My Personal Classroom Management Plan

For this benchmark assignment, you will assemble your personal, comprehensive classroom management plan for the students in the “Class Profile.”

Your classroom management plan should consist of the following sections:

• Professionalism – In 300 words, analyze how your professional decisions and actions affect students, families, and other professionals in the learning community. Include examples of professional interactions with various stakeholders including students, parents, co-workers, and administrators.
• Student Engagement Strategies – In 300 words, summarize three strategies that foster active engagement and create supportive learning environments. Include how these strategies meet, or can be differentiated to meet, the various needs presented in the “Class Profile.”
• My Philosophy of Classroom Management – Write a 160- word description of the culture you will promote in your classroom applying age-appropriate theories of motivation and behavior among elementary students to create learning environments that support individual students’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation.
• Classroom Procedures –Include five procedures from the “Classroom Procedures” assignment (one of which must address digital citizenship) and indicate how you will systematically teach classroom routines consistent with principles of effective classroom management and human motivation and behavior. Include a 210- word rationale that explains how the procedures will help create opportunities for students’ active engagement in learning, self-motivation, positive social interaction, and supportive learning environments.
• Rules, Consequences, and Reward System – List and explain your classroom rules. Include a 210 word rationale that explains how the system will help create opportunities for students’ active engagement in learning, self-motivation, positive social interaction, and supportive learning environments.
• Communication with Parents/Guardians – Identify three ways you will communicate with parents to establish and maintain a positive collaborative relationship that promotes the intellectual, social, emotional, physical growth, and well-being of students. Include a 160- word rationale for each of the three forms of communication.

1) DB (week 6)

Based upon the recommendations you plan to make for your week six written assignment, use the attached spreadsheet to create a financial case for your recommendations. Return on investment template.xlsxIn your posting, describe your recommendations and attach the return on investment spreadsheet with your costs and benefits. The following resources may help you:

Video: Return on investment explains calculating return on investment, which is critically important before choosing specific IT initiatives.
Article: Return on investment explains return on investment.

Students will be updating the financial case for the week seven written strategy.

2) Strategic Analysis paper (Week 6)

Please choose one of these ten business case studies:

A Sweet Breakfast Memory That Connects With the Wrong Market

Seeking Even Faster Growth, an E-Commerce Company Stumbles

A Business Owner Seeks an Alternative to Seven-Day Workweeks

A Business Owner Who Backed Off Tries to Step Back In

A Wholesaler Finds Himself in Competition With Retail Clients

Meeting the Demand for Quirky Objects

Helping One Big Client, but Wanting to Spread Out

Can Chasing Small Customers Lead to Larger Profits

Irrational Design, a San Francisco Start-Up, Tries to Fly Solo

Looking to Expand, but Fearing It, Too

• Write a summary of the case study that is about one page. Research and describe at least 3 technologies that could be used to support or enhance the business in the case study. Your paper should include at least 3 references from peer-reviewed journals associated with how other companies are using the 3 technologies you are recommending. Your paper should be in APA format and at least 3 pages, not counting the title page and reference pages. Make sure you have in-text citations and a reference page. You will use this paper as part of your IS strategy for week 7. The technologies you choose will be part of the return on investment analysis for this week’s discussion board.
• Make sure on your references page you include a reference with the URL (weblink) to the case study you chose, in addition to at least 3 references from peer-reviewed journals.

Please watch Creating Winning IT Strategies video, which describes how to create an IT strategy. Because the PowerPoint slides in the video are a little hard to read, a copy of the slides is attached here: Gartner-IT Strategy.pptx

In developing your recommendations for the case study this week, please refer to the resources from previous weeks. A list of all the videos and other resources can be found under the Strategy Resources link on the main menu in this Blackboard course. You can reference these resources in your paper, but you must also reference at least 3 peer-reviewed articles.

3) DB (week 7)

After a project is successfully implemented, the resulting systems may be operational for several years. IT enhancements are often run as a series of small projects. Businesses generally want more enhancements than is affordable. Based on economic and technical feasibility considerations, and frameworks like the Balanced Scorecard, describe a process for deciding how you would plan to keep systems and the skills of your staff up to date. The following resources may help you:

Read: Chapter 13 – Project Management and SDLC Chapter 13 – Project Management and SDLC.pptxVideo: What is Portfolio Management vs. Project Management? explains the difference between project management and portfolio management.
Video: Project Portfolio Management Defined describes managing a portfolio of projects.

