... 5/21/15 My Observation Paper Children are not easy to take care of but going to observe them really showed me the hard job that teachers have over the span of 10 months. Over the length of my essay, I will discuss my own observation that I had to do of a classroom, how the children acted during my visit, and an important topic in education which is multi-cultural diversity which is present in almost every classroom all over the country. For my observation, I visited a 1st grade classroom in my old school which is Yeshiva Derech HaTorah. I attended this school from 1st to 12th grade so it just me made me want to go and observe one of the classroom but for once, not as a student. The teacher’s name is Morah Maya, she is a close family friend as well so I figures, she would be on board with me coming in and she was. I was very excited for my visit in her classroom and was actually looking forward. In the classroom, there is 27 children with one head teacher and 1 teacher’s assistant. Though you may think this is a crazy ratio but it’s not because since this is a private school, the classroom are not that big as you would see compared to a public school. Even though there is only a teacher and an assistant, there is also one speech therapist assigned to one child to help him and there is also one Occupational Therapist in the classroom as well. The schedule of this 1st grade is different every day but since I visited on a Friday...
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...Peter A is in Mrs. Blustajn 3rd grade inclusive class at Leo Politi School. I was able to gather some data before observing Mrs. Blustajn’s classroom about Peter A. According to Mrs. Blustajn, Peter A currently is able to read 1st grade level materials with appropriate speed and accuracy and reads orally with little expression. Peter A is able to decode through unknown words and has a good sight word vocabulary. He is able to recall details and to answer factual questions about self-read short passages and also is able to ask clarifying questions about 1st grade level materials as well. His reading comprehension appears to be stronger when the passages are shorter and when he is able to read aloud. Peter A’s Special Learning Disability...
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...describe through your reflection of how the school promotes partnership and dialogue. You’re Map For this process, go through the following steps: | | |observation Report on Interaction | | | |Name: Langga, Neljun S. Year / Course: BSED-III | |School Observed: SND Integrated School___________________________ | |Grade level: First year____________________ Section: A | |Subject Observed: English | | | |Observations: | | | |Student-to-student Interaction Patterns:...
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...CLASSROOM OBSERVATION 9/30/2014 EDUCATION 1 School: Palo Alto Chinese School (PACS) Teacher: Alice Chiu Grade: ______ G1____ Date: _ 9/30/2014__ Observer: _______ Time: __8:15a.m – 10:00a.m_____ Activity: __Morning Meeting and Math Lesson____ Spent the morning of the 30th September 2014 in the First grade at Palo Alto Chinese School. Alice Chiu is the teacher. Alice and I met together in our college career. We both Asian and speak fluent in Mandarin; She’s the head of the Chinese Curriculum and teacher in one of two 1st grade classes Palo Alto Chinese School. Alice has been more than 4 years teaching Chinese experiences in First Grade. Her duties include teaching math, social studies and Science. After the student made their way into their classroom, Alice informed everyone that I was there just for observe. As the class period was about to start, Alice asked the student to sit down on carpet to begin their school day. The students quick acknowledge their teacher’s request. They had daily meeting very shortly, it included singing a morning song, running daily agenda and morning messages from Alice. Soon, it went to the next session, math class. Alice simply applied the math concepts by story and explained clearly till move to the next activities. They all sat down on their assigned seats and started doing the math questions. Alice read loud the questions and guided them understand the process. Student raised hands once they done the assignments...
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... Does a child’s biological factors influence their behavior? My case study is about an 8.6 year old boy who faces biological, social, and emotional issues at the early stages of his cognitive and moral development. The observation takes place at Tyrell’s school. I am going to apply Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological approach, and Kohlberg’s theory of moral development as it applies to my case study. Besides, I will give an insight of the stages that Tyrell has undergone thus far. In Tyrell’s case environmental issues played a major part in his early development. Tyrell is an African American boy that is 8.6 years old in the 2nd grade. The school he attends is P.S. 36 in Manhattan. He is asthmatic. Tyrell is currently being raised by his mother. His father is incarcerated for assault and robbery. Tyrell recently lived with his grandmother. He is currently living in a shelter with his mother. Tyrell attended the same school since pre-k. He has seen a lot of his friends go on to the 3rd grade while he remains in 2nd grade. Tyrell has a displacement issue at home because he lives in a shelter. Tyrell likes basketball. Tyrell aspires to be a basketball player. He has been held over in the 2nd grade, and he has apprehensions about doing it a second time around. Also, Tyrell has difficulty staying on task, and he has acting out behaviors. According to Bronfenbrenner, development occurs through increasingly complex process of regular, active, two-way...
