your presentation, address the following:Connect the theory you choose to the selected curriculum. Select one curriculum model and the associated theory that applies to the model on which to base your presentation. The chosen curriculum model should be an application of the chosen theory.Align the characteristics of the theory and model you have chosen to your educational setting. How does or would this model and theory work well in your environment? Why?Describe the process you would take to implement the curriculum model with diverse populations. Be sure you are envisioning the process in your educational environment.Convince the audience the model is superior to the alternatives. You may want to point out not only how your chosen model works well, but also how other models would not work as well. Administrators or curriculum supervisors, parents, community members, and the students themselves all have a stake in the theories and models you use to develop curriculum.Be sure you use academic references for your chosen theory and model to support the effectiveness of the model in your educational setting. No matter which audience you select, you should include references to academic research and theory.Suggested tools you may use to create your presentation are listed below, or you may use any presentation tool with which you are familiar:Prezi.Padlet.PowerPoint.Additional RequirementsThe presentation must be free of errors and use APA style to cite references.If using a Web-based presentation tool, submit the link to the presentation (make sure the link works and that anyone who has the link can access it).Remember, a presentation is best done in a very graphical manner with white space and few words on the slide. If you are supplying audio to go with each slide, write and include a script. The script will help you ensure that you are meeting the criteria of the assessment. Be sure to identify which part of the script goes with which slide. If you are not supplying audio, you have a choice: Either include a script anyway or provide the explanations in the presentation's notes areas for each slide.