I always enjoyed history while I was in middle school and high school, but I had many friends who hated it and believed that it was boring and just a list of facts they needed to memorize. I had some great history and social studies teachers growing up and also witnessed some that made students solely did what my friends hated about this subject, memorize facts. It is important to connect the content with the students who are learning the information. For each lesson I will always try to connect what my students are learning with what is happening in the world today. Using current events can grab the student’s attention because it is something that is currently going on in their lives. I hope that this will allow the students want to continue …show more content…
My hope is that three times a week I cannot my lessons to different current events to engage my students in the beginning of class. Also, I want to effectively use materials that will catch the student’s eyes, like pictures, newspapers, videos, artifacts’ and not just reading from a text. I want the students to evolve from the readings and really understand what they are learning. Simply reading does not engage and motivate most students to keep learning, but using visual aids can help the students understand what they are learning was real and still is important in their lives …show more content…
I think for middle school aged students, groups work best. Sometimes this can be risky due to children who next to one and other that have a chatting problem. Starting the school year I would probably assign seats for my students and as the year progressed I would allow them to pick their own seats if they proved they were able to do that themselves. Working in groups can sometimes make the transitional time easier because they will be working together and hopefully will not want to fall behind the other students in their own groups and groups surrounding
Content area literacy, as with all learning, should directly relate to the students’ lives. When students can relate to a subject, they retain the information better and are more excited to learn. Relating subjects to students’ lives provides them with the desire to participate in the lesson and make connections with previous experiences. Lee (2014) wrote that “culture is the primary medium through which humans learn” (p. 10). Connecting the readings to students’ lives helps them activate their prior knowledge of culture and experience and allows them to transfer it to their learning.
There are numerous management theories that educators can align themselves with in order to form their professional philosophy. This essays purpose is to analyse three popular Classroom management theories and models used in Australian schools today. The Theories are Goal Centred Theory, Choice Theory and Assertive Discipline. A teacher relies heavily on their sound knowledge of pertinent theory to justify their teaching decisions; this knowledge is applied when forming classroom management plans. (Lyons, Ford and Slee, 2014)
In the development of the classroom management plan, the overarching goal was to identify and target a behavior the person creating the plan exhibited. I choose to discuss interrupting others as my target behavior. I choose this behavior due to it being a common classroom disruption, as well as having an influence on social interactions.
My philosophy of classroom management is that the management of elementary classrooms require several things. Among patience, determination and motivation are: flexibility, careful planning and consistency. A well-managed classroom did not get well-managed without a teacher who planned, had a flexible vision and was determined. Any new teacher, who is asked, will say they want a classroom with as few behavioral problems as possible as well as one that is easily manageable. But any experienced teacher, who is asked, will tell those new teachers that classrooms do not come "well managed". They have to be made into well-managed classrooms. These experienced teachers would also encourage by saying that it is not easy, but that it is not impossible to have a manageable classrooms. On the other hand, they would be quick to add that all classrooms will have behavioral problems at some point or another. This is proven to be true to anyone who has been in an elementary classroom, whether they were a teacher, observer or a student themselves. But what teachers can take to comfort is that they can prepare themselves. The first thing that is needed is flexibility. Being able to evolve with changing needs is something teachers need to acquire quickly. Adaptability can make or break classroom climate. A teacher who is not flexible and wants things one way, will find themselves in a power struggle that will be hard to reverse. Also, the negativity will build up and make teaching unpleasant for the teacher and learning unpleasant for the students. Being able to "go with the flow" will help teachers tremendously. The second thing needed for classroom management is careful planning. Now this d...
My personal philosophy of classroom management focuses on creating an environment where children feel safe and where they feel like they belong. I will create this environment for my fourth grade class through making my expectations of the students clear while developing an engaging lesson plan and personable interactions with my students. I developed my philosophy from studying different theorists and based my philosophy on the theories of Glasser and Kounin. Glasser believed that the teacher’s roll in the classroom is that of a leader rather than a boss. He believed that students should be given power in the classroom and that the teacher should share it with the students. I will use his ‘7 caring habits’ specifically supporting and respecting to help my classroom feel safe and welcoming to my students. Meeting the individual needs of my students will be the focus of my classroom management routine. I will meet individual needs by promoting self management and self efficacy in my students by creating an environment that that has predictable and consistent daily routines while focusing on my student’s successes (Shindler, 2010). Having a predictable routine will encourage a success oriented environment and will reduce anxiety and help towards creating positive self efficacy in each of my students (Shindler, 2010). In Glasser’s Choice Theory he talks about focusing on the present and not bringing up the past (Glasser, 2010). Therefore, I will focus my classroom on being goal driven and will help each student obtain their goals. Thus, helping my students have positive self efficacy. I will apply Kounin’s technique of Momentum (Pressman, 2011). This involves the teacher keeping exercises short and moving around the room a lot so...
