FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (2013-2014) A sunny day for all Mattheans. Last June 10, 2013, all were very excited for the orientation. Were they seen their friend as well as their former classmates. Also, to see their new teachers, new advisers, new classrooms and new classmates. During the first day of classes, students were able to have a mini election were they supposed to elect their class officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and P.R.O). After having a mini election, the teachers
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geniuses; if this is true, then why is there a major disparity in achievement between boys versus girls in school?” (Fioriello 1). In my opinion the disparity lies with some teachers not having enough patience to deal with little boys in the classroom. Nor do they possess proper training to differentiate the fact that; boys are very much different than girls in chemical brain development. Even before my son was born I have always wondered and suspected if boys are treated differently in school
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Associate Level Material Appendix A Communication Styles Worksheet You spent the past few days exploring the resources available to students at University of Phoenix, and you want to share what you learned with a friend who is interested in enrolling. Write a 150- to 200-word e-mail to your friend summarizing the resources available to students. Hi angela I’ve been cruising through our ols and I’ve found some amazing resources. The one I really like is are writing center.you can
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The speech demonstrates sensitivity to the parents when the teacher provides a copy of disclosure document to make sure parents understand how the classroom will run, how the children will be graded, classroom rules, general information to help the parents understand the classroom, and includes information directly from the State Education office on what the state expects student to learn. The teacher also provides a copy of the national standards for Social Studies, which will help parents and students
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ESE3940 The school I have the privilege of observing for my practicum is Lyons Creek Middle School. It is located in Coconut Creek, FL and is one of 79 middle schools in Broward School District. Lyons Creek Middle School is a Micro-society business and entrepreneurial magnet school, and operates on a six period schedule, with school starting at 9:30A.M. and dismissing at 4:00P.M. Lyons Creek has an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2011-2012 academic years. Magnet schools are public schools that
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especially for a first time teacher. Hillary Swank is the main actress and she plays Erin Gruwell, a 23-year-old teacher in 1994 assigned to teach freshman and softmore English at Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. By the time Erin steps into her classroom, two years after the riots for integration, the school had changed greatly. This film portrays teachers in two ways, one way is the set in their way teacher and the other is willing to do whatever they can to make students succeed. In the beginning
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Children who often display behavioral problems tend to be put into the classification of “At-risk”. These children may exist in any grade level and may display multiple signs. These “at-risk” behaviors may range from slight behavior trouble, such as bad grades and disinterest, to more sever behavior, such as violence and rage. These children risk not only failure in school, but failure in life as well. They may drop out of school, become members of gangs, act in fits of violence, and become drug
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The name of the online textbook is Student Success and after you get into your classroom you can access it from the bookshelf. By accessing your book from the bookshelf you are agreeing to the terms that are required for the class and all of your classwork that you will be doing for the class. Your instructor will hold a one hour live chat session each week on Monday’s from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. CST. The live chats are recorded so that you can go back and listen to them anytime that you need to throughout
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Chapter 11 Discussion Question #5 To what extent would you be willing to contact parents of low- achieving students when you become a teacher? Do you think this should be part of the classroom teacher’s responsibilities? As a teacher it will be my job to create an equal learning experience to every child in my classroom. I will need to make modifications and exceptions for students who preform under his or her peers. These modifications may include extra time for assignments, extra help in specific
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Crafting Draft 1 21 April 2014 Cellphones are most common in society. The ease of access allows us to have the world at our fingertips 24 hours a day and we never have to unplug. We can surf the web, book a flight, check the weather, and message a friend 1000 miles away without leaving our bed. Texting has fast become the preferred form of communication for young adults; however, students need to be dissuaded from texting during class because of the result in loss of valuable class
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