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Assessment Description

While all states must adhere to federal laws and policies to remain in compliance, states may address these laws and policies in ways that they deem best to meet the needs of their students. States share many commonalities in how they approach the education of ELs, yet they also exhibit variations in their approaches.

For this assignment, explore Arizona’s approach to English learner instruction through structured English immersion. Arizona’s Language Development Approach provides underlying beliefs about language, literacy, and learning development through research-based principles intended to be enacted in the instruction of all ELs in the state. 

Part 1: EL Education in Arizona 

Create a 10-12 slide narrated presentation for Arizona classroom teachers’ professional development. While various slideshow applications are available, PowerPoint is recommended for its integrated voice recording feature, eliminating the need for additional tools. Elaborate on the key points in each slide with supplementary details and examples in your audio narration. Avoid simply reading the content directly from the slide.

Your presentation must include a title slide and address the following:

• Explain Arizona’s definition of an English learner (EL).
• Briefly summarize the demographic and home language composition of the PK-12 EL population in Arizona.
• Describe structured English immersion (SEI) as it is used in Arizona, including its distinctions from sheltered English instruction.
• Describe Arizona’s Language Development Approach, including each of the four principles, and the synthesis of the research around ELs.
• Explain student agency and its importance in the instruction of ELs, including in supporting self-determination, a sense of voice, and confidence.
• Discuss components of Arizona’s approved research-based SEI models: newcomer, pull-out, two-hour, and 50-50 dual language immersion (which requires parental waiver).
• Discuss the process used to determine EL program eligibility in Arizona. Refer to the use of the Home Language Survey and Arizona’s English language proficiency assessment known as the Arizona English Language Learner Assessment (AZELLA). Include how the AZELLA is used for both placement and reassessment.
• Describe the standard accommodations available to ELs for the AZELLA.
• Describe parents’/guardians’ rights regarding EL services (i.e., rights of refusal for program placement, assessment).

Part 2: Summary    

In a minimum of 250 words, summarize the following: 

• The research-based best practices and foundational principles needed to instruct ELs, regardless of which program model is being used to deliver EL instruction.
• The importance of properly identifying ELs and their needs to ensure they receive appropriate services and supports. Include how you plan to collaborate with other colleagues and professionals in your future school setting to support your EL students. 

Support your presentation and reflection with a minimum of two scholarly resources. 

Submit your reflection, scholarly resources, and a link to your presentation in a single document. Ensure that others can access and view the link to your presentation prior to submission.

Remember that audio quality is important and should be taken into consideration. Ensure the volume is adequate for viewers to hear. Intonation, expression, and proper speech are expected. 

While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance. 

Use the Required References:

Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: Measuring the Problem

Required

Read “Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: Measuring the Problem,” loc

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https://www.colorincolorado

Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learners

Required

Read “Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learners,” located on the Institute of Education Sciences website (2021) in

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https://ies.ed.gov/ncee

How to Support ELL Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFEs)

Required

Explore “How to Support ELL Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFEs),” by Robertson and Lafond, located on the Colorín C

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https://www.colorincolor

EL Instructional Services

Required

Explore “EL Instructional Services,” located on the Arizona Department of Education website. Click on “Structured English Immersion (SEI)

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https://www.azed.gov/oelas/structured-english-immersion-models

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English Learner Accountability Hub

Required

Explore demographic information from the “English Learner Accountability Hub,” located on the New America website.

https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/reports/english-learner-accountability-hub/

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Arizona’s Language Development Approach

Required

Read “Arizona’s Language Development Approach,” located on the Arizona Department of Education website (2019), to inform the topic assign

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https://www.azed.gov/sites/

Student Agency: Promoting Student Engagement

Required

Read “Student Agency: Promoting Student Engagement,” by Starke, located on the TeachHub website (2021).