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...*********** 2015-2016 Language Arts Syllabus for 6th, 7th, 8th grade English Language Arts Tamela Jones, tamela.jones@douglas.k12.ga.us, Mrs. Laura White laura.white@douglas.k12.ga.us, Carrie Kitchens carrie.kitchens@douglas.k12.ga, Sara Jackson sara.jackson@douglas.k12.ga.us planning periods: 6th & 7th periods (White), 1st & 5th (Jones), 1st & 3rd (Jackson), 2nd & 3rd(Kitchens) ELA Goal: The goal of the English Language Arts class is to assist students in becoming better writers. This will be accomplished through hands on activities involving the steps of the writing process and review of the 4 areas of Language Arts: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Grading Policy: Homework = 10% Tests/Essays/Projects = 40% Class Work/Quizzes = 50% All assignments will be graded within a timely manner. As per school policy all test/quizzes will be returned within a week. Essays will be returned within a two week period. Grading Scale: A: 100-90 B: 89-80 C: 79-71 D: 70 F: Below 70 ELA 8 Standards: https://extranet.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/ELA-6-8.aspx Make-Up Work: If a student must be absent, it is his/her responsibility to obtain make-up work and complete it in a reasonable amount of time, with a minimum of three (3) days for each day absent. If a student needs to make up an assignment that must be completed in the classroom, they should come during homeroom or before school (ie. quiz). If...
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...Abstract Students who do not learn to read at or close to grade level by the end of elementary school enter the secondary grades unable to meet the demands of their content area classes. The students within these walls came to me with their own uniqueness and various degrees of capabilities. Students were selected based upon their need for improved reading comprehension. After interviewing the classroom teachers (there were 4 different ones) and observing students in their classroom setting the research students were selected. I met with each student individually to get an estimate of what their reading levels might be. The four components of CSR (preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up) can be used to stimulate student’s motivation to read, help with decoding print, and comprehend and respond to text. Researchers believe it has improved their students’ reading comprehension, increased their vocabularies, and enhanced cooperative skills, Student’s process over the long term will be evaluated based upon their ability to begin to show automaticity in utilizing the strategies learned as part of CSR. The acquisition of content comprehension can be evaluated by observing students as they interact and use dialog in their cooperative groups. Educating Exceptional Children: Using Collaborative Strategic Reading Statement of the Problem Research states that there is approximately 20% of elementary school students are at risk for reading failure. 5-10% of those students...
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...Classroom Policies - Student Expectations and Faculty Commitment Attendance Grand Canyon University requires online students to attend courses every week, marked by activity in the online classroom. An online week for undergraduate students is Monday through Sunday and for graduate students is Thursday through Wednesday. Students are not permitted to be out of attendance more than two consecutive, online weeks. An administrative withdrawal will be processed should a student be out of attendance for more than two consecutive, online weeks. ________________________________________ Discussion Questions and Participation: Participating in classroom discussion is paramount to the learning experience. Participating in the weekly discussions allows students and instructors to share experiences, investigate complicated subject matter, share expertise, and examine the content from new perspectives. Most classes have 2 discussion questions due each week. Students must post their initial response to the 1st discussion question by Day 3, and the 2nd discussion question by Day 5 of each week. In the event the course week has more or less than 2 discussion questions due, please follow the due dates provided by the instructor. The initial response to the discussion question earns a distinct grade and subsequent participation in the discussion earns a distinct grade. Participation can only be earned by posting substantive, quality messages to fellow classmates and the instructor in the...
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...Early Childhood Research Quarterly 19 (2004) 375–397 The early childhood classroom observation measure Deborah Stipek∗ , Patricia Byler School of Education, Stanford University, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-3096, USA Abstract This study assesses a new measure of early childhood classroom practice in 127 kindergarten- and first-grade classrooms. The measure was designed to be appropriate for classrooms serving children from the age of 4–7 years. It assesses the nature and quality of instruction as well as the social climate and management of the classroom. Two separate scales assess the degree to which constructivist, child-centered and the degree to which didactic, teachercentered instructional practices are implemented. Findings indicate that the measure produced reliable scores and meaningful, predictable associations were found between scores on the observation measure, on the one hand, and teachers’ self-reported practices, teaching goals, relationships with children, and perceptions of children’s ability to be self-directed learners, on the other. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: Early childhood; Classroom observation; Teaching; ECCOM; Measure 1. Introduction Political and public concerns about improving education have been fueled recently by reports highlighting the number of students, particularly from economically disadvantaged homes, who fail to achieve minimum academic standards. The National Center for Educational Statistics (2002)...
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...Portland State University School of Business Administration MGMT 446 – INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Fall, 2011 Dr. Sully Taylor Office hours: 3-5 Tuesdays and by appointment. SBA 560C; email: sullyt@sba.pdx.edu Phone: 503 -725-3761 COURSE CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITES: Study of the managerial functions and problems related to international business activity. The focus of this course is on the management of foreign trade, direct investments, and international operations. In addition, the political, economic, and cultural environments of international business are examined from the perspective of management. Comparative management is also treated through the study of other management systems. Prerequisite: BA 302. COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. To familiarize you with the major management issues organizations face when conducting business in the international arena. 2. To familiarize you with the major concepts concerning adapting management approaches to other institutional, economic and cultural environments. 3. To engage in research and learning that deepens your knowledge and understanding of other economies in the world and how to do business there. 4. To develop your ability to understand, analyze, and anticipate how international events may affect US based business organizations. REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS: International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures. 7th edition. Helen Deresky. Prentice Hall. Companion...