4) Strategic analysis paper (Week 7)

Attached Files:

• IT Strategy Template.docx (50.579 KB)

Using the IS alignment work and the financial analysis from week 6, submit a complete IS strategic plan. Your paper should include at least 5 references from peer-reviewed journals associated with how other companies are using the technologies you are recommending. The strategy should include the technologies you plan to implement, your plan for sourcing the IS work, and the governance model you plan to use to sustain the IS operation over the long term. You should include specific projects with a timeline for implementation in your strategy. Make sure you also include the financial analysis. Your IT strategy should also specify some key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of IT. The website below can help you identify the KPIs for your strategy.

• Website: ITIL Key Performance Indicators explains some of the key performance indicators used for IT service management in the ITIL governance framework.

Your total paper should be 5-7 pages of text in APA format, not counting the title and reference pages, and not counting any tables or figures. Make sure you include in-text citations. Please use the template attached above. In developing your IT strategy, please refer to the resources from previous weeks. A list of all the videos and other resources can be found under the Strategy Resources link on the main menu in this Blackboard course. You can reference these resources in your paper, but you must also reference at least 5 peer-reviewed articles. Make sure on your references page you include a reference with the URL (weblink) to the case study you chose, in addition to at least 5 references from peer-reviewed journals.

The business is a commercial cleaning company

3. Mission and Vision Statements

4. Company History (If you are purchasing an existing business or are looking to expand an existing business)

10. Competitor Analysis

11. Description of Management Team

Vision and Mission Statements

• Entrepreneur’s vision for the company (long term- big ideas)
• What business are we in?
• Values and principles on which the business stands
• What makes the business unique? What is the source of its competition?

Company History (if you are purchasing an existing businesses only or looking to expand an existing business)

• Company founding
• Financial and operational highlights
• Significant achievements

Competitor Analysis:

1. Existing Competitors

1. Who are they? Create a Competitive Profile Matrix

Table 1: Competitive Analysis

FACTOR	Me	Strength	Weakness	Competitor A	Competitor B	Importance to Customer
Products
Price
Quality
Selection
Service
Reliability
Stability
Expertise
Company Reputation
Location
Appearance
Sales Method
Credit Policies
Advertising
Image

Now, write a short paragraph stating your competitive advantages and disadvantages.

1. Strengths
2. Weaknesses

1. Potential Competitors. Companies that might enter the market

1. Who are they?
2. Impact on your business if they enter

Management and Organization

Who will manage the business on a day-to-day basis? What experience does that person bring to the business? What special or distinctive competencies? Is there a plan for continuation of the business if this person is lost or incapacitated?

If you’ll have more than 10 employees, create an organizational chart showing the management hierarchy and who is responsible for key functions.

Include position descriptions for key employees. If you are seeking loans or investors, include resumes of owners and key employees.

Professional and Advisory Support

List the following:

• Board of directors
• Management advisory board
• Attorney
• Accountant
• Insurance agent
• Banker
• Consultant or consultants
• Mentors and key advisors

Due Date: Oct 22, 2017 23:59:59 Max Points: 200

Details:

Choose two issues or challenges that the leaders of today’s health care organizations face. Select from among the following topics:

1. Staff Shortage (Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Providers, Ancillary Services)
2. Reorganization in Response to Merger or Consolidation of Services
3. Layoffs as a Result of Declining Revenues
4. Influx of Registry, Part-Time, and Temporary Contract Staff
5. Poor Performance Outcomes Leading to a Reduction in Medicare Reimbursement Dollars
6. Poor Job Satisfaction Rates Resulting in Turnover

You are the manager of an ancillary service department at a large, 500+ bed hospital. Develop a proposal (750-1,200 words) that is directed toward your staff, in which you address the following:

1. Inform the staff of the two issues (from the topics provided) your organization is facing.
2. Describe the impact of these issues on your department.
3. Describe how improved communication, collaboration, and teamwork can improve conditions in your department.
4. Identify at least two examples from the required or recommended readings of techniques found to foster inclusion and improve communication and collaboration.
5. A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism check

In this module’s Live Classroom you were introduced to the Top 3 Disease Conditions in the United States. Included among these was Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).

Talk with a family member or friend that has been diagnosed with CVD, then write a 1-2 page summary of the interview. Be sure to include the following:

• What were their risk factors?
• What were their symptoms?
• What are some of their preventative care measures and lifestyle changes as a result?

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