What is meant by the term mandated benefit? Describe government-mandated benefits. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? A mandated benefit is a law that requires a health insurance policy or health plan to cover specific providers‚ procedures‚ benefits or people. Mandated benefits are controversial. Some view them as consumer protections that ensure access to important care‚ while others contend mandates are promoted by narrow special interests and add significant cost but marginal
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Unit 5: School Curriculum: Development and Influences - Notes Curriculum Curriculum refers to what is taught in school‚ and can be defined as a set of subjects‚ subject content‚ a program of studies‚ a set of materials‚ a sequence of courses‚ or all of the experiences in the school. The curriculum includes the explicit curriculum (the formal policies‚ manuals‚ materials‚ and textbooks of a district)‚ the implicit curriculum or hidden curriculum (the often unspoken or even unconscious assumptions
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REPORTER: The reporter/ Mandated Reporter (Alysha) called with concerns for the victims‚ Matthew and an unknown child. On today (04/20/2016)‚ the reporter was visiting with her client (Gabrielle Nester)‚ and John (Gabrielle’s boyfriend) came over to Gabrielle’s home with his two nephews (Matthew and his brother). John reported that his uncle (the victim’s unknown father) left this morning and never returned home; John said he was supposed to be back in an hour. The reporter noticed that Matthew could
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Emergent Curriculum Children between the ages of one and five do not learn because they are taught. They learn as a result of their own doing…through Loris Malaguzzi actions‚ relationships‚ inquiries‚ opportunities‚ Founder of the Reggio Emilia Schools‚ Italy and repetition. This knowledge is the foundation of SFLC’s emergent curriculum. Our teachers become research partners with children‚ seeking answers to questions and supporting investigation. Our school is their laboratory‚ offering the materials
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Mandated Reporter Scenario Paper 1: Do you report? Why or why not? Yes‚ I would report this incident. My reason being that the large handprint found on Jane’s face was discovered after she had arrived home from daycare. The evidence of a large handprint across Jane’s face is enough to report this situation and to look into who is responsible. According to the size of the handprint‚ it probably come from an adult (possibly an employee) at the daycare facility Jane attends. Daycare facilities are
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Early Childhood Preschool Curriculum Sabrina Robinson ECE 311 Heather Miller September 26‚ 2011 One of the goals of preschool education is to improve children’s school success. Early childhood educators need to enhance a child’s developmental skills and knowledge. We are to build upon their ever growing need of curiosity and creativity. Without knowing what‚ why‚ and how to developmentally teach preschool children in an early childhood environment teachers will not have a great
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Appropriate Technology 1. Appropriate Technology There is unanimity among the economists over the choice of AT. According to Yale Brozen‚ “ the AT for an area depends on its resources‚ patterns and its markets. It is therefore defined as an amalgam of skills methods‚ techniques and equipments that can contribute towards solving the basic soci-economic problems of the concerned communities”. • AT should‚ be utilized for development purposes in the name of social justice
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The History of Curriculum Planning Hiawatha L. Blunt Grand Canyon University: EDA 561 July 17‚ 2013 The History of Curriculum Planning An effective curriculum depends on its design. When developing and planning a curriculum‚ educators must focus on student success. According to Danielson (2002)‚ “educators follow clearly defined steps that are designed to link the local curriculum to state and district content standards” (p. 81). Once a state has established a Standard Course of Study‚ educators
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Curriculum - The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed‚ as a plan or method‚ or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also‚ the result of developing‚ or a developed state. Other considered definitions: 1. A curriculum may refer to a defined and prescribed course of studies‚ which students must fulfill in order to pass a certain level of education
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What Is Curriculum? by Jason C. Heard CIMA 0712 21975 Curriculum & Instruction Management Nova Southeastern University September 1‚ 2012 Defining curriculum can be a daunting task. John Portelli notes‚ “Those who look for the definition of curriculum are like a sincere but misguided centaur hunter‚ who even with a fully provisioned safari and a gun kept always at the ready‚ nonetheless will never require the
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