Current events should be taught in the classroom, because it will allow students to learn the unbiased truth about the subject. Students are constantly being surrounded with only one side of the story or people’s uninformed opinions. In Knowing When to Teach Current Events by Noliwe Rooks, associate professor and director of graduate studies at Cornell University's Africana Studies and Research Center, states that, “Many of those conversations have taken place in public in the form of […] blog posts, and numerous “think” pieces in the media” (Rooks). Learning about current events in this day and age is hard to find the truth about the full story from reliable sources. Many people are just trying to get people to read their story or watch their channel by only telling certain parts of the story to make it seem different than what is actually happening. Teaching students to be global citizens, by Deborah Hoeflinger, adjunct professor of history at country college of Morris, states that, “They can also use current events to broaden student knowledge and interest in world affairs” (Hoeflinger). Not only will learning about current events
Philosophy of Education is a person's opinion of a teacher's guiding principles about the “Big Picture”, which would be things such as how students learn and the potential that are most effectively maximized, as well as the role of educators in the school, classroom, and society. Classroom management is when schools and teachers create and maintain appropriate behavior of students in the classroom setting. In my classroom my kids would be very laid back, because I would want them to be comfortable asking me questions, and doing activities. I feel like having a laid back classroom would be easier to function in because that's the best type of classroom for me to be in. In my classroom I would give out work to go along with my lesson and give
All effective educators need to find ways to motivate their students. The kids that fill our classrooms have different strengths and weaknesses. It is critical that teachers recognize the strengths and weaknesses of their students so they can use the right classroom management strategies to motivate their kids. In this particular case, the student named Jodie is inattentive and uninterested and neither the teacher intern or classroom teacher have a clue how to handle this situation. Ms. Marcia Thomas, who is the young intern feels that Jodie is just a problem child that lacks motivation and there is nothing she can do for this particular student. Ms. Thomas and the lead teacher Ms. Egan both lack the needed classroom management strategies that are necessary to motivate and engage students in a positive learning environment.
Classroom management has the largest effect on student achievement, so students cannot learn in poorly managed classroom. Additionally, research has pointed out that the quality of teacher-student relationships is the main aspect of classroom management.(…2). Furthermore, when teachers set classroom management plan, the plan will give structure to everything from seating to lessons to grading to the relationship between students. Teachers should incorporate strategies for addressing student behavior into classroom
Teachers use theories, models of learning, and professional standards to shape their teaching practices. There are several learning theories that have evolved the educational field. Theories guide instruction and the beliefs of the teachers. Teachers use these theories, standards, and personal beliefs to develop goals in order to improve teaching effectiveness.
First off, I will strive to present information in exciting and different ways. I will teach verbally, visually, and hands-on. This way of teaching increases the possibility of drawing all students’ attention, because each student has their preferred way of learning. I want to teach in this way because I understand why students lose interest in school; therefore, I want my class to be as interesting and fun as
As I reflect on my experiences observing in three different classrooms over the last three months, I cannot express how much I have learned by being in the classroom. I began the Master of Science in Education last fall and previous to the practicum experience I had taken 8 classes. I read books, listened to the experiences of my classmates and instructors, reflected on my own education, and tried to imagine how this information was going to prepare me to face a classroom of elementary school students. While I learned theories and skills that should be known by any educator, these classes could not teach me what I most desired to know: what tangible steps could I take to correctly implement all of the correct ways of teaching.
When most people think about history they remember a boring class they took in school a long time ago, they recall memorizing important dates, taking map tests, and falling asleep while listening to a lecture. The truth is that history really is an important subject to be teaching students. History is more than just some lecture you receive in class, history lets us look back, see the good things and the bad things, it allows us to learn from our mistakes and prevent such mistakes from happening in the future. Things that happened in the past are still changing things that are happening today. History is needed for everyone, from government leaders down to individuals; everyone has learned one thing or another from history at some point in their life.
Classroom management is a necessary component to every classroom. It includes creating a set of rules and clear expectations that all students follow. This helps unify the classroom for both the teacher and students allowing for a smooth, effective, and educational environment. When the students are aware of what is expected, they are motivated in order to attain the goals dispensed by the teacher. Some students are naturally motivated and want nothing more than to surpass goals for the sake of triumph and pleasing the teacher. Other students need extrinsic motivation in order for them to become engaged in
My personal classroom management style revolves around student rapport and relationship. I went into my classroom the first day with a clear vision of my rules and management, but quickly adjusted to the needs and wants of the students. I allowed them to help formulate rules and consequences for actions. By allowing them input, there was more buy-in and respect build. I had a very strict format for rules and turning in of coursework, but I realized quickly that I needed to be flexible in a high school setting versus