Student Agency: Promoting Student Engagement

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AZELLA Assessment

Required

Explore the AZELLA Assessment, located on the Arizona Department of Education website. 

https://www.azed.gov/assessment/azella

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EL Forms & Documentation Training

Required

Explore parent/guardian rights from “EL Forms & Documentation Training,” located on the Arizona Department of Education website.

https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2020/12/EL_Forms_and_Documentation_Training_Updated%2022-23%20%281%29.pdf

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Arizona English Learner Determination and Services

Required

Read “Arizona English Learner Determination and Services,” located on the Arizona Department of Education website.

https://www.azed.gov/sites/default/files/2023/05/EL_DeterminationAndServices-EL_ProgramsFlow-Chart_Updated2023.pdf

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The Right Fit: Selecting an English Learning Program for Your Students

Required

Read “The Right Fit: Selecting an English Learning Program for Your Students,” located on the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) website

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https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/region

 

Project 1: Develop Cloud Migration Plan 
Step 4: Install AWS Application Discovery Agent 

At this point in the migration planning process, you’ve considered premigration issues, reviewed premigration assessment tools, and familiarized yourself with AWS Application Discovery Services. You are now ready to install and test the AWS Application Discovery Agent.

Understanding the AWS Application Discovery Agent is important because it will allow you to collect information from the server about the performance, capacity, and application on a specific server. This information will be helpful with sizing the target AWS service for this workload.

Take Action

Note that before you can install the AWS application, you need to create an environment for the application by setting up a web service stack, known as a LAMP stack, using the LAMP Stack Deployment Guide.

Take Action

Before using AWS migration services, you must designate a Migration Region. The Migration Region can be any supported region; services can be migrated to any region regardless of the Migration Region setting (it is used to store the migration data):

• Set Migration Region

This LAMP stack will be configured to be similar to an existing server that BallotOnline has in production. You will then install the AWS Application Discovery Agent on your LAMP stack server. As proof of concept, test the AWS Application Discovery Agent in a test environment. Remember, you should always perform a test prior to implementing anything new in a production environment.
 

Take Action

Create a new IAM user for use by the AWS Application Discovery Agent: :

• Create IAM user for AWS Application Discovery Agent

Take Action

Use the following resource to install AWS Application Discovery Agent:

• Discovery Agent installation steps

 

 

Project 1: Develop Cloud Migration Plan 
Step 5: Start Collecting Agent Data 

In the previous step, you installed AWS Application Discovery Agent. It’s now time to perform a discovery of the LAMP stack, which gathers information about all the processes running in the server, system performance, and network connection information. This is needed prior to the migration.

AWS Application Discovery Agent provides a set of public API (application programming interface) operations and open data formats. These allow the program to work with other tools.

Take Action

Go to the Start Discovery Agent Data Collection for guidance how to start collecting server data.

After you have deployed AWS Application Discovery Agent, proceed to the next step, where you will evaluate the data you collected.

 

 

 

 

 

Project 1: Develop Cloud Migration Plan 
Step 6: Evaluate the Data Collected 

In this step, you will evaluate the results of the discovery conducted in the previous step. After analyzing the results, you will be in a better position to appropriately plan the migration of the workload to AWS.

Take Action

Export and download the data collected by AWS Application Discovery Agent and analyze the data to identify application processes running on the server, view the application dependencies, map a baseline for your system, and determine process performance.

See View, Export, and Explore Discovered Data for guidance. Make sure that you specify the export start date/time of less than 72 hours before the current date/time.

Review performance data and processes to identify dependencies. Based on your analysis, provide recommendations and your rationale for the most appropriate AWS service for the migration.

Take Action

Once data is collected, you can safely delete your LAMP stack. Since CloudFormation was used to create the LAMP stack, the easiest way to remove the stack and ensure costs do not continue to accure, delete the stack. To delete the stack:

1.    From the CloudFormation console, click on Stacks

2.    Select the stack created for this project.

3.    Click Delete and accept any confirmation questions

4.    All stack components will be removed

Key Points

Keep in mind that your LAMP server is not running any additional applications, so its load is not heavy. But you will see what data is collected so you can come to a conclusion about the usability of AWS Application Discovery.

On a production server, the data will be more reflective of the server’s application load and its performance.

Submit a draft summary of your evaluation findings to get feedback after reading the instructions below.

Take Action

Submit your assignment to your instructor for review and feedback.

Follow these steps to access the assignment:

• Click My Tools in the top navigation bar.
• Click Assignments.
• Select the relevant assignment.

