I consider the following questions of the utmost importance when meeting with teachers to discuss their improvement plan:
A. Where would you like to see students making better progress this year? From which achievement level of students would the teacher like to see more progress?
B. Why do you think students did not make the progress expected/the progress you’d like to have seen, last year? Why have students in the chosen achievement group not made the progress the teacher/you would like them to have done, in the past?
I think that by asking these questions we, as administration, can have a glimpse into the mind of the teacher because some teachers may have a clear idea of what needs to be changed to improve the progress of their students,
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Now that we have identified the problem(s), what strategies would make a difference for students at that achievement level? What are some specific strategies for improving the progress of students like those in the chosen group, in the future? What will you DO that will make a difference?
D. Who are the students you are teaching now that would fall within that achievement level?
E. What kind of support do you need from us, as administration, to carry out your plan?
As part of the administration team I propose that teachers use the following guidelines to develop a plan of action to improve their teaching strategies:
Objective 1: Create a learning community in the classroom that helps students to develop positive behavior and engage in
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Support the teacher as he/she works towards reaching his/her goal. Assist in meeting with students and/or parents to help understand and solve behavioral problems. Discuss the plan to maintain communication with parents about their child’s classroom behavior prior to implementation.
Objective 2: Plan and implement lessons that are consistent with the curriculum and standards for the appropriate grade level and that fully engage students in purposeful learning activities. Purpose of the objective: School is for learning and each student has a basic right to receive high quality learning opportunities in his/her classes each day to enable him/her to learn effectively. Teacher Responsibilities: Prepare and deliver lessons that actively engage students with the specific objectives and standards for the grade level. Focus these lessons to meet individual needs and make sure students can work towards mastery and gain independence with the knowledge or skills being developed. Utilize culturally responsive lessons and questioning techniques that focus on higher order thinking skills. Ensure that each student has ample opportunity to become engaged in the lessons
1. Based on what you read in the text and viewed in the modules, what do you believe are some effective strategies for dealing with students with behavioral issues? Please be specific to information from the modules and the text. Show me what you have learned!
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My three year plan is called the Strive for Excellence plan. For the first two year I will be focusing on the decline of test scores for the last three years. By making all staff views all 2,800 students that were below average for all three years. Requiring mandatory training for all teachers and staff should be complete upon reviewing data. So they are able to identify their student’s specific strengths and weakness. The teacher will know where they need to concentrate their attention. (Sue W. Astley, 2016) School improvement is an evolving process that takes constant progress monitoring and constant input. A special computer-based program is needed in Rocky Road School District to pull up records of any student or classroom more efficiently. This will also assist with the monitoring progress over the two years. A committee of parents and staff will be created to better understand the data, come up with methods to increase scores and to maintain the...
Creating a learning and safe environment where students can grow through a system the gives them the attention and healthy activities they need to expand their minds. I got a quote from John Gatto in his writing “We Need Less Schools, Not More” he states “education is about discovering the meaning and purpose of oneself” (54). Gatto is illustrating that a working education system should push students towards the path of what they enjoy and what they want to learn so they can understand their meaning and purpose when they graduate and walk off into the world. That is why I agree with Gatto on his view of helping students find out there purpose and meaning and adding on to that Gatto also incorporated the importance of making students unique as he also was quoted for saying “your education should make you unique” (56). The importance of being unique is because you bring a different aspect to the table when another people speak upon different ideas. You are able to see things others cannot. Incorporating a trait such as unique will take time but will only benefit us as a country that is why I installed it into my education
I hope they feel they can come to me when they need help with not just a school problem, but a problem in their personal life or when they just need some to listen. I hope I can model the same teacher characteristics to my students as I felt she showed me. She was caring, warm, and very interested in her students’ total well-being.
What role do you believe a counselor should take in closing the achievement gap? Is this an issue strictly for teachers and administrators? What specific strategies could a counselor use to be a part of closing the achievement gap? Use information from the required reading (as well as other research you can find), but also try to be creative and think of a strategy in addition to the ones you have read. Locate, read, and cite at least three journal articles in your response to these assignments.
Hints: If you’re not sure how to answer a question, look at the examples given. Also, think about what the students on the tape had to say. How did they describe their strengths and needs? What accommodations did they ask for? What did they say they needed to work on in school?
Teacher Interview Interview Question Summary 1. How has the student composition in the special classroom changed over time? Though this is not something that I personally experienced, I am aware that more students with disabilities are being educated now than forty years ago. Education systems have worked to create a better environment for these students. This environment is as free from restrictions as possible and challenges the individual.
For the lead teacher interview assignment, I had the opportunity to sit down with and interview my son’s EC teacher from last year, Mrs. Hamm. Since my son started at the school last year, Mrs. Hamm has helped him in so many different ways. Mrs. Hamm has been teaching for over 20 years from her home state of Pennsylvania and more currently at Mount Energy Elementary School in Creedmoor, NC. Mrs. Hamm has been teaching at Mount Energy Elementary School in Creedmoor, NC for the last 12 years and recently awarded “Teacher of the Year”. Mrs. Hamm, up until this school year, was the main EC teacher for all grades Kindergarten through fifth grade at Mount Energy Elementary School. As of the present school year, the school district made the determination that she was over the acceptable number of students. As a result, they decided to hire an additional EC teacher and assistant to teach grades 3-5th and Mrs. Hamm would teach grades K-2. Mrs. Hamm was the teacher of 18 students until this decision was made, now with grades K-2, she has 9 students in her class.
Teachers, administrators, and parents should work together to strategize different techniques of teaching and relating to the students.... ... middle of paper ... ... In my first years of teaching, I plan to get a better understanding of my school community and the surrounding community, so I know where and how to get support for my students.
The lessons contained in this unit of instruction were based upon Madeline Hunter’s Seven Steps of Lesson Plan Formatting. This lesson plan format is a proven effective means for delivering instruction. When designing lessons, the teacher needs to consider these seven elements in a certain order since each element is derived from and has a relationship to previous elements. It should be noted that a lesson plan does not equal one class period. Throughout the course of the lesson, it may take multiple sessions before the student is ready to independently practice the skills learned. Anticipated lesson duration is included with each lesson plan provided in this instructional unit. Madeline Hunter’s Seven Steps of Instruction includes stating the objectives, anticipatory set, teacher input, modeling, checking for understanding, guided practice, and independent practice (Hunter, 2004). For the purpose of this instructional unit, input and modeling have been condensed into a streamlined event; as well has, checking for understanding and guided practice. This form of lesson planning is preferred within the Elkin City Schools district and lends itself to the creation of engaging lessons.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children 's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
TASK: Assess four teaching methods and strategies used in your school and discus innovations that should take place to make them more effective and learner centred.
Killen, R. (2007). Effective Teaching Strategies, Lessons from Research and Practice. (4th .ed). South Melbourne: Thomson.
First, understanding that children may have a preferred learning style, she incorporates into her lesson plans the strategies which address visual learners, kinesthetic learners, and audio learners. Most children do not have just one learning style, therefore, they benefit through different learning centers. Learning centers include the science center, the math center, the art center, the library, the writing center, and the dramatic play center. Next, she uses teacher centered strategies to lead many of her lesson plans so that she can guide and coach the children through the activities. Since the children are very young, she feels modeling and coaching the children are the most productive techniques. She does try to create lesson plans that vary in complexity and challenge the children based on their own ability