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...[Kelly Koss was a junior Art major and Psychology minor at Kalamazoo College when she wrote this Observation Report (Spring 2003). Observation Report Kelly Koss Note to the reader: The names within this paper have been modified to protect the identities of the children involved in my observations. Observation #1: “John” and aggression Date and time: Wednesday April 16, 2003; 11:25-12:50 Setting: Playground for 1st/2nd grade recess 11:25-11:50, 3rd/4th grade 11:55-12:20, Kindergarten recess 12:25-12:50 Activities observed: Children climbing across the climbing rings, watching children pretend play at the tire mountain and under the large wooden play structure with the blue plastic slide. My interaction with the children: I spent a lot of time answering questions about my name and where I am from for the children. Example A: There was one child named “John” on the first recess who was racing across the rings with another child, lost the race and fell to the ground. He then started to cry and called himself a loser. I pulled him aside to try to talk to him to find out what was wrong. He kept telling me that he was a loser because he didn’t win the race and he never wins, and that “all my friends think I am a loser because I cry all the time. They make fun of me because I cry. They beat me up. I am a loser.” I tried to reassure him and tell him I did not think he was a loser. I explained how I thought one of the reasons he lost the race was because he had been climbing across...
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...under contract #200-2002-00800 with ETR Associates. Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 8 Methods 10 Conceptual Definitions . 10 Inclusion Criteria . 10 Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria . 11 Classification of Studies . 11 Study Coding Process . 12 Data Analysis . 13 Results . 14 School-Based Physical Education Studies . 16 Recess Studies . 19 Classroom Physical Activity Studies . 21 Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies . 24 28 Summary . Overall Findings . 28 Findings for Physical Activity by Context . 29 Findings by Gender, Other Demographic Characteristics, and Research Design . 30 Strengths and Limitations of Review . 30 Implications for Future Research or Evaluation . 31 Implications for Schools . 32 References . 34 Appendices . 39 Appendix A: Database Search Terms . 39 Appendix B: Coding Sheet...
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...It is seen as an active learning process because students will learn more through a process of constructing and creating, working in a group and also sharing the knowledge. In general, debate is one of the speaking classroom activities which requires two teams consisting of two or more speakers speak out their arguments and oppose the opponent’s arguments in terms of the topic or motion given. It is supported by Dobson (1987) who asserts that there are some instructional techniques in improving students’ speaking skill, such as: dialogues, small-group discussion, debate, song, and games. Additionally, Hasibuan & Batubara (2012) also reveal that debate is a method of language learning which is applied to improve speaking ability as well as critical thinking (p.19). Hence, debate is a method of language learning which is applicable not only to improve the students’ speaking skill but also critical thinking. In addition, debate is potential to develop students’ critical thinking and speaking skill. This statement is supported by Walker and Warhust (2000) who claim that debates in the classroom have been effective in increasing critical thinking by letting students connect as they learn subject...
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...State your expectation(s) of your teachers as it relates to differentiated instruction. What I expect from teachers implementing and applying differentiated instruction inside the classroom is for each student to have the opportunity to connect and apply the concept in some fashion. Teachers should use various strategies to relate the information to our students. Class instruction should challenge the students and require them to work together for some assignment. I would expect differentiated instruction to take place daily in a classroom. In order to see how differentiated instruction is being used in the classroom, reviewing the lesson plans of the teachers can give a clear concise picture of activities inside his or her room. Differentiated instruction is not always going to produce a quiet classroom setting. When differentiated instruction is taking place the students are actively tuned in and communicating with one another constantly. Another expectation is checking to see if the teachers have any goals set to display what strategies have been used and what were the results of the techniques being used. Then changing up the strategies weekly to see how well students respond. Observation from a mentor teacher or administrator can help determine just how effectively techniques are...
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...Ch.7 Incredible results; parents now wanted kids of age 5 to be introduced to writing and reading. *Believes it is best to write 1st then learn to read. Ch.8 Schools started to spread and Montessori materials were widespread -held training classes for teachers -Wrote 1st book: The Montessori Method Ch.9 -new school opened at a convert for orphaned children -1st introduced to America in literature in 1909 -1913 Maria came to US; 1st Montessori school in US was in Tarrytown, NY -Montessori society formed. Ch.10 Magazine, newspaper, and general media were popular -Alexander Graham Bell’s wife became a big follower -Her book was 2nd place in 1912 and was on the best seller’s list -International Montessori Training in Rome -Problems of others misinterpreting her ideas; many took the method light heartedly Ch.11 -Mother died in 1912, wore black for almost the rest of her life. -Maria got very upset if anyone but her attempted to give a Montessori course -after her mother died, Maria brought Mario to live with her Ch.12 * When arrived in NY, she was swarmed by reporters * Travelled the US and was always polite * Returned home January 5th * Her materials have stood the test of time Ch.13 * 1915 visited California; meeting of National Education Association and 15,000 teachers. * Lived in LA for 2 months * Maria introduced as nephew then adopted son (17 years old) * Parkurst would be like a daughter to Maria * Her biggest flaw...
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