This artifact represents the thirteen videos I review on the Teaching Channel website as well as methods to implement the many strategies into my classrooms. In the videos, teachers presented a variety of classroom strategies designed for both improving instruction as well as improving classroom environment. Many of the videos reinforced what I had learned in previous classes, such as the importance of making learning personal, providing real world problems for students to investigate, and the importance of meeting with colleagues in the same discipline to collaborate on ideas and strategies. Especially interesting was the video about formative assessments. I have modified my own classes, by giving an “Attaway,” one M & M or one Skittle, to …show more content…
Disabilities can range from mental illness and other emotional challenges to physical disabilities, which are much more visible and therefore seem to be more acceptable in the general population. Through research I was able to determine that students performed better when they were engaged in learning through interactive activities and collaboration. When a student is given the opportunity to explore alone or in groups, without the confines of instruction, they spend more time learning as a result of being engaged and perform better. Furthermore, allowing students to work in groups can reduce cognitive stress. As a result of the stress at my school and the suicides that have occurred, reducing stress is extremely important. As a result of these finding, I now have more partner and group …show more content…
Learning to learn is a process that evolves over time, and I work with my students to help them identify their individual learning styles and needs. As a teacher, I have identified several key steps to ensuring student success while at the same time, reducing anxiety for English language learners (ELL’s). I have learned that by posting a daily plan on the board can help to reduce anxiety in all students, included in the daily plan is the daily warm up. When students walk into my class they know exactly what to do, as I have established the routine of having students check the daily plan. Improving my teaching requires a deep and honest reflection of methods, classroom strategies, relationships and communication. Having a class routine can reduce stress and anxieties while providing a variety of teaching strategies will help me meet the needs of my diverse group of students. Through reading and research for this class, I have also designated an area on the board that I write upcoming events such as labs and assessments, allowing students to plan
Marzano, R. J., & Brown, J. L. (2009). A handbook for the art and science of teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Stiggins, R., & Chappuis, J. (2008). Enhancing Student Learning. Retrieved from July 2009 from, http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticlepf.aspx?articleid=1362.
Students with learning disabilities can learn; each student has his or her own strengths and weaknesses. Educators must continue to focus on the strengths of each student and building on them, creating a stronger student and person. Identifying the weakness is at the core of getting a student help with their learning disability, but after this initial identification and placement, the focus should shift to the strengths and adjusting the student’s schoolwork to reflect these strengths. For instance, if a student is weak in reading but has wonderful group interaction skills and is good with his or her hands, the students' reading tasks should then be shifted to reflect these st...
The majority of students with disabilities should be in an inclusive setting. These students are generally placed based on the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). Furthermore, the majority of these students are able to keep up academically with their peers, even
Morse, R., & Teyechea, N. (n.d.). Instructional strategies for ELL classrooms. Retrieved December 29, 2011, from Web http://www.mrmorsesclass.com/Instructional%20Strategies.pdf.
The students with disabilities need extra support as do the other students in the classroom. Sapon-Shevin (2008) mentions ten ways to promote a positive inclusive classroom, which points out using “teachable moments” to talk about diversity among students. As long as the student in the inclusion classroom is not taking away from the education of others or disrupting class beyond reason, they should be able to be in an inclusion classroom with all other students to participate in learning. After teachers have been trained to teach all students in a diverse environment and provide for their needs, they will be able to keep students in the classroom learning. Our focus must be student success and
All students, including students with disabilities, are encouraged to participate in school programs and activities. For example, students participate in the ce...
The students should be encouraged to form study groups that help them learn from one another. Every individual has a talent that the rest of the people do not have. When the students learn from their fellow students, the urge of wanting to know same as the rest are created and acts as a motivating tool to learning. When teams are set up in grade levels to enhance sharing information on challenges facing them in school, kids tend to be more responsible for their classmate’s situation. This may reduce the damage caused by severe traumatizing situations caused by a misunderstanding of each other’s problems. Some of the challenges may seem to be minor, but can cause major effects on school going
One of the most controversial issues facing educators today is the topic of educating students with disabilities, specifically through the concept of inclusion. Inclusion is defined as having every student be a part of the classroom all working together no matter if the child has a learning disability or not (Farmer) (Inclusion: Where We’ve Been.., 2005, para. 5). The mentally retarded population has both a low IQ and the inability to perform everyday functions. Activities such as eating, dressing, walking, and in some cases, talking can be hopeless for a child with mental retardation.
Marzano, R.J. (2007). The art and science of teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
The first part of my observation time was spent in an 8th grade classroom in the Neosho R-5 school district. During this time I was fortunate enough to see many different groups of students, varying types of activities in and out of the classroom, and a few different styles of teaching. These and other factors made this a very enjoyable and informative experience that I will undoubtedly learn from, and I will be able to utilize this knowledge in my own class.
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.
In my classroom I want to focus on getting my children prepared for independence and the life that lies ahead of them. Many of the students will come to me with no prior classroom experience, and it will be my job to teach them that. They will get into stuff, wander off, zone out, and act out. I will create many shorter lessons that are straight and to the point, yet still entertaining and exciting. I will try to focus these lessons on each student as an individual and put them in the hot seat to take on their learning in their own hands. Some days will be harder than others; however, each day will be a valuable learning experience not only for the students, but for me as
Teachers in schools are continuously trying to figure out news to approach effective learning in the classroom. Over the years, many strategies have been used to improve student’s overall learning and retaining of information: many have succeeded and many have tremendously failed. As a student, I know what is the best way for me to learn. But as I have watched other student’s achievement in the classroom, I notice what is best for us as a whole. The prime methods of learning should be handwritten note taking, student-to-student studying, and even review games.
Classroom instruction is the “purposeful direction of the learning process” (Huitt, Dr. William G). Having teachers set up classroom instruction throughout the semester is essential toward to them and the students. Athens High School requires teachers to have essential questions and plans made before the course even starts. This is required to help students prepare for upcoming assignments in the future. From a personal experience with teachers doing this procedure, being able to plan accordingly for upcoming assignments helps tremendously with organizing a busy schedule like mine. The board of education for Athens City Schools requires teachers to attend monthly meetings and workdays about classroom instruction. For instance, pre-AP teachers attend the Laying the Foundation program for extra instruction to come up with ideas of improvement of student instruction within the classroom. Teachers from Athens High School have publicly mentioned the importance this program. Ms. Stacy Kirby, pre-AP English teacher at Athens High School, said this program has “taught me numerous ways to engage students in discussion.” She also mentions that due to the active discussion she gets in class, thanks to the Laying the Foundation program, her students grades have all trended positively in recent weeks. Although this is a small sample size of results, the program, teachers are using is not