 

 

 

 

Project 1: Develop Cloud Migration Plan 
Step 7: Write the Final Cloud Migration Plan 

Now you can consolidate the work that you have completed in the steps along with some additional elements (scope, executive summary, etc.) to create a comprehensive migration plan that aligns to BallotOnline’s existing IT policies. Sophia will present your work for approval at the executive meeting.

Professionals in the Field

“If you don’t understand the details of your business, you are going to fail.”

—Manfred Bluemel, Zeitgeist Research, former head of corporate market research at Amazon, in a quote often attributed to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (Jopson, 2012).

At this point, you should have a better understanding of the cloud migration strategy and how a cloud migration plan differs from a traditional IT data center migration plan. This knowledge differentiates you from a traditional IT professional and solidifies your standing in the ranks of cloud computing professionals.

The final document should be between eight and 10 pages. Use the Cloud Migration Plan Guide to write your Cloud Migration Plan and submit it after reading the instructions below.

Check Your Evaluation Criteria

Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have incorporated all of them. To view the complete grading rubric, click My Tools, select Assignments from the drop-down menu, and then click the project title.

• 9.1: Develop a plan for cloud implementation / migration.
• 9.3: Develop documentation (plans, policies, and procedures) to support cloud operation.
• 10.3: Configure cloud management tools and software.
• 10.7: Configure a public cloud infrastructure using industry leading provider(s).
• 11.1: Perform system auditing.
• 11.3: Upgrade the infrastructure to increase capacity.
• 11.4: Monitor system performance.
• 11.5: Perform system maintenance.

Take Action

Submit your assignment to your instructor for review and feedback.

Follow these steps to access the assignment:

• Click My Tools in the top navigation bar.
• Click Assignments.
• Select the relevant assignment.

References

Jopson, B. (2012, July 9). The Bezos doctrine of ruthless pragmatism.  https://www.ft.com/content/2398876a-c202-11e1-8e7c-00144feabdc0

Leadership is a critical skill in business. Leading effectively requires an understanding of your own unique leadership style and personality traits. For this
assignment, you will reflect on your leadership experiences, assess your strengths, evaluate your emotional intelligence and DiSC profile, and develop a
plan for mastering your leadership style.
Instructions
Write a 4-6 page paper in which you address the following:
1. Reflect on your leadership experiences:
a. Describe the leadership aspects of your most recent professional role.
b. Identify and describe 2 key experiences that have impacted you as a leader.
2. Assess your leadership strengths:
a. Describe 2 key strengths from Jack Welch’s Foundational Principles (see Winning, chapters 1-4) and 8 Essential Rules of Leadership as they
pertain to your leadership development.
3. How do these experiences and strengths relate to aspects of your Emotional Intelligence and your DiSC profile?
4. Develop a plan for mastering your leadership style:
a. Identify 2-3 leadership skills you would like to master in the future.
b. Describe steps you can take to master those skills. How will you measure your success?
Submission Requirements
• Typed, double-spaced, professional font (size 10-12), includes headings and subheadings (to identify main topics and subtopics), with one-
inch margins on all sides.
• References must be included and provide accurate information that enables the reader to locate the original source. Application and
analysis of course materials and resources is expected, and additional research is
• Include a Cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date
• Before submitting your paper, use Grammarly to check for punctuation and usage errors, and make the required corrections.

Levine (1985) argued that “without a systematic approach to the management of such volumes of data, qualitative researchers were prone to make shortsighted decisions that could limit data retrieval and analysis later on.” 

QUESTION:

What problems would occur if a systems approach to qualitative data management is not followed by the qualitative researcher?

Instructions

Include Introduction, Section Titles, and Conclusion

Min. 6 Peer-reviewed articles, include some public administration sources as well.

For each course, you will be required a reflective discussion on how the course outcomes, the program outcomes, and the DNP Essentials were achieved throughout the course. Please familiarize yourself with each essential. 

Select two essentials and explain how you will be incorporating them into your practicum project as a DNP student. In Addition, select three leadership role-specific competencies from the AONL packet and explain how you will be achieving those during the DNP journey.

