Personal and Social Development Scenarios
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ELM-200
Instructors Name
DATE
*Please review the original assignment directions and rubric prior to submission. Dont forget: 50-100 words per entire scenario response. It is fine to go over the maximum. Minimum of one scholarly source per rationale for support.
Personal and Social Development Scenarios
Scenario 1
In an upcoming lesson in third grade, you will be addressing state standards related to listening and speaking (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). How would you encourage parents/guardians to support this standard outside of the classroom?
Classroom Strategies (within your own instruction at school)
One
Collaboration Strategies (with parents)
Method of Communication
(i.e. phone, Remind, conference in person, newsletter, etc.)
Rationale for the Method of Communication
(defend your type of communication here. Research support is required.)
Scenario 2
James, an African American student, is very successful in your class and has been on the honor roll for the past three quarters. His family is concerned with his abilities to socialize with peers of various cultural backgrounds. How can you support the families in your classroom in embracing cultural identitys role in a students personal and social development?
Classroom Strategies (within your own instruction at school)
Collaboration Strategies (with parents)
Method of Communication
(i.e. phone, Remind, conference in person, newsletter, etc.)
Rationale for the Method of Communication
(defend your type of communication here. Research support is required.)
Scenario 3
Recently, a concerned parent brings to your attention that a poll was taken on social media, and students in your class nominated Jenna as the biggest loser. How can you best communicate your schools policy on cyberbullying, your plan to address the concern at school, and how can parents address it in the home?
Classroom Strategies (within your own instruction at school)
Collaboration Strategies (with parents)
Method of Communication
(i.e. phone, Remind, conference in person, newsletter, etc.)
Rationale for the Method of Communication
(defend your type of communication here. Research support is required.)
Scenario 4
For the past few weeks, you have noticed that several cliques have developed in your classroom and there are many students being left out of social activities in and out of the classroom. There are beginning to be tensions rising between two of the cliques. How can you encourage inclusion, and explain to parents how they can support you from home?
Classroom Strategies (within your own instruction at school)
Collaboration Strategies (with parents)
Method of Communication
(i.e. phone, Remind, conference in person, newsletter, etc.)
Rationale for the Method of Communication
(defend your type of communication here. Research support is required.)
Scenario 5
At the beginning of the school year, you notice that several of your sixth graders are wearing the same brand of Nike shoes. A few days later, you overhear a few of these students mocking another student for not having these same shoes. The next week, the student being teased comes to school in the Nike shoes. How can you address peer pressure within your classroom and encourage parents to support the concept from home?
Classroom Strategies (within your own instruction at school)
Collaboration Strategies (with parents)
Method of Communication
(i.e. phone, Remind, conference in person, newsletter, etc.)
Rationale for the Method of Communication
(defend your type of communication here. Research support is required.)
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