What is 'innate behaviour'? Where does it feature in the environment? And how does it compare to 'learned behaviour? Learn about it in this video by The Virtual School.

Context: The course focuses on pronunciation reading informational text, which determines the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text for learners, the importance of listen and speaking, these are good communication skills to learn the English language.

Relevance: This lesson will help prepare learners to effectively communicate and through education improve their lives. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job, learners will be able to get their certificates for a GED, or citizenship. The coverage in this lesson will focus on the English vocabulary, which is an important aspect in communication without sufficient vocabulary learners cannot understand others or express their own ideas.

Having students create a plan of study for their academic disciplines is essential for making progress in graduate study and identifying ways to be academically successful. Created by Steven Harris-Scott, Ph.D., and Amy Lewis, Ed.D., for INTO George Mason University with support from Mason 4-VA. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

A Path To Success Learning Object Design Document   Literacy: A Path to Success  Target Audience Young women ranging in age from 15 to 24 years old  Digital Learning Object Foundation of English Alphabetics  Lesson Overview The lesson provides interactive instruction on the foundation of alphabetics to build upon novice level literacy skills.   Learning Objectives  Upon completion of this module, learners will demonstrate the ability to:  Recite the letters of the alphabet in order.Identify each vowel (capital and lower case) of the alphabet visually. Recognize the sound that corresponds with a vowel of the alphabet.  Content Organization         Introduction               Welcome Reciting the Alphabet > Interactive Exercise > Interactive Assessment Reciting the Alphabet: ABC's song with melody and lyrics Interactive Exercise: ABC's song with melody and without lyrics Interactive Assessment: Place the alphabet letters in order Visual Identification > Interactive Exercise > Interactive Assessment Visual Identification: Upper and lowercase A-G with image  Interactive Exercise: Match letter with image Interactive Assessment: Match image with letter Auditory Identification > Interactive Exercise > Interactive Assessment Auditory Identification: Upper and Lowercase A-G and their sounds Interactive Exercise: Match letter sounds to letters Interactive Assessment: Match image that starts with letter and sound Conclusion  Creative Treatment (A pre-production document that summarizes multimedia concepts defines creative direction of the final product)  Embedded Audio (including ABCs song, additional pronunciation of letters and adaptability components for learners with disabilities)) Video (introduction and at various stages throughout)Basic layout with streamlined navigation White background/black sans serif font/text) Full spectrum of colors will be included in images of letters, graphics and animations      

Research shows that maintaining high retention rates in distance learning education is a challenge. There are various tools and resources available web-based tools that can help identify at-risk students and measure and boost opportunities for growth and success. Students can take advantage of these resources to prepare ahead of time to ensure a "SMART" start and successful completion of their online course work.

First we will review SmarterMeasure to identify attributes, skills and knowledge and assess competencies necessary for successful distance learning and help identify potential resources to help maximize efficiency in potentially deficient areas.

Then we will review SMARThinking that helps educational institutions offer students outstanding academic support through a network of professionally certified educators focused on increasing student achievement and enhance learning.

This group project is designed for international students to research into topics related to the theme of success in graduate school and give a presentation to their classmates on their topic, preferably teaching the class on that topic but also engaging the class in the lesson. Students will also listen intently as their classmates present and critique some presentations formally. The instructor usually offers the students a variety of topics but groups can propose other topics to the instructor for his/her approval. Created by Steven Harris-Scott, Ph.D., and Amy Lewis, Ed.D., for INTO George Mason University with support from Mason 4-VA. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

This lesson takes the learner through a series of exercises where the ability to understand ratios and calculate unit cost will help the learner make optimal, well-reasoned, cost-effective purchasing decisions. The target audience is the adult learner (preferably with school-age children) working in the Grade D range (6th-8th grade) and with RP Domain (Ratios and Proportional Relationships). Learners will benefit by seeing the relationship that mathematical concepts have to their everyday lives by using mathematical reasoning to make better purchasing decisions. Mastery of this material will help learners demonstrate readiness for higher-level algebraic concepts.

This four-part module has been developed as an initial component developed to prepare leaders of K-12 professional development to engage in independent study and initial exploration of culturally responsive teaching, the NGSS shifts, and relevant connections between NGSS and Common Core. This is part of a larger equity-focused professional development program designed for K-12 facilitators of NGSS working in throughout the rural areas of Oregon.It will take approximately 2 hours to complete and brings together many already developed resources in new ways. Module A is the introductory module for the Oregon Science Project NGSS Learning Facilitator Program. An Oregon Science Project Digital Badge is available for anyone who completes this module.If you have any feedback please email ctrecha at oregonscienceproject.org