The World Health Organization (n.d.) identifies health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being” (p. 1). This quote refers to the notion that health should not be reduced to a single, biological source; rather, biology must be considered in relation to other psychological and social factors. George Engel, a psychiatrist in the 1970s, developed the biopsychosocial model to avoid the pitfalls of reductionism so often associated with the traditional medical model. A practitioner using the model to diagnose and treat depression might consider the patient’s family history of depression (biological factor), life stressors, such as the loss of a job (psychological factors), and level of social support from family and friends (social factor). In this discussion, you will explore the biopsychosocial model in more detail and how it can be applied to a variety of different health issues. 

Reference

World Health Organization (n.d.). Constitution of WHO: Principles. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/about/mission/en/ 

To Prepare

• Review the article, The Biopsychosocial Model 25 Years Later: Principles, Practice, and Scientific Inquiry. Think about how and why the biopsychosocial model was created. Also, consider the role of a patient’s subjective experience in the diagnosis and treatment of health issues.
• Review the remaining articles on the biopsychosocial model. Think about how biological, psychological, and social factors affect the health and wellness issues addressed in the articles.
• Select one health issue from the following list:
  • Migraine headaches
  • Postpartum depression
  • Obesity
  • Substance abuse/addiction
  • Eating Disorder (anorexia, bulimia)
• Identify biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to the health issue you selected.
• Reflect on how the person’s subjective experience may influence the mitigation or severity of the health issue you selected.

By Day 4

Post a response to the following:

Describe the health issue you selected and identify key contributors or factors, based on the biopsychosocial model, that could contribute to the development of the issue (be sure to include all three aspects of the model). Then describe the role of subjective experience and how it could influence the mitigation/severity of the issue. 

Note: Support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources and any additional sources you identify using both in-text citations and references. It is strongly recommended that you include proper APA format and citation

For this assignment:
Read the article From Listening to Leading: Towards an Understanding of Supervisor Listening Within a Framework of Leader-Member Exchange Theory by Lloyd, Boer and Voelpel and the article Exploring Competitiveness of Thailands Cosmetic Industry Using Porters Diamond Model by Jinachai, Anantachoti, and Winit-Watjana.
Draft a three-page paper wherein you identify the following with respect to each article:

the problem under investigation in each study as articulated by the researchers,
the purpose of each study as articulated by the researchers,
the framework (theoretical or conceptual) used by the researchers,
how the researchers explain the alignment of the framework to the problem, 
how the researchers explain the alignment of the problem to the research purpose.ee

see the attachments, please . 

how the researchers explain the alignment of the problem to the research purpose.e

Assignment 1: Using Spreadsheets to Create a Business Case from Raw Data
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Instructions
Background
This exercise helps students understand how a raw file of sales transactions can be analyzed to produce valuable information for managers. Your challenge is to see what the data is telling you via the Dashboard you created and then present your case for improvement!
You are the Senior Vice President of Sales for the Natun Computer Company. This is your regular report to the CEO, summarizing the recent performance of the company. Although all stores are approximately the same in terms of retail space and workforce, there have been falling sales in some stores. Leadership is interested in using data-driven decision-making to make management changes at the regional and store level. In addition, Product Development is looking for a direction to focus investments. Marketing is also interested in how the “best sellers” can be leveraged in advertising and promotions to increase overall sales.
Instructions
Use the data provided to perform the following analyses using PivotTables and to create a visually appealing dashboard similar to your LinkedIn learning (required for all six analyses).
Analyze all three of the following items:
• Best Performing Regions by Total Revenue
• Best Performing Stores by Total Revenue
• Best Selling Products by Total Revenue
Select all three of the following items to analyze:
• Total Revenue for each Product by Selling Period
• Total Revenue for each Region by Selling Period
• Total Revenue for each Store by Selling Period
Use APA format for your entire report, including your tables, and cite your sources used. Don’t forget a clear introduction to your project and conclude with a summary of your recommendations to the CEO.
Provide your insights and recommendations in a formal business case — in the form of one descriptive paragraph (6 total) and one data table (6 total) — for each analysis. Each paragraph must refer to the information presented in the table using the labeled Table number. For each analysis, provide your insights on historical performance and your recommendations for future actions.
Make sure to submit your final report with one Word document and one Excel file.

