Hannah Jones Foundations of Education Reflective Essay #1 The most important reason why I want to become an Elementary school teacher is because of the students. I have always loved being around young children. Especially once they start attending school. I love seeing how differently kids learn. I adore watching kids learn and get excited about learning new things. When I babysit this one boy, he is 7 years old, one of the first things he shows me when I walk in the door is his backpack
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The Other Wes Moore Analytical Analysis The book “The Other Wes Moore” tells the story of two boys living in Baltimore who shares similar backgrounds within the same community, as well as having identical names as well. The Author Wes Moore came from a family that was well educated and graduated from 4 year colleges. The other Wes Moore’s mother had an associate’s degree but had to drop out of college due to the lack of government funding. The difference in education in each Wes Moore’s family showed
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institutions. It is the foundation of a teacher’s professionalism and the success of state standards. Implementing a collegial coaching program in a school setting is beneficial when attempting to improve the school’s AYP, student mastery, and teacher effectiveness. The school and staff must have a shared vision and purpose so that the coach can develop a plan of action, workshop of strategies, and effective resources. Many factors mandate coaching; changes in curriculum, dynamics of the school
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have found both positive and negative things about the affects video games have on the brain and the physical body. According to Patricia Wolfe in her book brain matters 2nd edition she states “well-designed educational Video Games can be natural teachers by focusing on critical skills, providing immediate feedback and adapting to the individual learners, and providing opportunities to practice to the point of mastery.” (Wolfe 103) in his book “The Educated Parent: Child rearing in the 21st century”
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Running head: LEADERSHIP ESSAY Leadership and Systematic Change Essay Amy Sanderson Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 May 9, 2012 Leadership and Systematic Change Essay There are several leadership styles a leader can exhibit. One must be able to change styles based on the situation. Leaders must also be able to communicate to the staff about change. An effective leader is a person who leads others toward a shared goal, showing the way by example and forming an environment
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styles, so teachers are supposed to pay more attention to such a problem. The traditional teaching technique or direct instruction style suits most students, but there are other different auditory or visual learners who need different teaching style. So teachers have to vary their techniques used inside their classes in order to achieve better understanding among their students. One of recommended solutions is using audio visual aids as a helping technique in classrooms. Many teachers adopt this
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Instructional Management * Knowledge of Individualization of Instruction * Knowledge of Technology * Democracy, Educational Governance and Careers in Teaching National Education Technology Standards for Teachers * National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers: * Facilitate and inspire learning and creativity * Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. * Model Digital-Age Work and Learning * Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and
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and enthusiasm to the lesson as they should. “ A recent poll showed that 60% of children under the age of 18 complained of being tired during the day and according to some parents 15% of their children fell asleep during the school year.” Why some teachers or a principle may be apposed to kids going to school later on in the morning is because they might say that kids wont have enough time to do there homework but a solution to that is they child could do their homework during free time in class or
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1. On this site they give an overview of bilingual education from all perspectives. They explain what bilingual education is and how it came to be. It goes into great depth about the legislative actions that have been taken to ensure it is taught the same across the board both on a stated and federal level. This site is for or in support of bilingual education because they believe that since our country is comprised of so many different nationalities that it is important to be able to communicate
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Letter to an Educator Dear Colonel Fields, The past four years of my life have been spent at this school and you’ve been a big part of it. The majority of my time devoted to this school has been JROTC, especially rifle team. I just wanted to write this to you to let you know what an influence you’ve made and the JROTC program has made on my life. I think that out of all the students in the program over the years that we were closest. Everything I know and excel in, I learned from you. You taught
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