Details:In planning and instructing ELA content, it is important to be able to create a cohesive unit that encompasses various aspects of ELA including reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills. Part 1: Unit PlanFor this benchmark, you will choose one of the three lesson plans you created in this course to build a weeklong unit plan. Complete the “ELA Unit Plan” template to prepare a weeklong English language arts unit plan. Utilize any previously received feedback from your instructor to modify and adjust instruction to meet the diverse needs of “Class Profile” students.For the ELA unit plan, include the following components.Lesson titleAlignment to ELA state standardsLearning objectivesInstructional strategiesSummary of instructionDifferentiationMaterials, resources, and technologyFormative and summative assessmentsThe unit plan must focus on integrating the following elements.Learning activities and instruction integrating ELA concepts on reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills that helps students apply skills to various situations, materials, and ideas.Differentiation activities based on the various cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical developmental needs of students in the “Class Profile.”Communication resources, including digital tools and resources that are student-centered, provide equitable access, and develop cultural understanding and global awareness.Formative and summative assessments to modify, adjust, and strengthen instruction.Part 2: ReflectionIn 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on the process of creating a unit plan in English language arts. How does your unit plan help students successfully apply their developing skills to different situations, materials, and ideas? What challenges did you face when trying to meet the developmental needs of all students? How can family and community support the instruction and selected instructional strategies?APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Week 1 – Assignment: Analyze Leadership Theories and Best Practices, and Develop a Personal Philosophy of LeadershipHide Folder InformationTurnitin®This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.InstructionsThis week, you will write a reflection that responds to the following prompts:Imagine that you are in charge of an educational organization that provides training to diverse adults who are learning skilled trades. Your organization is for-profit. The students are dissatisfied and staff morale is low. You need to exercise leadership in a way that will turn the situation around. Using the assigned material and additional credible sources of your choice, explain which leadership theory or theories below you would use to correct the situation. Give reasons for your choice(s).Situational leadershipTransformational leadershipTransactional leadershipServant leadershipNext, instead of a for-profit organization, assume that the training was taking place in the military. Would your answer change? Explain how and why.Now, assume that the entity providing the training was faith-based. How would your answer change? Justify your answer.Which theory do you find least appealing? Give a reason for your choice.Which theory most closely aligns with your personal leadership style? Why?How might you use leadership practices like “Model the Way”, “Inspire a Shared Vision”, “Challenge the Process”, “Enable Others to Act”, and “Encourage the Heart” in your own leadership practice? Refer to the self-check matching exercise to refresh your memory.Did anything you read this week surprise you or cause you to change something in your personal leadership practice?Your work must be presented as an APA-style essay and not in question and answer format.Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pagesReferences: Include a minimum of three credible resources appropriate to your specialization, of which at least one should be from a scholarly journal.

Scenario You are a mentor teacher in an early learning program. Your administrator has asked you to support your team in developing reflective practice as it pertains to observation and assessment. You decide to create a visual to hang in your program to remind teachers of the importance of reflective practice and how it can be used in the cycle of knowledge. Instructions Create a visual that: Describes at least 2 goals of reflective practice as it pertains to observation and assessment. Illustrates each of the steps in the cycle of knowledge. Includes an example of how reflective practice is used in each of the identified steps in the cycle of knowledge. Utilizes two elements of creativity with color, font, shape, or size to organize information and engage the audience.