This assignment addresses the following objectives:

• Analyze elements and boundaries of nursing roles: Nurse’s role in leadership, education, research, healthcare improvement, collaboration, and advanced practice.
• Integrate knowledge and skills in nursing leadership and management, healthcare improvement, and patient safety, as required to provide care and education in various settings.

This week you will create a Powerpoint presentation (with speaker notes for each slide) presenting an overview of nursing leadership and the importance of excellence and innovation in advanced nursing practice. Evidence-based knowledge and skills in nursing leadership will be included to address patient safety, healthcare improvement, and leading interprofessional collaborative teams.

Instructions:

Create a PowerPoint (with speaker notes) to include a minimum of the following 7 slides:

• Slide 1: Title slide with title of presentation, name of university, name of course, student name, and date of submission
• Slide 2: Overview and importance of nursing leadership in relation to excellence and innovation
• Slide 3-5: Include one slide on how innovation and excellence in leadership are important to: 1) patient safety 2) healthcare improvement and 3) leading interprofessional collaborative teams; For Slide 3-5, please include one specific example from either nursing leadership, education, research, OR practice for each slide.
• Slide 6: Conclusion (summary and/or takeaway point)
• Slide 7: Reference slide in correct APA format (7th edition)

Slide Specifications:

• Use bullet points to convey main points
• Include appropriate citations on slides
• Consider including professional images on your slides
• Provide Speaker Notes in the notes section (under each slide) to convey your content
• Include a Reference Slide with a minimum of *4 scholarly, peer reviewed references within the last 5 years*

General Information:

PowerPoint presentations should have a limited number of bullet points (aim for 6 or less) which convey the main points of the slides. Remember to cite professional images on your slide if used. It is usually helpful if you start with the speaker notes section and then pull out the main points you wish to bullet on your slide.

Scenario

 You are a network professional on the IT team at Alliah Company, a new but fast-growing social media provider. One year ago, Alliah launched a social media website aimed at young professionals. The company also released a mobile app for accessing the site from cellular devices. Alliah was able to launch its website with money generated by a crowd-funded campaign, but most of the funds were spent on the site and app development, with relatively little money (and time) devoted to the internal office network infrastructure.

Alliah has 35 full-time employees, all of whom have offices or shared work spaces in a three-story building that serves as the company headquarters. The building is an old warehouse that was converted for office use and is approximately 10,000 square feet. Currently, the employees occupy only two floors; the third floor is vacant and available for expansion.

The Alliah WLAN has a gigabit managed switch, a multiservice wireless LAN controller, and seven wireless access points strategically located to provide coverage to office staff. One access point services a large back patio area for employee use. The network is protected by a firewall. The Alliah website servers are located in a data center 100 miles from Alliah headquarters.

Five employees are account representatives who are on the road at least 80 percent of the time, and each rep has a company-issued laptop, tablet, and smartphone. They use a large, shared office in the headquarters building when they are not traveling.

Employees use company-owned computers that connect to the WLAN, and, in an effort to control costs during the launch, Alliah has a bring your own device (BYOD) policy.

The IT staff consists of five employees; three are devoted to website maintenance, one manages the headquarters’ computers and network, and another employee assists with the website and the office network. IT staff uses wired Ethernet connections to remotely access the website servers.

The Alliah website is successful, attracting more and more visitors each month. Jennifer, the CEO, anticipates hiring more employees and is considering a strategy that would take the company public within a few years. In preparation, she wants to ensure that Alliah’s wireless networking infrastructure is highly secure, especially because it may need to grow quickly in a short period of time, and she wants to understand the security risks the company faces. She also wants to decide if Alliah should continue allowing BYOD or restrict network access to company-owned devices only, or if a compromise solution is available.

Requirements

A.  Describe two WLAN vulnerabilities that present risks for Alliah, based on the details in the scenario.

B.  Describe two mobile vulnerabilities that present risks for Alliah, based on the details in the scenario.

C.  Summarize the steps for mitigating each  identified WLAN and mobile vulnerability, including the specific tools or documentation that will be needed for mitigation.

D.  Recommend preventive measures to maintain the security posture of WLAN and mobile environments in a small business, such as Alliah. Reference federal, state, or industry regulations that justify these measures.

E.  Recommend a solution for the company’s BYOD approach, including research to justify your recommendation.

F.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

G.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.